Wolverines once again proposed for Endangered Species Act protection
JACKSON (WNE) — Wolverines are once again proposed to be listed as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act. That’s the result of a Wednesday ruling in federal court that marked the latest swing in a decades-long see-saw over the mustelids’…
FBI assists in abortion clinic fire inquiry
By Ellen Gerst Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Casper police are working with the FBI to investigate suspected arson at a Casper clinic that planned to open and provide abortions starting next month. Investigators found “several areas”…
Cheney officially files to run for U.S. House
Victoria Eavis Casper Star-Tribune Rep. Liz Cheney officially filed to run for U.S. House on Thursday, announcing her reelection bid in a video that focused on her allegiance to the U.S. Constitution. The announcement, one day before the filing deadline, puts…
Texas school killing stirs gun policy talk in Wyoming
By Jasmine Hall, Jonathan Make and Hannah Black Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Wyoming’s federal and state Republican lawmakers said Wednesday following Tuesday’s mass shooting at a Texas elementary school that gun control laws aren’t the…
Worland woman announces bid for governor
WORLAND (WNE) — Worland Democrat Terry Livingston announced her bid for the state’s highest position on Monday. Livingston told the Northern Wyoming News that she would be filing for governor on the Democratic ticket prior to Friday’s filing deadline. Livingston…
Teacher apprenticeships: Department of Education rethinking how teachers trained
By Stephen Dow The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — A Wyoming Department of Education initiative changing the way teachers are educated and trained could be coming soon to a school district near you. During a Wyoming State…
Wyoming Wildlife Task Force recommends splitting white-tailed, mule deer licenses
By Stephen Dow The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — The Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources committee is considering a controversial bill draft requiring separate hunting licenses for white-tailed deer and mule deer. The…
Amid ongoing drought, local reservoirs to be drained
By Jim Stanford Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Despite a predominantly cold, wet spring, the Snake River basin remains in a drought, and federal water managers plan to use nearly all water stored in nearby reservoirs…
Wyoming likely home to oldest mine on continent
By Maya Shimizu Harris Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER— Researchers from the University of Wyoming and Wyoming State Archeologists Office have confirmed that humans used an ancient red ocher mine in eastern Wyoming starting almost 13,000 years ago,…
Pinedale school board halts national school board funding
PINEDALE (WNE) — In a vote of no confidence for the National School Board Association, the Sublette County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees unanimously approved a motion at its May 12 meeting to withdraw all local funding for…