Wyoming’s average gas prices fall nearly 4.5 cents per gallon in last week
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Average gasoline prices in Wyoming have fallen 4.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.03 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy.com’s survey of 494 stations in Wyoming. Prices in Wyoming are 9.3 cents per…
The MWC/Pac fallout and other thoughts
I felt like I had a few things on my mind and hadn’t written a sports column in a while, so here are some things that have been rolling around in my head. Conference Realignment: On June 1, it became…
Savvy 13-year-old Teton wolf almost breaks all-time age record
• Gray male, the oldest Wyoming wolf ever documented, lived a mysterious existence amid human development, perched in the mountainsides overlooking Teton Valley, Idaho. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com Biologist Ken Mills sensed a shrewdness and smarts in Wolf…
Hageman wants to crack down on truckers’ English. Drivers are split over whether it’s needed.
• Wyoming’s lone congressperson wants to codify Trump’s push to require English proficiency among drivers. Reaction was mixed among truckers on I-80. By Andrew Graham, WyoFile.com In a state where the vast majority of residents are white, the…
People want more Wyoming trails. Lawmakers ponder ways to pay for them.
• Legislators to pursue bills to raise non-motorized-trail-building money through lottery funds, state park fees. By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com A growing body of hikers, mountain bikers, cross-country skiers and backpackers clearly want more non-motorized trails built in…
Wyoming lawmakers discuss pros and cons of taking over federal lands
By Christina MacIntosh Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — At the kickoff of the Wyoming Legislature’s interim Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Committee, lawmakers did not make it through the first agenda item before discussing…
Wyoming lawmakers: Abolish property tax structure
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Wyoming lawmakers voted Tuesday to draft a bill that abolishes the state’s property tax system. During a meeting of the Legislature’s Joint Revenue Committee in Gillette, the…
Chad Baldwin shares new insights into Yellowstone eruptions
• Dr. Sims and students uncover Yellowstone, Henry Fork eruption insights In a recent interview on the Weekday Wake-Up, Chad Baldwin showcased cutting-edge research on Yellowstone’s volcanic activity, focusing on its rhyolitic eruptions. Published in April 2025, this study…
What’s it take to kill a Wyoming wolf? Nearly 500 hunting days, and then it’s likely a youngster
• Recent increases in success rates at hunting exceedingly difficult-to-kill wolves are “really good,” a Wyoming biologist said, because it shows that fair-chase tactics are still working. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com Last fall, hunters put in their time…
WDOC returns some inmates from out-of-state facilities; 135 remain in Mississippi
By Ivy Secrest Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — As staffing at the Wyoming Department of Corrections has increased, 30 more Wyoming inmates housed at the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility in Tallahatchie, Mississippi, have been moved…