Wyoming opens school-choice vouchers to new applicants as court challenge lingers
• Applicants can now apply for up to $7K per student to spend on private-school costs. A judge has yet to determine whether the program aligns with Wyoming’s constitution. By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com Beginning July 6, Wyoming residents…
Kinky Creek Fire 86% at 880 acres
Firefighters continue to patrol and secure containment lines on the Kinky Creek Fire as the incident remains 880 acres and 86% contained. Crews are currently focused on the remaining section of uncontained line located within a steep and hazardous boulder…
Man identified in presumed Snake River drowning, search continues
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has identified the missing man in the Snake River Canyon as Tory J. Raether, 55, of Charlotte, North Carolina. Raether is presumed drowned after jumping into the river Saturday evening at Jumping Rock,…
SVI Radio Interview: Jaclyn Lechner – Finding Neverland Auditions
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Chief Tom Schultz details, defends largest Forest Service reorganization in a century
• Three months after the announcement, hiring is underway and state offices and a relocated headquarters are being procured ahead of the controversial reshaping of a federal agency that will become reality this fall. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com…
Audit spots some errors, but gives Wyoming Business Council passing grade
• Wyoming’s embattled economic development shop is in the midst of legislative reforms after narrowly escaping effort to dismantle it. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Though there were some instances of incomplete, misclassified reporting and mathematical errors, an audit…
Prosecutors to lay out their case against the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk
By MATTHEW BROWN and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Charlie Kirk’s widow and parents are expected this week in a Utah court where prosecutors seeking the death penalty will argue that the man charged with killing…
3 firefighters killed in Colorado remembered for their bravery as wildfires churn in the West
By JESSICA HILL, WUFEI YU and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press With wildfires burning across many Western states, wildland firefighters gathered Sunday to pay tribute to three of their own who died after they were trapped by flames a week ago….
KICK IT OR KEEP IT: “Heaven” by Myles Smith
A song released last month by Myles Smith is up for vote in this week’s Kick It or Keep It. If voted to be kept, “Heaven” will be added to the Swift 98 playlist. Vote to either kick or keep…
Search continues for North Carolina man presumed drowned in Snake River Canyon
Emergency responders plan to resume the search on Monday for a North Carolina man who went missing after jumping into the Snake River over the holiday weekend. The Alpine Volunteer Fire Department and Star Valley Search & Rescue responded to…