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Loneliest Mail Carrier In The Nation: Tebra Morris' Daily 300-Mile Remote Wyoming Route
Tebra Morris drives 300 miles a day to deliver one of the longest and most remote mail routes in the nation, where she often travels longer distances between mailboxes than most postal carriers do for their entire routes.
Jake NicholsMay 13, 2023
Federal Delays Cost Wyoming More Than 6,000 Oil And Gas Wells
The federal government held up oil and gas projects involving more than 6,000 wells for so long that operators canceled them. Lengthy permitting times are also impacting renewable energy projects, which is driving bipartisan support for reform.
May 13, 2023
Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge: An Off-The-Beaten-Path Oasis In The Wyoming Desert
Saturday Travel: Although the Pony Express and Oregon, Mormon and California trails went through Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge in southwest Wyoming, it remains well off the beaten path.
May 13, 2023
Mountain Lion In Colorado Chicken Coop Attacks Girl, Killed By Wildlife Agents
Colorado wildlife agents killed a young female mountain lion after it attacked a girl in a chicken coop near Buena Vista Wednesday. While there have been several mountain lion sightings recently in Wyoming communities, there haven’t been any attacks on people.
Mark HeinzMay 12, 2023
Wyoming’s Grizzly 399 Still A No-Show; Insiders Say She’ll Emerge ‘When She Is Ready’
Famed wildlife photographer Tom Mangelsen told Cowboy State Daily that when grizzly 610 and her cubs appear, Grizzly 399 generally isn’t far behind, although he is a bit concerned about the elder bear.
Mark HeinzMay 12, 2023
Kemmerer Man Accused Of Having His Mom Help Kidnap Ex-Girlfriend Pleads Not Guilty
Trayven Hays, 19, is accused of yanking his ex-girlfriend from a truck and throwing her into a Jeep his mother was driving, then cornering her at his home and jabbing her in the face with his finger.
Clair McFarlandMay 12, 2023
Wyoming’s Silent Sufferers: Task Force Wants To Catch Vulnerable Adults Before They Slip Through Cracks
Identifying vulnerable adults in Wyoming is a complicated hurdle the state’s new Mental Health and Vulnerable Adults Task Force is trying to address.
Leo WolfsonMay 12, 2023
That’s Not A Humongous Tornado On A Mountain Top In Montana, It’s A Rare ‘Land Spout’
What appears to be a tornado touching down on the peaks of a Montana mountain range and captured in a video that went viral this week isn’t, says meteorologist Don Day. It’s a rare “land spout.”
Wendy CorrMay 12, 2023
Officials Warn People Who Ignore ‘Do Not Enter’ Grizzly Study Area Signs Can Become Dinner For Bears
People who see bright yellow signs in northwest Wyoming warning “do not enter” because of grizzly trapping need to take them seriously, wildlife officials said Friday. A man was killed by such a grouchy tranquilized grizzly near Yellowstone Park in 2010.
Mark HeinzMay 12, 2023
Wright Man Accused Of Strangling, Smothering And Throwing Wife Asks To Finish Breakfast Before Going To Jail
When deputies caught up with Peter Reno, 50, of Wright, on suspicion that he'd strangled his wife, slammed her head into a nightstand and smothered her while asking how she liked it, Reno asked if they'd let him finish breakfast before taking him to jail.
Clair McFarlandMay 12, 2023
Dave Walsh: War Memorial Stadium Gets New Turf
Columnist Dave Walsh writes, "When the University of Wyoming Cowboys take on Texas Tech in War Memorial Stadium on Sept. 2, they will be playing on a new rug."
Dave WalshMay 12, 2023
Some Lawmakers Say Ogden Driskill Acting Like He’s King Of The Legislature, Others Defend Him
Senate President Ogden Driskill stripping Sen. Dave Kinskey of a committee chairmanship has divided the Legislature. Some defend his decision, while others say he’s trying to “build his own kingdom.”
Leo WolfsonMay 12, 2023
Allowing Hunters To Shoot Bighorn Ewes Could Save Jackson Herd From Population Crash
Opening up Wyoming’s second-ever hunting season for bighorn sheep ewes might save the Jackson sheep herd from another population crash, Game and Fish says.
Mark HeinzMay 12, 2023
Wild Horse Advocates Sue BLM, Claim Red Desert Mustang Roundups Cruel, Costly To Taxpayers
Mustang roundups in Wyoming’s Red Desert are cruel, unnecessary and costly to taxpayers, horse advocates who are suing the Bureau of Land Management claim.
Mark HeinzMay 12, 2023
Wild Horse Advocates Sue BLM, Claim Red Desert Mustang Roundups Cruel, Costly To Taxpayers
Mustang roundups in Wyoming’s Red Desert are cruel, unnecessary and costly to taxpayers, horse advocates who are suing the Bureau of Land Management claim.
Mark HeinzMay 12, 2023
Micronuclear Reactors Could Be The Next Big Thing For Wyoming, And US, Industry
A company developing micronuclear reactors for industrial applications says Wyoming’s energy-friendly environment is a great place to do business.
May 11, 2023
University Of Wyoming Rodeo Coach Resigns Three Weeks Before College National Finals Rodeo
Beau Clark is resigning as the University of Wyoming rodeo coach comes less than a month from the College National Finals Rodeo.
Jake NicholsMay 11, 2023
Story, Wyoming, Residents Shaken By Community Of Digital Outsiders Taking Over Historic Wagon Box Inn
Residents of the tiny unincorporated town of Story, Wyoming, are worried an outside group of up to 300 people who will digitally purchase the historic Wagon Box Inn could forever change the community.
Renée JeanMay 11, 2023
Proposed EPA Rules Threaten Power Grid By Shutting Down Coal And Natural Gas Power Plants, Critics Say
The EPA released proposed rules Thursday that come down hard on carbon dioxide emissions from coal- and natural gas-fired power plants, which in turn threaten the stability of America’s power grid, say critics of the rules.
May 11, 2023
Wyoming Bear Hunter Who Accidentally Killed Grizzly Fined $10,000
A judge ordered a Cody hunter to pay $10,000 in restitution to Game and Fish for mistakenly instructing his teenage son to shoot a grizzly bear during a black bear hunt last spring.
Mark HeinzMay 11, 2023
End Of Trump-Era Border Rules An Immigration Nightmare, Say Lummis, Barrasso and Hageman
An influx of migrants is expected at the U.S. southern border with Mexico as President Joe Biden is lifting a Trump-era restriction on immigration. Wyoming's delegation predicts lifting the rules will create an immigration nightmare for Wyoming and the U.S.
Leo WolfsonMay 11, 2023
South Dakota Fugitive Carjacks Man At Gunpoint Near Gillette, Deputy Hospitalized After High-Speed Chase
Campbell County Sheriff's deputies and Gillette police officers chased, spiked, surrounded, ambushed and fought with a South Dakota man brandishing a gun during a high-speed chase outside of Gillette on Wednesday.
Clair McFarlandMay 11, 2023
Letter To The Editor: Lessons From Merv And Paul
Dear editor: The Second Amendment and Thoughts and Prayers don’t seem to be working. At least not for the children, women and men gunned down in schools, churches, shopping malls, grocery stores, hospitals and the list goes on and on and on.
Brian OlsonMay 11, 2023
Gillette Divided As City Considers Discrimination Ordinance
A proposed ordinance targeting discrimination in Gillette has divided the northeast Wyoming community, as well as its City Council, which narrowly passed its first reading 4-3.
Leo WolfsonMay 11, 2023