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Opinion | I'm glad he's dead " A eulogy to public servants
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (577+ words) Our boys, Huck and Finn, were cretins when they were younger." They fought constantly, their amped bodies coursing with the hormones of the aggrieved. When the huff, the insults, the shoves veered toward swings, we'd send them to the basement…...
A Wyoming mother's trust in the Catholic Church rattled by her son's accusations of abuse
2+ hour, 36+ min ago (741+ words) Last month, Penton-Jones" son, James Stress, told her "that there was going to be a discussion with the church" about things that had happened to him as a boy. He didn"t want to talk about it with her then....
Weston County Clerk Hadlock charged with falsifying election documents
7+ hour, 52+ min ago (668+ words) Authorities arrested Weston County Clerk Becky Hadlock on Wednesday after a special prosecutor brought additional felony-level charges against the embattled local official for her conduct related to the 2024 general election, new court records show." State investigators found evidence Hadlock knowingly…...
Local Lookout: Fee vs. tax in Casper | Rock Springs council dustup | Verifying citizenship for housing
10+ hour, 23+ min ago (80+ words) Wyo File Casper store receipts may violate law by listing private fee as tax City of Rock Springs braces for ethics hearing Housing projects in limbo after state board spars over citizenship requirement Gillette nonprofit seeks hot tips on cold…...
Judge sentences Cody Roberts to probation for "disturbing" wolf cruelty case
13+ hour, 22+ min ago (839+ words) Calling Cody Roberts" maiming and capturing of a wolf "cruel," a judge on Wednesday sentenced him to 18 months of probation as part of a plea deal that will keep the western Wyoming man out of prison if he stays out…...
Genetic diversity" grizzly trucked to Yellowstone ecosystem in 2024 is now raising cubs
19+ hour, 6+ min ago (590+ words) Wyoming's contracted pilot, who's a wildlife-spotting specialist, was flying over the Teton Wilderness on a routine grizzly bear surveillance flight when he checked the signal for Grizzly 1126 F." The pilot tracked her signal on March 27, leading him to a surprise: Two…...
Opinion | What's the difference between a Wyoming voter and a cow?
20+ hour, 58+ min ago (642+ words) Sparks twisted in a tidy spiral above the ol" campfire. The smoke, for once, seemed to gather in a neat column that avoided the bloodshot eyes of the cowboys. Even the nighthawks dove and swooped in ordered ranks. Everything appeared…...
How much more wind energy might Wyoming see? It's complicated.
22+ hour, 26+ min ago (645+ words) Entering election season, some Wyoming candidates are embracing President Donald Trump's hard-line opposition to wind energy, which he has described as "a blight on our country," while vowing his administration is "going to try and have no windmills built in…...
Wyoming's Barrasso, Lummis and Hageman silent on Trump's threat that a "whole civilization will die' if Iran deal isn't reached
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (789+ words) Wyoming's federal delegation kept silent Tuesday on President Donald Trump's threat that a "whole civilization will die tonight" if Iran fails to meet his latest deadline to strike a deal that includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said late…...
Local Lookout: Temple lights too bright? | Lawyer settles with transgender sorority member | Unpaid utility bills
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (77+ words) Wyo File Temple lights disrupt neighborhood living Lawyer sued by first openly transgender Wyoming sorority member settles lawsuit Powell writes off $18 K of 40 past-due accounts Gov. Gordon and Secretary Gray spar at meeting, delaying a housing grant program St. John's…...