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Year: 2020

Eleven deer harvested in Riverton

RIVERTON (WNE) — Eleven deer were harvested in Riverton this year as part of a new effort to limit the number of animals causing problems in the city. Urban deer have become a nuisance in town, causing car accidents and…

Spring trial date eyed in child’s death

ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — The first-degree murder trial for Christopher James Nielsen will likely take place in the spring of 2021. A status hearing on the case was conducted via video in Sweetwater County District Court on Friday afternoon before…

Game and Fish plans for deadly disease at elk feedgrounds

By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com Fearful that Chronic Wasting Disease will ravage some 20,000 elk on 23 winter feedgrounds, Wyoming Game and Fish Department launched a statewide initiative Tuesday aimed at untangling a knotted management question: How to avoid…

Businesses increasingly desperate for relief

By Nick Reynolds Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — When the year started, Ken Hostetter — the owner of Riverton-based contractor, Earthworks — could typically have anywhere between 15 and 20 people on his staff. This week, there…

Cowgirls Set to Host No. 25 Gonzaga Tuesday

Final home non-conference game for UW LARAMIE, Wyo. (Dec. 7, 2020) – The Wyoming Cowgirl basketball team will host their second of two home non-conference games Tuesday as UW welcomes 25th-ranked Gonzaga to the Arena-Auditorium for a 6:30 p.m., contest….

Cowboys Host Front Range Rival Denver on Wednesday

LARAMIE, Wyo. (Dec. 7, 2020) – The Wyoming Cowboys return to Laramie to host Front Range rival Denver on Wednesday evening in the Arena-Auditorium. The contest slated for a 7 p.m. start will be the 158th all-time meeting between the…

Twenty-three more COVID deaths, active cases fall by 687

By The Wyoming News Exchange The deaths of another 23 Wyoming residents have been linked to the coronavirus, the Wyoming Department of Health reported Monday. The department said deaths were recorded in 16 counties, including Niobrara County, which means that…

Governor’s office releases mask mandate at state level

Governor pushes effort so businesses stay open and local authority respected CHEYENNE, Wyo. – With Wyoming hospitals seeing record numbers of hospitalized COVID-19 patients and rising deaths, Governor Mark Gordon has announced a new approach that protects the public and keeps…

Interviews

Dec 7: Brook Merritt, Bank of Star Valley

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Wyoming knocks off Oregon State in 76-73 road win

The Wyoming Cowboys held the Oregon State Beavers without a basket in the final 5:46 on their way to a 76-73 road win over OSU on Sunday afternoon in Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Ore. Wyoming closed the contest on 10-1…