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Month: April 2025

Abortions are resuming at a Wyoming clinic after judge suspends laws

By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming’s only abortion clinic is resuming abortions after a judge on Monday suspended two state laws. One suspended law would require clinics providing surgical abortions to be licensed as outpatient surgical…

Nuclear convoy training demonstrates next generation of military technology

  By Ivy Secrest Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Along a dirt road in the high plains of Platte County, a convoy of tan military vehicles accompanies a massive trailer, simulating a nuclear convoy crossing through…

Governor Orders Flag to Half-Staff in Honor of His Holiness Pope Francis

  CHEYENNE, Wyo. –  As a mark of respect for the memory of His Holiness Pope Francis, and in accordance with an action by the President of the United States, Governor Mark Gordon has ordered both the United States and…

What To Know Before Attending Your First Rodeo

Rodeos are a great way to celebrate Western culture and spend time with your community. Here’s what to know before attending your first rodeo.

What are the church’s rites for the death of a pope and the election of a new one?

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing of ballots with a needle and thread after they’re counted, and then burning them to produce…

Online scams remain consistent; scammers continue to adapt

  By Weston Pope The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — Internet scams remain consistent in 2025 as scammers continue to use increasingly sophisticated tactics to deceive and defraud people. Scammers are now posing as fake law enforcement…

Expert: Wyoming faces increased threat of human trafficking

  By Austin Beck-Doss The Ranger Via- Wyoming News Exchange RIVERTON — Last Thursday evening in the Lander Ambulance Station training room, Samuel Semadeni of Wind River Cares Tribal Victims Services presented on human trafficking and its risk factors in…

Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88

  By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change,…

Tornado-producing storm deals deadly flooding and large hail to Oklahoma and Texas

By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press A slow-moving, active storm system brought heavy rain, large hail and tornadoes to parts of Texas and Oklahoma and left two people dead as severe weather warnings Sunday continue to threaten parts of the south-central…