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Documents highlight intense pressure from public, politicians as University of Wyoming weighed whether to play San Jose State.
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Collision was purely accidental and there was no indication of any wrongdoing, Lincoln County sheriff’s official says.
on Oct 25
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Grizzly bear 399 struck, killed by vehicle south of Jackson - WyoFile
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Sow, 28, lived her life primarily in Grand Teton National Park and was arguably the most famous bear in the world.
on Oct 24
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Higher penalties for prolonged suffering of snowmobile-battered wildlife clears committee - WyoFile
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To activists' displeasure, legislation retains language explicitly clarifying that using motorized vehicles to run down predators is legal in Wyoming.
on Oct 2
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More than 400 criminal cases under review after Wyoming lab fails firearms test - WyoFile
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Reviewing the decade of cases could result in overturned convictions. Currently, there’s no timeline to finish the work.
on Sep 25
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Laramie man charged for alleged role in Jan. 6 insurrection, assaulting an officer - WyoFile
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August Garcia, 30, is charged with multiple felonies and misdemeanors including acts of physical violence, obstruction of law enforcement.
on Sep 18
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Wyoming wildlife officials OK rancher payment plan for elk-eaten grass - WyoFile
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Livestock producers who lobbied hard for big revisions to Wyoming’s compensation program say that they’re pleased with the outcome.
on Sep 17
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The right to snowmobile over wildlife could soon be explicitly protected in Wyoming - WyoFile
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A wolf that was injured by a snowmobile and kept alive for kicks has drawn global attention. The bill drafted in response, however, specifically clarifies that snowmobiling over animals is legal.
on Sep 5
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Wyoming Freedom Caucus gains power, but November will determine statehouse control - WyoFile
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While both Republican factions saw upsets Tuesday, the hard-line flank is strongly positioned to take a majority in the House.
on Aug 24
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Ignoring animal cruelty is the same thing as accepting it - WyoFile
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It appears our leaders don’t want to end the practice of running down predators on snowmobiles. But we must confront the issue, rather than looking the other way, guest columnist Donal O’Toole writes.
on Aug 9
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Hageman proposes a Boulder, Colorado, fossil-fuel-free experiment - WyoFile
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In a town hall in Jackson, Wyoming’s lone U.S. representative called for a pilot project taking away the progressive city’s gas stations, internal-combustion-engine vehicles, and even roads.
on Aug 7
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Gov. Mark Gordon advised lawmakers to steer clear of messing with predatory animal statutes that allow for much-maligned recreational activity.
on Aug 6
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Grazing, BLM inaction threaten greater sage grouse, report contends - WyoFile
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Some 41% of BLM allotments analyzed by the agency in Wyoming don’t meet standards because of commercial livestock grazing, Public Employees for Environmental Ethics and Western Watersheds Project say.
on Aug 2
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The out-of-state PAC has been using a photograph of a Virginia man in mailers to promote a Wyoming man running for office.
on Jul 30
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Southwest Wyoming locals pepper feds on proposed Natrium nuclear plant - WyoFile
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The deadline for public comment on Bill Gates-backed nuclear power plant in Kemmerer is Aug. 12.
on Jul 19
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Wyoming bans conservation bidders from oil and gas lease sales - WyoFile
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The prohibition is in response to a conservation group that bid on a lease parcel in Sublette County intending to spare it from being developed.
on Jul 15
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Bondurant community shows up again to fight a request that would hasten completion of development that’s broken ground along Upper Hoback Road.
on Jun 26
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Sen. Hunt’s tragic death is cautionary tale of anti-LGBTQ movement’s threat to democracy - WyoFile
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Seventy years ago, a Wyoming politician was victimized by Sen. Joe McCarthy’s blackmail scheme, Drake opines.
on Jun 26
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Five grizzly bear cubs make the largest litter in Yellowstone-area history - WyoFile
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Record-setting brood seen trailing mom in Yellowstone’s Little America region on Wednesday.
on Jun 11
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Could Wyoming water get piped to Colorado? A decades-old plan resurfaces - WyoFile
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Project has a number of hurdles, including pending federal and state authorizations and wildlife concerns, but the process was set in motion last winter.
on Jun 1
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Federal appeals judges test theory that corner-crossing is not trespassing - WyoFile
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In a case that could affect public access to 8.3 million acres of public land in the West, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals hears almost 60 minutes of arguments.
on May 20
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Sorority sisters in UW transgender lawsuit get day in federal appeals court - WyoFile
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Lawyers for the sisters appealed a lower-court decision to toss the case. But a panel of appellate judges questioned whether they even have jurisdiction to consider the matter.
on May 15
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Wyoming voids 28% of its voter registrations in mandatory purge - WyoFile
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While it’s not unusual for voter rolls to fluctuate, local election officials want residents to know that anyone who didn’t vote in the 2022 general election must register again to vote in 2024.
