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Emergency Feeding Underway For Starving Wyoming Elk Herds
Massive snowfall has prompted the Wyoming Game and Fish Department to start emergency feeding of elk in some parts of the state. However, a rancher in one of those locations, Star Valley, said the larger problem is too many elk to begin with.
Mark HeinzFebruary 23, 2023
Stuck In Cheyenne Since Monday, Long-Haul Trucker Says “We’re Brothers In Arms”
Whenever long-haul trucker Zayy Bullard drives through Wyoming in the winter, if Interstate 80 is closed he hopes he gets as far as Little America between Green River and Evanston because it's a "small town for truckers." He didn't make it that far this time...
Wendy CorrFebruary 23, 2023
Crossover Voting Continues To Cause Contention With Wyoming Lawmakers
Resurrected after failing in a committee, an effort to get rid of crossover voting for Wyoming primary elections is close to landing on Gov. Mark Gordons desk. But that hasnt stopped heated debate with supporters saying it protects the integrity of political parties and opponents claiming its outright corruption.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 23, 2023
Wild Wyoming Storm Strands Four Snowplows And a Wrecker
While plowing the roads and highways around Carbon county on Wednesday, a WYDOT snowplow got stuck. Then another. Then a third. Then a fourth. Then a wrecker large enough to pull the snowplows out got stuck...
Greg JohnsonFebruary 23, 2023
Those Aren’t UFOs, They’re Light Pillars Over Pinedale And They Won’t Kill Us
Wyoming photographer David Bell captured dozens of "light pillars" on Wednesday evening. The cold temperatures and high humidity produced near-perfect conditions for the phenomena, he said.
February 23, 2023
Wyoming Abortion Bills Survive Legislative Committees – With Major Changes
The House Revenue Committee altered and advanced Senate File 109, which would ban chemical abortions if it becomes law. And the Senate Ag Committee added rape and incest exemptions into House Bill 152.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 23, 2023
Storm Dumps 4 Feet Of Snow In Parts Of Carbon County; Cheyenne Sets Record Low Of -19
Carbon County was the gold medal winner for snowfall on Wednesday as 48 inches of snow fell at Battle Lake while locations in Yellowstone National Park and Teton and Lincoln counties all received snow in excess of two feet.
Jimmy OrrFebruary 23, 2023
Workers Lobby Against Bill, Say Wyoming Has Legacy Of Being Anti-Union
Despite passionate testimony from nearly two dozen construction workers and plumbers, Wyoming state lawmakers advanced a bill Wednesday that would prohibit government entities from bidding union-specific projects.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 23, 2023
Ban On Wyoming Transgender Treatments For Kids Voted Down; Chance For Resurrection Exists
A Wyoming state House committee voted to kill the much-debated Chloes Law on Wednesday, which would have banned transgender-related treatments for minors, but the House may still have an opportunity to hear it before the legislative session ends.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 23, 2023
As More States Try To Kill Off Fossil Fuels, Wyoming Will Be Impacted
In the West, California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico have commitments to go carbon free. Because of the interconnectedness of the western grid, Wyoming can't escape their actions.
February 23, 2023
Bill Sniffin: 770 Dead Wyoming Eagles Launched Tom Bell’s Career, Says New Rodger McDaniel Book
Bill Sniffin writes: 50 years ago when a rancher named Herman Werner went to war against various endangered species at his Douglas ranch, some 770 eagles had been shot, along with 222 coyotes, six elk, five bobcats and a bear.
Bill SniffinFebruary 22, 2023
Welcome To The Club, Colorado: Now That Colorado Has Wolves, Hunts To Manage Them On The Table
Mirroring controversy over wolves in Wyoming, people in Colorado are arguing over whether to allow wolf hunting in that state once a reintroduced population of the predators takes hold.
