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2020 Tour de Wyoming travel route showcases southwest Wyoming

◆ 370 mile bike tour scheduled for July 12-17. Tour de Wyoming has released its planned route for the summer of 2020. Celebrating its 24th year, Tour de Wyoming will showcase southwest Wyoming. The tour will take place July 12-17….

How to Catch Your Next Big Fish

When you begin to dabble in the sport of fishing, you most likely have two main goals: to have a fun time and to catch a fish. No matter if you’re a fishing pro or brand new to the territory,…

(Photo Gallery) – Alpine Winter Jubiliee

The annual Alpine Winter Jubilee featured snow sculpting, a light parade, the Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race and more in 2020. (January 31-February 1) (SVI Photos by Sarah Hale)

Murder charge dropped in 2018 case

The Laramie Boomerang Via Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE (WNE) — Prosecutors dropped a murder charge last week against 24-year-old Artem Day, who was accused of fatally bludgeoning his 22-year-old fiancee in March 2018. Day’s case was scheduled to go to…

Delegation pursues ‘coal-to-products’ bill

By The Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, is carrying a bipartisan coal-to-products bill in the U.S. House that, if approved, will require the U.S. Department of Energy to ramp up its efforts…

Lincoln County included on Gov. Gordon’s four-stop tour

◆ Kemmerer stop will be Saturday, Feb. 1, from 12:30 to 1:30 in the South Lincoln Events Center. Lincoln County will be one of four stops on Saturday, Feb. 1, for Gov. Mark Gordon as he lines out plans for…

Program boosts medication access in Wyoming by “recycling” medicine

◆ Wyoming residents can donate medication. Provided by the Wyoming Department of Health The Wyoming Medication Donation Program, a Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) effort, works to boost access to needed medications and to reduce waste by repurposing useable medicine….

Man sentenced to prison in sex assault

EVANSTON — An Evanston man has been sentenced to 2-1/2 to 7 years in prison after changing his plea to no contest in a case involving sexual activity with three different victims who were minors at the time. In Third…

New information in Evanston cold case

Press Release from the Evanston Police Department In July of 2001, in Evanston, WY, a 28 -year-old woman, later identified as Sue Ellen Higgins, was killed in her residence. While the Evanston Police Department investigated this case thoroughly, the lack…

Wyoming not playing catch up on real ID when it comes to driver’s licenses

◆ State has been in compliance with real ID requirements since 2011. Information provided by WYDOT Federal requirements that states issue REAL IDs by the fall of 2020 will have no impact on Wyoming driver’s licenses. According to the Wyoming…