Sales tax increase removed from school funding bill
By Kathryn Palmer Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — A proposal to address a $300 million shortfall to Wyoming’s K-12 education funding model is headed to the Senate floor, but a sales tax hike won’t be a…
Elk feeding on refuge ends two weeks early
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — The National Elk Refuge’s big rigs spewed out alfalfa pellets for the last time in 2021 on Monday, marking the end of a feeding season that has been…
Lawmakers leave dozens of bills to wither on the vine
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile.com CHEYENNE – Dead bills are a fact of life in the Wyoming Legislature. According to years of data on the Legislature’s voting records, roughly one quarter of committee-sponsored bills and nearly two-thirds of individual-sponsored bills die each session….
Lincoln County with 28 active COVID-19 cases
As of 3 p.m. Monday, March 29, the number of laboratory-confirmed coronavirus cases seen since the disease was first diagnosed in the state in mid-March stood at 47,522, an increase of 371 cases over the 47,181 reported on March 22….
Marijuana, fuel tax, seat belt bills die in Legislature
By Tom Coulter Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — With about a week and a half left in the Wyoming Legislature’s general session, a slew of bills addressing everything from marijuana to seat belt use failed due…
Judge tosses lawsuit over biking in Bridger-Teton
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — A federal judge has dismissed a legal challenge to the Bridger-Teton National Forest that took aim at mountain biking in the Palisades Wilderness Study Area. A Jackson-based advocacy…
Traffic stop yields dozens of stolen IDs
PINEDALE (WNE) — Three people arrested for possessing forged writings with intent to defraud and using a false identity after the driver was stopped for speeding each pleaded not guilty on March 18 to assorted felonies and misdemeanors. On Feb….
Cody sex offender sentenced to 25-30 years
CODY (WNE) — A Cody sex offender was sentenced to 25-30 years in prison after pleading guilty to first degree sexual assault of a minor, last week in Park County. Brannon Aune, 28, a Cody resident, was already serving 10…
Backcountry ski area closed to prevent grizzly conflicts
JACKSON (WNE) — Grand Teton National Park has closed the east face of 25 Short to prevent conflict between backcountry skiers and riders and a denning grizzly bear. The closure is in effect until further notice and will impact the…
Two more dead from COVID, total at 695
By The Wyoming News Exchange The deaths of two more Wyoming residents are tied to the coronavirus, the Wyoming Department of Health announced Tuesday. The department said an older Natrona County man and an older Park County man both died…