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GOP Teton Sheriff's Candidate Claims 'Retaliation' From Sheriff, May Sue
Eric Snow, the Republican candidate for Teton County Sheriff, says the Democratic incumbent Matt Carr's office has waged a retaliatory campaign against him throughout his campaign, and his attorney said they may sue. Carr denies the allegations.
Clair McFarlandOctober 29, 2026
Feds Tap Former Chuck Gray Deputy To Run DOJ Election Monitoring
U.S. Attorney Darin Smith announced Wednesday that Chuck Gray's former deputy will oversee a federal operation monitoring Wyoming’s general election next week. State authorities told the monitors they must stay at least 100 yards away from the polls.
Clair McFarlandOctober 28, 2026
Wyoming Gov Race: Barlow Out-Raises Bextel 4-1, Bextel Filing Amended Report
Wyoming campaign finance reports filed as of Wednesday morning show Eric Barlow has out-fundraised his opponent Rebecca Bextel in the gubernatorial race by nearly four-to-one. Bextel says her numbers are much higher and is filing an amended report.
Clair McFarlandOctober 28, 2026
Economists Say State Income Tax On The Table If Proposition 1 Passes
Wyoming economists say a state income tax is on the table if Prop 1 passes, because it's a targeted way to get back the huge tax discounts the initiative would give wealthy people. "It’s not a threat. It just makes income tax more logical,” said Sen. Cale Case.
Clair McFarlandOctober 28, 2026
Glenrock Town Council Meeting Gets Heated Over Big Fee Hike For Public Records
Glenrock officials say they need to charge more for public records because requests tied to Flock cameras are consuming staff time and driving up costs. Residents argue they shouldn't have to pay hundreds of dollars to access public information.
Kate MeadowsOctober 27, 2026
Wyoming Green Card Holder Pleads Guilty To Casting Illegal Ballot In 2024 Election
A non-U.S. citizen pleaded guilty Tuesday to illegally voting in Wyoming’s 2024 presidential election. Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray confirmed that the man is the previously unnamed Carbon County voter his office identified in October 2025.
Kolby FedoreOctober 27, 2026
Wyoming AG: State Law Bars DOJ Election Monitors From Polling Places
After the Trump administration sent DOJ election monitors to Cheyenne on primary election day, the Wyoming Attorney General said, in an opinion released publicly Tuesday, that the law doesn't authorize them to be in polling places and can be removed.
Clair McFarlandOctober 27, 2026
Wyoming GOP Chair Says Party Won't Endorse Barlow Or Bextel For Governor
Wyoming GOP Chair Bryan Miller said the party won't endorse Eric Barlow for governor because he didn't commit to the Republican platform, and won't endorse Bextel because she's not a Republican. He also said Checkgate "destroyed the Freedom Caucus."
Clair McFarlandOctober 27, 2026
Left-Leaning PAC Retracts False Mailers About Albany GOP Candidate
Better Wyoming Action & Research, a left-leaning PAC, has retracted about 20 copies of a false mailer it sent about GOP Albany County Sheriff candidate Daron Wyatt. “Even one of them being delivered with factually inaccurate information is an issue," Wyatt said.
Clair McFarlandOctober 26, 2026
Under Pentagon’s Doomsday Scenario, F.E. Warren Can Still Fire Missiles
F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne can still fire its missile if disconnected from civilian utilities as outlined in the Pentagon’s new doomsday mandate. "This is how prudent military people think," said former base commander Tucker Fagan.
Emma Jane JacksonOctober 26, 2026
Bextel Appears On Tucker Carlson To Tout Campaign, Says We Didn't Go To The Moon
Wyoming gubernatorial candidate Rebecca Bextel appeared on Tucker Carlson's show over the weekend and claimed Eric Barlow is a Democrat and is against fossil fuels. She also said the U.S. didn't land on the moon. "I'm not falling for it," she said.
Clair McFarlandOctober 26, 2026
Gordon Will Direct $92 Million In Fed Money For Rural Emergency & Maternity Care
Gov. Mark Gordon announced Friday that rural emergency and maternity care will get $92 million out of $205 million in the Rural Health Transformation Program. He said states, rather than feds, can better decide where that money goes.
