COVID-19 causes dismal quarter for Wyoming coal industry
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming coal production is down dramatically as the coronavirus exacerbates a long-term trend of diminishing demand for the fossil fuel to generate [...]
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Jackson to require face masks in most businesses
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — A town in northwestern Wyoming will require people to wear face masks in many businesses to limit spread of the coronavirus. The Jackson Town Council [...]
Green River mining company to lay off workers
GREEN RIVER, Wyo. (AP) — A mining company in Green River says it will lay off an unspecified number of workers in response to the economic downturn caused by the [...]
Wyoming returns 118 inmates from out-of-state facilities
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Department of Corrections has returned over 100 inmates from facilities in other states in a move delayed by the coronavirus. Corrections [...]
SLIB Supports Large Land Purchase
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon and the members of the State Loan and Investment Board (SLIB) have unanimously supported the submission of a bid to purchase [...]
Wyoming’s largest drug bust leads to two decades in prison
DOJ 7-1-20 Chief Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl sentenced ARNOLD DEVONNE BUTLER, 54, today in Casper. Butler was convicted on January 17, 2020 after a 4-day [...]
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland to enter Stage 1 fire restrictions, July 3
USDA 7-1-20 Stage 1 fire restrictions will go into effect Friday, July 3, 2020 for the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland. This includes [...]
Superintendent Balow Releases Smart Start Guidance for Fall School Reopenings
WDE 7-1-20 State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow released the Smart Start guidance document Wednesday at a joint press conference with Wyoming Governor [...]
Public health orders remain unchanged as COVID-19 case numbers increase
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Wyoming’s current public health orders will be extended through July 15 as the number of cases of COVID-19 in the state continues to steadily [...]
Wyoming Continues Legal Fight for Coal Exports
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Wyoming has submitted its Reply Brief to the United States Supreme Court in its challenge to Washington State’s unconstitutional discrimination [...]