Wyoming entrepreneur bids $47.45 billion to buy TikTok, move it to state
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Wyoming native and former congressional candidate Reid Rasner said he plans to bring the popular social media app TikTok to the Cowboy State in a nearly $50 billion purchase. Negotiations are ongoing, and he has around…
Amended bill would reduce residential property tax rate to 8.3%
By Jonathan Gallardo Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — In the 2024 general election, Wyoming voters approved a constitutional amendment to create a fourth class of property — residential — and give the Legislature the power…
Bill addressing new residential property tax class flies through legislative session
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Last November, Wyoming voters passed a constitutional amendment to create a separate tax class for residential property and an optional subclass for owner-occupied residential properties. It’s now…
Candlelight vigils around the state support Harshman, Blackmer families
• Prayers across Wyoming By Mark Davis Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — With messages of support and forgiveness Friday night, candlelight vigils across the state offered special prayers for 7-year-old Olivia Blackmer, at the time the…
Local governments protest Wyoming lawmakers’ property tax cut proposals
Firefighters, sheriffs, community colleges and special districts are calling for targeted relief for homeowners in place of blanket cuts that will compromise local services. By Maggie Mullen, WyoFile.com CHEYENNE—The Laramie County Fire Authority gets a call about every five…
(Audio Only) – Bear Lake Bears at Snake River
The season is winding down as the Bear Lake Bears try and help their post-season cause on Monday as they play a road game against the Snake River Panthers in the district tournament. Tip off time is scheduled for…
Riverton man sentenced after admitting to sexual abuse of child
By Sarah Elmquist Squires The Ranger Via- Wyoming News Exchange RIVERTON — On a Friday last October, a child called 911 and told investigators they had been raped while under the care of Hunter DeVries, 23. Hours later, DeVries…
Bridger-Teton employees fired; Grand Teton reductions expected
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Bridger-Teton National Forest workers were fired Friday after the Trump administration directed the U.S. Forest Service to cut about a tenth of its staff. How many employees…
Big Horn Basin communities in shock after deadly shooting
By Mark Davis Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — Outside of some stray pieces of crime scene tape around a Byron residence, there were few outward signs on Tuesday of the tragedy that had occurred the previous…
Senate approves ‘generational’ trust fund bill
By Carrie Haderlie Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Senate has approved the creation of a new statutory trust that advocates say could help secure the state’s financial solvency for decades to come. Passing…