Park County man sentenced to two decades in prison
By Braden Schiller Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — A 56-year-old Powell man was sentenced Wednesday to 22-25 years of prison time for sexually abusing a teenager. Per a plea agreement, Robert Andrew McCoy’s sentence cannot be modified…
Black Hills Energy to use Wyodak coal to research hydrogen generation
GILLETTE (WNE) — Black Hills Energy will be using Powder River Basin coal to research hydrogen generation. Black Hills Energy was recently awarded a grant from the Wyoming Energy Authority to conduct a feasibility analysis on hydrogen generation using coal…
Bill Gates tours Kemmerer plant
By Rana Jones Kemmerer Gazette Via- Wyoming News Exchange KEMMERER — Microsoft billionaire and TerraPower Chairman Bill Gates toured the Naughton Power Plant in Kemmerer on Friday and saw where TerraPower will build a nuclear reactor before conducting a press…
Wyoming Shrine Bowl 2023 50th Anniversary Looking for Alumni
Executive Director Frank Selby is asking for the public’s help in finding Wyoming Shrine Bowl Alumni. “We are very excited to celebrate 50 years of Wyoming Shrine Bowl this summer,” he said. “We are asking any coaches, managers, trainers, players, officials,…
Homeland Security issues flood warnings
NWS in Riverton has ongoing Flood Warnings for the Bear River drainage, both north and south of Cokeville, as well as a Flood Advisory for the Salt River drainage. Cokeville did have a canal bank failure that caused some additional Ag…
Missing girls from Alpine found safe in Georgia
Two girls from Alpine who have been reported missing since February have been found safe in Georgia. Lincoln County Sheriff Shane Johnson said 8-year-old Tamzen Walsh and 12-year-old Lilyana Walsh were found Sunday, May 7. The girls were with their…
Grizzly bear killed near Yellowstone
By Mark Davis Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — Responding to the scene of a dead grizzly bear Monday, officials found a mature boar shot and killed just off the North Fork Highway at MP 14 near the…
Bureau of Reclamation to reduce water flow from Jackson Lake Dam starting May 10
CHEYENNE — The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Upper Snake Field Office has informed the State of Wyoming that a reduction of water flow from Jackson Lake Dam will occur for six to eight weeks starting May 10. According to the…
Jackson Hole Airport security now fully federalized
JACKSON (WNE) — The Transportation Security Administration has officially taken over security screening operations at Jackson Hole Airport. The transition, which took place Monday, ended a bumpy, monthslong snafu. Screeners previously on the airport’s payroll were left scratching their heads…
Ricketts promotes resort plans to full house
By Joy Ufford Pinedale Roundup Via- Wyoming News Exchange PINEDALE — Enough people were curious about what billionaire Joe Ricketts had to say of his plans for a luxury resort at Jackson Fork Ranch near rural Bondurant to fill the…