Two people killed Sunday in fiery semi-truck crash on I-80
ROCK SPRINGS — The Wyoming Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash between two semi-trucks that happened last week just east of Green River on Interstate 80. At 5:23 a.m. on Feb. 8th, troopers were dispatched to a crash…
Education recalibration advances by vote of the Senate
By Carrie Haderlie Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Lawmakers in the Senate voted to resume discussions related to a controversial school funding process called recalibration on Friday. The Senate voted unanimously in favor of…
House committee advances bill to expand veterans’ property tax exemption
By Joseph Beaudet The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — Wyoming veterans whose service did not include conflict are not eligible for the state’s veterans’ property tax exemption. The House Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs Committee…
State of the State: Gordon urges lawmakers to restore his $11.1B budget
By Noah Zahn Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Standing before a packed House chamber to kick off the state Legislature’s 2026 budget session, Gov. Mark Gordon presented a vision for Wyoming predicated on “the…
Wyoming bills look to loosen concealed carry requirements in the state
By Noah Zahn Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Following the 2025 passage of the “Wyoming Repeal Gun Free Zones Act,” state legislators are now turning their attention toward further loosening restrictions on where firearms can…
Wyoming lawmakers exempt two UW programs, one facility from proposed $40 million cut
• Lawmakers had previously exempted the education and agriculture colleges from what would amount to an 11% reduction to the school’s block grant. By Maggie Mullen, WyoFile.com Lawmakers voted Thursday to exempt additional University of Wyoming programs…
Amazon warehouse in Riverton finally confirmed as construction finishes
RIVERTON (WNE) — After two years of rumors and non-disclosure agreements signed by local economic development officials, word has finally come through official channels: Amazon is here. Though the giant facility currently under construction in the Eastern Shoshone…
Industry reps, hunters and others start review of world’s longest pronghorn migration
By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com PINEDALE—Eleven folks sat in a semicircle stretching out from Robb Slaughter, who chaired a pronghorn migration-focused working group that he likened to a football team. Slaughter, who’s a Sweetwater County commissioner, was the quarterback. And the…
Medicaid, maternity care and rural initiatives: Health care legislation to watch this session
By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com Though legislators convening in Cheyenne next week will primarily focus on passing a state budget, they will also consider bills that could help shape Wyoming’s health care landscape. Lawmakers will mull several measures critical to deploying…
Energy Assistance Day is reminder to apply for LIEAP
CHEYENNE (WNE) — As temperatures begin to drop in Wyoming, now is the time for residents to apply for the Low Income Energy Assistance Program before the April 30 deadline. LIEAP, administered by the Wyoming Department of Family Services…