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Year: 2026

Cody hospital placed on lockdown following bomb threat

  CODY (WNE) — The internal lockdown placed on Cody Regional Health following a bomb threat on Tuesday afternoon was lifted later that day. Lt. Juston Wead with the Cody Police Department reported that the hospital received a phone call…

WDH warns residents about ‘spoofing’ phone scammers

  CHEYENNE (WNE) — The Wyoming Department of Health is alerting residents to a recent phone scam where bad actors are “spoofing” official department phone numbers to solicit personal information. “Spoofing” is a form of scamming that involves a bad…

SVI Radio Interview: Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon

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SVI Radio Interview: Violet Sanderson – Town of Afton Administrator

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Governor Awards Energy Matching Funds for Critical Minerals Project

  Governor Mark Gordon (R-WY) announced that he has approved a project to receive Energy Matching Funds (EMF) from the Wyoming Energy Authority (WEA). Visionary Metals Corp was awarded $250,000 for its Granite Mountains Nickel-Copper Project. Since 2022, the Wyoming State Legislature has appropriated $155…

Here’s a few local athletic standouts that the USA Today missed

  If you’ll read the accompanying story in this week’s Independent about a vote to come up with five Wyoming-born athletes who defined the state, you’ll find a couple locals like Rulon Gardner and Peter Visser. Amazing accomplishments not only…

Afton addresses ebikes, EMS and culverts in a work session

  Bicycle traffic, EMS services, and water culverts were all part of Afton’s Town Council work sessions during June. The town is addressing the changes with bicycle traffic, both in the community and at the municipal parks. The council recently…

Trump visits newly built Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota’s Badlands

By JACK DURA and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press MEDORA, N.D. (AP) — President Donald Trump visited North Dakota on Wednesday to see the newly built Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, a massive facility exploring the life of America’s 26th president, built…