Kate Meadows
Kate Meadows is a journalist, creative nonfiction author and book editor who focuses on agriculture and city/county government issues. She grew up in Pinedale, Wyo., as a fourth-generation Sublette County resident and got her start as a journalist at The Pinedale Roundup and Sublette Examiner. She earned an MFA in Professional Writing with concentrations in journalism and creative nonfiction from Western Connecticut State University.
Latest from Kate Meadows
Glenrock Gets 30 Day Extension To Decide If It Will Continue To Use Flock Cameras
The town of Glenrock has been given a 30-day extension to decide if it will continue the use of Flock cameras. The police chief says he's asked the company to specify what it does and does not do to ease concerns about automated license plate readers.
Kate MeadowsSeptember 11, 2026
Wyoming Homeschool Parents Frustrated As Education Savings Account Funds Disappear
Wyoming homeschool families say they’re in limbo as Educational Savings Account funding appears in online accounts and then is frozen or taken away. A Department of Education official says the rollout is hampered by a lawsuit and other start-up challenges.
Kate MeadowsSeptember 10, 2026
Flock Cameras Are Set To Automatically Renew In Glenrock In Less Than One Week
A $30,000 two-year commitment allowing the Glenrock Police to use five Flock cameras will automatically renew unless the town provides a written notice by Monday. The mayor, police chief, and town council members aren't commenting on the issue.
Kate MeadowsSeptember 09, 2026
Lawmakers Blame Rocky Mountain Power For Large Industries Saying No To Wyoming
Rocky Mountain Power's inability to meet more demand is costing Wyoming large-scale industry, lawmakers say, despite having the land, resources and desire for development. “We don’t have any extra power in Sweetwater County at all," Sen. Stacy Jones said.
Kate MeadowsSeptember 08, 2026
Drinking Wyoming: Pinedale Premium Spirits Label Found On Shelves In Ireland
When Mike Gilmore bought a liquor store in Pinedale, his pursuit of premium spirits labels ballooned into searching for the perfect barrel. Now his premium label, "Roaming Roads," has gone global, and recently found on shelves in Dublin, Ireland.
Kate MeadowsSeptember 07, 2026
Carbon County Exploring Ways To Attract Nuclear Energy Without Building Reactor
With other states making aggressive moves to attract nuclear businesses, Carbon County commissioners are asking what can be done to get their county in the game. At one time, the Rawlins area was a center of uranium mining in the state.
Kate MeadowsSeptember 04, 2026
Wyomingites, Trump Differ On Whether Data Center Foes Will Be ‘Backwards And Poor’
Wyomingites on both sides of the data center issue are taking exception to President Trump's claim that communities opposed to data centers will be "backwards and poor." What fits for one town doesn't necessarily fit for another, an industry leader says.
Kate MeadowsSeptember 03, 2026
Not A Done Deal: Laramie Range Wind Project Gets Permit, But Many Hurdles Remain
The proposed 41,000-acre Laramie Range Wind Project overcame one hurdle with Tuesday's permitting, but many more remain for the 139-turbine proposal on private and state land near Cheyenne -- including meeting 26 conditions not yet made public.
Kate MeadowsSeptember 03, 2026
Platte County Commissioners Push Back, Then OK Industrial Zoning For Data Center
After initially pushing back Wednesday, Platte County commissioners unanimously OK'd a request to rezone 5,344 acres of private ranchland in Goshen Hole for a utility-scale data center and energy complex.
Kate MeadowsSeptember 03, 2026
Scaled-Down Laramie Range Wind Project Gets Go Ahead After Intense 2-Day Hearing
Nearly a year after the proposal was rejected, the scaled-down Laramie Range Wind Project was approved Tuesday after a contentious two-day hearing. Up to 139 wind turbines would be placed on more than 41,000 acres about 20 miles north of Cheyenne.
Kate MeadowsSeptember 02, 2026
Uinta County Ranch Family Builds USDA Meat Processing Plant From The Ground Up
After years of hauling cattle and beef to Utah, a Uinta County ranch family decided to take matters into their own hands and build a USDA-inspected meat processing facility on their ranch. The plant will have its final USDA inspection on Friday.
Kate MeadowsSeptember 01, 2026
Driskill Blasts Trump Meeting World's Largest Meatpacker Before Beef Import Deal
Crook County rancher Sen. Ogden Driskill is unhappy about President Trump's meeting with a Brazilian meatpacking billionaire a day before he announced 300,000 tons of beef imports. Driskill said it is costing Wyoming producers millions.
Kate MeadowsSeptember 01, 2026
Wyoming Ranchers Welcome Breaking-Up Meat Processor Monopoly But Want Details
Wyoming producers say they welcome President Trump's efforts to expand local processing and beef sales, but are critical over a lack of detail and say his advisors don't understand the cattle market. "They should talk to Wyoming ranchers," one says.
Kate MeadowsAugust 31, 2026
Trump Moves To Allow Ranchers And Farmers To Process Their Own Food
President Trump announced Friday he is authorizing the preparation of legal documents that would allow farmers and ranchers to process their own food, saying he wants to take on a “nasty monopoly” in the nation’s food-processing industry.
Kate MeadowsAugust 28, 2026
Three Wyoming Horses Test Positive For West Nile Virus, Two In Fremont County
Three cases of West Nile Virus have been reported in Wyoming horses so far this year, two in Fremont County and one in Uinta. Though cases are down this year, Wyoming's state veterinarian recommends vaccination against the potentially fatal disease.
Kate MeadowsAugust 28, 2026
Platte County Recommends Rezoning Private Ranchland For Proposed Data Center
A proposal that could bring a utility-scale data center to more than 5,300 acres of private ranchland near the Platte and Goshen county line cleared another hurdle Wednesday, with a unanimous vote to recommend rezoning the property for industrial use.
Kate MeadowsAugust 27, 2026
Twins Rescued From Remote Teton Wilderness Were 'In Way Over Their Heads'
Twin brothers in their 30s were rescued Tuesday after wandering into a remote Teton Wilderness camp dehydrated, disoriented and possibly encountering a bear. Teton County Sheriff Matt Carr described the two North Dakota men as "woefully unprepared."
Kate MeadowsAugust 26, 2026
Glenrock Residents Still Frustrated After Town Meeting On Flock Cameras
Glenrock residents still aren't satisfied about why there are Flock cameras in the community, how they got there and what's done with the information collected. There was a standing-room only meeting Tuesday night but participants left frustrated.
Kate MeadowsAugust 26, 2026
Wild Weekend: 4 More Calls Add To Big Horn County Search & Rescue's Record Pace
Big Horn County Search & Rescue responded to four calls over another wild weekend and is on a record pace in 2026, second only to Teton County. The calls keep coming, regardless of whether they have enough money — which they don't, said the coordinator.
Kate MeadowsAugust 25, 2026
Enough! Evanston Man Says He's Leaving The State Over Property Rights Fight
An Evanston man is so frustrated over a property rights fight with the town, he's moving to Utah. The man said the town demanded he remove a steel container from his private lot but aren't doing anything about the "trashy trailers" throughout the town.
Kate MeadowsAugust 25, 2026
Developers Now Targeting Public Lands To Build Huge AI Data Centers
Wyoming is courting massive AI data center projects, but so far none have been proposed for the state's 30 million acres of public lands. But a fight in Nevada is raising questions about building data centers on public lands.
Kate MeadowsAugust 24, 2026