Rocky Mountain Power customers to see 3.5 percent decrease in rates
CHEYENNE, Wyo. July 1, 2020 — The Wyoming Public Service Commission approved new rates for Rocky Mountain Power customers, following an extensive review that began last year. Overall, customer bills will go down an average of 3.5 percent as the…
Tribes take ownership of reservation oil field
By Nate Perez Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — After decades of leasing Circle Ridge Field, the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho have taken full ownership of the oil and gas field on the Wind River Reservation. Both…
Rock Springs airport gets grant for modernization
ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — The Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport has been awarded more than $8.4 million in funding for its Commercial Terminal Modernization Project, and construction is set to begin in July. The $8,406,667 in funding will come from the…
Man killed, trooper wounded in shootout near Lander
By Clair McFarland Riverton Ranger Via- Wyoming News Exchange RIVERTON — An exchange of gunfire Friday afternoon during a traffic stop left the driver of the stopped vehicle mortally shot and a Highway Patrol trooper wounded. The injured trooper was…
Montana man arrested, accused of starting Robertson Draw Fire
By Mark Davis and CJ Baker Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — A Bridger, Montana, man was arrested Wednesday on allegations that he started the 28,600-acre Robertson Draw Fire while off-trail on his motorcycle. John Lightburn, 55, faces…
Yellowstone’s first bison goring in ’21
JACKSON (WNE) — An inglorious and painful, though hallmark, sign of Northwestern Wyoming summer passed by over the weekend near the shoreline of Yellowstone Lake. The unfortunate, typically annual event that unfolded was a Yellowstone National Park tourist being gored…
Military truck hauling ammo catches fire on I-80 near Evanston
A semi carrying ammunition as part of a military convoy caught fire on I-80 near Evanston Monday afternoon, June 21. The Uinta County Fire and Ambulance said westbound lanes were closed at milepost 14 as Evanston Fire Crews battled the…
Two black bears killed on Teton County roads
JACKSON (WNE) — Highways feeding into Jackson Hole claimed the lives of two black bears last week, one each on Togwotee Pass and Teton Pass. The bruin struck on U.S. Highway 26/287 near the Togwotee Pass summit was killed late…
Grand Teton scales back search for missing man
JACKSON (WNE) — After six days of intense aerial and ground searching for missing hiker Cian McLaughlin, Grand Teton National Park officials said late Friday they will scale back their efforts. “The search for McLaughlin will shift tactics to a…
First Presidency and NAACP Leaders Announce a Shared Vision to “Learn from and Serve One Another”
The following is a release from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the national leadership of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored…