Three sheriff’s offices sign up for jail mental health hold reimbursements under new Wyoming law
The law allows the health department to pay jails for holding and treating people with mental illnesses while they await a bed at the state hospital.
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What makes Yellowstone unique is at risk
Following decades of expanding and protecting the wild lands that hold the ecosystem together, the Trump administration is working to fragment them, Writers on the Range contributor Andrew Hansen writes.
The mountain elite: Wyoming’s Lorna Corson, among the first Grand Canyon boatwomen
She was small and shy and the boss wouldn’t hire her. So his wife did.
Judge denies qualified immunity to Wyoming Boys’ School staff in abuse lawsuit
In the first of multiple cases against the state-run facility for delinquent boys, some but not all claims of civil rights violations have been cleared for trial.
Lawmakers move to ease financial constraints for nursing home patients on Medicaid
Legislative committee to draft a bill that would bump personal spending and asset allowances for first time in decades.
Wyoming lawmakers could pursue some of the nation’s strictest limits on Flock-like cameras
Draft legislation would severely restrict the technology's use in the Equality State.
A new suicide fatality review sheds light on prevention efforts in Laramie County
Social isolation, intimate partner problems and family relationship stress were the top three risk factors found by the Laramie County Suicide Fatality Review team.
Wyoming should compete for America’s next great base — on our terms
The Pentagon’s call for a new large-scale military base gives Wyoming an opportunity to buck the commodity roller coaster, writes guest columnist David Giralt.
Baseball in a national park? We found 7 ball fields at Grand Teton and Yellowstone.
Turns out, the field of nightmares proposed in Grand Teton National Park wouldn’t be unique.
MLB won’t play ball in Grand Teton National Park
Major League Baseball “will not continue to evaluate Grand Teton National Park as a potential site,” for a game, Commissioner Robert Manfred told local officials in a letter Thursday.
Wyoming Supreme Court concludes crossover-voting ban is constitutional
The ruling clears the way for November’s general election to proceed with party-affiliation restrictions in place.
Things that last
Stories — built from relationships with one another, with our environment, with a higher power — make us who we are and write the legacy we leave behind, columnist Walt Gasson reflects.
The plight of the pronghorn: Part 2
The lackluster recovery of the Sublette Pronghorn Herd after the killer winter of 2022-23 whispers of trouble on the range, writes guest columnist Chris Madson.
Billionaires in the wilderness
Private-sector wealth wants to save Greater Yellowstone. But for whom?
Billionaire Joe Ricketts resurrects plans for luxury Bondurant resort after ‘Saving Yellowstone’ accolades
New effort to develop “The Confluence" is one of several recent business moves by the TD Ameritrade founder, who also bought the Rim Station and Timberline Ranch near Merna.
Fremont County avoids EMT strike after extending contract
The new two-year deal buys time to shift first-responder services under local government control while addressing employee needs, parties say.
Lummis blocks Senate resolution criticizing Trump’s taxpayer-funded TV ads
The retiring senator from Wyoming argued the campaign-style ads are no different than PSAs from past administrations.
What my classical education actually taught me
The Heritage Foundation touts classical curriculum as the cure for America’s future. But columnist Jessica Brauer, an alumna of the classical system, sees herself as far from the conservative think tank's ideal case study.
Wyoming elections chief applauds Supreme Court’s ruling on controversial voter data system
The Trump administration has used the SAVE system to identify noncitizens voters on rolls.
The plight of the pronghorn: Part 1
Herds typically experience a reproductive bounce after a difficult winter. But that trend might not always remain, writes guest columnist Chris Madson.
‘Dire’ financial situation: Game and Fish interim director warns of future severe budget concerns
The cost of diesel fuel, vehicles and salary increases to attract top employees has been driving up costs.
Mental evaluation sought for Wyoming journalist accused of forgery
An attorney for April Morganroth told a judge there is reasonable cause to believe that she has a mental illness or deficiency.
A flood of Chinese soda ash has Wyoming’s industry swimming in troubled waters
Though plans to expand the state's trona mining and soda ash industry have stalled, they're essential to surviving a fundamentally altered global market, one CEO says.
Let’s thank the politician who helped drive the Freedom Caucus out of power
After Checkgate, far-right Rebecca Bextel is stirring things up as the Constitution Party’s candidate for governor, columnist Kerry Drake writes.
Malnutrition killed Wyoming pronghorn in peak summer as vegetation withered during record heat, severe drought
Stunted lowland vegetation in the Green River Basin doesn’t bode well for one of the state’s premier herd's survival the coming winter.
Out-of-state companies have swallowed up Campbell County housing rentals, records show
Gillette renters’ money is going to landlords likely based outside Wyoming, according to a Gillette News Record analysis of property data.
When can Wyoming children be treated like adults in court?
Data has shown that Wyoming kids often are treated as adults in the state’s judicial system.
Your democracy needs you
This election season is a time for all Wyomingites to not only vote, but help strengthen our system to be more inclusive and accessible to all voters, writes the Equality State Policy Center board of directors.
1,289-year-old whitebark pine, oldest on record, found in Grand Teton National Park
Beetles killed the tree in 2021. It had been growing since 732 A.D.
Grand Teton National Ballpark? Visitors call it a field of nightmares.
Park visitors greet news of a potential MLB game in front of the Tetons with disbelief.
‘We got lucky’: Ken Roberts reflects on Mollie’s Pack and his 6 years as a Wyoming Game and Fish commissioner
The district court clerk from Kemmerer, who beat a Freedom Caucus-aligned lawmaker for a House seat, nears the end of his Game and Fish term.
After ICE arrest, Jackson restaurant worker’s community springs into action
Federal agents detained Feride Bardakci at a bus stop Sept. 15 for allegedly overstaying her student visa. After learning of Wyoming community’s support, she plans to contest her removal.
Trump orders plans to unlock isolated public land, revise river-trip permitting
The efforts are contained in a push to bolster hunting heritage.
Celebrating the Wyoming way of life on Public Lands Day
Let’s celebrate the past, but more importantly, let’s make sure we’re securing the future, writes guest columnist Sam Mead.
Bucking the wind: Wyoming artists transform wind blade into snowfence
The "Windborne" art installation transforms a discarded wind turbine blade into function inspiration, Casper artist says.
What will ‘super’ El Nino bring to landlocked, parched Wyoming?
While poised to wreak havoc across the globe, El Nino might mean a closer-to-normal Wyoming winter after a wild, snowless one last season.
Who is the Christian legal group representing the Wind River church embroiled in sermon controversy?
Amid tribe’s call for banishment, Florida-based Liberty Counsel says Foundations for Nations church “will not be leaving its property.”
What, a bribe?
President Trump pitched $5,000 to each American adult citizen as a "dividend" if Republicans win, but let’s not pretend to be fooled, writes columnist David Romtvedt.
National Elk Refuge fields questions about what feeding elk could mean for Jackson Hole’s water
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is weighing pros and cons of feeding wildlife, which could lead to more chronic wasting disease. That’s raising questions about health risks beyond the herd.