Mark HeinzFebruary 22, 2023
Gordon Veto Preserves Eminent Domain Powers For Wind Farm Developers
Gov. Mark Gordon has vetoed legislation that would have prohibited wind farms owned by independent power producers from using eminent domain to build transmission lines through private property to connect to the power grid.Â
February 22, 2023
Jackson Democrat Says If You Vote Against Per Diem Hike, You Shouldn’t Get It
Rep. Mike Yin, D-Jackson, pushed through an amendment to a bill that would raise the per diem for state legislators. His amendment would make it so those who voted against it, would not get the per diem increase.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 22, 2023
Moose, Calf Set Up Home Outside Of Day Care In Thayne, Wyoming; Children Get Firsthand Science Lesson
The kiddos at Little Honeys Daycare in Thayne, Wyoming, were able to study a moose and her calf that had moved into the area right outside the school for three weeks before Game and Fish decided, for the safety of the children and the moose, to have them relocated.
Jake NicholsFebruary 22, 2023
House Speaker Continues To Stall Bill Banning Gender, Sexual Orientation Teaching For Grades K-3
House Speaker Albert Sommers has sat on a bill for 25 days that would bar public school teachers in Wyoming from teaching gender identity and sexual orientation to children. An attempt to maneuver around the speaker failed by a vote of 34-27 on Wednesday.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 22, 2023
Wyoming High Schoolers Lobby Legislature for Medicaid Extension
Passionate testimony provided by a pair of Cheyenne high school speech and debate students was the highlight of committee testimony Wednesday as lawmakers considered expanding Medicaid postpartum coverage.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 22, 2023
Cowpocalypse: Complaint Says Forest Service Left Gunned-Down Cattle To Suffer, Rot
A New Mexico ranching association has sued the U.S. Forest Service to stop aerial gunning of stray cattle in the Gila Wilderness. The ranchers claim that in some instances of hunting nuisance cattle that way, they dont die quickly, but instead suffer horribly.
Mark HeinzFebruary 22, 2023
Wyoming Legislature Divides Along Conservative Battle Lines
As it grows in numbers, influence and organization, the Wyoming Freedom Caucus is advising its members daily how to vote on dozens of bills considered by the Wyoming Legislature. Some say thats politics as usual, others that its created a lockstep faction that favors its platform over individual lawmakers.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 22, 2023
Wyoming Dairy Farmers Close To Being Allowed Third-Party Milk Sales, But Can They Cut The Cheese?
The latest edition of Wyoming's Food Freedom Act allowing dairy farmers to sell products through a middleman sailed through both legislative chambers and barring a governor's veto, will soon be law, though an amendment making sure people can cut the cheese at farmers markets failed.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 22, 2023
Wandering With Wendy: Home On The Range And The World’s Largest Ball of Twine
Traveling through northern Kansas is not as dreary as one might think the heart of America holds unexpected treasures. Wendy Corr is traveling the country with the Dan Miller Cowboy Music Revue, and finding delightful detours along the way.
Wendy CorrFebruary 22, 2023
Fireworks In The Capitol: Hutchings Blasts House Revenue Committee For Changing Bill
Sen. Lynn Hutchings said she was ashamed to be a legislator Tuesday after some of her House colleagues overhauled one of her bills. Committee Chair Rep. Steve Harshman called it a "cheap shot."
Clair McFarlandFebruary 22, 2023
Caught On Video: Wyoming Trooper Nearly Hit By Out-Of-Control 18-Wheeler Near Rawlins
A video released by the Wyoming Highway Patrol on Tuesday shows an out-of-control 18 wheeler nearly hitting a trooper on Interstate 80 near Rawlins.
Jimmy OrrFebruary 22, 2023
Sutton Site A Signature Away From Being Next State Archaeological Site
A bill that will protect a site with unusually large ceremonial circles, next to one of the worlds oldest red ochre mines, managed to avoid a last-minute rewrite and passed the House with unanimous approval.
Renée JeanFebruary 22, 2023