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James Rizzo

Cheyenne Man Accused Of Using Brass Knuckles, Pistol To Steal Xbox

A 32-year-old Cheyenne man is accused of using brass knuckles, and then a pistol, in his attempt to take a $700 Xbox video game console from someone’s home. He now faces five criminal charges that could send him to prison for decades.

Dale KillingbeckJuly 16, 2025

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Tom Lubnau: Why Is There An Effort To Make Public Comment To The Legislature Impossible?

Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "The current legislature has developed a pattern of stifling public comment. Could it be the input of the Wyoming citizens is an impediment to consolidation of power in a few puppet masters in the legislature?"

Tom LubnauJuly 16, 2025

It’s what WYDOT officials have expected since the Elk Fire burned nearly 100,000 acres in the Bighorn Mountains last fall. Heavy rain caused a mud and rockslide, closing a section of U.S. Highway 14 overnight Tuesday. More debris flows could follow.

Mud And Rocks Washed From Elk Fire Area Close U.S. 14 Overnight, More Could Follow

It’s what WYDOT officials have expected since the Elk Fire burned nearly 100,000 acres in the Bighorn Mountains last fall. Heavy rain caused a mud and rockslide, closing a section of U.S. Highway 14 overnight Tuesday. More debris flows could follow.

Andrew RossiJuly 16, 2025

Dozens of landowners showed up at the Game and Fish Commission in Casper Tuesday, to speak out against proposed changes in the landowner hunting tag program.

After Hours Of Testimony, Commission Rejects Changes To Landowner Hunting Tags

After landowners showed up in force to oppose proposed changes to landowner hunting tag requirements, the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission rejected the changes Tuesday.

Mark HeinzJuly 16, 2025

Becky Hadlock

Now A Legislative Committee Investigating Weston County Clerk's Election Errors

The Management Audit Committee is forming a task force to investigate the Weston County clerk's handling of the 2024 election, where multiple errors warped uncontested races. Secretary of State Chuck Gray applauds the move, while others question it.

Clair McFarlandJuly 16, 2025

Jay Richard stands on "Marion," his personal-best pumpkin that weighed in at 1,784 pounds.

Pumpkin King Is So Serious His Greenhouse Has Air Conditioning — His Home Doesn’t

Worland’s “Pumpkin King” is serious about growing a 2,000-pound pumpkin. He’s pampering them with 500 gallons of water a day, sends his soil for lab testing and has installed air conditioning in his greenhouse, something his own house doesn’t have.

Andrew RossiJuly 15, 2025

A U.S. House committee advanced legislation Tuesday sponsored by U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, to remove Yellowstone-area grizzly bears from the Endangered Species Act list. The bill also would ban courts from blocking the delisting.

Hageman’s Bill To Delist Grizzlies Passes House Committee

A U.S. House committee advanced legislation Tuesday sponsored by U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, to remove Yellowstone-area grizzly bears from the Endangered Species Act list. The bill also would ban courts from blocking the delisting.

Sean BarryJuly 15, 2025

Riders taking off for Sinks Canyon, a couple of them with cowboy hat bike helmets they purchased online.

Cyclists Say Exclusive Tour De Wyoming One Of Best Bike Tours In The Nation

The Tour de Wyoming rolled out for a loop trail around Sinks Canyon at about 6 a.m. Tuesday as the cyclists hit the event’s halfway point. Camped in Lander, riders in the exclusive 250-bike event say it’s one of the best in the nation.

Renée JeanJuly 15, 2025

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Bill Sniffin: It Is Time To Hit The Road For Treks Around The Cowboy State

Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, "A great Wyoming tourist theme is the Great Road Trip. I am planning my trips right now. Two of my annual trips will be my annual Yellowstone trip for the 55th consecutive year and my annual trip to the Red Desert."

Bill SniffinJuly 15, 2025

Horses from the Salt Wells Creek mustang herd will be spared from Bureau of Land Management roundups, at least for now, after a federal court ruled against the BLM.

