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Platte County planner Laura Bookout addresses the Planning and Zoning Commission in front of the packed Agriplex building in Wheatland on Wednesday.

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

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Gordon 'Shocked' At Federal Agents Monitoring Wyoming Election, Sends Concern To AG

Gov. Mark Gordon said reports of "aggressive" behavior by federal election monitors at polling places in Cheyenne last Tuesday have left him "shocked." He alerted the Wyoming Attorney General, but said it's too early to know if litigation is in order.

Clair McFarlandAugust 27, 2026

About 400 jobs are on hold as Pacific Soda seeks to push back the start of its proposed $6 billion Dry Creek Trona Project in southwest Wyoming a year. The company is blaming China's flooding of the soda ash market and permit delays.

400 Southwest Wyoming Trona Mining Jobs On Hold As China Floods Soda Ash Market

About 400 jobs are on hold as Pacific Soda seeks to push back the start of its proposed $6 billion Dry Creek Trona Project in southwest Wyoming a year. The company is blaming China's flooding of the soda ash market and permit delays.

Renée JeanAugust 27, 2026

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Douglas Man Who Skipped Out On Child Porn Charges Fights Not To Lose $250K Bond

A Douglas man facing dozens of child exploitation and porn charges who was caught twice allegedly trying to flee Wyoming is fighting not to lose the $250,000 in cash someone posted for his bond. The cash was put up by an elderly woman from Colorado.

Greg JohnsonAugust 27, 2026

Nevaeh Marie Neeman helped her boyfriend and another man go to a south-side Casper apartment complex last May for what she thought was going to be a fight with a third man.

Casper Woman Pleads Guilty To Driving Getaway Car, Disposing Of Weapons In Fatal Shootout

A Casper woman pleaded guilty to driving a getaway car and helping dispose of weapons involved in a shooting that left one man dead and another injured in May 2025. She faces up to five years in prison.

Dale KillingbeckAugust 27, 2026

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Judge Dismisses ACLU Immigration Case Against Sheriff Kozak

A judge on Tuesday dismissed the ACLU's lawsuit against Laramie County Sheriff Brian Kozak, saying the plaintiffs' complaints didn't match the laws in the case. One plaintiff, a barbershop, noted that deputies had worked with ICE to deport its employee to Nicaragua.

Clair McFarlandAugust 27, 2026

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After Election Loss, Reid Rasner Sues A Sixth Person For Defamation

Reid Rasner, who placed fifth in last Tuesday’s Republican primary election for Wyoming’s lone U.S. House seat, is suing a sixth person for defamation. This one, against a Missouri-based civil rights attorney, was filed in federal court on Monday.

Clair McFarlandAugust 27, 2026

Rihanna Kelver, an outspoken transgender activist, asked a court Wednesday to drop the aggravated assault charge Kelver faces for pointing a gun at a man who’d shoved the activist to the ground.

Trans Protestor Has Self-Defense Hearing Over Drawing Gun In Laramie Street

Rihanna Kelver, an outspoken transgender activist, asked a court Wednesday to drop the aggravated assault charge Kelver faces for pointing a gun at a man who’d shoved the activist to the ground outside of a Laramie bar.

Clair McFarlandAugust 27, 2026

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Tom Lubnau: UW President Shane Reeves Could Have Gone Anywhere. He Chose Wyoming.

Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "Shane Reeves understands that to be a great leader, he needs to listen first. Then ask hard questions and truly listen to the answers. Of all the places in the country he could have chosen, and there were many, he chose Wyoming."

Tom LubnauAugust 27, 2026

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Ken Buck: The $40 Trillion Alarm Bell — Record National Debt Can't Be Ignored

Columnist Ken Buck writes, "The U.S. national debt crossed another grim milestone this month, surpassing $40 trillion for the first time ever. That's more than double the amount owed in 2017 and is expected grow to $64 trillion within the next decade."

Ken BuckAugust 27, 2026

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How To Best Experience And Photograph Wyoming's 96% Lunar Eclipse On Thursday

A 96.2% full lunar eclipse will be visible over Wyoming on Thursday night, and most people will get to see the best of the blood-red spectacle before bedtime. Here's a full rundown of what to expect, where to see it, and how to photograph it.

Andrew RossiAugust 26, 2026

Ranch Eats owner Troy Strand said filling up his food truck Wednesday morning cost upwards of $265.

High Rates And $265 Fill-Ups: What Wyoming Businesses Want New Fed Chair To Know

As central bank bigwigs gather beneath the Tetons for their annual economy summit, Wyoming business owners want the new Fed chair to understand the economic tug-of-war they're facing amid $265 fill-ups for food trucks and inflated housing costs. 

Renée JeanAugust 26, 2026

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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

Two grizzly cubs at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo are related to 399, the famous Grand Teton National Park matriarch.

Grizzly 399 Descendants Get Reprieve As Orphaned Cubs Go To Colorado Zoo

Two descendants of Grand Teton's famed Grizzly 399 were sent to a zoo in Colorado Springs after their mother was killed in Montana for cattle predation. Cubs typically are euthanized if no zoo has availability because they won't survive alone in the wild.

Mark HeinzAugust 26, 2026

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Rock Springs Dollar Tree Cashier Charged With Pepper-Spraying Customer

A Rock Springs Dollar Tree cashier faces a battery charge for pepper-spraying a customer, who happens to be her father's girlfriend, in the face. The girlfriend allegedly threatened to drag the cashier over the counter during a profanity-laced tirade.

Kolby FedoreAugust 26, 2026

Glenrock has had four Flock cameras positioned around town for roughly two years.

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

An 11-year-old Meridian, Idaho girl remains in critical condition following an Aug. 17 crash on Teton Pass that involved an RV she was riding in. A family friend said the girl’s 12th birthday is Saturday and she is communicating via sign language and a white board.

11-Year-Old Idaho Girl Pinned Under RV On Teton Pass Remains Critical In Utah

Neeka Korn, 11, is on a ventilator and dialysis in a Salt Lake City hospital after she was pinned under her grandparents' RV on Teton Pass on Aug. 17. A family friend says she is in critical condition and faces a long recovery but is responsive.

Dale KillingbeckAugust 26, 2026

Signs of elation when missing Missouri hiker Shaun Mackelprang was found dehydrated and disoriented but alive on Wednesday.

Missing Missouri Hiker Found Disoriented But Alive After Summiting Gannett Peak

Missing Missouri hiker Shaun Mackelprang was found dehydrated and disoriented Wednesday, five days after summiting Gannett Peak and three days after he was reported missing. The signed registry atop Wyoming's tallest peak helped searchers find him.

Kolby FedoreAugust 26, 2026

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