Lawmakers advance measure shortening public records request timelines

CHEYENNE — State lawmakers have advanced draft legislation aimed at revising the Wyoming Public Records Act following discussions that weighed rapid governmental transparency against local capacity constraints. The Wyoming Legislature’s Joint...

Cheyenne River Youth Project Announces Native American Heritage Month Programming, Thanks for Kids Dinner

Details By Cheyenne River Youth Project November 03, 2025 EAGLE BUTTE, S.D. — The Cheyenne River Youth Project will commemorate Native American Heritage Month this November with three weeks of youth-centered activities, community gatherings, and...

Wyoming Freedom Caucus calls for more tax cuts

CHEYENNE — State lawmakers who are part of the Wyoming Freedom Caucus, known for its hardline conservative stances, laid out their fiscal goals for the coming budget session on Thursday, including finding ways to further reduce the tax burden on...

Cheyenne Wells Dominates Hanover, Secures 75–6 Non-Conference Victory

The Cheyenne Wells Tigers continued their powerhouse 2025 campaign with a commanding 75-6 road win over the Hanover Hornets on Friday, October 25 in non-conference 6-Man football action. The Tigers, currently ranked #3 in the Colorado 6-Man state...

AROUND WYOMING: Kidslife Building, Beulah Bridge and Winter Weather!

YMCA and Kidslife Building The Sheridan County YMCA has acquired the Kidslife building, located just northeast of its main facility. The move means the YMCA now owns both the land and the building, and plans to expand youth and family programming...

Mining, Markets, and Mountains: Wyoming’s Economy Navigates FY 2025

Wyoming is sparse in people but rich in character, and that same resilience shows up in its economy. Fiscal year 2025 brought a subtle shift in Wyoming’s sales and use tax collections, reflecting both the challenges and adaptability of its...

WYDOT Warns Of Extreme Blowover Risk, Restrictions In Effect

The Wyoming Department of Transportation has issued ''Extreme Blowover Risk" warnings for interstates 80 and 25 in southeast Wyoming. Long stretches of both highways are also closed to light, high profile vehicles under 40000 GVW due to gusting...

Would Landing On A Wyoming Indian Reservation Be A Problem?

Late summer of 2025, I was flying a small plane (Cessna 172) along with my friend and my flight instructor, Mark, from Cody, Wyoming, to Casper. A massive fire had erupted along the Owl Creek Range, just east of the Wind River Canyon. Since the...

How Wyoming Wind Helps/Hurts Gas Mileage

Only in Wyoming is fuel mileage calculated by wind speed. Let's do the math and figure out how much the wind can help or hurt you when driving in Wyoming. A few years back, I was on a long straight Wyoming highway going the speed limit, I swear I...

Ann Legg

Ann Legg, age 83, of Worland, Wyoming, journeyed from this world into the next on July 30th, 2025. In her last days she was cared for and surrounded by her children and grandchildren at the home of her beloved daughter and kindred spirit, Amy, in...

Report: Routt County Search and Rescue helped save 8 lives in first 10 months of 2025

Routt County Search and Rescue received over 50 calls for service, saving eight lives between January and October this year, according to a newsletter published by the organization. Out of the 52 calls for service in that time period, search and...

'When there’s ice and snow, take it slow': WYDOT shares safety video for winter

Winter is coming and WYDOT is sharing a new safety video, reminding drivers that Wyoming weather can change fast. Even if roads look clear, ice and wind can make travel dangerous. WYDOT urges drivers to slow down, check road conditions before...

AROUND WYOMING: Artifact Looting, Youth Hunting and Electric Scooters!

Artifact Looting The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is investigating the looting of artifacts on commission lands near Dubois. Officials say the theft destroys irreplaceable pieces of Wyoming's past and threatens public access to these lands. An...

The Small Town in Wyoming That Feels Like ‘The Hateful Eight’

The first time I saw The Hateful Eight, it was Christmas Day (yes, I am a serious movie fan, y’all), and it was HOT out. See? I lived in Florida. Watching this icy cold movie and stepping out into the hot sun was not the vibe. I yearned for crispy...

A Day in the Life: Protecting Travel from Above for Wyoming

Casper, Wyo. - The Cowboy State has just one international airport and with it, only one U.S. Customs and port director overseeing every international arrival that lands in Wyoming. That responsibility belongs to Officer Chris Barch, who works out...

17,757 Acres Conserved in Carbon County

Cheyenne, WY – Nov. 4, 2025 – On October 29, 2025, the Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust and Ryan Lance, President and Manager of the Pathfinder Sand Creek Ranch, finalized a conservation easement to permanently protect 17,757 acres in Carbon...

Rancher lobbyist knocks Wyoming bill recognizing corner crossing’s court-decided legality

Care about high-quality wildlife reporting? Sign up for our free newsletter and get stories like this delivered to your inbox. Stock growers won’t support a bill that would clarify Wyoming law following a court decision allowing public access to...

Find Out Which Breweries Made Wyoming’s 2026 Reel Craft Pass

It's no secret, I'm a beer lover. I've traveled all over Wyoming tasting beers from the breweries that brewed them, and that's a heck of a challenge since the state has over forty breweries. I want to say I've been to every one of the breweries,...

Finding The Lost Town Of Hell On Wheels Wyoming

Have you ever heard of Benton, Wyoming? Probably not. What about HELL ON WHEELS? That was also a place. The same place, in fact. Benton was a short-lived but infamous "Hell on Wheels" town, considered Wyoming's first ghost town, located near the...

Public’s Help Sought In Finding Missing Wyoming 13-Year-Old

The Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding a missing 13-year-old girl. That's according to a post on the agency's Facebook page. Joanna Perez Was Last Seen On Oct. 31 According to the post, Joana Perez, a...