Pilot declared emergency, loss of autopilot before crash that killed 3 members of famed gospel group
A preliminary report says the pilot of a plane that crashed in northeast Wyoming in July, killing three members of the Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame quartet The Nelons, declared an emergency and the loss of the autopilot shortly before the incident that in total killed seven people.
Move over grizzlies and wolves: Yellowstone visitors hope to catch a glimpse of rare white buffalo
The recent appearance of a rare white bison calf has excited wildlife watchers in Yellowstone National Park.
Large chunk of Wyoming's Teton Pass road collapses; unclear how quickly it can be rebuilt
A large chunk of a mountain pass highway in Wyoming has collapsed, severing a well-traveled commuter link between small towns in eastern Idaho and the tourist destination of Jackson.
Trump picks up more national delegates as the only choice for Wyoming Republicans
Republicans in Wyoming have awarded former President Donald Trump all 29 of their national delegates in a presidential preference poll.
Biden wins more delegates in Wyoming and Alaska as he heads toward Democratic nomination
President Joe Biden has nudged further ahead in the Democratic nomination for reelection by winning the party contests in Wyoming and Alaska.
Angst over LGBTQ+ stories led to another canceled show. But in a Wyoming town, a play was salvaged
A canceled middle school play indicates there is still a ways to go before there is full LGBTQ+ acceptance in Wyoming.
SAWS investigating problems with low water pressure that hampered firefighters
Fire crews say they had to rely on water already on their trucks when they were battling a raging house fire Monday morning. They say the water pressure of the nearby fire hydrants was too low for them to use.
Texasโ top playmakers start declaring for the NFL draft after playoff loss
Several players who helped lead Texas to the programโs first appearance in the College Football Playoff have declared for the NFL draft and will leave school early.
Colorado releases first 5 wolves in reintroduction plan approved by voters to chagrin of ranchers
Wildlife officials have released five gray wolves into a remote forest in Colorado, kicking off a voter-approved reintroduction program.
Federal judge denies cattle industryโs request to temporarily halt wolf reintroduction in Colorado
A federal judge has denied a request to halt the reintroduction of gray wolves in Colorado just days away from the predatorsโ release.
US judge to decide Friday if Colorado can reintroduce wolves over cattle industry objections
A federal judge says she will decide by Friday whether to temporarily halt the impending reintroduction of gray wolves to Colorado under a voter-approved initiative.
A judge is considering Wyoming abortion laws, including the first explicit US ban on abortion pills
Attorneys for both sides in a challenge to Wyoming abortion restrictions that include the nationโs first explicit ban on medication to end pregnancy have urged a judge to uphold or strike down the new laws without holding a trial.
Wyoming holds off on auctioning huge piece of pristine land inside Grand Teton
Wyoming officials have decided to hold off on auctioning a pristine and valuable chunk of state-owned land within Grand Teton National Park.
`The Laramie Project' stages a special reading in Wyoming on the 25th anniversary of Shepard murder
It has been 25 years since the body of Matthew Shepard was discovered in Laramie, Wyoming.
Conservative book ban push fuels library exodus from national association that stands up for books
More libraries are cutting ties with the American Library Association as the professional group stands up for books some say children shouldn't have access to because of their content.
Stock market today: Asian shares mostly decline ahead of Federal Reserveโs Powell speech
Asian shares are mostly falling, discouraged by a Wall Street slump that followed a blowout profit report from Nvidia and mixed reports on the U.S. economy.
A woman pleads guilty to fire that kept a Wyoming abortion clinic from opening for a year
An abortion opponent has pleaded guilty to a federal arson charge after telling investigators that anxiety and nightmares about Wyomingโs first full-service abortion clinic in years led her to break into and burn the planned facility.
Judge blocks Wyomingโs 1st-in-the-nation abortion pill ban while court decides lawsuit
A judge has blocked Wyomingโs first-in-the-nation ban on abortion pills before it was set to be implemented July 1.
Build begins on Wyoming-to-California power line amid growing wind power concern
Wyoming and federal officials formally kicked off construction Tuesday of a massive transmission line project to export wind power from Wyoming to southern California.
College student accused of setting fire to Wyoming's only abortion clinic pleads not guilty
A college student who authorities say admitted setting fire to a building slated to become Wyomingโs only full-service abortion clinic has pleaded not guilty to an arson charge.
