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Arizona Gubernatorial Candidate Kari Lake Says Wyoming Will Help Pay For Border Wall
Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake said Wyoming would be interested in helping pay to construct a border wall separating her state from Mexico.
Leo WolfsonNovember 08, 2022
97% Of Wyoming Education Association’s PAC Candidate Spending Goes To Dems
The Wyoming Education Association's political action committee gave 96% of its candidate funding to Democratic candidates for the Wyoming Legislature, all of whom are challenging Republicans for state seats.
Greg JohnsonNovember 08, 2022
Driver Frustrated With WYDOT Warnings After 111 MPH Wind Flips 4,000-Pound Trailer
A driver whose 4,000-pound trailer was flipped due to a 111mph wind gust on Saturday said he was frustrated with WYDOT because their signs warned of only 60mph gusts.
Wendy CorrNovember 08, 2022
Wyoming Powerball Sales Breaking Records In Chance To Win $1.9 Billion Jackpot
Despite the astronomical odds, more people than ever before are purchasing Powerball tickets in Wyoming for the chance to win $1.9 billion.
Renée JeanNovember 07, 2022
Wyoming Eagle Named ‘Prehistoric Demon’ Thrives In New Pennsylvania Home
A golden eagle captured in Wyoming as part of a program to mitigate depredation of Cowboy State sheep herds is doing well in his new home in Pennsylvania.
Mark HeinzNovember 07, 2022
Chinese Company Sells Jackson Hole Resort To American Company For $315 Million
A Chinese company has sold the Four Seasons Resort and Residences in Jackson, Wyoming to an American company for $315 million.
November 07, 2022
Wyoming Oil Industry Blasts Biden As He Promises To End Drilling
The Wyoming Petroleum Association blasted President Biden for his comments on Sunday to end federal drilling. The White House said his direct quotes were "twisted" and he wasn't vowing to destroy America's coal industry.
November 07, 2022
Dave Simpson: Time To Forgive And Forget? Nope.
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "After almost three years of vilifying us over one often contradictory decree after another, the folks who made no secret of their frustration with us even firing some for not taking an experimental vaccine now those folks want understanding. I don't think so."
Dave SimpsonNovember 07, 2022
Cheyenne Man Says He Loves Driving His Tesla So Much He Does Uber
Cheyenne IT consultant TJ Doan says he enjoys driving his Tesla Model 3 so much that he works as an Uber and Lyft driver on weekends just for the fun of driving his car.
November 07, 2022
Rez District Incumbent Spent Campaign Money For Clothing, Necklace, Haircut
House District 33 incumbent Andi LeBeau says the clothing, jewelry, and haircut she spent with campaign money are expenditures to bring her Northern Arapaho tribal culture to the campaign trail while helping Indigenous artists and workers.
Clair McFarlandNovember 07, 2022
Paralyzed Woman Who Inspired Netflix Movie “Walk. Ride. Rodeo.” In Wyoming This Week
It was on a drive through Wyoming in 2010 when an up-and-coming rodeo star crashed her truck and lost use of her legs. What followed was an inspirational journey of faith, determination and work to disprove the doctors who said shed never ride again.
Renée JeanNovember 07, 2022
Cheney Endorses Another Democrat; Third In Less Than Three Weeks
U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney endorsed her third Democrat in less than three weeks over the weekend, all running for Congress in other states.
Leo WolfsonNovember 07, 2022
Worland Man Packs 1,000-Pound Pumpkins With Explosives, Then Shoots Them With AR-15
Jay Richard, a small business owner from Worland who hosts the Wyoming State Pumpkin Weigh-Off every year, said goodbye to his 1,000-pound pumpkins this weekend with an AR-15 and lots of explosives.
November 07, 2022
Documentary Urges Wyoming’s Wind River Tribes, Others To Assert Their Water Rights
Tribal Waters, a documentary produced by Teton Gravity Research, tackles the issue of water rights that are legally owned by Native American tribes but that have been usurped by local and state governments.
Wendy CorrNovember 07, 2022
Letter To The Editor: Conservation and Access Priorities for Wyoming Sportspeople
Dear editor: "We the undersigned organizations believe the following actions will help lawmakers go even further in supporting wildlife, hunting, and angling in the Cowboy State."
November 06, 2022
100+MPH Winds Cause Mayhem And Chaos On Wyoming Highways
Wyoming highways were littered with wrecked semi-trucks on Saturday as 100 mph winds wreaked havoc in the Cowboy State. One gust blew a 4,000-pound trailer off the highway "like a tumbleweed."
Leo WolfsonNovember 06, 2022
Rod Miller: My Imaginary Rich Friends Try To Steal My Identity
Columnist Rod Miller writes: "Invariably there are two or three tempting offers from folks I dont know in Burkina Faso or the Ivory Coast who want to make a very rich man of me."
Rod MillerNovember 06, 2022
Remote Wyoming Road A Winter Lifeline For Yellowstone Towns
For residents of Mammoth, Wyoming, and Cooke City, Montana, the Old Gardiner Road is more than a historic stagecoach trail, its the only way in and out for them during winter. Its also the only lifeline for the areas winter tourism industry.
Renée JeanNovember 06, 2022
Much-Maligned 30×30 Conservation Program Would Provide $21 Million For Wildlife Crossings
Although there are plenty of misgivings about the 30x30 conservation program, it could end up providing $21 million for wildlife highway crossings, a Wyoming conservationist told legislators on Friday.
Mark HeinzNovember 06, 2022
Paul Ulrich: Growing Up (Quickly) In A Wyoming Elk Camp
Guest columnist Paul Ulrich writes: "Lousy weather just feels right for elk camp. A beach needs sun, Vegas needs strippers, and elk camp needs mud -- and snow blowing horizontally."
Paul UlrichNovember 05, 2022
A Room Full Of Tarantulas? Wyoming Firefighter Says ‘Absolutely!’
KeeGan Johnson, a Rawlins firefighter, and his family want to bust some of the myths about tarantulas, saying theyre not the malevolent monsters Hollywood makes them out to be. Theyre teddy bears, he says.
Greg JohnsonNovember 05, 2022
Pro-Choice Teton Republican Confused By State GOP Contribution He Says He Never Got – Or Wanted
Andrew Byron, a pro-choice Republican legislative candidate from Jackson, said a press release put out by the Wyoming GOP that said they gave him $2,000 is wrong. He said he never received the money and doesn't want it.
Leo WolfsonNovember 05, 2022
Daylight Saving Time: Wyoming Champion Of Killing Time Change Hopeful It Dies Next Year
Wyoming state Rep. Dan Laursen, who has led the charge for eliminating the semi-annual changing of clocks in Wyoming, hopes this weekend's time change is the last ever as Congress considers The Sunshine Protection Act, which kills the despised ritual.
Leo WolfsonNovember 05, 2022
Trucker: Wyoming Side of Highway Much Worse Than Colorado During Thursday Storm
Truckers stranded on the Wyoming side of the Colorado state line after Thursdays snowstorm are wondering why the roads were so much better south of the border?
Wendy CorrNovember 04, 2022