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Cheyenne murder trial heads for district court

By Isabella Alves Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The first-degree murder case of a 33-year-old Cheyenne woman fatally shooting her fiancé was found to have probable cause and was bound over from Laramie County Circuit Court…

Dirty campground lures bear, leading to its death

————————- By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Food, garbage and vomit were scattered around a dispersed Darby Canyon campsite early June 14 when state wildlife officials arrived to respond to a report of a…

Vandals destroy Afton public bathrooms

————- According to Afton Town Administrator, Violet Sanderson, there is typically some type of vandalism that targets public bathrooms but nothing like officials found on the morning of Monday June 22. Vandals destroyed toilets and flooded public bathrooms to the…

Wyoming man catches record rainbow trout from American Falls reservoir

The following is a news release from the Idaho Dept. of Fish and Game. AMERICAN FALLS – Congratulations to Brett Jones, of Rock Springs Wyoming on a new catch-and-release state record rainbow trout. Jones caught the huge trout while fishing…

Greybull resident dies in crash north of Worland

On June 17, 2020, a fatal crash occurred around milepost 169 on US 20 north of Worland, Wyoming.  At 6:18 a.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were notified of a motor vehicle collision. A 2006 Jeep Liberty was headed southbound on…

Court: Tribal members must obey state hunting rules

By Allayana Darrow The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — Native American tribal members must abide by Wyoming Game and Fish Department regulations when hunting off an established reservation, according to an order handed down by Sheridan County…

2020 Lincoln County Fair Royalty

2020 Lincoln County Royalty includes: Queen- Ki Simkins; First Attn. Queen Katie Vigil; Princess – Harley Mackey; First Attn. Princess – Brooke Hatch; Jr. Princess – Gracie Jackson. The 2020 Lincoln County Fair runs August 1-8 in Afton, Wyoming. Click…

Uinta County company starts hemp operation

——– EVANSTON — “My cousin in California is a hemp grower, and as soon as Wyoming made it legal, he encouraged me to start growing it here,” Amy Schofield Kitchel of Bridger Valley told the Herald. “My cousin, Ramona Hobbs Allen,…

Women banned from Yellowstone for damaging hot pool

JACKSON (WNE) — A federal judge has banned two Philadelphia women from Yellowstone National Park, sentenced them to two days in jail and fined them for leaving a park boardwalk and damaging Opal Pool. The sentencing comes after witnesses saw…

Snake River Bridge on WYO 22 now restricting loads

The following is a news release from the Wyoming Department of Transportation After a recent safety inspection of the Snake River Bridge on WYO 22 near the intersection of WYO 390, WYDOT began restricting heavier loads from crossing the structure. …