(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (CMZoo) posted that in early June, a group of volunteers and conservation experts gathered to release hundreds of Wyoming toads back into their native habitat. Wyoming toads are critically endangered and the only place in the world where they live is Wyoming’s Laramie Basin. According to CMZoo, there […]
The billionaire Joe Ricketts is building a luxury resort in Wyoming to the dismay of some locals. Ricketts’ request to bypass wildlife protections was denied by Sublette County. He’s far from the only billionaire who has clashed with their neighbors. As one local put it, if Bondurant, Wyoming — a town of wide-open spaces and a […]
CHEYENNE — States like Wyoming are looking at ways to put restrictions on or regulate foreign land ownership within proximity of critical infrastructure. In the 2024 budget session, Sen. Tara Nethercott, R-Cheyenne, introduced a bill that allows the state to investigate foreign-owned land transactions. The bill, which was signed into law by Gov. Mark Gordon, […]
CHEYENNE – The suicide of a former U.S. senator from Wyoming 70 years ago serves as a point of reflection on the state of divisive politics for several current and former elected officials. News of U.S. Sen. Lester Hunt’s death shook the nation on June 19, 1954, when it was learned the former senator died […]
Read the full story on Modern Car Collector Attempt to Smuggle Stolen Lamborghinis Through Wyoming Ends in Felony Charges Two men from Colorado, Andrew Adam Blackman, 35, and Dassman Fadil, 32, are facing felony theft charges after being apprehended by the Wyoming Highway Patrol for attempting to smuggle a pair of stolen Lamborghinis through southern […]
Trump’s fundraising email subjects veer from hugs to guillotines. What to know about mifepristone after the Supreme Court struck down a challenge to accessing the abortion pill. And a landslide in Wyoming deepens the disparities between the ultrawealthy and local workers. Here’s what to know today. Trump’s fundraising emails are a roller coaster Photo illustration […]
The collapse of a vital road connecting workers in Idaho to jobs in Wyoming is bringing new attention to a longstanding schism between the ultra-wealthy and the people who cater to them. Billionaires and investors have been pushing home prices in Jackson, Wyoming, into the stratosphere for years, forcing workers to live further and further […]
Jun. 13—WYOMING — The new Sheetz store that opened on Thursday in Wyoming is the 736th store in the six-state chain, the 307th in Pennsylvania, the 8th in Luzerne County and the favorite of Angela Tobisch of Jenkins Township. Tobisch was the winner of “Sheetz for a Year” — a value of $2,500 in a […]
DENVER (AP) — A federal court on Wednesday dismissed the appeal of a lawsuit that challenged a transgender woman’s acceptance into a sorority at the University of Wyoming, ruling it did not have jurisdiction to hear the case. The lawsuit could not be appealed because a lower court judge in Wyoming left open the possibility […]
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A landslide that wiped out a vital two-lane road in western Wyoming is causing a mountain of headaches for thousands of commuting tourist town workers at the outset of the Yellowstone region’s busy summer season. After the slide sent both lanes crashing into a ravine near Teton Pass on Saturday, it’s […]
Bill Gates and his energy company are starting construction at their Wyoming site for a next-generation nuclear power plant he believes will “revolutionize” how power is generated. Gates was in the tiny community of Kemmerer Monday to break ground on the project. The co-founder of Microsoft is chairman of TerraPower. The company applied to the […]
A landslide caused the roadway at Teton Pass in Wyoming to collapse and crumble, in what the state’s department of transportation described as a catastrophic failure Saturday. A large crack had appeared across both lanes Thursday, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation said at the time. The crack had dropped vertically roughly 8 inches in some […]