WHP: Driver was on meth
By Sofia Saric Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER —Prosecutors formally charged a Utah man with five counts of aggravated vehicular homicide on Wednesday in connection with a multi-car wreck that authorities say resulted from him driving the wrong…
Wyoming Challenges New Federal Labor Rule Allowing Asset Managers to Direct Their Clients’ Retirement Money to ESG Investments
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Wyoming has joined a 25-state coalition in a lawsuit over a Department of Labor rule which would affect the retirement accounts of millions of people. The rule would allow 401(k) managers to direct their clients’ money to ESG…
Heavy snowfall forecast for Star Valley this weekend
Another round of significant snowfall is forecast for Star Valley this weekend, as well as Jackson and portions of eastern Idaho. The National Weather Service Riverton Office has issued a Winter Storm Watch, which will be in effect from Thursday…
Swift Creek High School students actually like the Discovery Program
◆ “The teachers here at Swift Creek seem to really care about us and want us to succeed.” Student, Tehya Begaso Swift Creek High School has several excellent cards to play in its education game, but it has one ace…
Five killed in crash on I-80
JACKSON (WNE) — Five young people from Arkansas were killed Sunday after a pickup driving the wrong way caused a multi-vehicle pileup on Interstate 80 east of Rawlins. The five people fatally injured in the crash, ages 18 to 23,…
Afton hopeful EPA will work on research with town and DEQ on water disagreement
The Town of Afton is hopeful the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will work with the town and Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) on a water disagreement. Town Administrator Violet Sanderson says the Region 8 EPA out of Denver is…
Alpine Fire responds to attic fire in Etna
The Alpine Fire Department extinguished an attic fire at a home in Etna Monday evening. The department responded to the residence at 5:07 p.m. where they found smoke near the ceiling above the fireplace. Occupants and animals were escorted outside,…
Authorities scramble to entice paid, volunteer water savings
By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Upper Colorado River Basin states, including Wyoming, are looking for agricultural irrigators, municipalities and other water users interested in a volunteer program that pays them to leave water in streams flowing to the troubled Colorado River….
Long-term funding for suicide prevention lifeline removed
By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The 988 suicide lifeline bill was stripped on Friday of its $40 million appropriation to create a long-term trust fund, as well as the $6 million for a…
Barrasso, Tester, Daines, Hickenlooper Push Biden Admin to Address Rural Nursing Home Staffing Shortages
CASPER, WY – U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), and colleagues today sent a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure expressing concerns about CMS’ intent to…