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View allWyoming Caucus Leader Barry Crago Announces Run For State Senate
Rep. Barry Crago, one of the leaders in the Wyoming Caucus faction of the state House and vocal challenger of the Freedom Caucus, announced Wednesday he’s running for the state Senate.
Leo WolfsonMay 01, 2024
Accused Wolf Abuser Earned $120,000 From Contracts With Wyoming Agencies
A Daniel man who allegedly tortured and killed a wolf has had numerous trucking contracts with two Wyoming state agencies, earning about $120,000. It’s uncertain whether he will do any more work for either agency.
Mark HeinzMay 01, 2024
Green River’s Historic 117-Year-Old Carnegie Library Won’t Be Torn Down — Yet
Sweetwater County commissioners say that, despite social media rumors, there are no plans to tear down the crumbling 117-year-old Green River Carnegie Library. But it could happen sometime, as it’s in bad shape and could be too expensive to fix.
Dale KillingbeckMay 01, 2024
Wyoming Pawn Shops Bust Alleged $30,000 Illegal Gun Sale Scheme
Two Rock Springs pawn shops exposed a local man’s alleged scheme to circumvent gun registration law and fill $30,000 in gun orders made with fraudulent credit cards.
Clair McFarlandMay 01, 2024
Cody High Principal Nearly Goes Into Shock Winning Prestigious Milken Award
Cody High School Principal Nathan Tedjeske went wide-eyed and slack-jawed Wednesday when he was announced as a Milken Award winner, considered the “Oscar of Teaching.” He was presented a giant check for $25,000, which comes with the national award.
Andrew RossiMay 01, 2024
1,000-Plus Wyoming Teaching Jobs Could Disappear As COVID Money Runs Out
With the expiration of many COVID-19 grant-funded teaching positions this spring, more than 1,000 teaching positions in Wyoming public schools could disappear. Nearly 2,500 teaching jobs with federal COVID grant money.
Leo WolfsonMay 01, 2024
Laramie Child Molester Who Disemboweled Himself Gets 6-8 Years In Prison
An 80-year-old Laramie man who partially disemboweled himself when police came to interview him about molesting an 8-year-old girl was sentenced Wednesday to between six and eight years in prison.
Clair McFarlandMay 01, 2024
Committee For Wyoming Tribes Says They Should Get Online Sales Tax
A tax committee serving both American Indian tribes in Wyoming asked state lawmakers on Wednesday to keep allowing online stores to tax natives, while sending those taxes to the tribal governments.
Clair McFarlandMay 01, 2024
Australian Billionaire May Fuel Consolidation Of Wyoming Rare Earths Industry
The richest woman in Australia, who is worth more than $30 billion, could be eyeing a move to buy a significant chunk of Wyoming's rare earths deposits, and has even made a play in the related lithium field.
Pat MaioApril 30, 2024
Hunters Livid Over Apparent ‘Thrill Killing’ Of Wyoming Elk Left To Rot
Three elk that were apparently illegally shot and left to rot in a remote section of Campbell County this month were part of one of Wyoming’s few plains elk herds, making the poaching that much more enraging for legal elk hunters.
Mark HeinzApril 30, 2024
Legislators Grill Head Of Wyoming Health Over $3,000 For Drag Show Event
The Joint Health, Labor and Social Services Committee grilled the head of the Wyoming Department of Health on Monday about $3,000 the agency gave for a drag show fundraiser.
Leo WolfsonMay 01, 2024
Former AG Says County Can’t Replace Library Board Chief With A Commissioner
With a Wednesday deadline to align the Fremont County Library system with community standards or have the county commission replace the board char with a commissioner, a former Wyoming attorney general says that can’t happen.
Clair McFarlandApril 30, 2024
Opinion
Tom Lubnau: State Level Political Risks
Opinion by Tom Lubnau
Candy Moulton: Reading the West – "A Sometimes Paradise"
Opinion by Candy Moulton
Dave Simpson: They 'Don't Want No Zionists Here'
Opinion by Dave Simpson
Rod Miller: Experimenting With Political DNA In The Big Empty
Opinion by Rod Miller
Joan Barron: "We Want It To Be As Pure As Can Be"
Opinion by Joan Barron
Opinion
View allCandy Moulton: Reading the West – "A Sometimes Paradise"
Columnist Candy Moulton writes, "I recently read of 'A Sometimes Paradise' by Mark Miller. This is a gritty, poignant account of ranching in Carbon County that reflects the impact Miller’s family had on the land – and how the land itself shaped his life."
Candy MoultonApril 30, 2024
Dave Simpson: They 'Don't Want No Zionists Here'
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "Next time you see young, spoiled, antisemitic demonstrators on campuses battling police officers, think about President Biden's campaign to forgive college loans (many held by people earning big salaries today) by whatever means necessary."
Dave SimpsonApril 29, 2024
Rod Miller: Experimenting With Political DNA In The Big Empty
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "The Wyoming Freedom Caucus, or Genetically Modified Republicans (GMRs), as I call ‘em, are the tragic result of a failed experiment in the laboratory of politics."
Rod MillerApril 28, 2024
Wyoming Life
View allWyoming’s Whiplash Winter Returns With Weeks Of May Snow And Rain
Andrew RossiApril 30, 2024
Casper Woman Survives Son’s Suicide By Keeping Others From Theirs
Dale KillingbeckApril 28, 2024
Wyoming Woman Preserves Art Of Printing With 125-Year-Old, 250-Pound Press
Renée JeanApril 28, 2024
Casper Man Pieces Together Decades-Old WWII Wyoming Training Flight Crashes
Dale KillingbeckApril 28, 2024
Historical Artist Recreates Images Of Wild West Wyoming In Exact Detail
Renée JeanApril 28, 2024
Outdoors
View allGrizzly Roaming Near Cody Eludes Wyoming Game And Fish — For Now
Andrew RossiMay 01, 2024
Before Grizzly 399, Scarface Was One Of Wyoming's Most Famous Bears
Mark HeinzApril 30, 2024
Man Accused Of Drunk-Kicking Bison Sets Off Yellowstone’s Animal Attack Season
Mark HeinzApril 29, 2024
Debate Erupts Over Tour Bus Plowing Through Bison Jam In Yellowstone
Andrew RossiApril 29, 2024
Why Nighttime ‘Spotlighting’ Of Wyoming’s Prized Wildlife Is Mostly Illegal
Andrew RossiApril 28, 2024
Crime & Courts
View allWyoming May Join Landslide Of States Suing Biden’s New Gender Rules For Schools
Clair McFarlandApril 30, 2024
Jackson Man Who Beat Up Buddy Who Wouldn't Sleep With Him To Plead Guilty
Clair McFarlandApril 30, 2024
Potential Hazmat Threat Empties Campbell County Courthouse
Clair McFarlandApril 30, 2024
Wyoming Boys' School Denies It Beats, Humiliates And Confines Teens
Clair McFarlandApril 30, 2024
Lawsuit Tossed Of Man Who Accused Hospital Of Turning Him Away For Not Wearing Mask
Clair McFarlandApril 29, 2024