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Wave Radio Interview: Dr. Gary Brogan, Bear Lake School District

Bear Lake School District Superintendent Dr. Gary Brogan stepped into The Wave studio to report on the November 4 school board.  

Multi-year investigation of wildlife charges concludes in Lincoln County

AFTON — A multi-year investigation recently wrapped up in Lincoln County on Sept. 24  when Rodney Gilstrap of Idaho Falls, Idaho, was sentenced on multiple wildlife-related charges following an appeal filed in August 2024. The charges stemmed from Gilstrap falsely…

National Weather Service Confirms EF-1 Tornado in Teton Canyon

The National Weather Service office in Riverton has confirmed that a severe wind event in the Teton Canyon area of western Teton County, Wyoming earlier this month was an EF-1 tornado — only the third documented tornado in the county’s…

Can BLM ignore land-use plans and lease off-limits ‘Golden Triangle’ habitat for drilling?

  • Legal questions loom over 20,000 acres of prime habitat for mule deer, pronghorn and sage grouse successfully nominated for drilling leases by Casper-based Kirkwood Oil and Gas. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com In December, after an extraordinarily controversial planning…

Game and Fish monitoring water flows from Kemmerer City Reservoir

KEMMERER — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is monitoring water flows and the potential to salvage trout stranded in isolated pools in the Hams Fork River below the Kemmerer City Reservoir spillway. The Kemmerer-Diamondville Water & Wastewater Joint Powers…

Police find 50 grams of meth in Washington man’s van

  JACKSON (WNE) — A simple expired-plate stop on Snow King Avenue after midnight Sept. 23 turned into one of Jackson’s bigger drug cases this year when officers seized 50 grams of methamphetamine — more than was confiscated in all…

Gas prices down more than 4 cents per gallon in Wyoming in the past week

CHEYENNE (WNE) — Average gasoline prices in Wyoming have fallen 4.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.86 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy.com’s survey of 494 stations in Wyoming. Prices in Wyoming are 16.6 cents per gallon…

Wave Radio Interview: Larry Vila – Veterans Day Luncheon

Larry Vila with the Bear Lake Memorial Healthcare Auxilliary stepped into The Wave studio to talk with Lisa about the Veterans Day Luncheon for all veterans and their spouses. The luncheon will be November 3 at 1pm at the South…

Multiple people convicted of wildlife crimes in southwest Wyoming

ROCK SPRINGS — An 8-year investigation recently wrapped up in Sweetwater County on Sep. 26 when Sean Thomas of Farson was sentenced on multiple wildlife charges. The charges stemmed from an investigation into making false statements to procure Wyoming resident…

Independently Speaking: Effective Timber Management

For the first time in decades, I sense that we are prepared to take another look at effective timber management, both at the national level and at the state level. For years, I have been frustrated by a preservationist approach…