Turnout high for peaceful rallies in Sheridan, Laramie, Casper and Cheyenne
———- Rallies against racism and police violence and in memory of a Minnesota man killed by police continued across Wyoming late last week and over the weekend. From a rally that drew about 500 in Sheridan to a vigil in…
Yellowstone staff test negative for coronavirus
JACKSON (WNE) — Yellowstone National Park staff are reportedly clear of COVID-19. The park had 43 employees who regularly interact with visitors tested for the virus on May 28 and 29. Every employee’s test result was returned negative, according to…
WYDOT director backs usage charge as solution to funding state roads
◆ State facing $100 million in unmet road needs. By Tom Coulter Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange With the state facing more than $100 million in annual unmet road needs, the head of the Wyoming Department of Transportation…
Coronavirus cases up by 12, recoveries increase by 20
By The Wyoming News Exchange The number of people confirmed to have contracted the coronavirus since it was first detected in Wyoming in mid-March grew to 721 on Friday. The Wyoming Department of Health, in its daily coronavirus update, said…
Man sentenced to life in stabbing death
By The Torrington Telegram Via- Wyoming News Exchange TORRINGTON – Jamie Stuart Snyder will spend the rest of his life in prison for murdering Wade Erschabeck two years ago in Fort Laramie. A jury found Snyder guilty of first-degree murder…
Woman found crushed to death in oilfield
GILLETTE (WNE) — A 21-year-old woman was found dead at an oil field location off Buffalo Cut Across Road about 40 miles southwest of Gillette on Wednesday morning. A 38-year-old man called 911 to report finding the body of Jade…
Grizzly sighted near Kemmerer
KEMMERER (WNE) — Earlier this week Game and Fish personnel verified through remote camera pictures a grizzly bear in the southern Wyoming Range, northeast of Viva Naughton Reservoir. The pictures were obtained by a private individual who reported them to…
Clash of wolves, cattle continues near Jackson
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Russ Lucas first noticed in mid-April that an unwelcome neighbor — wolves — were back on his family’s Spring Gulch cattle ranch. The hindquarter of a calf, he…
Legislators eye mineral tax cuts
By Camille Erickson Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming lawmakers mulled ways to prop up the ailing oil and gas industry Monday, including possible cuts to state mineral taxes. The Legislature’s Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development…
Yellowstone allows more time for Wi-Fi review
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — A telecommunications business rebuffed the National Park Service last winter after park officials asked for a smaller, pilot version of the company’s plan to add hundreds of…