A lot of bear: Yellowstone grizzly weighs in at near-record 712 pounds
• Coming out of a verdant summer, Wyoming bears were in good shape. One grizzly tipped the scales just three pounds shy of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem’s top mark. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com Rotund, plump, hefty — go ahead…
Wyomingites don’t want to see Kelly Parcel sold to developers
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — A section of land within the exterior boundaries of Grand Teton National Park could soon be auctioned off, and Wyomingites are worried they will lose this piece of…
Educators innovate ways to use Artificial Intelligence
By Jackie Galli Buffalo Bulletin Via- Wyoming News Exchange BUFFALO — When students are programming in Krista Sweckard’s class and their code is coming up with errors, they follow what she calls the rubber duck theory. Sweckard is a computer…
Attempt to supersede local control over state land leases curtailed
By Jasmine Hall Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — A draft bill criticized for attempting to take away local control over leases on state lands failed to gain traction among lawmakers this week. It was killed in…
Judge rules targeted development on state land in Teton County is constitutional
The ruling weighs on the county’s ability to enforce water-quality, building and fire-code regulations at a glamping operation under construction on state school trust land. By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile A controversial law that required the state to seek…
Age limit will soon create opening on Wyoming Supreme Court
• After 30 years as a judge, Justice Keith Kautz must retire because of Wyoming’s age laws. The governor, a defendant in a major abortion ban suit, will appoint a replacement. By Madelyn Beck, WyoFile.com Wyoming Supreme Court…
Bill to safeguard judges from intimidation heads to 2024 session
By Maya Shimizu Harris Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — After a proposed bill to protect Wyoming judges from intimidation floundered, lawmakers moved along a much simpler proposal on Tuesday that clarifies judges are protected under an…
Wyoming nuclear plant on track despite industry setback, developer says
• Despite assurances from Bill Gates-backed TerraPower, some skeptics contend its Wyoming project could be a “financial disaster.” By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Factors that led to the recent demise of a “small modular reactor” energy project in Utah do…
Former Wyoming governor, Casper residents also oppose Kelly parcel auction
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Amber Pollock makes “booze” in Casper. But people who visit Teton County help pay her bills. Pollock said people “on pilgrimage to the parks” often stop by her…
Black 14 Philanthropy delivers 40,000 pounds of food to Laramie
LARAMIE (WNE) — Cathedral Home and the University of Wyoming Food Share Pantry welcomed a delivery of 40,000 pounds of food and goods that traveled to Laramie last Tuesday. The delivery is made possible through a partnership between the Church…