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Hageman Starts Petition To Ban China From Buying Wyoming And U.S. Agricultural Land
Wyoming U.S. Congressional candidate Harriet Hageman is circulating a petition to ban entities tied to Communist China from buying American farmland. The petition encourages signees to Keep China OUT!
Leo WolfsonAugust 31, 2022
Wyoming Considers State Law Making Non-Native Families Last Resort For Foster Care, Adoption Of American Indian Kids
With a possible change in federal law on the horizon, state lawmakers are considering crafting a state law making non-tribal foster families a last resort for American Indian children.
Clair McFarlandAugust 31, 2022
Man Dead Following Shootout With Sheriff’s Deputy In Cody
A man with an active warrant is dead following a shootout with a Park County Sheriffs Deputy on Tuesday afternoon.
Jimmy OrrAugust 31, 2022
Yes, Snipe Hunting Is A Real Thing; Wyoming Season Opens Thursday
Sending tenderfeet on a snipe hunt is a time-honored practical joke among outdoors enthusiasts. But snipe are a real wetland bird species that can be hunted in Wyoming and the season opens Thursday.
Mark HeinzAugust 31, 2022
Wyoming Legislators Warming Up To Campaign Finance Bill, But Still On Fence
The Wyoming Legislatures elections committee is considering a new campaign finance bill that calls for a Constitutional amendment banning corporations from making independent campaign expenditures.
Leo WolfsonAugust 31, 2022
Wyoming Legislature Discussing Medicaid Expansion Again
Recent legislation provided through the America Rescue Plan Act allows states to extend postpartum coverage offered through Medicaid to mothers for a 12-month period.
Leo WolfsonAugust 31, 2022
State In Talks To Continue St. Stephen’s Support By Sending Federal Bureau $1.5 Million
Now that the once-private St. Stephens Indian School has been taken over by the federal government, Wyomings $1.5 million funding allotment to help the school will have to go to the federal Bureau of Indian Education, rather than to the schools elected board.
Clair McFarlandAugust 31, 2022
Rock Springs Mayor Pleads Not Guilty To Conflict Of Interest Criminal Charges
The mayor of Rock Springs has pleaded not guilty to six criminal charges, alleging that he attempted to use his position with the city to secure an engineering contract for his own business.
Leo WolfsonAugust 30, 2022
Game Tracking Dogs Are Helping Wyoming Hunters Find Lost Kills
Using tracking dogs to track lost game animals is fairly new to Wyoming as it was just legalized in 2019, but is starting to catch on.
Mark HeinzAugust 30, 2022
Luke Bell: The Passing Of A Wyoming Troubador
Cody, Wyoming's Luke Bell was a neon comet lighting up a honky-tonk sky who burned out too early, but showered us with rhinestones in his passing.
Rod MillerAugust 30, 2022
Wyoming Daily Gas Map: Tuesday, August 30, 2022
The highest reported gasoline price in Wyoming on Tuesday was in Moose at $4.98 per gallon. The lowest price in Wyoming was in Gillette at $3.19 per gallon.
August 30, 2022
National Elk Refuge Gets Gigantic Elk Incinerator To Burn Carcasses In Case Of Wasting Disease
The National Elk Refuge has added a gigantic diesel-powered mobile crematorium to its property so it can incinerate any elk that come down with Chronic Wasting Disease.
Mark HeinzAugust 30, 2022
Cat Urbigkit: Transplanting Imperiled Species into Alien Habitats is Outrageous & Unwise
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes that the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service proposal to grant itself the power to release populations of federally protected species into areas those species never previously inhabited is outrageous and unwise.
Cat UrbigkitAugust 30, 2022
State Now Torn Between Tax-Exempting Internet Sales For Natives Or Giving Taxes Back
Wyoming lawmakers now are torn on whether they should exempt sales taxes for American Indians shopping online or tax those purchases but share the revenues with tribal governments.
Clair McFarlandAugust 30, 2022
Northern Arapaho Man’s Artwork Chosen To Commemorate 150th Yellowstone Anniversary
Robert Martinezs signature style, portraits of Native Americans overlaid on maps or other vintage documents, is reflected in his art piece commissioned by the Wyoming Office of Tourism to commemorate Yellowstones milestone.
Wendy CorrAugust 30, 2022
Wyoming Supreme Court To Consider Uinta County GOP Lawsuit
A Mountain View man, who sued the Uinta County Republican Party because he said its leadership elections were improper, is requesting the Wyoming Supreme Court to reconsider his lawsuit.
Leo WolfsonAugust 30, 2022
Bill Sniffin: Recalling My Daughter’s First Day Of School
Bill Sniffin writes: For five years now, shes believed that anything I told her was true. That all facts emanate from Dad. Ive been her hero.person
Bill SniffinAugust 30, 2022
Yellowstone Flood A 1,000-Year Flood? It Was Significant But Not Likely
Wyoming meteorologist Don Day scoffed at the Yellowstone flood being called a "1,000 year flood." He said there's not 1,000 years of precipitation records anywhere in the world and the phrase is a "statistical pretzel based on 80 years of rainfall data."
Mark HeinzAugust 29, 2022
Native Woman Pleads With Tribal Police Chief For Answers To Sexual Assault Problem
A tearful young Native American woman on Monday asked a federal police chief for more help addressing the sexual assault problem on the Wind River Indian Reservation, stating that predators walk the area and victims are too intimidated to report the assaults.
Clair McFarlandAugust 29, 2022
With Fall/Winter Approaching In Wyoming, “307 Radio” Gives Search And Rescue Big Help
A 307 two-way radio frequency gives Wyoming search and rescue teams better odds of finding people stranded in the backcountry, a Sublette County rescue coordinator said.
Mark HeinzAugust 29, 2022
No Change In Park County Election Recount: Newsome Still Beats Webber
The results of the State House District 24 race election recount Monday turned out exactly the same between State Rep. Sandy Newsome, R-Cody, and Challenger Nina Webber. Newsome still won by 83 votes.
August 29, 2022
Dave Simpson: You Say Marmot, I Say Whistle Pig
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "I'm a creature of habit, so most summer afternoons, up high in the Snowy Range, you'll find me listening to the Medicine Bow River, keeping an eye out for moose. And whistle pigs."
Dave SimpsonAugust 29, 2022
“Touchstones To Our Past” – Volunteers Restore Historic Buildings In Shoshone National Forest
Volunteers with the nonprofit organization HistoriCorps have been sanding, pouring cement, crafting replacement logs, and painting the interiors and exteriors of historic cabins at the Crandall Ranger Station.
Wendy CorrAugust 29, 2022
Second Monkeypox Case in Wyoming, Health Dept Says Condoms Might Not Be Enough
As the state health department announced Wyomings second monkeypox case on Monday, it warned that condoms may not be enough to stop the spread.
Clair McFarlandAugust 29, 2022