Wyoming snowmobile fee increases garner user, legislative support
• Winter sport generates $17M annually in state and local revenue. Program leaders want to increase permit fees to keep up with rising costs of maintaining trails. By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com A movement is afoot to increase…
Game and Fish wrestles with how to handle illegal introduction of fish in Wyoming waters
By Joseph Beaudet The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — Fish that are illegally introduced to non-native bodies of water can cause lasting impacts to the water’s ecosystem and a community’s economy, according to Wyoming Game and…
Details emerge in shooting death of Natrona County High School student
• Ex-boyfriend’s bail set at $1M By David Velazquez Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — A teen suspected of killing a Natrona County High School girl had his bond set at $1 million Wednesday afternoon, and…
Woman crashes into semi after driving wrong way on Highway 59
GILLETTE (WNE) — No one was hurt Wednesday morning after a two-vehicle crash that was caused by a wrong-way driver. A 55-year-old woman was driving a 2013 Ford when she accidentally started driving the wrong way. She was headed…
Wyoming’s largest city, Cheyenne, gained the most population in 2023
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Nearly two-thirds of the 31 large cities and towns (over 2,000 people) in Wyoming added residents between July 1, 2022, and July 1, 2023 when the largest city, Cheyenne, added the most residents, according to the…
Federal plan would kill coal leasing in Powder River Basin
By Jake Goodrick Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Monumental changes proposed by the Bureau of Land Management would put an end to federal coal leasing in the Powder River Basin, putting an out-right stop to…
State lawmakers may regulate AI technology, data privacy protection
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The emergence of digitally altered photos and videos, otherwise known as “deepfakes,” has prompted warnings from the National Security Agency and other federal agencies, which view it as…
Wyoming coal producers plead for state tax breaks amid new federal rules, crushing market forces
• Lawmakers granted a coal severance tax break in 2022, and will consider lowering it again. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com With the state’s coal industry facing increasing federal regulations and a declining market, lawmakers are considering whether state…
Casper student dies in shooting
By David Velazquez Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — A Natrona County High School student slain Tuesday morning has been identified as 17-year-old Lenea Brown. The Natrona County Coroner’s Office publicly identified Lenea, who was shot…
Details emerge in fatal Riverton fire
RIVERTON (WNE) — The Riverton man facing manslaughter charges in the death of his girlfriend in a house fire called suspicious by law enforcement admitted the couple were fighting when he spilled gas near her bedroom and lit a cigarette…