Pot petition signatures ‘on track’ for February deadline
By Jake Goodrick Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Petitions are circulating throughout the Cowboy State in support of two ballot initiatives proposing reshaped marijuana legislation in Wyoming. Just over a month into the signature-gathering process, the…
Big Piney school sexual harassment, abuse case moves forward
PINEDALE (WNE) — Having worked through Wyoming’s U.S. District Court to the pretrial stage, Jane Doe and her parents’ federal-rights lawsuit against Big Piney school officials is at the point of scheduling an initial conference. Former Big Piney student Jane…
Wyoming revenue estimate continues to improve
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Buoyed by unexpectedly high oil and gas prices, revenue collected by Wyoming during the 2021 fiscal year far outstripped earlier estimates. After FY 2021 revenues exceeded the Consensus Revenue…
Vaccine mandate bills continue their advance in Wyo. Legislature’s special session
By Victoria Eavis and Morgan Hughes Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Three major bills fighting back against the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate advanced to third reading Thursday, a final step before they can move to the opposite…
Traffic stop yields 700 pounds of meth, cocaine
EVANSTON (WNE) — Two men traveling through Uinta County last weekend are behind bars and facing felony charges of possessing a controlled substance with intent to deliver after a routine traffic stop by an alert Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper resulted…
As closure nears, miners grapple with next steps
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — With four weeks left before Wyoming’s last underground coal mine shutters, the employee transition is well underway. The long-anticipated closure of the Bridger Underground Coal Mine was originally expected…
Scammer impersonating Jackson police
JACKSON (WNE) — A scammer is calling Jacksonites from the same number as the Jackson Police Department, (307) 733-1430, trying to defraud townsfolk. That scammer, who is impersonating a Jackson police officer, is telling people that they have been issued…
McCollum memorial set for Saturday
JACKSON (WNE) — A memorial service and celebration of life for U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Rylee McCollum, who was killed in Afghanistan on Aug. 26, will take place Saturday afternoon and evening at the Gill family’s Jackson Hole Hereford Ranch….
Man arrested in Pinedale after ‘paranoid sniper’ report
PINEDALE (WNE) — A man who received a split sentence on felony drug charges in July apparently violated his unsupervised probation after calling dispatch to report he was hiding from snipers at the Sublette County Courthouse. On Oct. 12 around…
School district approves girls’ wrestling program
LOVELL (WNE) — Big Horn County School District No. 1 followed the Lovell school district’s footsteps Monday, also approving a girls wrestling program in their regular school board meeting. Female students are currently able to wrestle, but the sport is still…