Bus carrying farm workers from Texas to Washington crashes during snowstorm; 11 injured
A bus carrying contract farm workers from Texas to Washington state has crashed on a snowy road in southeastern Wyoming.
Feds: Woman charged in Wyoming clinic fire opposes abortion
Authorities say a woman accused of setting fire last year to a Wyoming abortion clinic that was under construction told investigators that she opposes abortion and was experiencing anxiety and nightmares over the facility opening.
Flights canceled, highways closed as winter storm wallops US
A brutal winter storm has closed interstate highways from Arizona to Wyoming, trapped motorists in their cars, knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people and prompted the first blizzard warning in Southern California in decades.
Election skeptics slow to get sweeping changes in GOP states
Republicans in some heavily conservative states won their campaigns for secretary of state last year after claiming they'd make major changes aimed at keeping fraud out of elections.
German climate activists glue themselves to dinosaur display
Two environmental activists glued themselves to a dinosaur display at Berlinโs Natural History Museum on Sunday in protest at what they said was the German governmentโs failure to properly address the threat of climate change.
College wrestler saves teammate from grizzly bear mauling at Yellowstone
A college wrestler from a small Wyoming school helped his teammate survive a grizzly mauling over the weekend by trying to wrestle the massive bear off his friend, eventually drawing a more brutal attack to himself.
Businesses, White House plan for possible rail strike Friday
Business and government officials are bracing for the possibility of a nationwide rail strike at the end of this week while talks carry on between the largest U.S. freight railroads and their unions.
Climate change alters life at Fed's Jackson Hole conference
When officials of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City sought a location for an annual economic symposium in 1982, they chose Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for a simple reason: It had fly-fishing.
Justice Department asks judge to pause Idaho abortion ban
The U.S. Department of Justice asked a federal judge this week to bar Idaho from enforcing its near-total abortion ban while a lawsuit pitting federal health care law against state anti-abortion legislation is underway.
Videos show Yellowstoneโs unprecedented flood that washed away homes, โdramatically changedโ landscape
Historic floodwaters that raged through Yellowstone National Park may have permanently altered the course of a popular fishing river and left the sweeping landscape forever changed.
Yellowstone flooding forces 10,000 to leave national park
Yellowstone National Park officials say more than 10,000 visitors have been ordered out of the nationโs oldest national park after unprecedented flooding tore through its northern half, washing out bridges and roads and sweeping an employee bunkhouse miles downstream.
Woman banned from Grand Teton in missing man false report
A woman accused of intentionally providing wrong information in the search for a missing man in Grand Teton National Park has been banned from the park for five years and must pay $17,600 in restitution.
In US, states struggle to replace fossil fuel tax revenue
Major energy producing states from Alaska to Pennsylvania are reaping a windfall from soaring oil and natural gas prices, stoked by the war in Ukraine and the U.S.-led ban on Russian oil imports.
Wyoming defamation lawsuit against Alec Baldwin is dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit against Alec Baldwin over online harassment filed by the family of a Wyoming Marine who was killed in Afghanistan.
Rail unions turn to arbitration in dispute over BNSF rules
BNSFโs two largest unions will ask an arbitrator to throw out the railroadโs strict new attendance policy instead of appealing a court order preventing them from striking.
S Carolina push to be 49th state with hate crime law stalls
South Carolina remains one of only two states without a hate-crimes law, and proponents worry that efforts in the Legislature are stalling to increase penalties for crimes committed against minorities and others victimized by prejudice.
Wyoming beats Kent St. 52-38 in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Levi Williams ran for 200 yards and four touchdowns and passed for 127 yards and another touchdown to lead Wyoming to a 52-38 win over Kent State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.
Bill Gates venture picks Wyoming city for sodium nuke plant
A small city in the top U.S. coal-mining state of Wyoming will be home to a Bill Gates-backed experimental nuclear power project near a coal-fired power plant scheduled to close soon.
Rep. Liz Cheney says Trump is at war 'with the rule of law'
Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming says former President Donald Trump is at war โwith the rule of law and the Constitutionโ and that GOP lawmakers who sit by silently are aiding his efforts.
