Wyoming

Disc golf enthusiast and Guinness World Record holder Larry Clifford Kirk works on his ‘putting’ last week, during a quick stop at Hamblin Park. Kirk is on a disc golf tour of the United States, a tour he’s taken many times, including 50 States in 50 Days in 2013. Photo by Don Cogger, Uinta County Herald.
Disc golf enthusiast visits Evanston on latest tour
By Don Cogger
Uinta County Herald
Via Wyoming News Exchange
EVANSTON —In 2013, Larry Clifford Kirk — then a technical sergeant in the United States Air Force and a longtime disc golf enthusiast — set out to play disc golf in 50 states in 50...
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Lawmakers seek deal for coal carbon capture
By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com
Despite several years and a spate of new laws designed to delay the retirement of coal-fired power generating units, the state may have to press harder to broker a deal that results in a coal carbon...
High court sides with industry
By Nicole Pollack
Casper Star-Tribune
Via Wyoming News Exchange
CASPER — The Supreme Court limited how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can regulate greenhouse gas emissions — but preserved its authority to do so — in a 6-3 ruling Thursday that sided with...
Yellowstone will open north loop Saturday, drop license plate system
By Billy Arnold
Jackson Hole Daily
Via Wyoming News Exchange
JACKSON — Bunsen Peak, Mount Washburn, the Roaring Mountain and the beautiful road along Blacktail Deer Plateau will be ready for visitors on Saturday, when...
Election integrity divides U.S. House GOP primary candidates
By Jasmine Hall
Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Via Wyoming News Exchange
CHEYENNE — Views on election integrity in the 2020 presidential election and the actions taken at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, divided the Republican primary...
Sandy Fire grows to 65 acres near Bondurant
JACKSON (WNE) — The Sandy Fire blazing 6 miles west of Bondurant grew to 65 acres Thursday morning, burning on steep and difficult terrain and leaving standing, half-burned fuel in the area that is susceptible to further burning.
The fire was spotted...
California man arrested on suspicion of murder
LARAMIE (WNE) — A California man has been arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder and mutilation of dead bodies.
The Laramie Police Department announced Thursday afternoon that Hunter S. Fulton, 29, was arrested after an investigation that...
3-year-old expected to recover after accidentally shooting himself in stomach
GILLETTE (WNE) — A 3-year-old Campbell County boy is expected to recover after accidentally shooting himself in the abdomen Wednesday morning.
Sheriff’s Sgt. Martin Spencer said that at 9:35 a.m., the Converse County...
Man accused of child sex abuse pleads not guilty
CHEYENNE (WNE) — A local man charged with multiple child sex offenses pleaded not guilty Thursday morning in Laramie County District Court. The county’s district attorney has been accused of improperly declining to prosecute the case.
Peter...
Sublette County Health’s hospital a reality
PINEDALE (WNE) — The century-long quest for a hospital in Sublette County is finally a reality.
On June 28, the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved a $32-million loan application submitted by the Sublette County Hospital District to construct a new...
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