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Homeland Security chief says travelers with no REAL ID can fly for now, but with likely extra steps

By REBECCA SANTANA and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Travelers who haven’t obtained a REAL ID by this week’s deadline received assurances from the head of Homeland Security that they will be able to fly after additional…

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Former Cowboy Chris McMillian joins Wyoming staff

LARAMIE, Wyo.  (May 6, 2025) – Cowboy basketball head coach Sundance Wicks announced on Monday the addition of former Cowboy Chris McMillian to the coaching staff. A standout for the Brown and Gold from 1998-2003, he helped lead the Pokes…

SVI Radio Interview: Dir. Angi Bruce, Wyoming Game & Fish

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Togwotee Pass grizzlies attract vexing highway hazard

  • A team of local, state and federal agencies referee wildlife watching along Wyoming scenic byway.   By Rebecca Huntington, WyoFile.com Grassy Wyoming roadsides can be enticing to grizzly bears, especially mothers with cubs, and many people can’t resist…

Wyoming Highway Patrol investigates fatal hit and run on I-80 near Rock Springs

  ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — The Wyoming Highway Patrol took to social media to make a plea over the weekend — to help identify a hit-and-run semi-truck driver. The crash occurred on I-80 at about 4:20 p.m. at Exit 99…

Leaders work on rules to allow firearms in state facilities

  By Carrie Haderlie Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Officials are getting closer to approving streamlined rules allowing members of the public to carry concealed firearms in state-owned public buildings. In late February, after nearly a…

Ahead of the conclave, the Vatican staff is to be sworn to secrecy under threat of excommunication

  By VANESSA GERA Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators. All the support staff for the cardinals who will elect the successor to Pope Francis are taking an oath…

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Wall Street points to losses and oil prices tumble on OPEC+ decision to open the spigots

  By JIANG JUNZHE and MATT OTT Associated Press Wall Street pointed toward losses in premarket trading Monday and oil prices fell to a four-year low after OPEC+ said it plans to boost output. Futures for the S&P 500 slid…

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SVI Radio Interview: Mike Hunsaker, Star Valley Health & current financial status

Mike Hunsaker, Chief Operating Officer for Star Valley Health, stepped into the SVI Radio studio to discuss the current financial status of the hospital and promote an upcoming Telephone Town Hall.  Hunsaker touched on other common concerns brought up by…

FBI: Wyoming ranks 3rd per capita in losses to scammers

  LARAMIE (WNE) — Scammers stole $43,502,744 from Wyoming victims in 2024, according to the latest report from the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center. Those losses made Wyoming the No. 3 state in the nation in terms of per-capita losses….