Wyoming News
Report: Wyoming 4th in oil, natural gas for undiscovered resources
June 23, 2025
CHEYENNE (WNE) — The U.S. Geological Survey released a report earlier this week on undiscovered oil and gas resources in formations under the federally managed public lands of the United States broken out by state, estimating that there are... Read More
New anti-DEI, gun-free zone repeal, animal abuse laws soon in effect
June 23, 2025
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Out of the 178 bills successfully passed by the Wyoming Legislature this year, a little more than 100 will go into effect on July 1. The new... Read More
UW Wrestling Excited to Open New Practice Facility
June 22, 2025
The University of Wyoming wrestling team will soon have a new practice home. The Cowboys are scheduled to move into their new facility in the John Corbett Building following the 2025-26 season, ahead of the 2026-27 season. The new space,... Read More
New federal estimates could open more of southwest Wyoming to oil and gas
June 21, 2025
• Bureau of Land Management officials say they underestimated oil and gas reserves in the region and will consider accommodating more development. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com The U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s effort to remove barriers to energy... Read More
In shadow of court ruling, Wyoming begins to ‘recalibrate’ public school funding
June 20, 2025
• Process is mandated every five years, but this one comes charged with new court ruling that Wyoming is violating state constitution by short-changing public education. By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com Wyoming lawmakers have launched the state’s 2025... Read More
SVI Radio Interview: Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (R-WY)
June 19, 2025
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Trump cancels $49M Wyoming coal carbon capture project
June 17, 2025
• State lawmakers will also consider repealing a controversial coal carbon capture mandate, citing costs to ratepayers. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Both the Trump administration and Wyoming lawmakers appear to be losing enthusiasm for advancing research and seeding... Read More
Lawmakers seek to eliminate account, boost transparency
June 17, 2025
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Wyoming lawmakers will try again to eliminate the state’s Strategic Investments and Projects Account in a continued effort to make the state’s budget process more transparent for... Read More
Governor excited about building trade relationships with Japan, Taiwan
June 16, 2025
By Jonathan Gallardo Gillette News Exchange Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Gov. Mark Gordon is hopeful that Wyoming’s blossoming trade relationship with Taiwan and Japan will lead to some exciting developments down the road. Last week, Gordon met... Read More
Marquelle Dent Hired to Cowgirl Staff
June 15, 2025
• Former Cowgirl hired as Special Assistant to Head Coach Former Cowgirl basketball player Marquelle Dent has been hired as a Special Assistant to the Head Coach and will join the Cowgirl basketball staff for the 2025-26 season. Dent spent... Read More
Wyoming’s average gas prices fall nearly 4.5 cents per gallon in last week
June 14, 2025
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Average gasoline prices in Wyoming have fallen 4.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.03 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy.com’s survey of 494 stations in Wyoming. Prices in Wyoming are 9.3 cents per... Read More
The MWC/Pac fallout and other thoughts
June 11, 2025
I felt like I had a few things on my mind and hadn’t written a sports column in a while, so here are some things that have been rolling around in my head. Conference Realignment: On June 1, it became... Read More
Savvy 13-year-old Teton wolf almost breaks all-time age record
June 10, 2025
• Gray male, the oldest Wyoming wolf ever documented, lived a mysterious existence amid human development, perched in the mountainsides overlooking Teton Valley, Idaho. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com Biologist Ken Mills sensed a shrewdness and smarts in Wolf... Read More
Hageman wants to crack down on truckers’ English. Drivers are split over whether it’s needed.
June 9, 2025
• Wyoming’s lone congressperson wants to codify Trump’s push to require English proficiency among drivers. Reaction was mixed among truckers on I-80. By Andrew Graham, WyoFile.com In a state where the vast majority of residents are white, the... Read More
People want more Wyoming trails. Lawmakers ponder ways to pay for them.
June 9, 2025
• Legislators to pursue bills to raise non-motorized-trail-building money through lottery funds, state park fees. By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com A growing body of hikers, mountain bikers, cross-country skiers and backpackers clearly want more non-motorized trails built in... Read More
Wyoming lawmakers discuss pros and cons of taking over federal lands
June 6, 2025
By Christina MacIntosh Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — At the kickoff of the Wyoming Legislature’s interim Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Committee, lawmakers did not make it through the first agenda item before discussing... Read More
Wyoming lawmakers: Abolish property tax structure
June 6, 2025
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Wyoming lawmakers voted Tuesday to draft a bill that abolishes the state’s property tax system. During a meeting of the Legislature’s Joint Revenue Committee in Gillette, the... Read More
Chad Baldwin shares new insights into Yellowstone eruptions
June 6, 2025
• Dr. Sims and students uncover Yellowstone, Henry Fork eruption insights In a recent interview on the Weekday Wake-Up, Chad Baldwin showcased cutting-edge research on Yellowstone’s volcanic activity, focusing on its rhyolitic eruptions. Published in April 2025, this study... Read More
What’s it take to kill a Wyoming wolf? Nearly 500 hunting days, and then it’s likely a youngster
June 3, 2025
• Recent increases in success rates at hunting exceedingly difficult-to-kill wolves are “really good,” a Wyoming biologist said, because it shows that fair-chase tactics are still working. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com Last fall, hunters put in their time... Read More
WDOC returns some inmates from out-of-state facilities; 135 remain in Mississippi
June 3, 2025
By Ivy Secrest Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — As staffing at the Wyoming Department of Corrections has increased, 30 more Wyoming inmates housed at the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility in Tallahatchie, Mississippi, have been moved... Read More