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No charges for Wyoming librarians over sex ed, LGBTQ books
A prosecutor in a deeply conservative corner of Wyoming says he won't charge library employees for making sex education and LGBTQ-themed books available to young people.
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COVID cases falling, but trouble signs arise as winter looms
Tumbling COVID-19 case counts have some schools around the U.S. considering relaxing their mask rules, but deaths nationally have been ticking up over the past few weeks.
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Wyoming librarians under fire for books about sex, LGBTQ
Prosecutors in Wyoming are evaluating whether to file criminal charges against officials at a public library for stocking books some say are obscene in sections for children and teenagers.
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Body found in Wyoming national park believed to be Gabby Petito, FBI officials say
A body that is believed to be Gabby Petito has been found in the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming where authorities have been searching, according to the FBI.
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Climate impact of coal sales from US lands scrutinized
U.S. officials have launched a review of climate damage from coal mining on public lands as the Biden administration expands scrutiny of government fossil fuel sales that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions.
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Liz Cheney's Trump vote prompts new Wyoming censure effort
Some local Republican Party officials in Wyoming have announced that they will no longer recognize Liz Cheney as a party member because of her vote to impeach Donald Trump.
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Michigan police cuff Black real estate agent, client at home
Police in west Michigan handcuffed a real estate agent, his client and that manโs 15-year-old son after a neighbor wrongly reported that the three Black people were breaking into a home.
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Home of San Antonio NAACP pioneer a step closer to avoiding demolition
The house at 1115 Wyoming, a few blocks east of the Alamodome with boarded-up windows and doors nailed shut, may not look historically significant, but the Historic Design and Review Commission unanimously decided it was.
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Wyoming governor says state may send National Guard troops to help at border in Texas
Wyoming's governor says he's looking at how the state might send National Guard troops or other help to bolster security at the border with Mexico.
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Scientists: Grizzlies expand turf but still need protection
Fish and Wildlife Service is a grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) in Grand Teton National Park, Wyo. Grizzly bears are slowly expanding in the northern Rocky Mountains but scientists say they need continued protections and have concluded no other areas of the country would be suitable for the fearsome animals. The Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday released its first assessment in almost a decade about the status of grizzly bears in the contiguous U.S. Conservationists and some university scientists have pushed to return bears to areas including Coloradoโs San Juan Mountains and Californiaโs Sierra Nevada. Grizzly bears have been protected as a threatened species in the contiguous U.S. since 1975, allowing a slow recovery in a handful of areas.
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Wyoming election changes pushed by Donald Trump Jr. fail
FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2021, file photo, Donald Trump Jr. waits by Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. โ Wyoming lawmakers rejected a measure that would have required candidates to win a majority of votes in primary elections to avoid runoffs โ a change endorsed by Donald Trump Jr. in his campaign to undermine Republican U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney. Trump Jr. called for Cheneyโs defeat after she voted to impeach President Donald Trump over the storming of the U.S. Capitol by a mob of his supporters. But for the most part, Wyomingโs Republican elected officials have continued to support her. AdTwo Republican state legislators โ- Sen. Anthony Bouchard, of Cheyenne, and Rep. Chuck Gray, of Casper โ already have announced they are running against Cheney, Wyomingโs lone congresswoman.
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Texas oil company agrees to pay $115K for spilling nearly 20,000 gallons of wastewater, crude in Wyoming
โ A Texas oil company has agreed to pay a $115,000 fine after spilling almost 20,000 gallons (73,000 liters) of wastewater and crude in western Wyoming, federal officials said Wednesday. The 2018 spill by Merit Energy Company came after a pipeline broke at a battery of oil tanks northwest of Thermopolis, Wyoming, according to the settlement. Some of the spilled water and oil reached Grass Creek, a tributary of the Big Horn River. An Environmental Protection Agency Investigation found that the Dallas-based company did not have an adequate emergency response plan in place as required under the federal Clean Water Act. The company has since submitted a new response plan and completed a cleanup of the site.
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Denver's airport reopens after powerful winter storm
The storm system, fueled by moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, had moved out of the region and into northeastern Nebraska by Monday, said Evan Direnzo, a meteorologist for the weather service in Boulder. Denver's airport runways were closed just before noon on Sunday due to blowing snow and poor visibilities and some stranded passengers spent the night at the airport. AdIn Wyoming, the National Weather Service warned that driving would remain dangerous for the next several days there because of slick and snow covered roads. Classes were also called off at Colorado State University in Fort Collins and the University of Coloradoโs main campus in Boulder. In the Denver metro area, all bus routes were suspended but limited train service was operating, including from downtownโs Union Station to the airport.
