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New laws complicate Wyoming's abortion situation as bans set to be argued in state Supreme Court
Read full article: New laws complicate Wyoming's abortion situation as bans set to be argued in state Supreme CourtThe Wyoming Supreme Court will hear arguments on state abortion bans that a lower court judge has struck down as unconstitutional.
Things to know about the US Mine Safety and Health Administration and the coal industry
Read full article: Things to know about the US Mine Safety and Health Administration and the coal industryThe federal government wants the number of offices that oversee U.S. mine safety laws to align more with a shrinking coal industry.
US agency kills Colorado wolf in Wyoming where it was suspected of killing sheep
Read full article: US agency kills Colorado wolf in Wyoming where it was suspected of killing sheepA federal agency says it killed a collard wolf that apparently crossed from Colorado into Wyoming and killed several sheep.
Wyoming's only full-service clinic stops providing abortions after new regulations signed
Read full article: Wyoming's only full-service clinic stops providing abortions after new regulations signedWyoming’s only full-service abortion clinic has stopped providing abortions, but it remains open after the state's governor signed a law requiring such facilities be licensed as surgical centers.
Investigators enter a highway tunnel in Wyoming where a fiery crash killed 2
Read full article: Investigators enter a highway tunnel in Wyoming where a fiery crash killed 2Wyoming authorities have entered a highway tunnel to begin picking through the wreckage of a fiery multivehicle crash a day earlier.
Will Utah State or Boise State forfeit vs. San Jose State in the Mountain West semifinals?
Read full article: Will Utah State or Boise State forfeit vs. San Jose State in the Mountain West semifinals?A team that previously boycotted at least one match against the San Jose State women’s volleyball team will be faced with another decision whether to play the school, this time in the Mountain West Conference semifinals with a shot at the NCAA Tournament on the line.
Bridges in Yellowstone and Denali parks are among dozens getting federally funded upgrades
Read full article: Bridges in Yellowstone and Denali parks are among dozens getting federally funded upgradesFederal highway officials have announced $635 million of grants to repair or replace old bridges across the U.S. The grants awarded Thursday include improvements to a 200-foot-high bridge in Yellowstone National Park and the replacement of a bridge not far from a landslide zone in Alaska's Denali National Park and Preserve.
Pilot declared emergency, loss of autopilot before crash that killed 3 members of famed gospel group
Read full article: Pilot declared emergency, loss of autopilot before crash that killed 3 members of famed gospel groupA 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
Read full article: Move over grizzlies and wolves: Yellowstone visitors hope to catch a glimpse of rare white buffaloThe 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
Read full article: Large chunk of Wyoming's Teton Pass road collapses; unclear how quickly it can be rebuiltA 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.
Sex assault convict kidnapped woman from Sunrise laundromat, raped her, cops say
Read full article: Sex assault convict kidnapped woman from Sunrise laundromat, raped her, cops sayA Sunrise man convicted of sexual assault in Wyoming struck again, according to police — this time, they say, at a South Florida laundromat.
Trump is the only choice for Wyoming Republicans in a preference poll to allot the state's delegates
Read full article: Trump is the only choice for Wyoming Republicans in a preference poll to allot the state's delegatesRepublicans in Wyoming are deciding which presidential candidate will get their state’s votes at the GOP national convention.
Biden wins more delegates in Wyoming and Alaska as he heads toward Democratic nomination
Read full article: Biden wins more delegates in Wyoming and Alaska as he heads toward Democratic nominationPresident 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
Read full article: Angst over LGBTQ+ stories led to another canceled show. But in a Wyoming town, a play was salvagedA canceled middle school play indicates there is still a ways to go before there is full LGBTQ+ acceptance in Wyoming.
Colorado releases first 5 wolves in reintroduction plan approved by voters to chagrin of ranchers
Read full article: Colorado releases first 5 wolves in reintroduction plan approved by voters to chagrin of ranchersWildlife officials have released five gray wolves into a remote forest in Colorado, kicking off a voter-approved reintroduction program.
