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View allAll Five Roads Into And Around Gillette Airport Named ‘Airport Road’
It’s not just a nightmare for delivery drivers that all five roads leading to and around the Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport in Gillette are named “Airport Road,” it’s become a safety issue.
Andrew RossiApril 25, 2024
IRS, State Hit Wyoming School District With $46,000 In Fines
The school district serving Thermopolis and the rest of Hot Springs County has been charged nearly $46,000 in fines to account for failures to file payroll taxes and employing coaches who weren’t fully certified.
Clair McFarlandApril 25, 2024
After Poor First Quarter, Arch Warns Layoffs Possible At Wyoming Coal Mines
Arch Resources Inc. reported Thursday that operations of the country’s biggest coal producing region bled red ink in the first quarter, and that layoffs are possible at its Wyoming coal mines.
Pat MaioApril 25, 2024
Is TikTok Protected Speech Or Threat To Americans? Wyoming Legislators Split
With a potential United States ban on TikTok passing Wednesday, Wyoming legislators are split on whether that’s a blow to protected free speech or acting to suppress a serious security threat.
Clair McFarlandApril 25, 2024
Wyoming Delegation United In Saying No To $61 Billion For Ukraine War
All three of Wyoming’s members of Congress were united in voting against a $95 foreign funding package President Biden signed Wednesday that includes $61 billion to help Ukraine in its war against Russia.
Leo WolfsonApril 25, 2024
Wyoming Ranchers Not Sold On Breeding Cows That Fart And Burp Less
A new study published in the journal Climate suggests cattle could be genetically modified to produce less methane, but Wyoming ranching experts say meat quality, not emissions, drives efforts to improve beef and dairy cattle.
Andrew RossiApril 25, 2024
Gillette-Based Machinery Company To Build, Lease Tiny Nuclear Reactors In Wyoming
Gillette-based L&H Industrial, a 60-year-old industrial machinery company in the coal-rich Powder River Basin, has partnered with nuclear technology innovator BWX Technologies as part of a blockbuster deal to launch a multibillion-dollar industry in the micro nuclear reactor field.
Pat MaioApril 24, 2024
Wyoming Man Selling Massive 1-Ton Petrified Hollow Log For $20,000
A massive 1-ton hollow petrified log found near Glenrock has been a Smith family heirloom for generations, but now it’s just in the way. It can be yours for $20,000.
Andrew RossiApril 24, 2024
Wyoming Man Claims Deputies Watched Him Have Seizure During Warrantless Arrest
A Wheatland man admits he unknowingly cashed a false check for a TikTok girlfriend, but is suing Platte County, its sheriff’s office and a pair of deputies for allegedly watching him have a traumatic seizure during a warrantless arrest.
Clair McFarlandApril 24, 2024
Despite Online Hype, Nobody In Wyoming Has Caught ‘Zombie Deer Disease’
“Zombie deer disease” is a hyped-up term for chronic wasting disease, which has infected some Wyoming wildlife herds. And despite recent hyped-up reports about humans catching it and turning into zombies, nobody in Wyoming has.
Mark HeinzApril 24, 2024
Freedom Caucus Blasts Barrasso For Supporting Warrantless Surveillance Bill
The Wyoming Freedom Caucus is condemning Sen. John Barrasso for his support of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which continues the federal government’s authority to conduct warrantless surveillance on U.S. citizens.
Leo WolfsonApril 24, 2024
Insurance Rates Skyrocket For Wyoming Homeowners, Some Get Dropped Completely
Wyoming homeowners are reporting skyrocketing insurance premiums that have doubled or tripled in the last year. Other homeowners are getting dropped by companies altogether.
Renée JeanApril 23, 2024
Opinion
Tom Lubnau: EPA Increases Wyoming Industry Political Risk, Again
Opinion by Tom Lubnau
Sally Ann Shurmur: His Spirit And His Laugh Will Never Die
Opinion by Sally Ann Shurmur
Rod Miller: Mavericks & Illicit Sex Around The Ol’ Campfire
Opinion by Rod Miller
Candy Moulton: Healing Hearts One Wagon Train at a Time
Opinion by Candy Moulton
Dave Simpson: Going Cold Turkey On TV News
Opinion by Dave Simpson
Opinion
View allSally Ann Shurmur: His Spirit And His Laugh Will Never Die
Sally Ann Shurmur writes, "He has been my family, my friend, my rock in stormy seas, for 50 years. On Monday, he suffered a stroke, rolled his car, and died. He had survived cancer, heart trouble, joint replacements, and knee surgery while playing for the Pokes."
Sally Ann ShurmurApril 24, 2024
Candy Moulton: Healing Hearts One Wagon Train at a Time
Columnist Candy Moulton writes, "Shawn Herring was 31 years old, a young father, cowboy to the core, when he came into the airborne particles of hantavirus – a deadly respiratory illness. Despite his youth, the virus quickly overtook his body and he died shortly after contracting it."
Candy MoultonApril 23, 2024
Rod Miller: Mavericks & Illicit Sex Around The Ol’ Campfire
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Yeah, they got it written in their bylaws or some such. If a cow strays from the herd, it means that their heart’s not in it an’ they lose the right to be called a cow.”
Rod MillerApril 23, 2024
Wyoming Life
View allPinedale Waits On Bob, A Barrel In The Middle Of Fremont Lake, To Announce Spring
Andrew RossiApril 22, 2024
Heart Mountain Chosen For Prestigious Smithsonian Partnership
Andrew RossiApril 22, 2024
Can Town Of Daniel Ever Regain Old Image Of Fishing And Hunters' Paradise?
Pat MaioApril 22, 2024
Major Artists Make Creative Breakthroughs At Remote Ucross, Wyoming, Retreat
Andrew RossiApril 21, 2024
Spielberg-Hanks TV Series "Masters Of The Air" Based On Casper World War II Pilot
Dale KillingbeckApril 21, 2024
Outdoors
View allNew Study In Journal Of Zoology Says Sasquatch Sightings Are Likely Just Bears
Mark HeinzApril 24, 2024
McGinley Everest Quest Blocked By China, But Mountaineer Heads To Nepal
Dale KillingbeckApril 24, 2024
Bear Cubs Whoop It Up On Ladder At Ski Resort Gondola Tower
Mark HeinzApril 23, 2024
Elk Hunting In Wyoming’s Remote ‘Little Siberia’ Might Help Trim Herds
Mark HeinzApril 22, 2024
She’s Awake! Grizzly 399 And Gigantic Cub Emerge From Hibernation
Mark HeinzApril 22, 2024
Crime & Courts
View allJudge Tosses Wyoming Woman’s Claim Employer Tried To Have Her Committed
Clair McFarlandApril 24, 2024
Wyoming Girl Scout, 13, Fined $400 For Selling Cookies
Pat MaioApril 23, 2024
Wyoming Militia Member Denied Making His Own M16 Sues Feds — Again
Clair McFarlandApril 23, 2024
BRIEF: Death Of Riverton-Area Teen Investigated As Suspicious
Clair McFarlandApril 23, 2024
Riverton’s First Northern Arapaho Police Officer Claims Racist, Hostile Treatment
Clair McFarlandApril 23, 2024