Leaders work on rules to allow firearms in state facilities
By Carrie Haderlie Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Officials are getting closer to approving streamlined rules allowing members of the public to carry concealed firearms in state-owned public buildings. In late February, after nearly a…
FBI: Wyoming ranks 3rd per capita in losses to scammers
LARAMIE (WNE) — Scammers stole $43,502,744 from Wyoming victims in 2024, according to the latest report from the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center. Those losses made Wyoming the No. 3 state in the nation in terms of per-capita losses….
Climb Wyoming Named One of Top Programs in the Nation Impacting Two Generations
Provided by Climb Wyoming Climb Wyoming, a statewide nonprofit that helps low-income single moms overcome poverty through free job training and placement, has been named one of the leading programs in the U.S. helping parents and children thrive. Ascend…
Lincoln County unemployment holds at 3.4 percent
• Teton County had lowest rate Lincoln County’s unemployment rate for March 2025 was 3.4 percent. It was unchanged for the same time period the previous year. The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported 372 people in Lincoln County…
Governor Gordon joins Governors Cox and Little to Ink Tri-State Energy MOU
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon (R-WY) joined Governors Spencer Cox (R-UT) and Brad Little (R-ID) in Salt Lake City today to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing a cooperative framework among Utah, Wyoming and Idaho to pursue…
Cyber Wyoming Roundup: Toll payment scam, Telegram investments and a Hertz data breach
The following column is comprised of examples of reported scams attempted on Wyoming residents and contains links on how to report them and who to contact in the case you suspect fraud. Highway Robbery: A Laramie resident reported receiving a scam…
Four individuals on ICE holds, arrested and arraigned for drug charges in Sheridan
SHERIDAN (WNE) — Edwin Lopez, Mauro Solorzano, Cesar Hernandez and Luis Hernandez faced arraignments in Sheridan County Circuit Court Thursday for drug-related charges following a traffic stop. All four individuals are not legal citizens of the United States and…
Labor advocates: Most lethal state in the nation for workers ignores blue-collar plight
• It’s Workers Memorial Day. Yet Wyoming elected officials mostly silent in wake of yet another alarming report of workplace carnage, advocates say. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com In 2023, a worker died after falling through a skylight on a…
Things to know about the US coal industry and proposed changes under the Trump administration
By JOHN RABY and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration has proposed several changes that would affect the struggling U.S. coal industry. Trump issued executive orders this month to allow mining on federal…
Wrestlers Compete at 2025 U.S. Open
The University of Wyoming team had a decent-sized contingent at the 2025 U.S. Open over the weekend. Six Cowboys and one incomer competed in a tournament held at The Expo at World Market Center from Thursday-Sunday. Incoming freshman Lane Foard…