Lead contractor pulls out of Gates’ Natrium nuclear power plant project in Wyoming
• TerraPower says construction will continue as planned as it seeks a new contractor, with its in-service date of 2031 intact. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Construction will continue as planned at TerraPower’s Natrium “advanced” nuclear reactor power plant…
UW research values Wyoming’s elk, mule deer and pronghorn at a stunning $6B
• ‘Natural wealth’ valuation takes into account all the benefits and costs from the hundreds of thousands of ungulates that call the Equality State home. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com One way to comprehend the value of Wyoming’s elk, deer…
Cowboys Host Hawai’i on Homecoming in Gold Out of War Memorial Stadium
Contest on The CW The Wyoming Cowboys open the Mountain West schedule on Saturday hosting Hawai’i inside War Memorial Stadium on Homecoming at the University of Wyoming. The contest will be a Gold Out, as it is slated for 1…
Sikh truck driver stabbed at Wyoming rest stop, suspect faces attempted murder charge
By Joshua Wolfson, WyoFile.com A Punjabi Sikh truck driver suffered multiple stab wounds when a man attacked him with a knife in the bathroom of a western Wyoming rest stop, authorities say. The driver told police the man attacked…
High court ruling mixed on K-12 school funding
By Rebecca Huntington, WyoFile Owen Houtakker, Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — In a highly anticipated decision, the Wyoming Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state has failed to adequately fund K-12 teacher salaries and…
Gordon signs updated executive order on sage-grouse management
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Gov. Mark Gordon on Thursday replaced a long-standing executive order with a new one designed to conserve the greater sage-grouse and maintain state management authority over the bird, a news release from Gordon’s office said….
Community concerns highlight Wyoming Outdoor Council forum in Laramie
By Carolina Boelter Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — The Wyoming Outdoor Council hosted a public forum in the Albany County Public Library Monday evening with a focus on hyperscale data centers and what their growth…
Wyoming’s average gas prices up by 6.5 cents a gallon in past week
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Average gasoline prices in Wyoming have risen 6.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.39 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy.com’s survey of 494 stations in Wyoming. Prices in Wyoming are 19.4 cents…
Drought leads to ‘unprecedented’ black bear conflicts in Wyoming
Wildlife officials plead with homeowners to secure food and trash as black bears range into cities, campgrounds looking for sustenance. By Christine Peterson, WyoFile.com The 5-year-old black bear had a routine. At nightfall, she would climb down out…
Oil and gas leases threaten big game migration routes, lawsuit claims
• Energy development will kick Sublette pronghorn, Baggs mule deer and other wildlife while they’re down, conservationists assert. By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com The federal government broke environmental laws when it leased 179 square miles in Wyoming for…