State launches aid program for businesses stung by COVID-19
By Brandon Foster Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER – Wyoming bars and restaurants that lose business because of the state’s COVID-19 measures will be able to apply for relief through a new state program, the governor’s office announced…
Eleven deer harvested in Riverton
RIVERTON (WNE) — Eleven deer were harvested in Riverton this year as part of a new effort to limit the number of animals causing problems in the city. Urban deer have become a nuisance in town, causing car accidents and…
Spring trial date eyed in child’s death
ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — The first-degree murder trial for Christopher James Nielsen will likely take place in the spring of 2021. A status hearing on the case was conducted via video in Sweetwater County District Court on Friday afternoon before…
Game and Fish plans for deadly disease at elk feedgrounds
By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com Fearful that Chronic Wasting Disease will ravage some 20,000 elk on 23 winter feedgrounds, Wyoming Game and Fish Department launched a statewide initiative Tuesday aimed at untangling a knotted management question: How to avoid…
Businesses increasingly desperate for relief
By Nick Reynolds Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — When the year started, Ken Hostetter — the owner of Riverton-based contractor, Earthworks — could typically have anywhere between 15 and 20 people on his staff. This week, there…
Enzi delivers farewell address, says serving has ‘been the honor of my lifetime’
By Greg Johnson Gillette News Record Via Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Saying that “it’s been the honor of my lifetime to serve the great people of Wyoming,” four-time U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyoming, received a lengthy standing ovation after…
Most of legislative session to be delayed, exact timeline yet to be finalized
◆ State lawmakers looking beyond January as a safety precaution. By Tom Coulter Wyoming Tribune Eagle Wyoming News Exchange The Wyoming Legislature will delay most of its 2021 general session beyond January as a safety precaution against COVID-19, which has…
More fake $100 bills passed in Jackson
JACKSON (WNE) —Police now believe there are two men passing counterfeit cash at area stores. After releasing information and surveillance photos last month of a man using fake $100 bills at Hoback Sports and Wyoming Camera Outfitters, officers said they…
Environmental groups slam pipeline project
By Camille Erickson Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Leading environmental groups in Wyoming have come out in fierce opposition to a major pipeline project proposed for the state, over concerns the development could disrupt sensitive wildlife habitat…
Woman charged with driving with child in vehicle containing meth
RIVERTON (WNE) — A Riverton woman could face up to six years in prison for driving a vehicle with both methamphetamine and a child aboard. Kelsey Dane Eagleroad, 23, was pulled over by Riverton Police Department Officer Kingston Cole at…