Legislators, doctors want rules on prior authorization
By Aedan Hannon Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — For the first time, Wyoming lawmakers are looking to put in place rules that guide how health insurance companies can approve and deny medical care. However, the second interim…
Wyoming leaders battle Biden for gun rights
By Sarah Elmquist Squires Lander Journal Via- Wyoming News Exchange LANDER — Last week, U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis fired back against a Biden administration Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) rule governing pistol braces. The senators joined…
Human remains from 1982 cold case identified
CASPER (WNE) — Human remains discovered near Granger in 1982 have been identified, according to the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office. Jack Clawson of Sedalia, Missouri went missing in 1981 while traveling through Wyoming on his way home from a trip…
State seeks to kill 50% more lions in hard-hit deer range
• Unplanned quota hike is a direct response to mule deer winterkill in the Wyoming Range. A lion hunter blasts the proposal. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com The Wyoming Game and Fish Department proposes to boost its mountain lion hunting…
State’s proposed sage grouse protections anger local ranchers
By Jonathan Gallardo Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Jimmy Mankin’s worried about the future. The Mankin Ranch, located about 20 miles south of Gillette west of Highway 50, was established in 1939. He has cattle and…
Tornado touches down on top of Gillette coal mine
At least eight people were injured Friday night, June 23 in Gillette when a tornado touched down at the North Antelope Rochelle Mine near Gillette. According to the Gillette News Record, all workers at the coal mine have been accounted…
Groundbreaking of transmission line marked by federal and state officials
By Aedan Hannon Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Some of them had been waiting more than a decade, but a slate of TransWest Express company leaders and federal and state officials smiled Tuesday afternoon as their…
Elk wars: Inflated herds spur committee duel, radical proposals
Two elk-related bills are poised to emerge from the Agriculture Committee, where lawmakers took on an unassigned topic because of dissatisfaction with another committee’s response. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com Ordinary hunting will never reduce elk numbers to their target…
WWCC offers new degree in Outdoor Recreation starting Fall of 2023
The new Associates degree includes a Wilderness Skills Certification. Courtesy of: WesternWyoming.edu According to the Wyoming Business Council, the second largest industry in Wyoming is tourism, which brought in $2.9 billion dollars to Wyoming’s economy in 2002. Western Wyoming…
Four Star Valley graduates named to All-Star Games roster
Four recent graduates of Star Valley High School have been selected to compete in the Wyoming Coaches Foundation North-South All -Star Games. Maddie Hale and Josie Linford will play on the South volleyball team, Cameron Erickson will play on the…