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Wyoming Hunter Shoots Himself While Trying To “Kick Grizzly” Off Of Him; Life-Flighted To Utah
An Evanston hunter survived a grizzly attack on Friday evening after shooting at the bear numerous times with a 10MM handgun. The man was life-flighted to the University of Utah hospital.
Jimmy OrrOctober 22, 2022
Cheyenne Teacher Responds to KKK Story
The photograph in an earlier article does not contain a picture of any of the teachers family, that neither the teacher nor her family have any affiliation or sympathy for the KKK.
October 22, 2022
Three Charged In Riverton Burning-Tire Murder
Three Wyoming residents were charged Friday in connection with the murder of a 31-year-old woman whom police found beaten and stabbed under a burning tire in a trailer house in Riverton.
Clair McFarlandOctober 21, 2022
Unlike San Francisco, It Does Not Cost $1.7 Million To Build A Public Toilet In Wyoming
It takes $1.7 million and more than two years to build a one-toilet public restroom in San Francisco. Meanwhile, Gillette built a six-toilet heated bathroom with a paved parking lot in weeks for less than $225,000.
October 21, 2022
Barrasso: Strategic Petroleum Reserve Was Built For National Energy Crisis Not Democrat Election Crisis
Sen. Barrasso blasted President Biden for releasing another 15 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. He said, "The surest way to bring down energy prices is to unleash American energy production.
October 21, 2022
Wyoming “Deer 255” Breaks All Long Distance Migration Records
Deer 255, a Wyoming mule deer doe, holds the record for the longest-documented land migration in the Lower 48. Her travels have been documented and watched via a collar cam for over 2,100 miles of migration across Wyoming.
Mark HeinzOctober 21, 2022
Crook County GOP Won’t Support Primary Winner Sen. Ogden Driskill; Leaders Back Write-In Candidate
The Crook County Republican Party has taken an official vote to not offer financial support or its endorsement support to Sen. Ogden Driskill, R-Devils Tower, and instead will back the candidate voters didnt elect in the Aug. 16 primary.
Leo WolfsonOctober 21, 2022
NOAA Predicts More Drought In Southeast Wyoming, Don Day Says They’re Wrong, Again
Wyoming meteorologist Don Day says NOAA's long-range forecast is probably wrong about more drought for southeast Wyoming. Day says La Niña will likely weaken and an increase of precipitation will occur.
October 21, 2022
Big Horn Football Team Wears Names Of Rylee McCollum, 12 Other Slain Marines On Football Helmets
The Big Horn High School football program has been part of the Heroes on Helmets program since 2018, and this season theyre honoring the 13 Marines killed in a suicide bombing last year in Afghanistan, including Lance Cpl. Rylee McCollum of Jackson.
Wendy CorrOctober 21, 2022
Wyoming Landowner Kills Wolves After Rare Attack On Horses
A landowner recently was allowed by Wyoming Game and Fish to put down some wolves in the Gros Ventre mountains after they killed two foals and injured three other horses.
Mark HeinzOctober 21, 2022
Cheney Spent Six Times More Per Vote ($255 vs $43) In Massive Losing Effort
Campaign finance reports show U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney spent an average of about $255 per vote in her landslide loss to challenger Harriet Hageman, who spent $43 per vote based on reported spending.
Leo WolfsonOctober 21, 2022
Clair McFarland: I Am A Swamp Hag At The Brink Of Madness
Clair McFarland writes: "Reporting on brutal crimes and cultural controversies is just my pastime; plunging toilets while people wreck my kitchen is my day job."
Clair McFarlandOctober 21, 2022
Drought Put Wyoming Ag Producers In Economic ‘Perfect Storm’
Drought led to high hay prices, and increased feed costs which led to many Wyoming ranchers selling off their herds. That means less money coming in as costs of ranching go up.
October 21, 2022
Wyoming Company Pioneers Tech, Fed Investment Program
Dr. Joseph McGinley of Casper has developed dozens of medical innovations, and also is advancing how businesses are financed as first Wyoming company to be part of relatively new SEC program.
Renée JeanOctober 21, 2022
Letter To The Editor: It’s Time for Cannabis Laws to Change With the Times
Rep. Mark Baker (R-Green River) writes: "There is bipartisan support for ending the federal prohibition on adult-use cannabis, with the move favored by 58 percent of my fellow Republicans, 83 percent of Democrats, and 70 percent of independents."
October 21, 2022
Dave Walsh: Much On The Line For UW Football With 3 Straight Trophy Games
Columnist Dave Walsh writes: The Wyoming Cowboys are entering a three-game stretch where they will play their three trophy game one after another."
Dave WalshOctober 20, 2022
New Wyoming Transmission Line Will Bridge National Grids Together
A planned transmission line originating in Wyoming will bridge together the separate national grids in the United States, creating a more reliable and affordable grid while opening up new markets for electrical producers.
October 20, 2022
Wyoming Nursing Shortage At Critical Level, Sparks Bidding War
Exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, a worsening shortage of nurses across the Cowboy State and nationwide has prompted some extreme recruiting efforts, including huge case bonuses.
Leo WolfsonOctober 20, 2022
Human Remains Found In Carbon County, No Word If Linked To Hunter Missing Since 2019
Its unclear if human remains found in Carbon County this week belong to a hunter who went missing there during a 2019 snowstorm.
Mark HeinzOctober 20, 2022
Kroger – Albertsons Mega Merger Will Mean Higher Prices, Job Losses In Wyoming, Say Union Reps
Longtime Rock Springs grocery worker and union rep says Wyoming should prepare for higher prices and job losses if the proposed multibillion-dollar Kroger-Albertsons merger goes through.
Renée JeanOctober 20, 2022
Finding Monster Wyoming Elk’s Missing Antler In Vast Nothingness Of Red Desert Was “Miracle”
The monster bull elk was missing the left side of its massive rack. When the hunters stumbled upon the broken antlers in an area larger than eight U.S. states, they were gobsmacked. So they MacGyvered it together to get the elk home.
Mark HeinzOctober 20, 2022
CDC Says COVID Vax Should Be Required For All Public Schools, Wyoming Says No Way
Gov. Mark Gordon on Thursday said he will not take the CDC's recommendation to add the COVID-19 vaccine to its list of required shots to attend public school.
Clair McFarlandOctober 20, 2022
Mountain Lion Spotted Near Arapahoe School; Kids Ordered To Stay Inside
A "stay-put" alert was sent out campus-wide on Thursday morning when a mountain lion approached the Arapahoe School campus on the Wind River Indian Reservation.
Clair McFarlandOctober 20, 2022
Former Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead Praises Liz Cheney At Harvard Forum
Former Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead had high praise for outgoing Congresswoman Liz Cheney at a forum at Harvard Tuesday night. Mead said Cheney's concession speech was not a picture of defeat but rather a show of determination.
Leo WolfsonOctober 20, 2022