Feds field questions about Wyoming’s first nuclear power plant
• Before it can build a nuclear power plant, TerraPower must build a thorough case for feds to permit it, which includes public scrutiny. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com KEMMERER—TerraPower, backed by billionaire Bill Gates and the U.S. Department of Energy,…
UW’s Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Management Program Among the Few Accredited Programs of Its Kind
The University of Wyoming’s Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Management (REWM) program is one of 14 accredited rangeland ecology and management undergraduate degree programs in western North America. The REWM program, housed in the UW Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, offers unique opportunities…
After achievements in Wyoming, USDA expands big game conservation program
By Aedan Hannon Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — You could call big game migrations miracles and it wouldn’t be a stretch. One mule deer herd in western Wyoming migrates more than 150 miles each way from the…
Property tax ballot measure will slash local funding, report finds
• To ease the soaring price of property taxes, a ballot initiative would create an exemption to effectively halve the bill for homeowners. But that could slash state services. By Maggie Mullen, WyoFile.com A statewide ballot initiative would effectively…
Lawmakers split over advanced legislation banning delta-8
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — State lawmakers advanced a bill draft on Monday that aims to ban all hemp-products containing any psychoactive properties, including delta-8, without providing a distinction between “synthetic” and “naturally…
Employment numbers back to pre-pandemic levels in Wyoming
By Jackie Galli Buffalo Bulletin Via- Wyoming News Exchange BUFFALO — The state of Wyoming continues to recover from the pandemic, with unemployment trending down and the average monthly employment back to pre-pandemic levels. The preliminary numbers for the first-quarter…
Men allege human trafficking
• The two say they were sent to Triangle Cross Ranch for forced, unpaid labor By Sofia Saric Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Two men allege they were human trafficked to Triangle Cross Ranch in Powell —…
New texts, emails show Wyoming Department of Education staff hesitated to move forward with 2022 event
By Samir Knox Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Text messages and emails provided to the Wyoming Tribune Eagle show confusion and dissent among Wyoming Department of Education staffers last year, as they scrambled to figure out…
Police continue investigation into missing Torrington woman following mysterious phone call
By Jess Oaks Torrington Telegram Via- Wyoming News Exchange TORRINGTON — The Torrington Police Department has taken a bit of heat from the public in the last week regarding statements the department released on social media concerning a local missing…
M. Russell Ballard, Latter-day Saint apostle, dies at 95
The following is a news release from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We are saddened to announce that President M. Russell Ballard, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ…