Cheyenne man sentenced in child pornography case
CHEYENNE (WNE) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Wyoming, has announced that a Cheyenne man has been sentenced in a child pornography case. Brian Joseph Nielsen, age 38, was sentenced Thursday to 148 months of imprisonment for possession of…
Wyoming Table to connect food producers with buyers
The Wyoming Table is a new online directory that endeavors to connect in-state ranchers, farmers, distillers, brewers and other producers with interests buyers so they can purchase high-quality, locally made food and beverages. This according to the Wyoming Business Council…
D.C. Delegation: Inflation, power plants, Grizzly bear management
• Updates from Barrasso, Lummis, Hageman. Barrasso: American Families Need Relief from Persistent and Painful High Prices U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, today issued the following statement after the July 2023 Consumer Price…
Gordon, EPA head agree on tech innovation to combat climate crisis
Both leaders tout Wyoming’s role in advancing carbon capture technologies, but state officials still critical of EPA’s ‘power plant rule.’ By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com LARAMIE—Gov. Mark Gordon and the state’s top environmental regulators are often at loggerheads with the…
Hunters can help put an end to hunger
Hunters know the value of Wyoming’s wildlife and their harvested big game and there’s no better way to share the bounties of our state than sharing it with those who need it the most. Hunters interested in donating their harvested…
Governor Gordon Appoints Darin Westby Director of WYDOT
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon has appointed Darin Westby Director of the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT). Westby has served as interim director of the agency since March. He was one of three finalist candidates for the position that the…
Montpelier PD seeking information on missing woman
According to a news release from the Montpelier Police Department (MPD), the MPD is seeking information on the whereabouts of Christina Passey Parker, age 55, who was reported missing on August 7 along with her two border collie dogs. Parker…
10,000 Wyomingites have lost Medicaid or Kid Care coverage. Most are children.
• More people lost the government health coverage than maintained it as the state re-analyzes who still qualifies following steady pandemic-era enrollment. By Madelyn Beck, WyoFile.com New estimates show that more than 10,000 people have lost Medicaid or Kid…
Court OKs 3,500 gas wells amid ‘Path of the Pronghorn,’ sage grouse winter habitat
• Jonah Energy’s Normally Pressured Lance field in Sublette and Sweetwater counties clears the federal appeals court 5 years after the Bureau of Land Management signed off on the decision. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com A panel of appellate judges…