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Federal agreement to boost Wyoming’s uranium industry

————————— By Camille Erickson Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — In a move cheered by Wyoming’s uranium industry, Gov. Mark Gordon endorsed an agreement between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday to clarify…

Man pleads not guilty of murder by reason of mental illness

CHEYENNE (WNE) – A man accused of murdering his 80-year-old mother pleaded not guilty Thursday morning in Laramie County District Court. James Brian Wallace pleaded not guilty by reason of mental illness to first-degree murder after he was found to…

153rd Airlift Wing welcomes new commander

————– ◆ Col. Barry Deibert assumed command July 11. By Senior Master Sgt. Rob Trubia, 153rd Public Affairs Office CHEYENNE — Col. Barry Deibert assumed command of the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing during a July 11, change…

Coronavirus recoveries grow by 51

————— The number of coronavirus patients to recover since the illness was first detected in Wyoming grew by 51 on Wednesday, helping push the number of active cases in the state down by two. The Wyoming Department of Health, in…

Keegan Cryder Named to Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List

————- Wyoming junior center Keegan Cryder was recognized as one of the top returning interior linemen in the nation by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) on Tuesday as the FWAA announced its 2020 Outland Trophy Watch List.  The…

Firefighters contain more than 17,500-acre blaze south of Worland

POWELL (WNE) — A wildlife burned across 17,554 acres of short grass and brush south of Worland over the past week, but crews expected to have it fully contained by Monday night. The Neiber Fire started on July 14 along…

100 MPH chase ends near Sheridan

On Monday, July 20, 2020, a Sheridan, Wyoming resident led WHP Troopers and Sheridan County Deputies on a pursuit east of Sheridan, Wyoming. The pursuit began after officers were called to the Sheridan Wal-Mart to take a report of an…

Lincoln County adds four more active Coronavirus cases

40 new confirmed coronavirus cases in Wyoming, Campbell County woman latest victim A Campbell County woman has become the 25th Wyoming resident to die from coronavirus, the Wyoming Department of Health reported Tuesday. The department said the older woman did…

More than 8,000 Wyomingites received unclaimed property checks

◆ Wyoming law requires the state to hold unclaimed property in perpetuity until the rightful owner claims it. Provided by the Unclaimed Property Division of the State Treasurer’s Office Wyoming’s Unclaimed Property Division of the State Treasurer’s Office cut a…

Active Coronavirus numbers climb by 24; Now top 500

————– As of 3:00 p.m. Monday, July 20, the total number of coronavirus cases in Wyoming had increased by 62 — from 1,728 to 1790. Sheridan and Uinta counties each report just one new coronavirus case; Carbon County has two…