Whitman pleads not guilty to aggravated assault, battery
PINEDALE (WNE) — Chett Logan Whitman, 25, on Thursday pleaded not guilty to the single felony count of aggravated assault and battery for the alleged July 9 attack of Chris Meeks. During the Oct. 27 arraignment in 9th District Court,…
Hearing announced in abortion ban case
JACKSON (WNE) — A November hearing has been set in Teton County District Court to address whether two state lawmakers and an anti-abortion nonprofit will be allowed to weigh in on the legal battle over Wyoming’s abortion ban. After 9th…
State revenue estimates exceed expectations
By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — A new report projects all of the state’s major revenue streams will exceed previous forecasts, with an extra $329 million in general fund and budget reserve account revenues…
Lincoln County solar farm moving forward
By Kayne Pyatt Kemmerer Gazette Via- Wyoming News Exchange KEMMERER — A Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company solar farm project to be built near Cokeville is shovel ready after a short delay due to changes of ownership, according to Cokeville Mayor…
State to halt aid applications
By Mary Steurer Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER —In an attempt to stretch its remaining federal dollars, the Department of Family Services will stop accepting new applications for Wyoming’s pandemic rental relief program on Nov. 10. The Emergency…
ACT scores drop in Wyoming, data show
By Jonathan Make Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Just as they have in some other states and across the nation on average, scores on a college admissions test have dropped in Wyoming, recently released data show….
Game and Fish: Foal-killing wolves killed
JACKSON (WNE) — A landowner in the Gros Ventre mountains was issued a permit to kill wolves that had killed livestock, a Wyoming Game and Fish Department official confirmed Wednesday afternoon. Dan Thompson, the department’s large carnivore supervisor, told the…
Two Northwest College wrestlers mauled by grizzly
By Mark Davis and Zac Taylor Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL —Two Northwest College wrestlers were mauled by a grizzly bear while hiking Saturday on the South Fork. Kendell Cummings, a sophomore from Evanston, and Brady Lowry, a…
Hageman criticized for absence
By Maya Shimizu Harris Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Candidates for Wyoming’s lone U.S. House seat denounced Trump-backed Republican nominee Harriet Hageman’s absence on Thursday from a debate in Riverton, calling the move “a disservice to Wyoming.”…
Two moderates vie for seat vacated by Leg’s only independent
By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com The 66th Wyoming Legislature was made up of 79 Republicans, nine Democrats and just two members from a minor party or with no party ties. One of those was Rep. Marshall Burt (L-Green River), a Libertarian…