UW offers incentives for vaccination
GILLETTE (WNE) — The University of Wyoming is preparing for the upcoming school year by announcing an incentive program to encourage students to get a COVID-19 vaccination with a grand prize being a semester’s worth of tuition and fees. Other…
Man shot by Green River police officer
GREEN RIVER (WNE) — A Green River Police Department officer exchanged gunfire with an unidentified suspect Tuesday night during a traffic stop on Barnhart Street, resulting in the suspect being wounded and transported out of state. According to a release…
Governor Gordon Calls for Volunteers to Serve on the Sublette Mule Deer Migration Corridor Working Group
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Gordon, in consultation with county commissioners, is now accepting applications to serve on the Sublette Mule Deer Migration Corridor Local Area Working Group. In early 2020, Governor Mark Gordon signed Migration Corridor Executive Order 2020-1….
Man who walked up to Old Faithful while waving flag sentenced to jail
JACKSON (WNE) — A Yellowstone tourist who was a little too jacked up on America while visiting last summer recently wrapped up jail time earned for antics that involved flag waving and a coonskin hat near the cone of the…
Mountain State Stockdog Association coming to Afton for National Finals July 12-17
The Mountain State Stockdog Association (MSSA) will be holding its National Finals at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds in Afton July 12-17. President of the league Steve Wight says it will consist of the top 200 handlers with some having more…
Sheriff’s office investigates after woman reports being attacked while hiking
This story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission – PRESTON (KSL.com) —- Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who a 35-year-old Utah woman said assaulted her while hiking in the Willow Flat area on…
Sublette County Sheriff’s Office provides information in missing person case of Vanessa “Nessy” Orren from 2017.
The following is a release from the Sublette County Sheriff’s Office In January 2017, the Sublette County Sheriff’s Office received a missing person’s report. Vanessa “Nessy” Orren, age 61, of LaBarge, Wyoming was reported missing. The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office…
Rocky Mountain Power customers to see 3.5 percent decrease in rates
CHEYENNE, Wyo. July 1, 2020 — The Wyoming Public Service Commission approved new rates for Rocky Mountain Power customers, following an extensive review that began last year. Overall, customer bills will go down an average of 3.5 percent as the…
Tribes take ownership of reservation oil field
By Nate Perez Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — After decades of leasing Circle Ridge Field, the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho have taken full ownership of the oil and gas field on the Wind River Reservation. Both…
Rock Springs airport gets grant for modernization
ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — The Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport has been awarded more than $8.4 million in funding for its Commercial Terminal Modernization Project, and construction is set to begin in July. The $8,406,667 in funding will come from the…