After getting caught fabricating quotes, Cody reporter resigns
• Writer’s submissions appeared to have been manufactured by AI By CJ Baker Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — A reporter at the Cody Enterprise resigned on Friday, after the Powell Tribune confronted him with evidence…
Rocky Mountain Power wants to hike rates again, this time by $123.5 million, or 14.7%
• The request by Wyoming’s largest monopoly electricity provider is mostly due to investments in renewables, interstate transmission lines and wildfire liability. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Fresh off a regulatory defeat, and amid ongoing legal battles and skyrocketing…
Lawmaker revives radioactive debate over nuclear waste in Wyoming
• Rep. Donald Burkhart Jr. says he’s drafting a proposal for radioactive waste storage to generate major revenue for the state. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com The time has come to again consider opening Wyoming’s doors to a spent…
Sheridan VA provided flawed care to veteran patient prior to suicide, report concludes
By Weston Pope, The Sheridan Press and Madelyn Beck, WyoFile.com Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — The Sheridan VA Medical Center mishandled the treatment of a veteran last year before the individual killed themself at the facility. That’s…
Gordon to send more Wyoming troopers to Texas border
By Jasmine Hall Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Gov. Mark Gordon plans to send another set of Wyoming law enforcement personnel to the southern border in response to an aid request from Texas. The 10…
Wyoming Kum & Go locations to rebrand as Maverik
CHEYENNE (WNE) — In April 2023, Maverik announced the acquisition of Kum & Go as part of a $2 billion deal. Four months later, it announced it would begin rebranding Kum & Go locations in four states, including Wyoming,…
State unanimously backs 35-year plan to preserve Munger Mountain
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — For the next 35 years, a square mile of state trust land on Munger Mountain will officially be protected from development, despite fears about part of the parcel…
Texas man charged with felony voyeurism
JACKSON (WNE) — A 41-year-old fairgoer from Texas was arrested Friday around 11 p.m. after a bystander reported the man for surreptitiously taking pictures of a juvenile girl. William Brennan of Sulphur Springs, Texas, has been charged with attempted…
Man sentenced up to 48 years for child porn
By Hayden Godfrey Uinta County Herald Via- Wyoming News Exchange EVANSTON — A Mountain View man will spend 33-48 years in prison after being found guilty of 25 counts of sexual exploitation of children and one count of second-degree…