Barrasso warns Democrats after they block Pilot Butte transfer
By David Velazquez Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Two Democratic U.S. senators blocked a motion by Wyoming Republicans to pass a bill that would transfer ownership of a defunct power plant on the Wind River Reservation…
Elected officials incensed by BLM’s Rock Springs RMP decision
By Trina Dennis Brittain Rocket Miner Via- Wyoming News Exchange ROCK SPRINGS — A federal agency dismissed concerns about the Rock Springs Resource Management Plan, and leaders in Southwest Wyoming are preparing to fight. According to a news release,…
Cowboys Host Preseason Favorite Boise State on New Year’s Eve
• Pokes are 6-0 at home this season Buy Tickets Live Coverage Wyoming Game Notes The Wyoming Cowboys look to build on their three-game winning streak hosting Preseason Mountain West favorite Boise State in the Arena-Auditorium on New Year’s Eve…
Jetliner skids off runway and bursts into flames while landing in South Korea, killing 179
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A jetliner skidded off a runway, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames Sunday in South Korea after its landing gear apparently failed to deploy….
EXPLORE Act boosts photography, risks impacts to Teton park’s visitors, athletes
• Photographers debate whether bill benefits or hinders public land management. By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Legislation passed by Congress last week could limit the authority of the National Park Service…
Wyoming Economic Summary Report released for third quarter
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Employment in Wyoming increased in the third quarter of 2024, according to the latest edition of the Wyoming Economic Summary Report, a quarterly publication that highlights the state’s economic conditions. Overall, Wyoming recorded approximately 3,100 or…
Cowboys Hold Off Wolf Pack in Dome of Doom, 66-63
• Pokes shoot 70 percent from behind the arc in second half The Wyoming Cowboys hit big threes in the second half and defended the arc against one of the nation’s top shooting teams downing Nevada 66-63 on Saturday…
Wyoming Freedom Caucus unveils ambitious ‘Five and Dime Plan’
• Bloc of hardline Republicans pledges to pass five ‘key bills’ related to elections, immigration, education and other issues in the first 10 days of session. By Maggie Mullen, WyoFile.com As the Wyoming Freedom Caucus prepares to assume…
KICK IT OR KEEP IT: “OK” by Katy Perry
A new song by Katy Perry is up for vote in this week’s Kick It or Keep It on SVI Radio. “OK” was released by the pop star on December 20. If kept, it will be added to the Swift…
BLM approves Two Rivers wind energy project
CHEYENNE (WNE) — The Bureau of Land Management Rawlins Field Office issued a decision record approving the Two Rivers wind energy project on 4,507 acres of BLM-managed land near Medicine Bow and Rock River in Carbon and Albany counties….