Fairview house fire contained to bathroom/bedroom
Fire fighters are crediting working smoke detectors for helping keep a house fire in Fairview contained to a single bathroom and bedroom on Tuesday afternoon. The Afton Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a home on County Rd. 143 shortly…
US-26 blocked after semitruck overturns near Wyoming border
Kaitlyn Hart, EastIdahoNews.com SWAN VALLEY — U.S. Highway 26 was blocked on Tuesday afternoon after a semitruck overturned on icy, winter roads. According to a Facebook post from the Idaho State Police, officers are currently on the scene of an overturned semitruck…
Wyoming and Mountain West Announce Updated 2026 Conference Matchups
• Cowboys to play home games against Air Force, Hawai’i, New Mexico and Northern Illinois LARAMIE, Wyo. (Feb. 24, 2026) – The University of Wyoming and the Mountain West Conference announced the updated 2026 conference football matchups on Tuesday including home…
House committee passes two Medicaid-related bills
By Carrie Haderlie Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Despite one lawmaker’s suggestion that Medicaid patient ambulance services be paid for with one-cent sales tax funding, a House committee voted Monday to increase the Medicaid rate…
Wave Radio Interview: Rep. Josh Wheeler Legislative Report
Representative Josh Wheeler called into The Wave on Tuesday, February 14 to report on HB583 and short term rentals. Wheeler also discussed a new bill going to the floor today regarding Medicaid expansion solutions and Changing rates for Residential Habitation…
Braves to fundraise for game in Alaska
This upcoming fall for the Star Valley football team is shaping up to be another memorable one as they have been approved to travel to Alaska in late August for the first of a home and home against the…
SVI Radio Interview: LCSD#2 Superintendent Matt Erickson
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SVI Radio Interview: Brenn Hill – Farmers & Ranchers Benefit Concert
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A Utah mom who wrote kids’ book on grief after husband died killed him for money, prosecutors say
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Prosecutors portrayed a Utah mother and children’s book author as a money-hungry killer Monday on the first day of a murder trial in her husband’s death, while her defense team…
Freedom Caucus stays firm on $13 million cheatgrass-spraying cut as invasive grass tightens its grip on Wyoming
• Efforts to restore funding in the House failed in a 26-34 split, with further-right lawmakers aligned with the caucus voting as a block to reduce spending on addressing invaded rangelands. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com Hot Springs County residents…