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Winter storm closes roads in Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)A powerful late winter snowstorm intensified over the central Rocky Mountains on Sunday with heavy snow and wind leading to airport and road closures, power outages and avalanche warnings in parts of Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska. The National Weather Service in Wyoming called it a โhistoric and cripplingโ winter storm that would cause extremely dangerous to impossible travel conditions through at least early Monday. Farther south, a record of over 2 feet (61 centimeters) of snow had fallen just outside Cheyenne by noon Sunday, the weather service reported. More than 19 inches (48 centimeters) of snow had fallen at the airport by 11 a.m. Sunday, the weather service said. AdAn avalanche blocked Colorado Highway 14 in north-central Colorado on Sunday, the Department of Transportation said.
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Investigation of Wyoming toddler found dead continues
Stuffed animals and notes of condolences are seen attached to a fence Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, around a dumpster at a Cheyenne, Wyo., apartment complex where a 2-year-old boy was found dead. โ Police in Wyoming continued Monday to investigate the death of a 2-year-old boy whose body was found in a dumpster at an apartment complex. Orona didn't return a Facebook message seeking comment and didn't have a listed phone number. AdPolice and firefighters conducted an extensive search Friday after hearing of the missing toddler. They used a reverse 911 call to tell people within a half-mile (1 kilometer) of the Lexington Hills apartment complex to be on the lookout for him.
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McCarthy meets with Rep. Greene; GOP faces Cheney decision
House Republicans are effectively deciding whether to prioritize the former presidentโs norm-shattering behavior and conspiracy theories and retain the loyalty of his voters over more establishment conservative values. AdThe House GOP Steering Committee, a leadership-dominated body that makes committee assignments for the party, also met late Tuesday but no decision was announced. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and others have boosted pressure this week on McCarthy and the House GOP to act. McConnell praised Cheney, R-Wyo., as โa leader with deep convictions and courage,โ but House GOP lawmakers planned to meet privately Wednesday to decide her political fate. AdThe looming decisions over Cheney and Greene represent a moment of reckoning for a party struggling with its future.
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Grizzly, 34, confirmed as Yellowstone region's known oldest
This 2020 photo provided by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department shows the worn, mostly toothless jaw of Grizzly 168. โ A 34-year-old grizzly bear captured in southwestern Wyoming has been confirmed as the oldest on record in the Yellowstone region, Wyoming wildlife officials said. Grizzly bear 168 was captured last summer after it preyed on calves in the Upper Green River Basin area. Biologists could tell grizzly 168 was responsible after examining the calves. Grizzly 168 has outlived all females documented within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem by four years, and female grizzly bears tend to live longer, officials said.
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US government approves routes for Wyoming CO2 pipelines
The U.S. government has approved routes for a system of pipelines that would move carbon dioxide across Wyoming in what could be by far the largest such network in North America, if it is developed. โ The U.S. government has approved routes for a system of pipelines that would move carbon dioxide across Wyoming in what could be by far the largest such network in North America, if it is developed. In all, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management designated 1,100 miles (1,770 kilometers) of federal land for pipeline development through the Wyoming Pipeline Corridor Initiative, the Casper Star-Tribune reported. Energy markets drive development of carbon capture projects for oil development, said Matt Fry, state of Wyoming project manager for the pipeline initiative. Sage grouse numbers have dwindled substantially over the past century and much of their habitat in Wyoming carries development restrictions.
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Effort in Arkansas to enact hate crimes law in jeopardy
Hutchinson is advocating for a hate crimes bill in the upcoming legislative session, but the measure faces some obstacles. Georgia in June became the latest to enact a bill, leaving Arkansas, South Carolina and Wyoming as the remaining outliers. Asa Hutchinson, who as a U.S. attorney prosecuted racist militia members but without a hate crimes law's specific penalties. The potential for hate crimes laws getting approved is mixed in the other remaining states. Bentonville-based Walmart and Springdale-based Tyson Foods have also said they support enacting a hate crimes law.
