Cleaning up coal: UW researchers collaborate to demonstrate byproduct production
By Abby Vander Graaff Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE —For decades, coal has been king for Wyoming’s economy and America’s energy production. As political and economic climates continue to change toward more diverse electricity production and green energy,…
State’s alert system could grow
By Victoria Eavis Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming could develop two new Amber Alert-type systems designed to help locate missing people quickly. A legislative committee has requested staff draft a bill that would create the new…
East HS student killed, three hurt in car crash
CHEYENNE (WNE) — One student from Cheyenne’s East High School was killed and three other teenagers from East were seriously hurt in a single vehicle accident Sunday night, according to local authorities. The incident reportedly occurred at about 10:30 p.m….
Jackson Fork Ranch oral arguments now in Cheyenne
PINEDALE (WNE) —With the assignment of a different judge to a Bondurant citizens’ civil complaint against Sublette County commissioners and Jackson Fork Ranch’s resort rezone comes a new location for oral arguments. The January petition, filed to revoke Sublette Board…
Wyoming’s second monkeypox case detected in Teton County
JACKSON (WNE) — A Teton County resident has Wyoming’s second case of confirmed monkeypox, according to the Wyoming Department of Health. Follow-up with the adult man showed no increased risk of the virus to the local community, said Dr. Alexia…
After Gray’s nomination, Wyoming Legislature looks to limit power of secretary of state
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — After a candidate who ran on mistrust of the 2020 election won the Republican primary to be Wyoming’s top election official, a state legislative committee moved Thursday to…
Car seat legislation could be returning to Wyoming Legislature
By Stephen Dow The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — A piece of legislation designed to increase child safety on Wyoming roads is being considered by the Wyoming Legislature’s Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs committee this interim session….
Elk Refuge gets crematory for CWD-infected animals
By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com The National Elk Refuge has received a diesel-fueled crematory in which it plans to incinerate the carcasses of elk possibly infected with chronic wasting disease. Officials at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reserve…
Court rulings threaten to hasten Wyo coal’s demise
By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com A federal judge in Montana issued two separate decisions this month that threaten the future of federal coal leasing in the Powder River Basin — where mining was already expected to continue a precipitous decline. U.S….
Primaries set most of Legislature, general will decide balance of power
By Maggie Mullen, WyoFile.com When the 67th Wyoming Legislature convenes in January, more than one-third of the House of Representatives will be brand new. The Senate will have five new members, two of whom came from the House. But the…