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Did you attend one of Harriet Hageman's Town Halls? If so, where was it, and...
Hageman is on a tour of the southern part of the Cowboy State. She had three town hall events last week, beginning in Afton, and has three more planned this week.(Dante Filpula Ankney / Jackson Hole...
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According to the Wyoming Historical Society, on March 23, 1911, the first insurance company in the state was organized. On March 23, 1991, cell phone service came to Park County. On March 29, 1888, the...
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USDA ends grant program that helped the Food Bank of Wyoming partner with...
.(Food Bank of Wyoming)Back in 2023, the Food Bank of Wyoming received over half a million dollars of funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative...
View ArticleWyoming Debrief: March 25, 2025
Wyoming Debrief: March 25, 2025. Today’s trivia question: "Who is the famous Wyoming Athlete who invented basketball's jump shot?" Email your answer to wyomingpublicradio@gmail.com or answer on our...
View ArticleSpruce Mountain’s Lady Lookout #476: Medicine Bow National Forest Records
In 1943 the Forest Service hired Roberta Eads. She was one of more than 600 “lady lookouts” employed to scan the horizons for the smoke of forest fires during the Second World War. Eads worked 55 feet...
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Stocktrail Elementary School in Gillette broke its own record this year in a worldwide reading competition. The Gillette News Record reports students read a combined 521,705 minutes in the READBowl....
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UW sends staff checklist for ICE visits
An ICE officer oversees an immigration enforcement operation in 2019.(U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement)The University of Wyoming (UW) is preparing its employees for potential visits from...
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With final bills signed and vetoed, the Legislature switches focus to the...
(Chris Clements / Wyoming Public Media )One of the final bills signed by Gov. Mark Gordon following the end of the 68th Wyoming Legislature’s general session voids all future non-compete agreements in...
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Kemmerer officials hope other projects can absorb recent coal layoffs
(Caitlin Tan / Wyoming Public Media)The Kemmerer coal mine is laying off 28 workers. City officials hope other, incoming energy projects can absorb them.Kemmerer City Administrator Brian Muir said he...
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Hageman moves town halls to virtual citing safety concerns
Hageman attempts to hear a question over the crowd (Jordan Uplinger)Wyoming’s lone U.S. representative is changing her town halls from in-person to virtual. This comes after Rep. Harriet Hageman held a...
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New abortion lawsuit refiled in Natrona County after Teton County dismissal
Wellspring Health Access in Casper, Wyoming.(Chris Clements / Wyoming Public Media)This story is part of our Quick Hits series. This series will bring you breaking news and short updates from...
View ArticleWyoming Debrief: March 26, 2025
Wyoming Debrief: March 26, 2025. Today’s trivia question: "Wyoming was the last state to raise its legal drinking age to 21. In what year did that change take place?" Email your answer to...
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A Rawlins High School sophomore has been selected for a national program. The Rawlins Times reports Gavin Pace will attend the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Boston this summer. It’s an...
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New law creates accommodations for underage survivors of sexual assault when...
(Rumble Press / Flickr ) A new state law creates more opportunities for accommodations for underage survivors of sexual assault or incest when they testify in court. It goes into effect on July...
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Property tax cuts help homeowners but threaten public services
An aerial view of Jackson, Wyoming. (Will Walkey )Gov. Mark Gordon approved a 25% tax cut for most homes earlier this month and experts said its impact on general funds will be outsized in counties...
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CWD cases haven’t changed elk hunting regulations, so far
National Elk Refuge( USFWS)Brad Hovinga has been to at least one season-setting meeting each year in his over three-decade career with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD).He said last week’s...
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Rock Springs Social Security office will close a hearing room, not the entire...
A letter from the Social Security Administration(Daniel Foster / Flickr )This story is part of our Quick Hits series. This series will bring you breaking news and short updates from throughout the...
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A state grant program to help childcare centers has been inundated with...
The state grant program offers funding up to $10,000 to childcare providers to help start and run their businesses.(rawpixel.com / U.S. Department of Agriculture (Source))A state grant program to help...
View ArticleWyoming Debrief: March 27, 2025
Wyoming Debrief: March 27, 2025. Today’s trivia question: "Wyoming was the first state to grant women the right to vote. In what year did women earn that fundamental right?" Email your answer to...
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