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Avoid Ticks to Avoid Diseases They Spread

As Wyoming’s warmer days approach, avoiding ticks when spending time outdoors can also mean escaping some potentially serious diseases, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). Diseases sometimes passed on by infected ticks in Wyoming include tularemia, Rocky Mountain…

Wyoming Water Supply Outlook and graphic.

HIGHLIGHTS: Wyoming April 2019 precipitation was 115 to 120 percent of average Current water year precipitation is averaging 110 to 115 percent of normal across Wyoming… Mountain snowpack across Wyoming is 90 to 100 percent of median… Near normal to…

Gordon Optimistic about coal’s Future

By Jonathan Gallardo Gillette News Record Via Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Wyoming has a bright future ahead of it with the strides it has made in technology and education, but nothing may be brighter than its coal industry, which…

She helped 22,000 women get an abortion, and now she’s a mother of 8 working to end it

The story was originally published on East Idaho News and was used with permission. Editor’s note: The following is a detailed account of a woman’s experience with abortion. It includes a graphic description that may be upsetting to some users….

Can You Make the Playlist?

Wyoming Arts Council Seeking music from Wyoming Musicians for the 2019 Summer Road Trip Playlist The Wyoming Arts Council is seeking music from Wyoming musicians for the 2019 Summer Road Trip Playlist. Wyoming is famous for its beautiful landscape, and…

Weather-permitting, South Entrance & select roads open Friday, May 10

South Entrance to West Thumb, Lake Village to West Thumb, West Thumb to Old Faithful (Craig Pass), Tower Junction to Tower Fall, will open Friday, May 10, at 8 a.m. to public motorists. Find current road status on the park…

Cluster of Whooping Cough Cases Seen in Campbell County

With recently increased cases of pertussis (whooping cough) concentrated in Campbell County, the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is encouraging awareness of the disease locally and across the state, as well as promoting vaccination. Five Campbell County pertussis cases have…

Governor Gordon Launches Advisory Group to Discuss Future of big game Migration

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon today asked for Wyoming people who have an interest in big game migration and in all uses of Wyoming’s lands and minerals that lie under migration corridors to come together to develop recommendations to improve…

Man found inside business, arrested for Felony Drug Charge

On May 6th, 2019, Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a business in the 3400 N. Block of 15th E. in Bonneville County to a report of a man sleeping inside the business.  Upon arrival Deputies were taken to a…