Man arrested for Excessive DUI and Injury to Child
On July 27th, 2019, at approximately 11:40pm, Bonneville County Deputies were called to the area of E. Iona Rd. and Goldenrod where dispatch was receiving calls from citizens about a vehicle traveling east bound with a possible intoxicated driver. Dispatch…
Granderson appeals conviction to Supreme Court
By Daniel Bendtsen Laramie Boomerang Via Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — Former University of Wyoming football player Carl Granderson is appealing his six-month jail sentence, which was imposed July 11 after the defensive end pleaded no contest to a charge…
Coal Woes Cast Doubt Over State’s Revenue Growth
By Michael Illiano The Sheridan Press Via Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — Recent reports indicate state tax revenues continued to grow through the end of fiscal year 2019, but recent disruptions in the state’s energy sector have cast doubt as to…
Transportation Commission awards $27.8 million in highway contracts in July
The Wyoming Department of Transportation will replace a bridge and widen a section of WYO 59 near Gillette to improve driving conditions. The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded Northern Improvement Co., of Fargo, North Dakota, a $11.7 million contract for the…
Wyoming Arts Council Board to meet in Rock Springs, Aug. 1-2
The Wyoming Arts Council board will hold its next quarterly meeting August 1-2 at Western Wyoming Community College in Rock Springs. Beginning at 1:30 p.m. on August 1, the board will convene in the WWCC Theater Department, Room 1003 to hear…
Cheney: Democrats’ Refusal To Protect Infants Born Alive Is Abhorrent
This evening, Wyoming Congresswoman and House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) attempted to bring H.R. 962, The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Act, to the floor for an up-or-down vote. After House Democrats blocked the request for the 75th time this…
Wyoming Arts Council Fellowship Recipients Announced
Announcing the Wyoming Arts Council Fellowship Recipients The Wyoming Arts Council has announced the recipients of this year’s Fellowships in Visual Arts, Creative Writing and Performing Arts. The recipients of this year’s Visual Arts Fellowships are: Wendy Bredehoft, a mixed…
NEWS BRIEFS for Monday, July 29, 2019
G&F wants to keep regional office in Jackson JACKSON (WNE) — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s leadership prefers keeping its regional office and current operations in Jackson, rather than co-locating with the Pinedale office or moving elsewhere. Teton County’s…
Lander school district approves firearms for staff
By Seth Klamann Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Lander-based Fremont County School District No. 1 became just the fourth district in Wyoming to allow approved staff members to carry firearms in schools after a school board vote…
KICK IT OR KEEP IT: “High Steppin'” by The Avett Brothers
Kick It or Keep It returns to Swift 98 and The Wave today for your chance to help design the playlist. The song is from a group call The Avett Brothers, an American Folk Rock band from North Carolina, who…