BLM taking final comments on multi-billion dollar project
• Pacific Soda wants to build trona mine near Green River By Zak Sonntag Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — A multi-billion dollar trona production project in Sweetwater County is nearing the finish line. Pacific Soda…
Wyoming faces dire consequences of border crisis, officials warn
By Tracie Sullivan Rocket Miner Via- Wyoming News Exchange ROCK SPRINGS — The southern border crisis, once perceived as a distant issue, has now become an immediate concern for Wyoming, with Sweetwater County experiencing significant impacts. During a press…
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…