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Three wildlife advocacy groups are suing to force the U.S. government to take a closer look at whether the hunting and slaughter of bison that wander outside of Yellowstone National Park threaten the animal's survival....
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State wildlife officials say two hunters were hospitalized after encountering grizzly bears in separate incidents over the weekend in southwestern Montana.
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Threatened federal government shutdowns. Spending bills that exceed limits negotiated by Congress. Concocted emergencies to justify loans. And no way for the public to follow the money.
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A Casper man suspected of raping his wife multiple times pleaded not guilty to three felony sexual assault charges during his arraignment Tuesday in Natrona County District Court.
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The Undersecretary, Kevin Concannon, was in Cheyenne to learn more about the organization’s approach to helping low-income single moms. Concannon said Climb Wyoming is one of the best programs of its kind in the country. Climb Wyoming trains and finds...

A high-ranking Democratic lawmaker says he opposes removing federal protections for Yellowstone-area grizzly bears without more stringent restrictions on future hunts for the animals.
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Wildlife advocacy groups are suing to force the U.S. government to study whether the hunting and slaughter of bison that wander outside of Yellowstone National Park threaten the animal's survival.
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This is Marilyn Engstrom. I live in Laramie, Wyoming, and I remember in the fall or in the winter of 1966-67, in that era. WPR joined with the Wyoming high school speech association and they had a radio broadcast as part of the speech team here on campus...

New details have emerged about Kim Schmitz’s car crash and his death on the banks of the Salmon River.The post The last hours of a legendary Wyoming alpinist appeared first on WyoFile.
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The downturn in the energy industry over the last couple years has left a scarcity of jobs for many college graduates from the University of Wyoming, and across the country. Over the weekend, the University of Wyoming hosted the annual geosciences job...

The Wyoming Board of Education decided on Friday to recommend new science standards to Governor Matt Mead. If approved, school districts will develop new curriculum to follow the standards by the fall of 2020. The State Board of Education's vote to...

RAWLINS — Wyoming wildlife officials are asking hunters to help map out a deadly and degenerative disease threatening deer and other wildlife around Jackson Hole and Cody.
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Government investigators are due in Yellowstone National Park Tuesday to look into an employee's claims of sexual exploitation of female workers and financial misconduct.
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WASHINGTON — Sexual harassment, bullying and other misconduct are rampant among employees at national parks across the country, including at iconic sites such as Yosemite, Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon, a congressional committee was told...

SHERIDAN — Author Sam Western urged a gathering of mostly graduates of leadership programs in Sheridan County to begin a new conversation on Wyoming's economic future.
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In 1982, a rancher found human remains on a remote stretch of prairie in southwest Wyoming. It took authorities 34 years to link the body to a serial killer now awaiting execution in California.
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BUFFALO -- Wyoming lawmakers gathered Thursday morning hoping to begin answering the state’s most nagging question: how to fund state government in the face of declining energy revenues.
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High in the Laramie Range in southeast Wyoming lies a Western patchwork of land embroiled in controversy. Ownership in the area looks like a quilt, with pieces run by the federal government, others by the state of Wyoming and yet…
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LARAMIE, Wyo. — An apartment building recently sat empty in the middle of 12th Street during the hubbub of activity preparing space for the University of Wyoming Engineering Education and Research Building. But instead of facing destruction, one man...

A federal court battle over the fate of wild horses in Wyoming’s high desert could have implications for the management of public lands across the American West.
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Listen to the full show here. Legislative Committee Nixes Wyoming Wind Tax Increase Wyoming’s wind producers breathed a sigh of relief yesterday when the Legislature’s Joint Revenue Committee voted down a bill that would have increased the tax on wind...

On this episode, we’ll talk to our energy reporter about the state’s decision NOT to raise the wind tax. And we’ll hear how the K-12 schools are dealing with budget cuts. We’ll hear from a woman who, in spite of previous failure, is determined to win a...

On a hot and sunny July day Julie McCallister readied herself for a day of campaigning at Saratoga Days, decked out in her “Elect Julie McCallister” polo. McCallister was running for the Wyoming State House seat in House District 47. In the art show at...

This week University of Wyoming officials proposed cutting 16 academic programs in order to meet a $15 million budget cut required for the next fiscal year. University of Wyoming President Laurie Nichols notes that they are also looking at consolidating...

