Wyoming Business Council meets to set strategy for uncertain future
By Noah Zahn Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — As the future of the Wyoming Business Council remains uncertain after it came under fire during the recent legislative session, its board members met Tuesday to discuss…
Increasing demand for water strains Upper Snake River system
• Wyoming senior assistant AG says Snake water won’t be tapped to boost dwindling supply threatening infrastructure in the Colorado River Basin. By Rebecca Huntington, WyoFile.com Tapping Snake River water to solve the crisis facing the Colorado River…
Wildfire protection certificate expands to Wyoming homeowners
By Noah Zahn Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — As Wyoming approaches another wildfire season, a research institute has expanded a program to help homeowners reduce fire risk in the state. The Insurance Institute for Business…
Feds order Flaming Gorge drop to save imperiled Lake Powell from potential structural failure
• Record-breaking heat and historically low snowpack have reduced water storage on the Colorado River system to 36%, officials say. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Federal officials formally announced Friday they will draw an extra 660,000 to 1 million…
Green River Police confirm discovery of missing man
GREEN RIVER — The body of a man who was reported missing on Sunday, April 12, was discovered Tuesday afternoon. Law enforcement officials confirmed on Wednesday the body of Alex James Booth, 20, of Jamestown, was located in the…
Lummis hosts crypto roundtable with U.S. comptroller, Gordon
CHEYENNE (WNE) — U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., Senate Banking Subcommittee on Digital Assets chair, hosted a roundtable at the Wyoming State Capitol with Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan V. Gould and Gov. Mark Gordon to discuss the state’s…
Texas man faces jail time for walking on thermal features near Yellowstone’s Mammoth Hot Springs
JACKSON (WNE) — A Texas man will spend time in jail after pleading guilty to walking off a designated boardwalk in a Yellowstone National Park thermal area. Eric Bedient, 50, of Frisco, Texas, was sentenced to five days in…
Hageman’s CDL bill aims to tackle road safety, language gaps
By Trina Dennis Brittain Rocket Miner Via- Wyoming News Exchange ROCK SPRINGS — U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman, R- Wyo., recently detailed her legislative efforts to overhaul commercial trucking regulations. Speaking at the Sweetwater Events Complex on Tuesday, April 7,…
Wyoming’s crowded U.S. House primary race could produce a winner without a majority
• Ten Republicans have so far announced they plan to run, upping the chances of a splintered vote. By Maggie Mullen, WyoFile.com When Wyoming Republicans show up to vote in August’s primary election, they may face a long list…
Wyoming unemployment rate rises to 3.6% in January 2026
CHEYENNE (WNE) — The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose from 3.5% in December 2025 to 3.6% in January 2026, according to the Research and Planning Section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services. Wyoming’s unemployment rate was higher…