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Grand Teton elk hunt begins this weekend

JACKSON (WNE) — Grand Teton National Park’s elk reduction program will begin Saturday. The only area open to hunters admitted to the program is Wyoming Game and Fish elk hunt area 75, located east of U.S. Highway 89. The Antelope…

Douglas residents killed in plane crash

DOUGLAS (WNE) — Well-known retired Douglas teachers Don and Cindy Sutphin died in a plane crash around 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31, outside of Harrison, Nebraska. The reason for the Beechcraft P35 Bonanza crash is listed as unknown at this…

Pot petition signatures ‘on track’ for February deadline

By Jake Goodrick Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Petitions are circulating throughout the Cowboy State in support of two ballot initiatives proposing reshaped marijuana legislation in Wyoming. Just over a month into the signature-gathering process, the…

Big Piney school sexual harassment, abuse case moves forward

PINEDALE (WNE) — Having worked through Wyoming’s U.S. District Court to the pretrial stage, Jane Doe and her parents’ federal-rights lawsuit against Big Piney school officials is at the point of scheduling an initial conference. Former Big Piney student Jane…

Wyoming revenue estimate continues to improve

By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Buoyed by unexpectedly high oil and gas prices, revenue collected by Wyoming during the 2021 fiscal year far outstripped earlier estimates. After FY 2021 revenues exceeded the Consensus Revenue…

Vaccine mandate bills continue their advance in Wyo. Legislature’s special session

By Victoria Eavis and Morgan Hughes Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Three major bills fighting back against the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate advanced to third reading Thursday, a final step before they can move to the opposite…

Traffic stop yields 700 pounds of meth, cocaine

EVANSTON (WNE) — Two men traveling through Uinta County last weekend are behind bars and facing felony charges of possessing a controlled substance with intent to deliver after a routine traffic stop by an alert Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper resulted…

As closure nears, miners grapple with next steps

By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — With four weeks left before Wyoming’s last underground coal mine shutters, the employee transition is well underway. The long-anticipated closure of the Bridger Underground Coal Mine was originally expected…

Scammer impersonating Jackson police

JACKSON (WNE) — A scammer is calling Jacksonites from the same number as the Jackson Police Department, (307) 733-1430, trying to defraud townsfolk. That scammer, who is impersonating a Jackson police officer, is telling people that they have been issued…

McCollum memorial set for Saturday

JACKSON (WNE) — A memorial service and celebration of life for U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Rylee McCollum, who was killed in Afghanistan on Aug. 26, will take place Saturday afternoon and evening at the Gill family’s Jackson Hole Hereford Ranch….