Earlier this year the Wyoming legislature cut $36 million from money they provide to school districts. Since that time districts have been trying to get that money back and convince lawmakers that additional cuts would hurt their ability to adequately...

Proposals for generating new state revenue failed to draw much support from the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Revenue Committee during its meeting this week. The committee rejected proposals to increase taxes on wind energy and tobacco. A bill that would...

Restorative justice programs are on the rise across the country. The practice facilitates meetings between victims, offenders, and community members, in order to repair some of the harm caused by crime. Now, a group of volunteers in Casper is looking for...

There are currently 10 women serving in the Utah House of Representatives and 6 in the state senate. Together they make up 15% of the 104 elected state legislators. This puts Utah in the bottom 10 states for percentage of women represented in the state...

Over the last three years, the German embassy has donated about $20,000 dollars toward educating University of Wyoming students about the fall of the Berlin wall and German history. Recently, the German Ambassador Peter Wittig visited the campus himself...

It’s late afternoon at the base of Dinwoody Glacier, and its creek is roaring with melted ice nearby. It's been a long day of digging for archeology students Crystal Reynolds, Morgan Robins and Nico Holt. “We love digging holes!” they say, laughing. “We...

After public universities opened their doors to women, the chance to study music composition opened up as well. But the best known, highest paid composers still tend to be men. Composer Libby Larsen is one notable exception - she is the eminent...

In latest test for endangered species, feds and state face off against conservationists.The post Judges query Wyo on wolf population buffer appeared first on WyoFile.
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A 23-year-old man who was traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 90 in north-central Wyoming died in a head-on crash with a highway patrol trooper who was responding to stop him.
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After hearing more than five hours of public testimony, the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Revenue Committee rejected a bill Thursday that would have increased the tax on wind energy production. Wyoming currently taxes production at $1 per megawatt hour,...

Wyoming’s tobacco tax will remain among the lowest in the nation—at least for now. The Legislature’s Joint Revenue Committee overwhelmingly rejected a bill Thursday that would have raised the cigarette tax from 60 cents to 90 cents. Committee co-chair...

On Tuesday, the Gillette City Council adopted a non-discrimination resolution in support of greater equality for the LGBT community. The resolution has no real legal power but is designed to encourage the Wyoming Legislature to take action. Wyoming...

I was coordinator for news and public affairs for KUWR roughly during the Reagan years. I arrived in August 1980 and succeeded Abby Kendrick, who left to teach broadcast journalism at Howard University. John McMullen was the general manager, Mick McLean...

A rare mammal species was returned to Meeteetse this summer. Black-footed ferrets were discovered there in 1981, when biologists thought they were extinct.
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Northwest Wyoming hunters grabbed 100 cans of bear spray in less than an hour Tuesday morning. It is the second year for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department "Bear Spray Giveaway".
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Wyoming grants sales tax exemptions to boost economic development but loses revenue and sees no big job benefits.The post Sales tax exemptions gnaw a hole in revenues appeared first on WyoFile.
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A taxpayers’ group offers a yardstick as legislators reconsider sales-tax breaks this week.The post Lawmakers’ checklist when considering sales-tax exemptions appeared first on WyoFile.
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If you’re having a hard time selling your home, you are not alone. Members of the Wyoming Real Estate Commission meeting in Cody Wednesday agreed the housing market is soft in a lot of Wyoming communities.
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Have you ever wanted to try bear spray, but thought it was too expensive? People can get it cheap, or free in northwest Wyoming, where grizzly bears are active right now.
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Police in Wyoming say they are investigating a letter written by a 77-year-old man who shot three people at the senior citizen apartment complex where he lived before killing himself.
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Police say a gunman shot three people outside a Cheyenne senior citizen apartment complex Wednesday morning before killing himself as police closed in on him.
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Unsettling images in a 30-year-old Wyoming painting become relevant again.The post Surreal Wyoming art and reality politics appeared first on WyoFile.
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Two House revenue chairmen consider the other side of budget crunch; We have to think and talk taxes.The post How do we fix Wyoming’s tax structure? appeared first on WyoFile.
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Is it logical to maintain the imbalance where one industry funds 70 percent of the services for the entire populace?The post Now the Legislature must examine tax landscape appeared first on WyoFile.
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Bill Mitchell and Tom Bell were two important organizers who helped preserve Wyoming’s landscape.The post A look at Wyoming’s conservation history appeared first on WyoFile.
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