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Utah man pleads guilty in Yellowstone dig seeking treasure
This undated photo provided by the National Park Service shows Fort Yellowstone Cemetery, in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. A Utah man has pleaded guilty after authorities said he was caught digging in a Yellowstone National Park cemetery in search of hidden treasure. โ A Utah man has pleaded guilty after authorities said he was caught digging in a Yellowstone National Park cemetery in search of hidden treasure. Craythorn caused more than $1,000 in damage by digging in the Fort Yellowstone Cemetery between Oct. 1, 2019, and May 24, 2020, prosecutors alleged. Several people seeking the treasure had to be rescued from precarious situations and as many as six died.
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Texas oilmanโs Ansel Adams photo gets $988,000 at auction
This 1942 Ansel Adams photo provided by Sotheby's and The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust shows, a West Texas oilman's mural-sized print of Ansel Adams' photo, "The Grand Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming." Sotheby's New York, the auction house, said Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, that the print sold for $988,000, a record price for Adams at auction. (Ansel Adams/The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust/Sotheby's via AP)DALLAS โ A West Texas oilmanโs mural-sized print of an Ansel Adams photo has sold for nearly $1 million at an auction. Sotheby's New York, the auction house, said Tuesday that โThe Grand Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyomingโ sold for $988,000, a record price for Adams at auction. The photo was among 115 works by Adams, including single prints and portfolios, that sold at auction Monday for $6.4 million, Sothebyโs said.
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$2K reward offered in Wyoming grizzly bear killing case
FILE - In this July 6, 2011, file photo, a grizzly bear roams near Beaver Lake in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. Wildlife managers are offering an up to $2,000 reward for information about the illegal killing of a grizzly bear in central Wyoming. Grizzlies in the Yellowstone region are federally protected as a threatened species. โ Wildlife managers in Wyoming are offering an up to $2,000 reward for information about the illegal killing of a grizzly bear. Grizzlies in the Yellowstone region are federally protected as a threatened species.
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New migration maps serve as tools to help big game in West
They watch as big game animals in the West chase emerging spring greenery to ever-higher elevations, then return to lowlands to avoid the worst of winter's cold and snow. Roads, such as Interstate 80 from Wyoming to California, also hold up and kill migrating big game animals. Reintroduced populations of Western big game animals need decades to rediscover migration routes, research suggests. Mark Gordon in February designated three mule deer migration corridors with plans for others where state officials would encourage but not force help from landowners. And we now have a whole toolbox full of tools that we can use to maintain these migration corridors,โ Kauffman said.
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Austin man on bucket list trip involved in horrific hot air balloon crash in Wyoming
A Texas man and his family had their dream vacation turn into a nightmare when a hot air balloon they were riding in crashed at a popular Wyoming tourist destination. I couldnt believe how beautiful everything was, Phillips told the Jackson Hole News & Guide. The family saw the other two balloons crash first. While we were so busy looking at that, we didnt realize that we were coming down, Phillips told ABC News. It was horrific.All three balloons belonged to the Wyoming Balloon Co., Carr said.
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Kanye West Names His VP Running Mate: Here's What We Know About Michelle Tidball
In a new interview with Forbes, West names Michelle Tidball, whom the publication refers to as "an obscure preacher from Wyoming," as his vice presidential pick. Tidball runs the website Yarash, which is a Hebrew word meaning "to seize or to inherit," and offers biblical life coaching and weekly teleconferences. Her individual life coaching is available for a suggested donation of $65 per 50-minute session. I worked as a mental health therapist for ten years and then shifted into life coaching. Forbes states that Tidball is 57, and that during a recent teleconference, she claimed she did not "watch news."
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House moves to approve DC statehood; Senate GOP opposes
will hold a vote on D.C. statehood on July 26. Or Congress can live up to this nations promise and ideals, end taxation without representation and pass the statehood bill. The House vote would mark the first time a chamber of Congress has passed a D.C. statehood bill, but the legislation faces insurmountable opposition in the GOP-controlled Senate. In a Senate speech, he dismissed Washington, D.C., as a city with little more to offer than lobbyists and federal workers. In other words, Wyoming is a well-rounded working-class state.Cotton also criticized Democrats for prioritizing the D.C. statehood vote while there is mob violence in the streets.