Kemmerer approves all-electric housing development
KEMMERER (WNE) — In a special zoning board meeting on April 30, a recommendation was made for the Kemmerer City Council to approve the final plat for the Gateway PUD housing development, with conditions. One of those conditions is to…
Company strikes nickel gold near Jeffrey City
By Marit Gookin The Ranger Via- Wyoming News Exchange RIVERTON — “Nickel is a magic metal – and nickel is the metal we like to think of when we talk about ‘taking nickels off the track,’” said Riverton Economic…
Man accused of shooting multiple homes after reportedly shooting through his own roof
GILLETTE (WNE) — No one was injured but three homes were damaged after dozens of gunshots were heard early Monday morning in the Westview Mobile Home Park, rounds allegedly fired by the same man who reported accidentally shooting a…
Wyoming construction job growth continues in fourth quarter 2023
CHEYENNE (WNE) — The Research & Planning Section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported Friday that from fourth quarter 2022 to fourth quarter 2023, total employment in the state rose by 4,594 jobs (1.7%) and total payroll increased…
Former Green River Urban Renewal Agency manager sentenced for stealing over $77k
GREEN RIVER (WNE) — A former Green River city official will do jail time for supporting her gambling habits and online shopping sprees with city funds. The city of Green River’s former Main Street/ Urban Renewal Agency (URA) manager,…
Experts: Medicaid expansion critical to saving Wyoming’s health care industry
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Casper resident Angie Dax sat on the edge of her bed with a bottle of pills in her hand. She resisted the urge to swallow the entire…
No. 1 obstacle to filling Wyoming’s maternity care gaps? Hiring.
• New hospital survey results come as 11 of Wyoming’s 23 counties do not have a practicing OB-GYN and three delivery facilities have closed in the last decade. Lawmakers begin to look for solutions. By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com…
New tools available to solve cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people
By Jasmine Hall Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Officials in every branch of Wyoming government and law enforcement are trying to create new tools to solve cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people. The two…
Barrasso criticizes Biden administration’s new power plant rule
By Jonathan Gallardo Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Last week, the Biden administration finalized a rule that compels coal power plants and new natural gas-fired power plants to cut or capture 90% of their climate…
Senators applaud passage of ban on Russian uranium
CHEYENNE (WNE) — U.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, both R-Wyo., applauded the unanimous passage Tuesday of H.R. 1042, a bill to ban Russian uranium imports into the United States. H.R. 1042 was sponsored by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers,…