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$60 Million Wyoming Rare Earth Plant To Challenge China Nears Full Operation
Construction of a $60 million state-of-the-art rare earth processing and separation demonstration plant is complete in Upton, Wyoming. It’s expected to be game-changing in America’s efforts to break China’s rare earth stranglehold.
Kate MeadowsDecember 03, 2025

Survey Sparks Division In Evanston Over Four-Day School Week
A survey has sparked division in Evanston over whether the local school district should adopt a four-day school week. Some district leaders and parents don't like the idea, while supporters says it's not the job of public schools to babysit kids.
Kate MeadowsNovember 28, 2025

Hero Cop: Off-Duty Deputy Helps Subdue Suspects Fighting With Troopers
An off-duty Carbon County deputy is being praised for his quick action to help a pair of Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers fighting with suspects on a Casper roadside. He was on his way to the store when he ran to help with the chaotic scene.
Kate MeadowsNovember 25, 2025

Wyoming Ranchers Say Bypassing Some Meat Inspectors Would Be Game-Changing
Wyoming ranchers say allowing some meat to bypass federal inspectors and sell limited state-inspected product online would be “the best thing that can happen to them.” That’s what the federal DIRECT Act recently reintroduced to the Senate would do.
Kate MeadowsNovember 21, 2025

Pig Wrestling Returns To 2026 Teton County Fair — But Only For Kids And Women
After a six-year hiatus, pig wrestling will return for the 2026 Teton County Fair, but only for kids and women — and all must complete animal care training. The decision follows heated debate over tradition versus animal welfare concerns.
Kate MeadowsNovember 20, 2025

Wyoming Wants A Health Plan For Bear Attacks And Other ‘Catastrophic’ Events
The odds of getting hit by a bus or attacked by an angry grizzly bear are astronomically low, but they do happen. Wyoming health officials want to create what they call “BearCare,” a health plan for those and other “catastrophic” events.
Kate MeadowsNovember 19, 2025

Dick Cheney To Be Laid To Rest Thursday At Washington Cathedral
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who grew up in Casper, will be laid to rest Thursday at Washington National Cathedral. The private funeral will draw national leaders, with daughter Liz Cheney among the speakers.
Kate MeadowsNovember 19, 2025

Now That Power Is Back On, Utilities Focus On How Massive Outage Happened
A day after two high-voltage transmission lines were tripped, causing a massing power outage affecting nearly 100,000 customers, the power is back on. Now utilities are focused on how it happened.
Kate MeadowsNovember 14, 2025
Two Tripped Power Lines Leave Nearly 100,000 Customers In The Dark Across Wyoming
A massive power outage caused by two tripped 500-kilovolt power lines near Medicine Bow left most of northeast Wyoming in the dark Thursday, along with areas in Montana and South Dakota. Nearly 100,000 customers were without power at one point.
Clair McFarland, Greg Johnson & Kate MeadowsNovember 13, 2025
