Grizzly conflicts down; Game and Fish Department counts just over 170 in 2022
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming’s grizzly bears — and the humans who manage them — have had a standout year. Conflicts, the official designation for confrontations between bears and people or their property,…
End of federal aid could mean more homeless in Wyoming
By Mary Steurer Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program — which as of Dec. 22 had served more than 15,000 households across the state — stopped accepting new applications in November. It’s still…
Safe2Tell gives students a place to turn when they need help
By Sarah Elmquist Squires The Ranger Via- Wyoming News Exchange RIVERTON — Imagine you’re a teenager worried about a friend, someone who’s been distant or has even hinted that he’s thought about hurting himself or someone else. What do you…
Wyo seeks 6,282-acre land swap for new Colorado River Basin dam
By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com Wyoming moved to expedite the construction of a 280-foot-high concrete dam in the Medicine Bow National Forest last month by proposing a 6,282-acre land exchange. The state wants 1,762 acres of federal property for…
Barrasso: Biden Admin Wants Control of Wyoming’s Water
CASPER, WY – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released the following statement in response to the Biden administration’s announcement that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final rule regarding the definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS)….
(Opinion) – Nonprofit offers free help with health insurance
• Enroll Wyoming provides free assistance and information to remove confusion Enroll Wyoming Project Director Jason Mincer I have worked in public health for almost 20 years, and one of the top concerns that always comes forward is access to…
Proposed legislation would raise marriage age limit to 18
By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Rep. Dan Zwonitzer is bringing back a bill that would make the minimum marriage age 18 instead of 16 in Wyoming, with few exceptions. Close to 300,000 children…
State increases electricity rates
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Rocky Mountain Power can raise customers’ electricity rates by 0.3% to help it meet the carbon capture requirements set in 2020 by the state legislature, the Wyoming Public Service…
Census: Wyoming deaths exceed births
By Mary Steurer Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — For the first time in at least a century, Wyoming recorded more deaths than births over a year-long period, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The…
Fuel markets poised to close out 2022 at lowest levels of year
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — It’s been a little more than a year since utilities began stockpiling coal in preparation for a costly winter. The subsequent months proved especially volatile for energy markets, which…