Search continues for lost hiker
JACKSON (WNE) — Yellowstone National Park officials are still searching for Austin King, a 22-year-old Minnesota man last heard from a week ago on the highest peak in the park. The park is asking for the public’s help in…
State updates science standards
• State education board members worry young students are overtested By Allison Allsop Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — The Wyoming State Board of Education approved new blueprints for science assessments on Thursday that align with…
Statewide gun-free zone ban legislation expected for 2025 session
• Members of the Joint Judiciary Committee discussed allowing firearms in more public places as educators, other members of the public expressed concern. By Madelyn Beck, WyoFile.com Lawmakers wrote the latest page in Wyoming’s gun-free-zone saga Thursday afternoon…
Governor says he’s committed to marketing Wyoming coal in the U.S.
By Susan Monaghan Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Gov. Mark Gordon told industry representatives and Gillette residents Tuesday night he is committed to marketing Wyoming coal domestically amid shrinking demand for coal in the U.S. “Our…
House committee passes Hageman bill to block Rock Springs RMP
CHEYENNE (WNE) — On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman’s bill, H.R. 6085, to prohibit the implementation of the proposed Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the Rock Springs RMP Revision, was passed by the House Natural Resources…
More than 400 criminal cases under review after Wyoming lab fails firearms test
• Reviewing the decade of cases could result in overturned convictions. Currently, there’s no timeline to finish the work. By Madelyn Beck, WyoFile.com Wyoming’s attorney general says more than 400 cases need to be reviewed after the Wyoming…
Bill to protect property owners from squatters still in play
By Ivy Secrest Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — When Casper Realtor Ronna Boril was confronted with several men in one of her rental properties that she believed to be vacant, she was unable to get local…
Yellowstone body cam footage answers some, but not all questions about July 4th shooting
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Yellowstone National Park released law enforcement body camera footage Thursday showing parts of the response to a July Fourth shooting that left the alleged gunman dead and…
To stay or leave Wyoming?
• Wyoming Business Council hosts panel discussion with UW students to gauge post-graduation career decisions By Carrie Haderlie Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — More than two-thirds of University of Wyoming students recently surveyed by the…
Gordon extends executive order to aid in livestock, feed transport
CHEYENNE (WNE) — As significant wildfires continue to impact Wyoming’s agricultural producers, Gov. Mark Gordon has extended the executive order which eases restrictions to transport loads of livestock feed and livestock, exempting motor carrier drivers from operating time requirements….