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Cheyenne Suicide Prevention Group Employee Tells Woman To Jump Off A Bridge
A verbal altercation that reportedly had an employee of a Cheyenne suicide prevention organization telling someone to jump off a bridge has led to many calls for her to be fired.
Clair McFarlandApril 12, 2023
How Former Wyoming Gov. Mike Sullivan Played Key Role In Good Friday Peace Accord
Former Wyoming Gov. Mike Sullivan was ambassador to Ireland from 1998-2002 and played a key role in brokering one of the most important peace agreements of the 20th century.
Leo WolfsonApril 12, 2023
Oregon Man Moves To Green River, Gets Imprisoned 24 Years For Making Child Porn
After a recent move to Green River, Wyoming, from Oregon, Carl Picano will spend the next 15-24 years in prison for making and sharing child sex videos and photos of a preschooler.
Clair McFarlandApril 12, 2023
Car Review: 2023 Nissan LEAF is the Everyman Electric Car -- Even In Wyoming
Automotive writer Aaron Turpen writes: "Your knee jerk reaction to an electric car aside, the Nissan LEAF is the longest in production, most affordable, and most realistic electric car. And it has a use in Wyoming, despite what naysayers will claim."
Aaron TurpenApril 12, 2023
Wyoming House Leaders Mum About Meeting With Provenza But Bouchard Comes To Her Defense
Although Wyoming House leaders wouldn't reveal much about a meeting they had with Rep. Provenza about her controversial Antifa post, state Sen. Anthony Bouchard came to her defense stating that "I want people to have free speech."
Leo WolfsonApril 12, 2023
Gillette Police Arrest 13-Year-Old Boy In School Shooting Threat
The Gillette Police Department announced on Tuesday evening the arrest of a 13-year-old boy for an alleged school shooting threat, which came on the heels of numerous false reports of school violence earlier this month.
April 12, 2023
Weather Whiplash: Cheyenne Obliterates Old Record, Hits 80 Degrees on Tuesday
After record-setting cold and snow this past winter, Cheyenne residents experienced a weather whiplash this week, hitting a record 80 degrees Tuesday.
Wendy CorrApril 11, 2023
Wyoming Says Federal Reserve “Unlawful And Discriminatory” In Custodia Bank Filing
Attorney General Bridgett Hill has filed a motion to intervene in Wyoming’s Custodia Bank’s lawsuit against the Federal Reserve for denying the bank a master account. Hill called out the Fed for treating Wyoming digital banks unfairly.
Renée JeanApril 11, 2023
Cheyenne’s Water Options May Dry Up As Colorado River Crisis Looms
Cheyenne faces an uncertain future for its water supply due to the Colorado River crisis, and looking to the ranches west of the city probably isn’t an option.
Mark HeinzApril 11, 2023
Now Climate Change Is Increasing Home Runs In Baseball? Skeptics Say That's Ridiculous
There seems to be no shortage of research claiming climate change’s impact on just about everything, including a Dartmouth study that says global warming is causing more home runs in baseball. Experts say there’s reason to be skeptical.
April 11, 2023
For The Love Of The Game: Fremont County Girls Travel Three Hours A Day To Play Softball
It’s 90 miles from Riverton High School to the softball field in Worland. Almost every day, 13 high school girls travel across a corrugated lake, an icy canyon and a sweep of farmland to get to practice. After 90 minutes of practice, they’ll zigzag another 90 miles back home.
Clair McFarlandApril 11, 2023
Now Colorado Pushing To Ban Oil And Gas Permitting By 2030; Wyoming Lawmakers Call It Ignorant
Colorado anti-fossil fuels groups are collecting signatures for a petition to ban all oil and gas permitting in the state. Supporters say the measure will protect Colorado’s environment, but opponents say it reflects an ignorance of the value oil and gas bring to the world.
April 11, 2023
Casper Double Killer Was High On Meth, Irritated By Victims' Whispering
Luke Young's confession about how he killed two traveling companions surfaced in his case file this week, revealing they were all high on meth when Young, annoyed that his two traveling companions were whispering, shot them both on the side of a Wyoming highway.
Clair McFarlandApril 11, 2023
As Winter Kills Game Herds By The Thousands, Fate Of Wyoming’s Wild Mustangs Uncertain
While antelope, deer and even elk struggle to survive one on the worst winters in recent memory, the fate of Wyoming’s wild mustangs remains largely unknown.
Mark HeinzApril 11, 2023
Cat Urbigkit: Awbi The Guardian Dog vs The Red Foxes
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes, "The snow crust in this deep snow winter hasn’t been strong enough to hold the weight of a large dog, so the foxes have been able to go about their business untroubled by the dogs. But that changed a few weeks ago..."
Cat UrbigkitApril 11, 2023
At Nearly 600 Inches, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Sets All-Time Snow Record
595 inches, or nearly 50 feet of snow, fell at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort this season -- an all-time record.
Jake NicholsApril 11, 2023
Wyoming's Legislature Banned Crossover Voting, Thermopolis Woman Wants Voters To Ban It Too
Thermopolis resident Cheryl Aguiar isn’t backing off her fight against crossover voting even though the Wyoming Legislature passed a bill in its recent session greatly curtailing the practice in the Cowboy State.
Leo WolfsonApril 11, 2023
Mexican Immigrant In Gillette Faces 15 Years In Prison For Forged U.S. Birth Certificate
A Mexican immigrant in Gillette could face 15 years in prison and $250,000 in fines for trying to get a passport with a fake birth certificate.
Clair McFarlandApril 11, 2023
Biden Ends Covid Emergency; Wyoming Legislators Say "It's About Time"
President Joe Biden announced on Monday evening that the COVID-19 pandemic is officially no longer a national health emergency. Wyoming lawmakers say he's only about three years late. Â Â
Clair McFarlandApril 11, 2023
Wyoming House Leadership To Meet With Provenza Tuesday About Antifa Post
Wyoming House leaders will meet with Rep. Karlee Provenza on Tuesday to discuss a meme she posted which garnered national attention showing a woman with a rifle promising to protect "trans folks from fascists and bigots" shortly after a mass shooting in Tennessee.
Leo WolfsonApril 11, 2023
Skepticism of Climate Doomsday Predictions Swells Since Musk’s Takeover Of Twitter
In the past year, skepticism of the climate crisis – or denial there’s any manmade climate change at all – has grown. While climate activists worry this spreads “misinformation,” skeptics say they are facing less censorship and audiences are interested in what they have to say.
April 10, 2023
This Was Longest Winter Ever For Central Wyoming
For residents of Riverton, Wyoming, it didn’t just seem like this winter lasted forever, records show the town experienced the longest cold stretch ever recorded.
Wendy CorrApril 10, 2023
Controversial Northern Wyoming Land Swap Needs New Appraisal, Says State Official
A leading state official says a new appraisal is needed in a contentious proposed public lands swap in Sheridan County that last was appraised before the COVID-19 pandemic and spike in Wyoming property values.
Leo WolfsonApril 10, 2023
Wyoming Chef Says Mammoth Meatballs Could Be On Menu, But Probably Not Triceratops Steaks
With an Australian company creating a gigantic meatball from the DNA of extinct woolly mammoths, why not create steaks from the remains of Wyoming's official dinosaur, the Triceratops?
Mark HeinzApril 10, 2023