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Lack of mental health resources creates crisis, legislators told

By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Health care advocates told legislators Friday that a lack of mental health resources, such as emergency centers, infrastructure, staff and funding has caused crisis care gaps in Wyoming….

Blockchain, cryptocurrency initiatives gain momentum at UW

By Abby Vander Graaf Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — The state, city and University of Wyoming are putting more of a focus on some of the newest areas of technology that some hope will become a major…

Woman charged in 2021 fatal wreck

CODY (WNE) — A Cody woman who drove into a local motorcyclist on the South Fork last July has now been charged with negligent homicide in the man’s death. Megan McCann was charged and ordered to appear June 9 on…

Production, conversation groups challenge oil and gas leases

By Brady Oltmans Pinedale Roundup Via- Wyoming News Exchange PINEDALE – A Wyoming production group submitted a protest to the Bureau of Land Management regarding oil and gas leases on the same day a coalition of environmental groups also petitioned…

Conservation groups ask for end to elk feedgrounds

PINEDALE (WNE) — Six conservation groups submitted a 16-page recommendation to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department on Wednesday, requesting the state begin phasing out 22 state-run feedgrounds where elk are artificially fed each winter. This request was made to…

Woman arrested following shots fired in Etna

An Etna resident has been taken into custody following an altercation that included shots fired. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office stated that at approximately 12:49 a.m. on Wednesday, June 1, dispatched received a 911 call that a man had been…

Report: industrial solar disrupts big-game movements

By Christine Peterson, WyoFile.com Stretching across a piece of prairie in southwest Wyoming is the state’s first industrial solar field. It’s a small piece of the nation and world’s transition away from fossil fuels to renewable resources. It’s one part…

Upper Green livestock grazers give sigh of relief; judge dismisses suit, citing agencies’ solid foundation

By Joy Ufford Pinedale Roundup Via- Wyoming News Exchange PINEDALE — Local ranchers whose cattle spend summers drifting to their Upper Green River rangeland grazing allotments are relieved by the federal judge’s May 17 dismissal of an environmental coalition’s challenge….

President Biden Orders Flags to Fly at Half-Staff Until Noon May 30 For Memorial Day

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – At the direction of the President of the United States, Governor Mark Gordon has ordered the U.S. and State of Wyoming flags be lowered to half-staff on Memorial Day, May 30, 2022, at 12:01 am and returned to…

Wyoming Unveils Mental Health Public Awareness Campaign Partnering with State Parks

CHEYENNE, Wyo. –  With warming temperatures arriving and Wyoming State Park usage increasing, the Governor’s Challenge on Suicide Prevention is making sure Wyoming State Park users know how to reach out for mental health support, if needed. A public messaging campaign,…