New Year’s Day driver changes plea to guilty
PINEDALE (WNE) — Earlier this month, Jade S. Jewkes, of Jackson, signaled a change of mind – or heart – about going to trial for aggravated homicide. Jewkes was arrested Jan. 1 after her northbound Jeep Cherokee crossed Highway 191…
Outdoor onslaught: Officials brace for huge summer crowds
By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com Campsites, trailhead parking spots and outdoor reservations in Wyoming will likely be harder than ever to snag this summer as public land managers expect an even larger flood of visitation than 2020’s. Predictions for a huge…
Hiker badly injured in grizzly attack
A hiker who set out alone outside the Mammoth Hot Springs area on Friday morning was badly injured in an encounter with a grizzly bear. Yellowstone National Park sent out word within hours of the incident that a 39-year-old male…
Unemployment rate rises slightly
By Nate Perez Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming’s unemployment rate rose slightly from 5.3% to 5.4% in April, according to new numbers by the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services. Despite that, the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment…
Feds weigh in against coal port
By Joshua Wolfson and Brandon Foster Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER – Wyoming’s lawsuit over a blocked coal export terminal is moot because the company behind the proposal is bankrupt and won’t be building the project, the federal…
Lincoln County down to just one active COVID-19 case
Despite fluctuations during the week, the number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming remained relatively stable Monday at 460. A data correction by a Cheyenne health care provider last week pushed the number of active cases over 600 on Thursday,…
Committee examines fuel tax again
By Stephen Dow The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — A fuel tax increase is again being considered by the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs Committee to address the Wyoming Department of Transportation’s structural funding…
Report: 25% of state residents skeptical of COVID
By Morgan Hughes Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER – A new national survey aims to answer not just whether people will accept a COVID-19 vaccine, but why they might not. National health policy think tank the Surgo Foundation…
Medicaid expansion would create almost 2,000 jobs, study says
By Morgan Hughes Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Expanding Medicaid could create nearly 2,000 Wyoming jobs and grow the state’s overall economic output by $1.5 billion in five years, according to a new report published Thursday. The report…
Body found on UW property
LARAMIE (WNE) — The Laramie Police Department received notification Wednesday afternoon of a dead body found on University of Wyoming property on the 1900 block of East Harney Street. Officials said the body found is not connected to the dead…