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Around Wyoming, Wednesday, February 4
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (226+ words) Here are some stories from around the state. Around Wyoming, Wednesday, February 4 A couple new pieces of art are brightening up Pinedale. The Pinedale Roundup reports local high school senior Wren Hamilton painted a large red Indian paintbrush. Junior Taylor…...
Congress faces tight deadline to fund DHS. And, Ryan Routh faces sentencing
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (764+ words) Congress ended the shutdown, but now faces a tight deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security. And, the man convicted of attempting to assassinate Trump faces sentencing today. Congress faces tight deadline to fund DHS. And, Ryan Routh faces…...
Bezos orders deep job cuts at 'Washington Post"
6+ hour, 41+ min ago (511+ words) The Washington Post moved Wednesday at the behest of owner Jeff Bezos to make deep cuts to every department in the newsroom. In a newsroom zoom call, Executive Editor Matt Murray called the move "a strategic reset." The changes, he…...
Climbing group creates a permanent scholarship to help women summit the Grand Teton
22+ hour, 3+ min ago (727+ words) For many, climbing the Grand Teton is an adventure of a lifetime. But getting to the top of the second-tallest mountain in Wyoming is no easy feat " it involves navigating through challenging alpine terrain, rock climbing, technical rappelling and a…...
House votes to end partial government shutdown, setting up contentious talks on ICE
22+ hour, 23+ min ago (450+ words) Updated February 3, 2026 at 1:51 PM MST The House has approved a more than $1 trillion spending package that brings to an end the partial government shutdown. The legislation passed by a vote of 217 to 214, with 21 Democrats joining Republicans in support of the…...
WYDOT discontinues speciality tribal license plates due to low sales
1+ day, 29+ min ago (181+ words) The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) is discontinuing two specialty tribal license plates due to low sales. The remainder of the plates are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. The state agency announced the change in a recent press release,…...
Wyoming’s local sage grouse groups are no more
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (524+ words) A more than two-decade old, hyper-local sage grouse program in Wyoming has ended. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) retired the Sage-Grouse Local Working Groups (LWGs) on Jan. 31, according to a press release. It's apparently due to funding and…...
The Pony Express Rides Again #567: Edmund Seymour Papers
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (183+ words) The Pony Express Rides Again #567: Edmund Seymour Papers'Wyoming Public Media The Pony Express Rides Again #567: Edmund Seymour Papers On April 3rd, 1860, two riders leapt onto their horses with bags of mail. One was in St. Joseph, Missouri. The other was in…...
Roughly 160 UW employees could lose their jobs if proposed budget passes, provost says
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (872+ words) A University of Wyoming (UW) provost estimates that around 160 employees at the state's lone four-year public university could be laid off if the draft biennial budget bill becomes law in its current form. That's out of about 1,800 full-time faculty and…...
Wyoming Public Radio Black History Month specials
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (173+ words) Wyoming Public Radio Black History Month specials'Wyoming Public Media Wyoming Public Radio Black History Month specials Friday, Feb 6 at 11am - Sound Opinions Presents: Music of the Civil Rights Era. From Bob Dylan to Odetta to the Staples Singers, hosts Jim DeRogatis…...