Red tape delays hemp planting
By Nick Reynolds, Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — This winter, lawmakers voted to allow hemp in Wyoming, hoping the crop will become a boon for the state’s agricultural industry. But farmers will have to wait at least…
Laramie man arrested for 2018 murder
By Daniel Bendtsen, Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — After what the Laramie Police Department described as a “lengthy and intensive investigation,” a 24-year-old Laramie man was arrested for the killing of a woman in March 2018. Artem…
Contura winning bidder for Blackjewel’s Wyoming mines
By Greg Johnson, Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Nearly 600 Blackjewel LLC coal workers in Wyoming and West Virginia may see a monthlong forced layoff end soon after the company has agreed to sell a trio…
Driver identified in fatal accident near Simplot Smoky Canyon Mine
*Update courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com* Police have released the name of the driver from the fatal crash at Smokey Canyon Mine on Aug. 2. Brandon Astle, 39, of Rigby died as a result of injuries sustained when the 1982 Peterbilt refueling…
Bridger-Teton National Forest Approves Natural Gas Development on Existing Leases in the Wyoming Range
*The following is a news release from the Bridger-Teton National Forest Big Piney, Wyo., August 1, 2019 – Big Piney District Ranger, Don Kranendonk, has signed the Final Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Riley Ridge…
Idaho Falls drug bust nets meth and LSD
*The following is a news release from the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office On July 31st, 2019, at approximately 9:10am, Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputies along with Detectives from the Special Investigations Unit, served a search warrant on a residence in the…
Heart Mountain Pilgrimage builds bridge between past, present
Heart Mountain Pilgrimage builds bridge between past, present By Don Cogger Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — As many Park County residents enjoyed the sights and sounds of the Park County Fair over the weekend of July 27…
Wyoming News Briefs: August 1, 2019
SVI Media is part of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories come courtesy of the WNE. Mead on UW president search committee LARAMIE (WNE) — Sixteen people, including former Gov. Matt Mead and former state Auditor Rita Meyer, will…
Wyoming communities divided over idea of armed school staff
By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com July 23 was the kind of muggy midsummer’s evening where school is the farthest thing from most people’s minds — a distant obligation that comes after the vacations, barbecues and long days off. But in…
Forest Service tosses plan for managing beetle kill in Medicine Bow
By Cinthia Stimson Douglas Budget Via- Wyoming News Exchange DOUGLAS — The Forest Service this month tossed out its draft plan for vegetation and beetle-killed trees in the Medicine Bow National Forest and Thunder Basin Grasslands – effectively putting a…