PACT Act contributed to record breaking VA benefits for 2024 fiscal year
SHERIDAN (WNE) — With the help of the PACT Act, veterans across the country have received a record number of benefits for the 2024 fiscal year. According to a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs press release, 1.1 million veterans…
Rain, snow slow Fish Creek Fire growth
JACKSON (WNE) — Rain, snow and high humidity levels have slowed the Fish Creek Fire burning southwest of Togwotee Pass. The lightning-caused fire was last reported at 24,904 acres. Four-hundred and thirty-seven total personnel were working on the fire,…
Wyoming’s delegation blasts draft Congressional ban on killing wildlife with snowmobiles
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Two of Wyoming’s three Republican representatives in Washington, D.C., quickly decried a bipartisan bill introduced Thursday that would make it a crime to kill wildlife with motor…
Third annual Governor’s Mental Health Summit set for Oct. 2
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Following successful events held the past two years, Gov. Mark Gordon is hosting the third Governor’s Mental Health Summit in Casper on Oct. 2. The free, in-person event will feature discussions and workshops focusing on mental…
Flipped semi blocks roundabout; driver fined
JACKSON (WNE) — Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were still directing traffic around the Hoback Junction roundabout at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, five hours after a semi truck hauling heavy steel beams flipped. No one was injured, but the 55-year-old…
Sweetwater County Commissioners: BLM’s proposed RMP still too restrictive and too much access will be lost
By Ann Jantz Rocket Miner Via- Wyoming News Exchange ROCK SPRINGS — Sweetwater County representatives are preparing a response in protest of the Bureau of Land Management’s recently released Rock Springs Final Environmental Impact Statement and Proposed Resource Management…
Free flowing traffic returns to Togwotee as Fish Creek Fire burns to the south
JACKSON (WNE) — Free flowing traffic has returned to Highway 26/287 over Togwotee Pass where the Fish Creek Fire continues to put up smoke columns visible from Jackson. While a pilot car system has ended, fire officials are asking the…
Central Wyoming College builds in Jackson
LANDER (WNE) — Last week, ground was broken for Central Wyoming College’s new Jackson campus. The groundbreaking was attended by town and county officials, elected representatives, engineers and contractors, CWC President Dr. Brad Tyndall, four members of the CWC…
Barrasso adds his weight to court case
By Zak Sonntag Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming’s senior senator is throwing his political and intellectual weight behind a big case before the U.S. Supreme Court, whose outcome could significantly diminish the reach of the…
Casper doctor sues Gordon, says comments against gender-affirming care for kids cost him his position
By David Velazquez Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER —A Casper doctor is suing Gov. Mark Gordon following his resignation from the Wyoming Medical board in April. Dr. Eric Cubin of Casper alleges that Gordon retaliated against him,…