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Federal renaming drive bypasses Wyoming board

By CJ Baker Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — Acting with unusual speed, the federal government is moving forward with plans to rename some 664 geographic features across the country that contain the word squaw — including a…

Nearly 10,000 pounds of meat collected with Food from the Field in 2021

◆ Hunters are helping feed families in Wyoming. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has announced that 215 harvested animals, totaling 9,841 pounds of meat, were donated to food banks around Wyoming in 2021, thanks to the Food from the…

Cowboy Comeback Falls Short in 73-66 Loss to San Diego State

  Nick Seeman Assistant Athletic Director, Communications University of Wyoming Athletics  The Cowboys nearly erased a 11-point deficit but fell just short in a 73-66 loss to San Diego State on Monday evening in the Arena-Auditorium. It marked the first…

Crossover voting ban clears Senate

By Victoria Eavis Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — A bill to end the practice of crossover voting is headed to the House after lengthy debate about what it means to be a Republican in Wyoming today. Senate…

Proposed reroute of I-80 could help economy

By Abby Vander Graaff Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — Interstate 80 is coming under scrutiny again as the Wyoming Department of Transportation has made an informal proposal to the federal government to consider a reroute of the…

Legislature rejects Medicaid expansion

By Jasmine Hall and Carrie Haderlie Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Attempts were made in both chambers of the Wyoming Legislature on Friday to amend the 2023- 24 biennium budget to expand Medicaid coverage to more…

Bradshaw and Fertig Sweep Player of the Week Awards

Second time this season the duo has swept the MW honors  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 28, 2022) – For the second time this season, the Wyoming Cowgirls have swept the Mountain West’s Player of the Week Awards as McKinley Bradshaw…

Longtime Wyoming broadcaster George Kay dies at 88

Longtime Wyoming broadcaster George Kay passed away yesterday at the age of 88.  He was a 2005 Wyoming Association of Broadcasters (WAB) WAB Hall of Fame member. Kay had a career that spanned 48 years which included contributions for the…