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Hundreds of Cheyenne residents marched up Capitol Avenue from the Cheyenne Depot Plaza to the steps of the state capitol to honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today.  It was the 34th annual march to […]

By AP/Staff 1-15,2016 The Obama administration says it’s halting new coal leases on federal lands until it completes a comprehensive review. The question is whether fees charged to mining companies provide a fair return to […]

Record breaking lottery ticket sales have helped the Wyoming Lottery pay off its $2.6 million dollar start up loan earlier than expected.  Jon Clontz, CEO of the Wyoming Lottery Corporation, says WyLotto took in more than […]

AP 1-15,2015 Grand Teton National Park welcomed a record number of visitors last year. Park officials tallied 4.6 million visits in 2015, an 8.2 percent increase from the previous record of 4.3 million visits set […]

AP 1-15,2015 The director of Wyoming’s Game and Fish Department says the agency’s financial situation has improved, largely due to federal funds supported by gun and ammo sales. Scott Talbott says the department’s revenue has […]

AP 1-15,2015 Budget analysts are warning Wyoming lawmakers that the state faces an increasingly bleak financial future as energy prices continue to fall. The state’s Consensus Revenue Estimating Group released updated revenue projections on Thursday. […]

Staff    1-13, 2016 The hospitality industry in Wyoming is hoping the state legislature will see the benefits of tourism and not cut back on its funding too much. With the mineral industry revenues slipping, […]

By Staff 1-12,2016 In 2015, there were 4,097,710 “visits” to Yellowstone National Park, up 16.6% from 2014, making it the highest visitation year on record. The number of “visits” is always greater than the actual […]

By Staff 1-12,2016 Spurred on by the biggest jackpots ever in Cowboy Draw and Powerball, Wyoming lottery tickets are selling at a record pace.  The Powerball jackpot is now at $1.5 billion, and the Cowboy […]

By Staff 1-12,2016 The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) announced today that it has selected its next supercomputer for advancing atmospheric and Earth science, following a competitive open procurement process. The new machine will […]