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56 minutes ago

On a Labor Day adventure, a WyoFile reporter and his editor unknowingly, but to their delight, traversed a high-density snake zone. wyofile.com/wyoming-rattle…

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4 hours ago

Taft Love will be sworn in Tuesday as a state lawmaker, filling a vacancy in Senate District 6 left by Darin Smith, who President Donald Trump nominated as U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming. WyoFile spoke with Love about his statehouse plans. wyofile.com/a-qa-with-chey…

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20 hours ago

A federal judge and the Bureau of Land Management haven't determined how they will remedy an appeals court finding that the agency's plans for eliminating whole horse herds are illegal, but they’re proceeding anyway. wyofile.com/feds-slate-pur…

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21 hours ago

Kayvon Powell previously told WyoFile that officers handled him roughly during an arrest last fall. The Lander police chief acknowledged in a separate interview that one of the officers had taken full ownership that he did not handle himself appropriately. wyofile.com/lander-man-all…

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a day ago

OPINION: The resistance to Federalists' hysteria about supposed French influence in American politics is history worth revisiting, writes columnist David Adler. wyofile.com/madison-and-je…

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a day ago

As outdoor recreation grows more popular, users want more non-motorized trails in Wyoming. A new mountain bike user fee could help pay for expensive trail-building projects. As proposed, the fee would only be charged in designated state parks. wyofile.com/pay-to-pedal-l…

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If completed, the $54 million Sweetwater Carbon Storage Hub in southwest Wyoming would be among the largest carbon dioxide banks in the U.S., helping fossil fuel emitters meet lower carbon emission goals, officials say.wyofile.com/crews-drilled-…

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2 days ago

The deference shown to industry concerns conservation groups and Game and Fish retirees, who called the agency's shrinkage of a protected corridor antithetical to science-based wildlife management. wyofile.com/wyoming-appeas…

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2 days ago

OPINION: Trump's executive order criminalizing American flag burning undermines, rather than protects, our political freedom, writes columnist Rod Miller. wyofile.com/pledging-alleg…

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2 days ago

In a new filing, Judge Peter Froelicher finds opponents of Wyoming's expanded voucher program have standing to claim harm. It's the latest blow to the controversial law, which was slated to begin dispersing state funds July 1. wyofile.com/judge-denies-w…

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3 days ago

A Congressional panel will hear testimony in Grand Teton National Park on Friday about the 2020 Great American Outdoors Act amid worries Republicans might cut a line of funding that enabled the conservation of the park's sensitive Kelly Parcel. wyofile.com/hageman-to-hea…

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3 days ago

OPINION: Wishing his least favorite politicians had a complaint department, columnist Kerry Drake invented one run by the Freedom Caucus. It turned out just like he expected it to: No one listened or cared; they just sent him home and told him not to vote. wyofile.com/hi-were-from-t…

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3 days ago

The Big Horn County library system faces a $70,000 cut in county funds this year, 20% of last year's budget. The county's three largest libraries — Lovell, Basin and Greybull — have faced reduced hours and the removal of benefits for all staff members. wyofile.com/big-horn-count…

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3 days ago

Teton Science Schools will honor Rob Wallace today with the Murie Spirit of Conservation Award. A decades-long public servant and conservationist, he was instrumental in the 2024 preservation of the mile-square Kelly Parcel in Grand Teton National Park. wyofile.com/wallaces-grand…

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3 days ago

The Trump administration's cuts to the CDC funding for local health departments had vastly uneven effects depending on the political leanings of a state, @KFF Health News found. Colorado regained 10 of 11 canceled grants, while Wyoming regained none. wyofile.com/blue-states-th…

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7 days ago

Seeking refuge from Cuba's government, Josue Rodriguez Perez came to the U.S. as a teen. Now, the Trump administration is shuffling him between detention centers — including a 40-day stretch in Casper — even though he's not fighting deportation. wyofile.com/without-a-coun…

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7 days ago

A reporter and his pilot friend flew over southeastern Wyoming, above landmarks and empty quarters. wyofile.com/above-the-plai…

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a week ago

OPINION: By dragging a muzzled wolf into a bar, Cody Roberts also dragged Wyoming's outdated treatment of wildlife into broader public view, writes Wendy Keefover. wyofile.com/the-wolf-killi…

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a week ago

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin wants to grant Wyoming primacy over environmental oversight of its coal ash storage facilities. Coal ash is toxic, but Zeldin is confident that Wyoming regulators will implement, and exceed, federal standards for six sites. wyofile.com/feds-to-hand-w…

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a week ago

Hunted out and stripped of their habitat, free-roaming herds of large herbivores are few and far between on Earth. A new University of Wyoming study shows that where they do occur, stimulated grasslands are 2.5 times more nutritious. wyofile.com/bison-eradicat…