Kemmerer PD looking for vehicle involved in hit and run
The Kemmerer Police Department is asking for assistance from the public in locating a vehicle that was involved in a hit and run incident on Thursday. According to KPD, they are trying to locate a black Ford F150, model year…
Grizzly 399’s remains cremated
JACKSON (WNE) — Less than a week and a half after Grizzly 399 was hit and killed by a car in the Snake River Canyon, federal land and wildlife managers decided to cremate her body and return her ashes…
Lawmakers back $66.3M more in school funding
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Legislature could be back on track to fully funding its K-12 public schools after a committee of state lawmakers voted Friday to adopt a $66.3…
Statewide school threat deemed non-credible
The following is a statement from Lincoln County School District #2 sent at 9:25 a.m. Monday, November 4 regarding a non-credible threat and the responses at both Star Valley High School and Star Valley Middle School. “Law enforcement was alerted…
LDS Church announces new full-time mission options for single adults
The following is a press release from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints New Full-Time Mission Opportunities for Single Seniors Single men over 40 may now serve, and opportunities for single sisters are expanding Serving a full-time mission…
Wyoming Legislature has $173 million for supplemental budget
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Wyoming lawmakers have $173.5 million at their disposal as they put together the supplemental budget for the 2025 general session, according to a new Consensus Revenue Estimate…
UW celebrates record-breaking 10th annual Giving Day
LARAMIE (WNE) — The University of Wyoming’s 10th annual Giving Day set records with 11,202 donors who gave more than $4.1 million, making it the most successful Giving Day in the university’s history. The proceeds from the fundraising event…
America’s growing political divide reaches Wyoming school boards, city councils
• Most local offices are explicitly nonpartisan. But a growing number of candidates and political action committees are injecting politics into them anyway. By Allison Allsop, CJ Baker, Joseph Beaudet, Jonathan Gallardo, Katie Klingsporn, Ivy Secrest and Joshua…
State will soon offer savings accounts for homeschooled kids
SUNDANCE (WNE) — Homeschooled and private school students will soon be eligible for education savings accounts to help pay for their education. The Wyoming Education Savings Act (ESA) was signed into law earlier this year, and the Wyoming Department…
Winter depression is real and there are many ways to fight back
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer As winter approaches and daylight hours grow shorter, people prone to seasonal depression can feel it in their bodies and brains. “It’s a feeling of panic, fear, anxiety and dread all in one,”…