Wyoming watershed numbers meet or exceed January averages
January 2018 precipitation totals across Wyoming were 90 to 100 percent of average. Precipitation numbers varied between 140 percent of normal over the Crow/Lodgepole Creek Drainage (extreme southeast Wyoming) to near 81 percent of average over the Wind River Watershed…
Rural component of infrastructure plan may benefit Wyoming
The rural component of President Donald Trump’s infrastructure plan could benefit Wyoming and rural areas in other states by providing ways to improve transportation and other services. The Trump Administration outlined principles for its infrastructure plan Monday, which contains a…
Gov. Matt Mead Delivers 2018 State of the State
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead (R) delivered the 2018 State of the State address Monday, February 12. The address opened the 2018 Legislative Session. During the State of the State, Mead spoke on Wyoming’s accomplishments over his last 7 years in…
Police involved in shooting near Shoshone
Today, Jan. 30, 2018 at approximately 1:00 a.m., a Shoshone Police Department officer made a routine traffic stop for an infraction within city limits. While the officer was performing a check on the driver after the stop was made, the…
4.3 magnitude earthquake near Soda Springs
This story courtesy of EastIdahoNews. It is used here with permission. SODA SPRINGS– A 4.3 magnitude earthquake was reported near Soda Springs Thursday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter was located about 8.7 miles south of Soda…
Idaho Falls Police arrest suspect of Armed Robbery, Attempted Burglary, and DUI
At approximately 1:30am this morning, Idaho Falls Police Officers (IFPD) responded to the Fiesta Ole Restaurant on S. Skyline Dr. to a Burglar alarm activation. Upon arrival officers discovered someone attempted to break into an exterior door to the building….
Mountain lion on runway delays Idaho flight
This story courtesy EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission An airplane approaching a rural Idaho airport had to abort its initial landing after a mountain lion was spotted on the runway. The Idaho Mountain Express reports the Delta flight…
Weatherby to relocate to Sheridan, Wyoming
Firearms manufacturer Weatherby, Inc., is relocating its manufacturing operations and corporate headquarters from California to Sheridan, Wyoming, company officials announced today from SHOT Show in Las Vegas, the world’s largest annual shooting, hunting and firearms industry trade show. The move…
Evanston men prosecuted for poaching deer
The following is a release from the Wyoming Game & Fish Department EVANSTON—Evanston residents Gerald Lewis, 19, and Austin Jarrell, 20, are now paying for their decision to poach a doe mule deer and leave it to waste on the…
Business Council funds poised to improve community amenities across Wyoming
By Tom Dixon WBC Senior Communications Specialist When the Wyoming Business Council started in 1998, economic developers in the state focused on recruiting outside businesses by touting Wyoming’s low taxes and light regulation. It wasn’t enough. Companies wanted land with…