Flaming Gorge levels down 12.5 feet from this time last year
ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — Fire conditions remain critical, and the Flaming Gorge Reservoir pool elevation level is currently at just over 6,000 feet. At the Sweetwater County Commission meeting last week, Fire Warden Allen Adams told commissioners that fuel…
UW joins research to improve forecasting of dangerous storms
LARAMIE (WNE) — Planette AI, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Wyoming have launched DL4MCS, a jointly led Genesis Mission Phase I project supported by the U.S. Department of Energy to improve forecasting of large clusters of…
Cheatgrass is invading the best sagebrush left in the West. How can Wyoming hold the line?
• Mapping cheatgrass-dominated landscapes is easy: Satellite photos do the trick. Now, scientists are taking on a tougher task of finding the invasive grass along its leading edge. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com SOUTH PASS—Corinna Riginos planted her feet…
Wyoming unemployment rate falls to 3.2% in June 2026
CHEYENNE (WNE) — The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased from 3.4% in May to 3.2% in June, according to the Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services report released on Wednesday. Wyoming’s unemployment rate…
Unclaimed property’s all-time high payout exceeds $160 million
CODY (WNE) — The State Treasurer’s Office paid $23.76 million in the fiscal year that ended June 30. Payments from the Unclaimed Property Division of the Wyoming State Treasurer’s Office continue to climb as 40.6 % of all money…
Grand Teton National Park buys 35 acres near Granite Canyon
JACKSON (WNE) — Grand Teton National Park is 35 acres larger after the park purchased a parcel just north of Teton Village. It’s the last of six parcels that the park has purchased from the Resor family near the…
Candidates for Wyoming superintendent of public instruction offer opinions on school choice
By Hector Martinez The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — Voters will have the choice of Republicans Chad Auer, Steve Harshman, Tom Kelly and Democrats Ana Cordova and Sergio Maldonado for Wyoming’s superintendent of public…
‘Thoroughly disappointed,’ Wyoming Game and Fish urges reversal of Grand Targhee expansion approval
• Caribou-Targhee National Forest’s decision triggered calls to eliminate a ski-area boundary expansion to protect fragile native bighorn sheep herd. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com Wyoming wildlife managers were blunt in their objection to a Caribou-Targhee National Forest…
Food Bank of Wyoming launches To-Go Volunteer Projects
CHEYENNE (WNE) — With food insecurity rates at a more than 10-year high, Food Bank of Wyoming is introducing new ways to get involved, making it easier than ever for supporters to help ignite the power of community…
Runaway RV underscores dangers of Teton Pass
JACKSON (WNE) — As traffic slowed on the approach to Wilson around 12:30 p.m. Thursday, a runaway motorhome towing a cargo trailer barreled down Teton Pass at an estimated 45 mph, prompting one witness to fear another deadly crash…