Group announces wild sheep initiative
LANDER (WNE) — The Wyoming Wild Sheep Foundation announced the launch of the Sweetwater Rocks Initiative to return wild sheep to their native range within the Granite Mountains. Bighorn sheep historically roamed the Sweetwater Rocks and were documented as early…
Western Wyoming’s big buck country sees slowest hunt in 30 years
• Game and Fish biologists checking hunter-killed mule deer at historic Greys River check station observed a 74% decline in harvested animals compared to 2022. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com ALPINE — Gary Fralick’s calm demeanor shifted to a hustle…
State seeks updated historic landmark designation for Capitol
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — When Gov. John Allen Campbell signed an act granting women’s suffrage in 1869, Wyoming became the first state in the country to give women the right to…
Yellowstone visitation soars in September
JACKSON (WNE) — Yellowstone National Park hosted 838,458 recreational visits in September, a 48% increase from a year earlier and a 21% increase over September 2019. “We compare 2023 visitation to 2019 visitation since 2019 was pre-COVID and the subsequent…
Green River teen receives donation for diabetic alert dog
ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — Since April, supporters have united to help Elena Barrera, a 2023 Green River High School graduate, get a diabetic alert dog. Barrera’s black lab, Storm, is currently in training at Duty Dogs in Cody. Duty Dogs…
Women in stable condition following severe crash
JACKSON (WNE) — Three women are rebounding after their SUV was hit Sunday afternoon by a tanker truck hauling milk near Munger Mountain Elementary School on Highway 89. State trooper Andy Jackson said the driver of the Suburban, 63-year-old…
Whitman sentenced to 4 to 6 years in prison
PINEDALE (WNE) — A Big Piney man found guilty of felony aggravated assault and battery after beating another man the last night of last year’s Green River Rendezvous was sentenced Oct. 5 to 4 to 6 years in prison. Ninth…
Marijuana advocates aim to get initiatives on the 2024 ballot after signature confusion
• What’s next? By Maya Shimizu Harris and Sofia Saric Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Marijuana advocates are taking stock of their options to get two initiatives onto the 2024 ballot after a misunderstanding led them to…
Loved ones continue search for missing man
JACKSON (WNE) — A missing 56-year-old man may now be in Fargo, North Dakota. Loved ones last heard from Mike Pursel in late September and are continuing to search. In an Oct. 4 Facebook post announcing that Pursel was missing,…
Sweetwater County Commission urges BLM to fix errors in RMP
By Trina Dennis Brittain Rocket Miner Via- Wyoming News Exchange ROCK SPRINGS — Sweetwater County commissioners doubt whether the Bureau of Land Management will withdraw its Rock Springs Draft Resource Management Plan, and during its October 3 meeting, the commission…