Cold, rain slow Fishhawk Fire
By Zac Taylor Cody Enterprise Via- Wyoming News Exchange CODY — The Fishhawk Fire – 11,171 acres as of Monday morning – is expected to smolder until enough snow falls on it, but fire managers are no longer seeing it…
Group proposes changes to migration corridors
By Camille Erickson Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Throughout the summer months, an eight-person team has been stewing over how to preserve two key pillars in Wyoming — economic growth and migratory ungulates. After laboring over the…
Wyoming News Briefs: September 9, 2019
SVI Media is part of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories come courtesy of the WNE. Wyoming schools ranked sixth best in nation JACKSON (WNE) — Wyoming may be small, but its schools pack a punch. That’s according to…
Committee approves bill to boost funding for weed, pest control
By Michael Illiano The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — The Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Agriculture Committee voted to sponsor a bill that aims to generate more funding for weed and pest management programs last week which could aid…
Legislators form committee to look at coal bankruptcies
By Nick Reynolds Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming lawmakers voted last week to create a committee specifically focused on addressing the negative effects of a rash of coal bankruptcies across the state over the past several…
CWC seeks federal approval for 4-year degree
By Katie Roenigk Riverton Ranger Via- Wyoming News Exchange RIVERTON — After earning authorization last week from the Wyoming Community College Commission, Central Wyoming College will now seek approval from the Higher Learning Commission accrediting agency to offer a four-year…
Legislators examine nuclear waste storage
By Nick Reynolds Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming lawmakers made it clear this week they are serious about exploring the possible construction of a nuclear waste storage facility within state borders. Whether it will even be…
Man charged with 35 big game violations
By The Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — A former Gillette man has been charged with 35 counts of big game violations dating back to 2003. Most of the charges — all misdemeanors — against Robert A….
Supreme Court says judge had no authority over UW gun case
By Daniel Bendtsen Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — The Wyoming Supreme Court threw out a ruling by Albany County district court Judge Tori Kricken, who determined in November that, contrary to common understanding, state law does not…
Wyoming News Briefs: September 4, 2019
SVI Media is part of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories come courtesy of the WNE. Pedro Mountain Fire tops 20,000 acres RAWLINS (WNE) — A plan to allow evacuated residents near the Pedro Mountain Fire to return had…