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CHEYENNE (WNE) — A 61-year-old University of Wyoming professor has died after being caught in a backcountry avalanche while skiing in western Wyoming near the Idaho border.
Jay Norton, a UW Extension soil fertility specialist, was skiing March 17 in the Game Creek drainage on the western slope of...
Grizzly deaths approach record, high population cited
By Mark Davis
Powell Tribune
Via Wyoming News Exchange
POWELL — Grizzly bears are dying at a record pace in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, but wildlife officials say that’s a sign of a population that has reached its carrying capacity. ...
Lummis, Western senators renew push for state management of grizzlies
By CJ Baker and Mark Davis
Powell Tribune
Via Wyoming News Exchange
POWELL — A group of Republican senators from Wyoming, Idaho and Montana are calling on Democratic leaders to take “immediate” action on a bill that would...
FROM WYOFILE:
We’ve been here before: Wyoming nuclear project echoes of past
By Joel Funk, WyoFile.com
When state officials unveiled in June that a nuclear demonstration project is slated for Wyoming, they touted it as an advanced technology. But critics of the Natrium project say we’ve been...
Wyoming towns eager to host nuclear plant
By Ellen Gerst
Casper Star-Tribune
Via Wyoming News Exchange
CASPER — Four Wyoming communities are in the running to play host to a new nuclear reactor coming to the state.
The next-generation plant will replace an existing coal-fired plant, meaning...
Yellowstone grizzly population jumps with count revision
By Mike Koshmrl
Jackson Hole Daily
Via Wyoming News Exchange
JACKSON — Federal scientists who track grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem are revising a key criterion that underlies how they count bears, with the effect being...
Gordon leads governor coalition urging Biden to withdraw oil and gas executive order
By Brady Oltmans
Sublette Examiner
Via Wyoming News Exchange
PINEDALE – Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon, along with 16 other Republican governors, sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Monday urging him to withdraw...
Legislators propose oversight of health orders
By Morgan Hughes
Casper Star-Tribune
Via Wyoming News Exchange
CASPER — At least four bills that would specifically regulate public health orders have been introduced in the Wyoming Legislature this session.
The tenor of the proposals ranges from...
The Ice Bar at Jackson Fork Ranch, which opened on Dec. 20, is made almost entirely of solid ice and compacted snow. Even the drinks are served in ice glasses. Photo by Kayla Renie, Jackson Hole News&Guide
Bondurant bison ranch now boasts only free-standing ice bar in U.S.
By Johanna Love
Jackson Hole News&Guide
Via Wyoming News Exchange
JACKSON — The coldest town in Wyoming now contains another curiosity: the only free-standing ice bar in America.
The Ice Bar at Jackson Fork Ranch was built...
Tourists take photos of Lynnette Benedict as she participates in a Back the Blue rally, held in support of law enforcement at Jackson Town Square. The event drew dozens of people Sunday in protest of policies and politicians that would defund police departments. Photo by Bradly J. Boner, Jackson Hole News&Guide.
A rally for the 'good cops': Group gathers on Town Square for pro-police rally
By Lauren Teruya
Jackson Hole News&Guide
Via Wyoming News Exchange
JACKSON – A black-and-white American flag with a centered blue stripe rose above the gathered crowd Sunday to show support for local police...
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