Bill to protect property owners from squatters still in play
By Ivy Secrest Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — When Casper Realtor Ronna Boril was confronted with several men in one of her rental properties that she believed to be vacant, she was unable to get local…
Yellowstone body cam footage answers some, but not all questions about July 4th shooting
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Yellowstone National Park released law enforcement body camera footage Thursday showing parts of the response to a July Fourth shooting that left the alleged gunman dead and…
To stay or leave Wyoming?
• Wyoming Business Council hosts panel discussion with UW students to gauge post-graduation career decisions By Carrie Haderlie Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — More than two-thirds of University of Wyoming students recently surveyed by the…
Gordon extends executive order to aid in livestock, feed transport
CHEYENNE (WNE) — As significant wildfires continue to impact Wyoming’s agricultural producers, Gov. Mark Gordon has extended the executive order which eases restrictions to transport loads of livestock feed and livestock, exempting motor carrier drivers from operating time requirements….
PACT Act contributed to record breaking VA benefits for 2024 fiscal year
SHERIDAN (WNE) — With the help of the PACT Act, veterans across the country have received a record number of benefits for the 2024 fiscal year. According to a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs press release, 1.1 million veterans…
Rain, snow slow Fish Creek Fire growth
JACKSON (WNE) — Rain, snow and high humidity levels have slowed the Fish Creek Fire burning southwest of Togwotee Pass. The lightning-caused fire was last reported at 24,904 acres. Four-hundred and thirty-seven total personnel were working on the fire,…
Wyoming’s delegation blasts draft Congressional ban on killing wildlife with snowmobiles
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Two of Wyoming’s three Republican representatives in Washington, D.C., quickly decried a bipartisan bill introduced Thursday that would make it a crime to kill wildlife with motor…
Third annual Governor’s Mental Health Summit set for Oct. 2
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Following successful events held the past two years, Gov. Mark Gordon is hosting the third Governor’s Mental Health Summit in Casper on Oct. 2. The free, in-person event will feature discussions and workshops focusing on mental…
Flipped semi blocks roundabout; driver fined
JACKSON (WNE) — Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were still directing traffic around the Hoback Junction roundabout at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, five hours after a semi truck hauling heavy steel beams flipped. No one was injured, but the 55-year-old…
Sweetwater County Commissioners: BLM’s proposed RMP still too restrictive and too much access will be lost
By Ann Jantz Rocket Miner Via- Wyoming News Exchange ROCK SPRINGS — Sweetwater County representatives are preparing a response in protest of the Bureau of Land Management’s recently released Rock Springs Final Environmental Impact Statement and Proposed Resource Management…