Park County man sentenced to two decades in prison
By Braden Schiller Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — A 56-year-old Powell man was sentenced Wednesday to 22-25 years of prison time for sexually abusing a teenager. Per a plea agreement, Robert Andrew McCoy’s sentence cannot be modified…
Black Hills Energy to use Wyodak coal to research hydrogen generation
GILLETTE (WNE) — Black Hills Energy will be using Powder River Basin coal to research hydrogen generation. Black Hills Energy was recently awarded a grant from the Wyoming Energy Authority to conduct a feasibility analysis on hydrogen generation using coal…
Bill Gates tours Kemmerer plant
By Rana Jones Kemmerer Gazette Via- Wyoming News Exchange KEMMERER — Microsoft billionaire and TerraPower Chairman Bill Gates toured the Naughton Power Plant in Kemmerer on Friday and saw where TerraPower will build a nuclear reactor before conducting a press…
Jackson Hole Airport security now fully federalized
JACKSON (WNE) — The Transportation Security Administration has officially taken over security screening operations at Jackson Hole Airport. The transition, which took place Monday, ended a bumpy, monthslong snafu. Screeners previously on the airport’s payroll were left scratching their heads…
Ski instructor pleads not guilty to child sexual exploitation
JACKSON (WNE) — A former ski instructor pleaded not guilty Tuesday to three felony counts of sexual exploitation of children. Defendant Michael Adams, 61, has been in jail since his arrest Feb. 17. During Adams’ May 2 arraignment in Teton…
Thermopolis officer in stable condition after Friday shooting
THERMOPOLIS (WNE) — Thermopolis Police Sgt. Mike Mascorro is in stable condition after an officer-involved shooting on Friday. According to information released by the Thermopolis Police Department (TPD), on Friday, April 28 at approximately 12:37 p.m. there was an officer…
Hunting Wyoming antlers — for the last time
• Out-of-state sportspeople scramble to collect sheds before being cut out of future openers By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Only a half hour after sunrise, and long before the sun’s rays hit the…
Mountain lion kill sites give vegetation a boost, new study shows
• Researchers examined soil samples and plant growth at hundreds of carcass sites to find connections with landscape health. By Christine Peterson, WyoFile.com One day about a decade ago, professional tracker and cougar researcher Michelle Peziol took a group of…
Wyoming coal prices jump
• Utilities building up stockpiles for power By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming coal’s market value has jumped — again. The average spot price for coal mined in the Powder River Basin climbed more…
Cody woman convicted of murder for role in toddler’s death
By CJ Baker Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — A jury convicted a Cody woman of first-degree murder last week, finding that she caused the death of a toddler in 2021 by failing to seek life-saving care for…