Kerry DrakeOctober 23, 2026
Uinta County Residents Push For Write-Ins To Oust Coroner Charged With 5 Felonies
Some Uinta County residents are pushing for a write-in campaign to oust longtime coroner Gregory Crandall, who faces five felony charges. He's unopposed on the Nov. 3 ballot. "I adamantly deny all allegations against me," Crandall told a local newspaper.
Kate MeadowsOctober 23, 2026
The Feud: Albany County Sheriff's Race Pits Two High-Profile And Combative Opponents
The Albany County Sheriff's race is a genuine feud. The two high-profile law enforcement officers sharply criticize each other. It casts the controversy of a high death rate in Sheriff Aaron Appelhans' jail against opponent Daron Wyatt's use of force history.
Clair McFarlandOctober 23, 2026
Challenger Wonders Why Albany County Coroner's DUI Arrest Didn't Hit The News
A candidate running for Albany County coroner is wondering why the DUI arrest of the sitting coroner last October never went public so he's raising it. Sally King "was too intoxicated to have driven to the scene of the dead body," the police report reads.
Clair McFarlandOctober 22, 2026
"Pisses Me Off": Rock Springs Businessman Angered At Gov Candidate's Accusations
A Rock Springs businessman said gubernatorial candidate Rebecca Bextel's accusations about him are "pissing him off." Bextel has claimed that Bruce Pivic approached her at a UW game "foaming at the mouth," which he says didn't happen.
Clair McFarlandOctober 21, 2026
Barrasso, Hageman, And Lummis Endorse Chuck Gray And Eric Barlow
Wyoming congressional delegates Barrasso, Lummis and Hageman bridged the vast differences between Chuck Gray and Eric Barlow on Wednesday, to endorse them both. Gray is an early founder of the Wyoming Freedom Caucus, while Barlow has never joined it.
Clair McFarlandOctober 21, 2026
Alpine Mayor Race Getting Heated After Controversial Roundabout Experiment
The race for mayor of Alpine has grown heated, and the town's temporary roundabout experiment didn’t help. Candidate Bill Saks called it a failure from the start and his opponent, Town Council Member Jeremy Larsen chuckled, “Such a positive man."
Clair McFarlandOctober 21, 2026
Steve Harshman, Who Once Tried To Eliminate Property Taxes, Says He Can't Vote For Prop 1
Steve Harshman, the longest-serving state House member, says he can't vote for the 50% tax cut Prop 1. He led a blockbuster effort to cut nearly all residential property taxes in 2024, but he says that measure had more guardrails.
Clair McFarlandOctober 21, 2026
Oklahoma Tribe Buys One Of The Biggest Horse Betting Operations In Wyoming
The Oklahoma-based Chickasaw Nation has bought one of the biggest horse betting operations in Wyoming, including Horse Palace locations and Sweetwater Downs. The sale includes "the entire operations" of Wyoming Holdings LLC, said a gaming official.
Clair McFarlandOctober 20, 2026
Sublette Rejects Appeal For Girls Treatment Center, Owners May Take Fight To Court
Sublette County commissioners voted 4-1 Tuesday to uphold the expiration of a permit for a proposed residential trauma treatment center for girls near Pinedale. The owners say they've spent years on the project and might take the fight to court.
Kate MeadowsOctober 20, 2026
Wyoming Postal Rep Filing Grievance Over Mail Going To Colorado Instead Of Cheyenne
A Wyoming postal rep is filing a grievance because magazines, catalogs, and large envelopes that were supposed to be processed in Cheyenne are now going to Denver, adding at least a day to some Wyoming deliveries. “That is ridiculous,” he said.
Renée JeanOctober 20, 2026
Reid Rasner Sues A Seventh Person, This Time A Union Leader, For Defamation
Former Wyoming congressional candidate Reid Rasner this week sued a seventh person for defamation. This time Rasner's target is a United Steelworkers rep out of Green River. Rasner claims William Wilkinson started a salacious gossip campaign on Facebook.
Clair McFarlandOctober 20, 2026
Company Powering Google's Data Center Gives $105M For Yellowstone Conservation
The energy company behind a 2.7-gigawatt data center for Google in Cheyenne is donating $105 million to conservation and education efforts in Yellowstone. Gov. Gordon said he loves the Tallgrass donation because “Yellowstone needs infrastructure."
Clair McFarlandOctober 20, 2026