$1.1 Million WyoLotto ticket sold in Rock Springs
WyoLotto is on the lookout for the winner of a $1.1 million winner of their Cowboy Draw. The ticket, worth $1,106,658, was purchased June 11 in Rock Springs at Smith’s Food & Drug Center, located at 2531 Foothill Blvd. The…
Wind energy faces bird-kill and other habitat challenges
By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Collisions with rotating wind turbine blades kill a variety of birds in Wyoming — from passerines to raptors. Exactly how many birds — and whether mortality rates might pose a threat to local and migrating bird…
***UPDATE*** Children found safe in Wind River Amber Alert
***UPDATE*** The children have been found and are safe. The Wyoming Highway Patrol has issued an Amber Alert on behalf of the Wind River Police Department. Authorities are searching for a Black Ford Focus with a broken back window. They…
Kemmerer man missing since May 31
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a 45-year-old Kemmerer man who has been missing since May 31. Anthony Shaw Hagler was last seen in Kemmerer, Wyoming. He is a white male, approximately 6…
Newcastle police chief arrested, resigns
NEWCASTLE (WNE) — Too many beers and a joke gone wrong led to a domestic dispute call and the arrest of Newcastle Police Chief Samuel Keller, 58, and the Newcastle City Council began the process of finding and hiring a…
Cottonwood Creek Rd east of Smoot closed due to flooding
The Bridger-Teton National Forest has closed Cottonwood Creek Rd. (FS 10208) on the Greys River Ranger District until further notice due to flooding. The Forest Service said that there is “significant water across the roadway and the road is no…
Cheney slams Trump at Capitol riot hearing
By Jonathan Make Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., played a major role at a prime-time televised hearing Thursday evening of the congressional committee she belongs to which is investigating the Jan. 6,…
Buffalo man killed in Marine aircraft crash in California
BUFFALO (WNE) — Former Buffalo man, Seth Rasmuson, was among the five Marines killed when an Osprey aircraft crashed in southern California on Wednesday. Rasmuson graduated from Buffalo High School in 2019. Rasmuson’s family confirmed his death to the Bulletin….
Barrasso Statement on Death of U.S. Marine from Buffalo, WY
CASPER, WY – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) released the following statement regarding the news that Seth Rasmuson of Buffalo, WY was one of the U.S. Marines killed when an Osprey aircraft crashed in southern California on Wednesday. “We are…
Soda Springs woman killed in single vehicle rollover
A Soda Springs woman has died after being thrown from her vehicle during a rollover early Wednesday morning. The Caribou County Sheriff’s Office reports that at about 1:50 a.m. emergency responders were dispatched to a single vehicle rollover approximately 1.5…