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619 Active Coronavirus Cases Recorded In Wyoming As Of Tuesday
Figures from the Wyoming Department of Healths daily coronavirus update showed 24 new confirmed and probable cases were reported around the state on Tuesday, while the number of people to recover from the illness went up by 25.
September 01, 2020
UW, Casper College Report More Active Coronavirus Cases
The coronavirus has been reported to be among students, faculty or staff at two colleges in Wyoming.
September 01, 2020
Gov. Gordon Launches Meat Processing Expansion Grant Program
Gov. Mark Gordon has announced the launch of the Wyoming Meat Processing Expansion Grant Program to provide support for Wyoming meat processing facilities and Wyoming citizens
September 01, 2020
Wyoming Now At 41 Coronavirus Deaths
Four Wyoming residents, including three who were being treated for coronavirus at out-of-state hospitals, have died from the disease, the Wyoming Department of Health announced Tuesday.
September 01, 2020
Wyoming Game & Fish Releases 700 Endangered Toads Into The Wild
The toads were believed to be extinct in 1985, but a small population was found in Albany County in 1987.
September 01, 2020
Man Dies In Boating Accident At Glacier National Park
A man died in a boating accident at Glacier National Park over the weekend.
September 01, 2020
Wyoming’s Most Interesting Google Search During the Pandemic? Hot Wings
Wyomingites have had hot wings on the brain during the pandemic, according to our Google searches.
September 01, 2020
Convenience Store Worker Unhappy He Has to Fight Bears on the Job
A convenience store worker says fighting bears was not in his job description.
September 01, 2020
Press Release: Wyo GOP at National Convention
With the country navigating uncharted territory six Wyomingites, elected in May by their peers at the Wyoming Republican Party Convention, flew to Charlotte, North Carolina to represent the Cowboy State at the 2020 Republican National Convention.
September 01, 2020
Grizzly 399’s Cubs Stop Traffic To Wrestle & Play With Cones; No Tourist Gets Mauled
Astonishingly, no tourists were mauled on Monday when famed grizzly 399's four cubs stopped traffic in Grand Teton National Park to play with traffic cones.
September 01, 2020
Dave Walsh To No Longer Call Cowboy Basketball Games
Dave Walsh, the voice of Wyoming Cowboy Basketball for the past 36 years, is stepping down.
September 01, 2020
State of Wyoming Closes On Pilot Hill Deal Near Laramie
An exchange of lands expected to open up recreational opportunities on land east of Laramie has been completed by the state, Gov. Mark Gordon announced Monday.
August 31, 2020
Wyoming’s Internet Speeds See Biggest Increase in Country
Wyoming has seen its Internet speeds increase the most out of any states in the country.
August 31, 2020
Mask-Use Has Increased the Most in the Mountain West
Wyoming and the other Rocky Mountain states lead the nation in mask-use increase since June.
August 31, 2020
624 Still Sick With Coronavirus In Wyoming, A Decline Of 23
The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming declined again Monday as the state recorded 45 more recoveries from the illness.
August 31, 2020
Mark Jenkins: On Sept. 6, Louisa Swain Cast First Ballot By A Woman – In Laramie
In 1870 the Wyoming Territorial Legislature passed the Suffrage Act, and on September 6, 1870, in Laramie, wearing shawl and bonnet, Louisa Swain, 69, cast the first ballot by any women in the United States in a general election.
August 31, 2020
Hikers Run From Grizzly While Onlookers Laugh
In a pretty intense video, one group of hikers warned another group of hikers about a charging grizzly on the same trail.
August 31, 2020
Cody’s Vertical Garden Enhances Downtown
Visitors to Cody this summer might be able to pick their own salad greens straight from the garden - downtown.
Wendy CorrAugust 31, 2020
Lone Star Fire in Yellowstone Will Slow Down Monday, But Could Flare-Up Again Later This Week
The Lone Star Fire in Yellowstone National Park is expected to decrease Monday, but park staff worry that dry and warmer weather later this week might cause the fire to increase again.
August 31, 2020
“Yellowstone” TV Series Looking For Extras To Film This Week In Missoula
Any actors who might be (or could be) in the Missoula, Montana area this week has the opportunity to be an extra on the TV series "Yellowstone".
August 31, 2020
Budget Cuts Could Reduce Medicaid Providers, Wyoming Health Department Says
Reductions in the amount of state money paid health care providers through Medicaid made as a way to tackle the states budget shortfall could result in providers leaving the program, according to the Wyoming Department of Health.
August 31, 2020
Friendly Black Bear Puts “Arm” Around Lovell Teacher To See What She Was Reading
Ilene Henley was enjoying a good book at her family campsite on the Big Horn Mountains on July 12 when she saw something out of the corner of her eye.
August 31, 2020
Wyoming Considered One Of America’s Hardest-Working States
Wyoming is considered the nation's third hardest-working state, according to a recent study.
August 31, 2020
Bill Sniffin: Code Of The West Author Shows How To Age Gracefully, On PBS
Jim Owen is one of the best-known, least-known people in Wyoming. The author of both Cowboy Ethics and The Code of the West, Owen had a huge influence on the state in the last decade by helping Wyoming adopt these codes, which seem to make more sense here in the Cowboy State than anywhere else in America.
Bill SniffinAugust 31, 2020