Federal judge denies cattle industry’s request to temporarily halt wolf reintroduction in Colorado
Read full article: Federal judge denies cattle industry’s request to temporarily halt wolf reintroduction in ColoradoA federal judge has denied a request to halt the reintroduction of gray wolves in Colorado just days away from the predators’ release.
US judge to decide Friday if Colorado can reintroduce wolves over cattle industry objections
Read full article: US judge to decide Friday if Colorado can reintroduce wolves over cattle industry objectionsA 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
Read full article: A judge is considering Wyoming abortion laws, including the first explicit US ban on abortion pillsAttorneys for both sides in a challenge to Wyoming abortion restrictions that include the nation’s 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
Read full article: Wyoming holds off on auctioning huge piece of pristine land inside Grand TetonWyoming 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
Read full article: `The Laramie Project' stages a special reading in Wyoming on the 25th anniversary of Shepard murderIt 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
Read full article: Conservative book ban push fuels library exodus from national association that stands up for booksMore 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.
ECB's Lagarde says interest rates to stay high as long as needed to defeat inflation
Read full article: ECB's Lagarde says interest rates to stay high as long as needed to defeat inflationInterest rates in the European Union will need to stay high “as long as necessary” to slow still-high inflation, Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, said Friday.
Stock market today: Asian shares mostly decline ahead of Federal Reserve’s Powell speech
Read full article: Stock market today: Asian shares mostly decline ahead of Federal Reserve’s Powell speechAsian 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
Read full article: A woman pleads guilty to fire that kept a Wyoming abortion clinic from opening for a yearAn abortion opponent has pleaded guilty to a federal arson charge after telling investigators that anxiety and nightmares about Wyoming’s first full-service abortion clinic in years led her to break into and burn the planned facility.
Judge blocks Wyoming’s 1st-in-the-nation abortion pill ban while court decides lawsuit
Read full article: Judge blocks Wyoming’s 1st-in-the-nation abortion pill ban while court decides lawsuitA judge has blocked Wyoming’s 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
Read full article: Build begins on Wyoming-to-California power line amid growing wind power concernWyoming 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
Read full article: College student accused of setting fire to Wyoming's only abortion clinic pleads not guiltyA college student who authorities say admitted setting fire to a building slated to become Wyoming’s only full-service abortion clinic has pleaded not guilty to an arson charge.
Feds: Woman charged in Wyoming clinic fire opposes abortion
Read full article: Feds: Woman charged in Wyoming clinic fire opposes abortionAuthorities 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
Read full article: Flights canceled, highways closed as winter storm wallops USA 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
Read full article: Election skeptics slow to get sweeping changes in GOP statesRepublicans 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.
Businesses, White House plan for possible rail strike Friday
Read full article: Businesses, White House plan for possible rail strike FridayBusiness 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
Read full article: Climate change alters life at Fed's Jackson Hole conferenceWhen officials of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City sought a location for an annual economic symposium in 1981, they chose Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for a simple reason: It had fly-fishing.
Yellowstone flooding forces 10,000 to leave national park
Read full article: Yellowstone flooding forces 10,000 to leave national parkYellowstone National Park officials say more than 10,000 visitors have been ordered out of the nation’s 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
Read full article: Woman banned from Grand Teton in missing man false reportA 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
Read full article: In US, states struggle to replace fossil fuel tax revenueMajor 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
Read full article: Wyoming defamation lawsuit against Alec Baldwin is dismissedA 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
Read full article: Rail unions turn to arbitration in dispute over BNSF rulesBNSF’s two largest unions will ask an arbitrator to throw out the railroad’s 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
Read full article: S Carolina push to be 49th state with hate crime law stallsSouth 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
Read full article: Wyoming beats Kent St. 52-38 in Famous Idaho Potato BowlLevi 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
Read full article: Bill Gates venture picks Wyoming city for sodium nuke plantA 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'
Read full article: 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 “with the rule of law and the Constitution” 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
Read full article: No charges for Wyoming librarians over sex ed, LGBTQ booksA 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
Read full article: COVID cases falling, but trouble signs arise as winter loomsTumbling 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
Read full article: Wyoming librarians under fire for books about sex, LGBTQProsecutors 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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Climate impact of coal sales from US lands scrutinized
Read full article: Climate impact of coal sales from US lands scrutinizedU.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
Read full article: Liz Cheney's Trump vote prompts new Wyoming censure effortSome 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
Read full article: Michigan police cuff Black real estate agent, client at homePolice in west Michigan handcuffed a real estate agent, his client and that man’s 15-year-old son after a neighbor wrongly reported that the three Black people were breaking into a home.
