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View allWyoming May Join Landslide Of States Suing Biden’s New Gender Rules For Schools
Gov Gordon on Tuesday said he is ‘reviewing’ whether to join 15 other states in suing the Biden administration over changes to Title IX which would prevent schools from banning biological males from competing in women's sports, among other things.
Clair McFarlandApril 30, 2024
Potential Hazmat Threat Empties Campbell County Courthouse
The Campbell County Courthouse in Gillette was evacuated late Tuesday morning on the report of a possible hazmat threat.
Clair McFarlandApril 30, 2024
Wyoming Boys' School Denies It Beats, Humiliates And Confines Teens
In response to a February lawsuit accusing Wyoming Boys' School of beating, confining and humiliating teens, the home for juvenile delinquents denied any wrongdoing Monday and wants the suit dismissed.
Clair McFarlandApril 30, 2024
Challengers Line Up To Test Wyoming Senate Firebrand Anthony Bouchard
Two Republican candidates have announced campaigns to challenge Wyoming Senate firebrand Anthony Bouchard in the upcoming election. Both claim Bouchard doesn't adequately represent their constituencies.
Leo WolfsonApril 30, 2024
Jackson Man Who Beat Up Buddy Who Wouldn't Sleep With Him To Plead Guilty
A Jackson man accused of beating up a drinking buddy for shutting down his sexual advances has agreed to plead guilty to felony assault.
Clair McFarlandApril 30, 2024
Kaboom! Average Jackson Home Price Hits New Record At $7 Million
The outdoor recreation boom continues to influence the Jackson and Teton County housing market with the average single-family home price hitting an astonishing $7.02 million.
Renée JeanApril 29, 2024
Man Accused Of Drunk-Kicking Bison Sets Off Yellowstone’s Animal Attack Season
Tourist season has begun! The National Park Service on Monday announced the first bison attack of the season. An Idaho man displayed “Darwin Award”-level stupidity when he allegedly kicked a bison last week while drunk.
Mark HeinzApril 29, 2024
Coal Production In Wyoming’s Powder River Basin Falls 21%
Data released Monday by the Wyoming State Geological Survey shows 2024 first quarter coal production plummeted nearly 21% from the first quarter of 2023, when the state dug up more than 58 million tons of coal.
Pat MaioApril 29, 2024
American Rare Earths Project Rejects $400 Million Buyout Offer From California Firm
American Rare Earths, which may have one of the world's largest rare earths operations near Wheatland, Wyoming, has rejected a $400 million buyout offer from a group of investors from Oakland, California.
Pat MaioApril 29, 2024
Debate Erupts Over Tour Bus Plowing Through Bison Jam In Yellowstone
Photos of a Bluestar tour bus pushing past a bison jam in Yellowstone National Park have sparked a heated debate over whether drivers can plow through the animals or should just wait for wildlife to get out of the way.
Andrew RossiApril 29, 2024
Some Legislators Fear Health Care Advisory Group Would Push Medicaid Expansion
Some conservative Wyoming legislators grew agitated Monday at a proposal to create a new state health care advisory group, which they fear would push Medicaid expansion and increased government regulation.
Leo WolfsonApril 30, 2024
Husband Of Former Gillette Library Chief Wants Incest Book Back In Teen Section
The husband of the former Gillette library director who was fired last year, wants a controversial book with themes of incest and drug use out of the adult collection and put back into the library’s teen section.
Clair McFarlandApril 29, 2024
Opinion
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
Bill Sniffin: I Own 2 Million Acres Here In Wyoming — And You Do, Too
Opinion by Bill Sniffin
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 allCasper 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
Ghost Hunting at Wyoming's Fort Caspar
Dale KillingbeckApril 28, 2024
Outdoors
View allBefore Grizzly 399, Scarface Was One Of Wyoming's Most Famous Bears
Mark HeinzApril 30, 2024
Why Nighttime ‘Spotlighting’ Of Wyoming’s Prized Wildlife Is Mostly Illegal
Andrew RossiApril 28, 2024
The Creative, Fun And Slightly Twisted ‘Rogue Taxidermy’ Movement
Mark HeinzApril 27, 2024
Wyoming Deputy Has Rare Encounter With Grizzly Near Kemmerer
Mark HeinzApril 26, 2024
Feds Approve Grizzlies Back In Washington State, Wyoming Bears Could Be Used
Mark HeinzApril 26, 2024
Crime & Courts
View allLawsuit Tossed Of Man Who Accused Hospital Of Turning Him Away For Not Wearing Mask
Clair McFarlandApril 29, 2024
One Dead In 'Suspicious' Riverton House Fire
Clair McFarlandApril 27, 2024
A Year After Deadly Shootout, Thermopolis Cop Has Plenty Of Local Support
Clair McFarlandApril 27, 2024
Pinedale Officials Get Threats Over $400 Fines For Girl Scout Cookie Sales
Pat MaioApril 27, 2024
Fremont County Tops In Homicides Despite Having Only 6.8% Of Population
Clair McFarlandApril 25, 2024