Production, conversation groups challenge oil and gas leases
By Brady Oltmans Pinedale Roundup Via- Wyoming News Exchange PINEDALE – A Wyoming production group submitted a protest to the Bureau of Land Management regarding oil and gas leases on the same day a coalition of environmental groups also petitioned…
Conservation groups ask for end to elk feedgrounds
PINEDALE (WNE) — Six conservation groups submitted a 16-page recommendation to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department on Wednesday, requesting the state begin phasing out 22 state-run feedgrounds where elk are artificially fed each winter. This request was made to…
Woman arrested following shots fired in Etna
An Etna resident has been taken into custody following an altercation that included shots fired. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office stated that at approximately 12:49 a.m. on Wednesday, June 1, dispatched received a 911 call that a man had been…
Report: industrial solar disrupts big-game movements
By Christine Peterson, WyoFile.com Stretching across a piece of prairie in southwest Wyoming is the state’s first industrial solar field. It’s a small piece of the nation and world’s transition away from fossil fuels to renewable resources. It’s one part…
Upper Green livestock grazers give sigh of relief; judge dismisses suit, citing agencies’ solid foundation
By Joy Ufford Pinedale Roundup Via- Wyoming News Exchange PINEDALE — Local ranchers whose cattle spend summers drifting to their Upper Green River rangeland grazing allotments are relieved by the federal judge’s May 17 dismissal of an environmental coalition’s challenge….
President Biden Orders Flags to Fly at Half-Staff Until Noon May 30 For Memorial Day
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – At the direction of the President of the United States, Governor Mark Gordon has ordered the U.S. and State of Wyoming flags be lowered to half-staff on Memorial Day, May 30, 2022, at 12:01 am and returned to…
Wyoming Unveils Mental Health Public Awareness Campaign Partnering with State Parks
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – With warming temperatures arriving and Wyoming State Park usage increasing, the Governor’s Challenge on Suicide Prevention is making sure Wyoming State Park users know how to reach out for mental health support, if needed. A public messaging campaign,…
Cheney officially files to run for U.S. House
Victoria Eavis Casper Star-Tribune Rep. Liz Cheney officially filed to run for U.S. House on Thursday, announcing her reelection bid in a video that focused on her allegiance to the U.S. Constitution. The announcement, one day before the filing deadline, puts…
Texas school killing stirs gun policy talk in Wyoming
By Jasmine Hall, Jonathan Make and Hannah Black Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Wyoming’s federal and state Republican lawmakers said Wednesday following Tuesday’s mass shooting at a Texas elementary school that gun control laws aren’t the…
Worland woman announces bid for governor
WORLAND (WNE) — Worland Democrat Terry Livingston announced her bid for the state’s highest position on Monday. Livingston told the Northern Wyoming News that she would be filing for governor on the Democratic ticket prior to Friday’s filing deadline. Livingston…