on May 2
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Wyoming cites law to justify secrecy about wolf’s alleged torture. But it may not apply. - WyoFile
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Twelve-year old law was intended to protect the identity of legal wolf hunters, and that doesn’t fit the description of a Sublette County man who broke the law by taking possession of a live wolf.
on Apr 8
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Gov. Mark Gordon discussed his energy vision with a University of Wyoming conservative student group after months of criticism about his goals. The crowd appreciated the governor’s presence, listening attentively and thanking him after he answered questions.
on Apr 8
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Climate change denial heats up at Wyoming Capitol - WyoFile
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A group known for promoting misleading information about climate change won the attention — and hearts — of many Wyoming lawmakers this week.
on Apr 2
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Among first states to ban red flag laws, Wyoming tests its prohibition’s constitutionality - WyoFile
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Ban’s mention of federal laws and courts spurs some constitutional concerns.
on Mar 28
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Non-woke Wyoming senators are asleep at the switch - WyoFile
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By defunding UW’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office, columnist Kerry Drake opines, lawmakers may have unwittingly hurt college athletics.
on Mar 19
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Fed’s plan for southwest Wyoming triggers new state laws of questionable constitutionality - WyoFile
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A fund for the Legislature to sue the federal government has constitutional issues, and one attorney-legislator says another bill pits the branches of government against each other.
on Mar 18
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Wyoming Game and Fish should vote no on elk feedground plan - WyoFile
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Rather than support the status quo, the commission should choose ecological responsibility and moral integrity, environmental groups argue.
on Mar 13
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Energy is a big part of Wyoming’s economy and culture. From uranium mining to coal, natural gas, wind and new energy innovations, WyoFile highlights the role of energy on the landscape and in people’s lives.
on Mar 2
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Ranch owner: Corner crossing would erase billions in private property value - WyoFile
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In what could be the last filing in an appeal, Elk Mountain Ranch owner says he’s not blocking access, just preventing trespassing.
on Feb 14
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Wyoming Supreme Court: Anti-abortion lawmakers, group can’t intervene in lawsuit over bans - WyoFile
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Justices found the three lacked standing to be allowed as direct parties to the suit. That’s after more than a year of the trio trying to directly participate in the legal fight over Wyoming’s two abortion bans.
on Feb 9
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Freedom Caucus, state GOP exploit trans youth for political gain - WyoFile
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Wyoming far-right pushes misinformation in effort to pass anti-LGBTQ bills to ban gender-affirming care, columnist Kerry Drake opines.
on Feb 6
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Montana governor rebuts far-right claims about transgender teen transported to Wyoming - WyoFile
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Wyoming Freedom Caucus, conservative media fan online firestorm over confidential child custody case. But Montana's Republican leader says the state's child protection workers acted appropriately.
on Feb 1
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Wyoming’s coal mandate continues to cost electric customers - WyoFile
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Black Hills Energy is the second utility in the state to impose a “carbon capture compliance” surcharge in an effort to keep coal plants from shuttering.
on Jan 25
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Sorority: Judge rightly dismissed UW transgender member case - WyoFile
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Six women who sued UW’s Kappa Kappa Gamma last year are incorrect to assume the term “woman” cannot include transgender women, according to attorneys for the sorority.
on Jan 20
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Pine beetles are hammering the Tetons’ whitebark pines, again - WyoFile
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Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem land managers brace for the second climate-driven epidemic this century and fear for the survival of the remaining old-growth conifers.
on Dec 28
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Plaintiffs: Judge should have defined ‘woman’ in transgender sorority case - WyoFile
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The six sorority sisters who sued Kappa Kappa Gamma for admitting a transgender woman into the UW sorority want an appeals court to reverse a ruling against them.
on Dec 7
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on Nov 16, 2023
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Gov. Gordon: Western states can lead on carbon capture technologies - WyoFile
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Wyoming wants other states in the West to join in its partnership with the federal government to boost carbon capture and storage technologies. Wyoming’s efforts, Gordon says, are starting to pay off.
on Nov 7, 2023
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Endangered Species Act protections for wolverines likely imminent - WyoFile
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An analysis of wolverines in Wyoming and the rest of their Lower 48 range paints a grim picture of a low-density species that’s losing its habitat and
on Oct 31, 2023
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Our LGBTQ+ kids are no safer today than the day Matthew Shepard died - WyoFile
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Former Wyoming public school librarian Nate Shoutis reflects on the fear and persistent threats he’s seen his students forced to live with
on Oct 12, 2023
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Casper abortion clinic arsonist sentenced to five years in prison - WyoFile
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Lorna Green set fire to Wellspring Health Access before it could open and start providing reproductive care, including abortions.
on Oct 1, 2023