UW to identify $20 million in cuts
CASPER (WNE) — The University of Wyoming is aiming to find $15-20 million to cut from academic programs by July, Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Anne Alexander told the Board of Trustees in a work session Friday….
No charges will be filed in Riverton shooting death
RIVERTON (WNE) — No charges will be filed in the November homicide that resulted in the death of Lisa Pitt, 39, of Riverton, Fremont County Attorney Patrick LeBrun said Friday. Pitt died of a “single perforating gunshot wound” to the trunk, according…
Mending fences: new group working to help migrating wildlife, one fence at a time
By Mark Davis Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — When Ken and Kathy Lichtendahl bought their property near Clark in 1994, they didn’t pay much mind to the fences built years or perhaps decades before. They had a…
Cheney gets backlash from own party
By Nick Reynolds Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Rep. Liz Cheney is facing backlash from conservative members of her own party after announcing Tuesday she would vote to impeach President Donald Trump, with some going as far…
681 Covid-19 recoveries reported on Wednesday
One day after a correction for a reporting error pushed the state’s active number of coronavirus cases up by more than 400, reports of more than 600 recoveries pushed the number back down. The Wyoming Department of Health, in its…
Lack of buyer may stall port proposal
By Camille Erickson Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming’s long-held dream of exporting Powder River Basin coal from a West Coast terminal was recently dashed when the project’s owner filed for bankruptcy and failed to find an…
Wyoming lawmakers announce tentative schedule for 2021 general session
By Tom Coulter Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — With state lawmakers set to convene virtually Tuesday, a tentative schedule for the rest of the 66th Wyoming Legislature’s upcoming general session was released Monday, providing an initial…
Wyoming Health Dept. says state is getting good share of vaccine
JACKSON (WNE) — The Wyoming Department of Health disagrees with St. John’s Health CEO Dr. Paul Beaupre’s assessment that the state isn’t receiving its rightful share of COVID-19 vaccines. “At this time, we do not feel it is an accurate…
Wyoming wolf-hunting season comes to close
PINEDALE (WNE) — The 2020 wolf-hunting season in Wyoming’s trophy game management area closed as the New Year began last week, with only 31 gray wolves taken from a limit of 51. Last year, Wyoming Game and Fish sold 1,987…
Confirmed COVID cases up by more than 500
By The Wyoming News Exchange Laboratory-confirmed coronavirus cases in Wyoming increased by more than 500 on Monday, but the number of active cases increased by only 137, according to Wyoming Department of Health figures. The department, in its daily coronavirus…