Economic recovery continues
By Mary Steurer Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER —Over the first three months of 2022, Wyoming continued to enjoy an economic recovery, a new report from the state’s economic analysis division shows. The state owes the revival, in…
What if there was a school shooting in Lincoln County?
On May 24, 2022, an 18-year old gunman walked into Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas and murdered 19 children and two teachers in one of the latest and all-to-frequent mass shootings in the United States. It is human nature to…
Fish and Game investigates decapitated geese in Bear Lake County
This story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. The following is a news release from Idaho Fish and Game. Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking the public’s help in solving a particularly unusual wildlife case near the small community of Bloomington…
Attorneys, physicians scramble to make sense of abortion ban
By Sofia Jeremias, WyoFile.com When the U.S. Supreme Court two weeks ago overturned Roe v. Wade, Wyoming was one of 13 states prepared to capitalize on the moment and enact an abortion ban “trigger bill.” Most abortions in Wyoming will likely be illegal once…
Interior Secretary Haaland surveys Yellowstone flood damage
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON —U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said Friday she’s committed to helping Yellowstone National Park rebuild after historic flooding, but she hasn’t yet secured the funding to do so. Yellowstone…
Oil and gas, green groups both pan reduced lease sale
By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Oil and gas companies successfully bid for the right to develop 71,251 federal acres across the West in the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s first onshore oil and gas lease sale since President Joe Biden took…
Wyoming companies hoping to change U.S. reliance on China for rare earth elements
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Beneath Wyoming’s surface lies a bounty of resources most of us haven’t thought about since high school chemistry. None of the increasingly sought-after rare earth elements — neodymium, dysprosium,…
KICK IT OR KEEP IT: “Country On” by Luke Bryan
A new single from country artist Luke Bryan is up for vote in this week’s Kick It or Keep It. If “Country On” is kept, it will be added to The Spur’s playlist. Vote to kick or keep the song…
Remote trial for park speedster set for Tuesday
JACKSON (WNE) —A trial will be held remotely on Tuesday for a speedster facing 10 federal charges after he was caught driving 132 mph in Grand Teton National Park. Jessie James Perry, 37, has an Idaho license but a Jackson…
Simpson honored at White House
By Victoria Eavis Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Retired U.S. Sen. Al Simpson received the nation’s highest civilian honor Thursday: the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Ninety-year-old Simpson is a pillar of Wyoming politics. He served in the…