Wyoming News
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The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (D.E.Q.) recently awarded the 2023 Excellence in Mining Reclamation Award for non-coal to Little Missouri River Mine for their efforts in developing a bat box program to help improve foraging habitat for several bat species. The Little Missouri River Mine is a bentonite mine operated by the American Colloid…
Doctor Joe McGinley is a board-certified diagnostic radiologist who has a successful practice in Casper. By all accounts, Doc McGinley is an accomplished man of medicine and successful businessman. But there is something more, something deeper that he wants to accomplish. The good doctor wants to summit all seven peaks in the world. He almost…
Build begins on Wyoming-to-California power line amid growing wind power concern By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press RAWLINS, Wyo. (AP) — Portrait photographer Anne Brande shoots graduation and wedding engagement photos at scenic spots throughout southeastern Wyoming’s granite mountains and sprawling sagebrush valleys, but worries what those views will look like in a few years. Wind…
Wyoming built its economy on a plethora of fossil fuels and the strength of the industries that continue to extract the elements and provide the world with energy. But when it comes to green energy, Wyoming is at the bottom of its class. The research team at ConsumerAffairs ranked all 50 states and the District…
Rober Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots, wants Swastika Lake in Albany County, (located in Southern Wyoming in the Medicine Bow Forest) to be renamed. According to Cowboy State Daily, Kraft sent a letter to Albany County Commissioner Pete Gosar on Friday, requesting the commissioners support recommendations to change the name of the…
For the very first time, the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation will open to the public a session of its workshops for teachers from around the country for a presentation on the mistreatment of German American war resisters in Montana during World War I. Dr. Keith Edgerton, a recently retired historian at Montana State University-Billings, will…
On Sunday, country music legend Reba McEntire took to social media to share a photo of her and boyfriend Rex Linn on their trip to Yellowstone National Park. In honor of Father’s Day, the “Fancy” singer posted on social media to honor all the fathers out there by posting a photo of her and boyfriend…
Yellowstone National Park officials warn tourists constantly about keeping a safe distance from the wild animals in the park, but despite the danger, some tourists still insist on pursuing an encounter with wildlife. Since Yellowstone opened for the 2023 season two months ago, there have been more tourists caught on camera attempting to interact with…
The Wyoming Department of Transportation wants to remind residents about upcoming changes to license plates for light trailers. Starting July 1, owners of light trailers – defined as trailers weighing less than 1,000 lbs. – can purchase a permanent plate for their trailer. Light trailers that are less than six years old would incur a…
Cody Yellowstone has introduced a new TravelStorys audio tour of the Chief Joseph Scenic Byway. The tour – available for free through the TravelStorys app – follows the Chief Joseph Scenic Byway (Wyoming Route 296) as well as part of Wyoming Route 120 between the town of Cody and the 296 turnoff. The phone’s GPS…