The boys and the lake: How two backcountry experts met death in Yellowstone
• Two years after a tragedy on Shoshone Lake, rangers reveal details of the search for two lost canoeists, including one who remains missing. By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com SHOSHONE LAKE—Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Cam Sholly strides to the…
‘Never again to anyone at all’
• Mihara speaks on Japanese imprisonment at Heart Mountain, lessons for the future By Peder Schaefer Buffalo Bulletin Via- Wyoming News Exchange For years Sam Mihara has gotten the same question. “Are you bitter?” Is he bitter that he was…
Japanese woman travels to Kemmerer to connect to past
By Rana Jones Kemmerer Gazette Via- Wyoming News Exchange KEMMERER — Mikiko Munesada and her husband, Masanori Takano, made an incredible journey from Hiroshima, Japan, to Kemmerer, to find the gravesite of Munesada’s great-grandfather. Her great-grandfather, Sakuichi Munesada, was a…
Former ski instructor sentenced for child sexual exploitation
JACKSON (WNE) — A Jackson man received five to 10 years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to three felony counts of child sexual exploitation. Michael Adams, 61, a former ski instructor at Snow King, has been in Teton County…
Wyoming is killing Colorado’s wolves, again, and the state’s keeping it secret
• Wyoming officials say they’re muzzled, citing statute that protects the identity of those who legally kill wolves as grounds for not sharing any information with the public or even officials south of the state line. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com…
Wyoming poised to take on carbon dioxide, pump it underground
• A wave of carbon dioxide injection well permits will bring either a boon of low-carbon energy, or a diversion from renewable energy efforts. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Backed by the promise of billions in federal dollars, energy companies…
Seidel, UW leaders present State of the University address
By Rachelle Trujillo Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel spoke on issues pertaining to the university and its goals during a State of the University address Wednesday in the Wyoming Union Ballroom….
Initiative to reduce property tax criticized by lawmakers
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Wyoming state legislators criticized an initiative to reduce property taxation for homeowners by 50%, arguing the bill’s passage would ultimately strip state funding for public schools. The proposed…
Wyoming test scores improve, but stay under pre-pandemic levels
• Degenfelder: We must do better By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Proficiency rates among Wyoming students increased in all content areas during the 2022-23 school year, according to results from the state’s standardized…
Cool heads defused ‘active shooter’ standoff
• Officers credit probation supervisors for de-escalating dangerous situation in Spring Gulch. By Kate Ready Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Kelsie Bishop had just put her two sons to bed and laid her head on the…