Public defender requests inpatient evaluation of teen charged with first-degree murder
• Death penalty dropped By Cali O’Hare Pinedale Roundup Via- Wyoming News Exchange PINEDALE — A 19-year-old Big Piney man charged with first-degree murder and mutilation of a dead human body will be transferred from the Sublette…
University of Wyoming trustees keep President Seidel, form committee to address turmoil
• The committee, still largely undefined, will try to boost shared governance of the university, trustees said. Critics said the board missed the mark. By Andrew Graham, WyoFile.com Rising furor over the controversial demotion of a University…
TriSight founder discusses alternative uses for coal
By Rana Jones Kemmerer Gazette Via- Wyoming News Exchange KEMMERER — In the wake of recent layoffs at the Kemmerer coal mine, TriSight unveiled its plans for coal repurposing at a community gathering at Diamondville Town Hall last month. …
Sister of slain local child alleged victim of abuse
By Rana Jones Kemmerer Gazette Via- Wyoming News Exchange KEMMERER — New developments have emerged in the case of E.N., a young child who survived a horrific family tragedy, only to endure further alleged suffering under foster care. …
Thousands of pronghorn died in the Red Desert two winters ago. A new paper shows why.
High snow and endless fences made for a lethal combination that researchers and wildlife advocates are working to change. By Christine Peterson, WyoFile.com Two years ago, as one storm after another piled feet of snow across south-central Wyoming, pronghorn…
Average gasoline prices in Wyoming up by more than 6 cents a gallon
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Average gasoline prices in Wyoming have risen 6.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.15 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy.com’s survey of 494 stations in Wyoming. Prices in Wyoming are 18.7 cents per…
Bomb squad called in after teen finds live grenades
RIVERTON (WNE) — The Riverton Police Department brought in the bomb squad Wednesday after a local teen brought home mud-slicked grenades that he thought were toys, but turned out to be live weapons. Shortly before 7 p.m. on Wednesday,…
FBI to deploy personnel to help with missing and murdered Indigenous people
By Sarah Elmquist Squires The Ranger Via- Wyoming News Exchange RIVERTON — The Federal Bureau of Investigations Denver Field Office, which oversees FBI work in Wyoming and on the Wind River Reservation, may soon get a boost in visiting…
Wyoming lawmakers consider court order in upcoming interim
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Wyoming lawmakers will carry the weight of a recent court decision to adequately fund public schools as they approach a new season crafting policies for the state’s…
Rare Element Resources plant faces delay
NEWCASTLE (WNE) — Rare Element Resources has pushed back the launch of operation at its demonstration plant in Upton by a few months, but the company has also announced that it may receive hundreds of millions of dollars in…