Federal Court Halts Roundup Of Rare Wyoming Curly-Haired Mustangs

A plan to round up rare curly-haired mustangs from herds in southcentral Wyoming is on hold after a Tuesday federal court ruling. The court sided with horse advocate groups against the BLM’s plan.

Mark HeinzJuly 15, 2025

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright was among a laundry list of state and federal officials at Ramaco's Brook Mine for a ribbon cutting for the first new rare earths mine to open in the U.S. in 70 years on Friday, July 11, 2025.

Energy Secretary Wright Says Wyoming Coal Is Still America’s Energy Future

Along with opening the first new rare earth mine in the U.S. in 70 years last week, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright says Wyoming is key to President Trump’s agenda. While on a decade-long downturn, he said Wyoming coal is America’s energy future.

David MadisonJuly 15, 2025

There were about 30 people on a Jackson Hole Mountain Resort enclosed tram Monday when a can of bear spray went off. A woman on the tram says it left people "choking, coughing, and puking.”

Bear Spray Leaves 30 People On Jackson Tram ‘Choking, Coughing And Puking’

There were about 30 people on a Jackson Hole Mountain Resort enclosed tram Monday when a can of bear spray went off. A woman on the tram says it left people "choking, coughing, and puking.”

Andrew RossiJuly 15, 2025

A man is dead and an officer wounded after a Monday shootout on a bridge in Worldand, the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation and Worland Police Department confirmed Tuesday. The officer sustained non-life-threatening gunshot injuries.

One Man Dead, Officer Wounded In Shootout With Police In Worland

A man is dead and an officer wounded after a Monday shootout on a bridge in Worland, the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation and Worland Police Department confirmed Tuesday. The officer sustained non-life-threatening gunshot injuries.

Clair McFarlandJuly 15, 2025

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Guest Column: Accountability Is Not Control

Rep. Daniel Singh writes, "Rep. Mike Yin argues that recent judicial reform proposals threaten the separation of powers. In reality, they aim to restore public accountability. Wyoming’s judicial retention system is one of the least transparent in state government."

Guest ColumnJuly 15, 2025

Debra Laramore-Fenton, mother of Buck Laramore, who was killed in a shootout with a Thermopolis police officer, holds a sign memorializing her son at a protest. A special prosecutor determined that while the officer, Sgt. Mike Mascorrow, was justified in shooting Laramore, he did so after entering his house illegally.

Former Thermopolis Police Sergeant Claims He Can't Be Sued For Fatal Shootout

A former Thermopolis police sergeant in a Monday court filing denied any wrongdoing in a fatal April 2023 shootout that left a local man dead. Former Sgt. Mike Mascorro also says he's protected by qualified immunity, therefore can't be sued.

Clair McFarlandJuly 15, 2025

Firefighters on the scene of the 10,000-acre Deer Creek Fire in southern Utah captured video of a massive vortex of fire and smoke swirling in the middle of the blaze. These dangerous "fire devils" are what can happen when wildfires make their own weather.

Giant Utah ‘Fire Devil’ Is What Happens When Wildfire Makes Its Own Weather

Firefighters on the scene of the 10,000-acre Deer Creek Fire in southern Utah captured video of a massive vortex of fire and smoke swirling in the middle of the blaze. These dangerous "fire devils" are what can happen when wildfires make their own weather.

Andrew RossiJuly 15, 2025

After venturing into Sheridan, this healthy young female black bear was trapped by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department July 5. The bear was set loose deep in the Bighorn Mountains the next day.

Black Bears In Sheridan County Towns So Routine People Say They're Neighbors

Black bears showing up in Sheridan, Story, Dayton and other towns around the Bighorn Mountains has become routine for folks there. Locals say they feel like the bears are neighbors, but “repeat offender” bears sometimes have to be killed.

Mark HeinzJuly 14, 2025

Michael Reps

Man Gets 4.5 Years For Stealing $14M In Gold And Silver From 90-Year-Old Dad

A 61-year-old New Zealand man was sentenced Monday to 4-4.5 years in a Wyoming prison after stealing $14 million in gold and silver from his 90-year-old father’s house in Lincoln County, Wyoming.

Clair McFarlandJuly 14, 2025

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