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Liz Cheney destituída por republicanos en el Congreso
Read full article: Liz Cheney destituída por republicanos en el CongresoLos republicanos en la Cámara de Representantes despojaron el miércoles a la representante Liz Cheney de su puesto en la conducción, destituyendo con ello a una detractora del expresidente Donald Trump que rechazó reiteradamente sus falsedades sobre la elección presidencial.
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Líder republicano reclama destitución de Liz Cheney
Read full article: Líder republicano reclama destitución de Liz CheneyEl número dos del bloque republicano en la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos reclamó el miércoles la destitución de Liz Cheney, la número tres, dándole impulso a la campaña para derribarla debido a sus reiterados enfrentamientos con el expresidente Donald Trump.
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Scientists: Grizzlies expand turf but still need protection
Read full article: Scientists: Grizzlies expand turf but still need protectionFish 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 Colorado’s San Juan Mountains and California’s 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
Read full article: Wyoming election changes pushed by Donald Trump Jr. failFILE - In this Jan. 20, 2021, file photo, Donald Trump Jr. waits by Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. – Wyoming lawmakers rejected a measure that would have required candidates to win a majority of votes in primary elections to avoid runoffs — a change endorsed by Donald Trump Jr. in his campaign to undermine Republican U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney. Trump Jr. called for Cheney’s 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, Wyoming’s Republican elected officials have continued to support her. AdTwo Republican state legislators —- Sen. Anthony Bouchard, of Cheyenne, and Rep. Chuck Gray, of Casper — already have announced they are running against Cheney, Wyoming’s lone congresswoman.
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Denver's airport reopens after powerful winter storm
Read full article: Denver's airport reopens after powerful winter stormThe 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 Colorado’s main campus in Boulder. In the Denver metro area, all bus routes were suspended but limited train service was operating, including from downtown’s Union Station to the airport.
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Winter storm closes roads in Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska
Read full article: 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 “historic and crippling” 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
Read full article: Investigation of Wyoming toddler found dead continuesStuffed 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. – 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
Read full article: McCarthy meets with Rep. Greene; GOP faces Cheney decisionHouse Republicans are effectively deciding whether to prioritize the former president’s 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 “a leader with deep convictions and courage,” 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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Superhero Bridger Walker visits Miami for adventure in ‘big boat’
Read full article: Superhero Bridger Walker visits Miami for adventure in ‘big boat’Ralph Navarro, of Florida Yachts International, heard about the brave Bridger Walker from his daughter. “At first, I didn’t know what a yacht was, but then my grandpa told me it was a big boat,” Bridger said. Bridger Walker stands with his sister Brielle after the attack on July 9 in Wisconsin. (Courtesy of the Walker family)“We could have easily lost both of our kids that day,” Walker said on Tuesday in Miami. The Walker family arrived on Monday and Navarro awarded Bridger with “a true FYI Yachts celebration” on a Sunseeker 80 Sport Yacht out of the Prime Marina Miami in Coconut Grove.
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Grizzly, 34, confirmed as Yellowstone region's known oldest
Read full article: Grizzly, 34, confirmed as Yellowstone region's known oldestThis 2020 photo provided by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department shows the worn, mostly toothless jaw of Grizzly 168. – 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.