Deaths among Wyoming residents are added to the state’s total based on official death certificate information. If death certificates do not describe COVID-19 as either causing or contributing to a person’s death, those deaths are not included in Wyoming’s count.
Wildlife officials have announced plans to cull between 500 and 700 Yellowstone bison from the population, and no longer enroll the animals to a brucellosis quarantine program.
To address the shortage of substitute teachers in Wyoming’s K-12 schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Wyoming is encouraging its students to fill that role during the break between UW’s fall and spring semesters.
Women are underrepresented in cybersecurity and hold a minority of leadership roles within the field. Girl Scouts is doing its part to assist in creating a strong future workforce by educating girls about why cybersecurity matters and giving them the skills they’ll need to pursue careers in the field.
Wyoming’s Republican governor says he disagrees with a state Republican Party resolution calling on him to rescind a state of emergency in place since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.
Government biologists say a bird that roosts in the snow high in the U.S. Rocky Mountains is expected to survive warming temperatures over the next several decades and therefore won’t be getting special protections.
Lawmakers in Wyoming have advanced a bill that would establish a regulatory framework for producers of self-driving cars and other autonomous vehicles to begin testing on roadways across the state.
Governor Gordon has expressed concern about a proposed “threatened” status listing for whitebark pine and thanked the U.S. Forest Service for the timely release of the Thunder Basin National Grassland Plan Amendment for prairie dog management.
elebrating its fourth year, the Wyoming Cybersecurity Competition for Small Businesses is beginning on Feb 1 and encourages a human-centric approach to cyber leadership in small businesses that don’t have full time technology help.
Wyoming’s governor continues to have mild symptoms of COVID-19 five days after testing positive for the virus. Gov. Mark Gordon continues to work in isolation.
Officials say an oil and gas stimulus program in Wyoming has shown promising initial results in helping operators recover from the economic downturn caused in part by the pandemic.
Wyoming officials have denied most of a damage claim submitted by ranchers who say black bears killed an estimated 145 lambs and ewes last spring. Ladder Livestock Co. in south-central Wyoming sought almost $29,000 in restitution.
County commissioners in Wyoming have appointed Chris Knapp to fill a vacant House seat after Gillette Republican Rep. Roy Edwards died from COVID-19 on Nov. 2, the day before the general election.
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon says he’s tested positive for COVID-19. Gordon made the announcement Wednesday, saying he had only minor symptoms and plans to continue working remotely.
Blue Federal Credit Union and the Blue Foundation are partnering with the American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming to provide disaster relief for victims of the devastating 2020 Colorado and Wyoming wildfire season.
It’s been a tough year, for a lot of people. And now that the holidays are here, organizations that have already been contributing to the needy families in Park County are stepping up their game even more.
The 18th annual fund drive and raffle to benefit the Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies raised $1,492.77 which is the equivalent of 5,971 meals for Wyoming families.
To address the surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations around the state, Governor Mark Gordon has authorized a three-pronged approach to provide additional support to Wyoming medical facilities.
“It connects farmers and ranchers to one another to provide them with a network they can tap into as they consider changing management practices – sharing what worked, what didn’t work and what they might do differently ‘next time’,”
The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission announced the formation of a new taskforce that will study top-priority wildlife issues such as licensing and public access facing the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and sportsmen and women.
The pursuit started when officers with the Gillette Police Department received a call of a subject impersonating a peace officer at a local gas station.
This week, public health officials from around the state received the welcome news that the State Health Office would support mask mandates in several Wyoming counties, in an effort to slow the spread of the virus.
Twenty-one more coronavirus-related deaths among Wyoming residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have been confirmed, according to the Wyoming Department of Health
Wednesday, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) announced his intent to be the lead Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee for the 117th Congress.
An federal inspector general is urging the government’s mine safety agency to tighten restrictions on a dangerous substance that is inhaled by coal miners.
Down to its final weeks, the Trump administration is working to push through dozens of rollbacks that could weaken century-old protections for migratory birds, expand Arctic drilling and hamstring future regulation of public health threats.
Libraries across the state have received grants from the University of Wyoming to create mini-makerspaces. Four libraries (Laramie County Community College (LCCC) Ludden Library & Learning Commons, Natrona County, Evanston, Pinedale) have each received a $35,000 grant from UW as a part of the $175,000 Wyoming Department of Workforce Services Division of Vocational Rehabilitation fund received by makerspace partners at the University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Applied Science’s Innovation Wyrkshop.
The gBETA Cheyenne Fall 2020 program is coming to an end where the five startups (Frog Creek Partners-Casper, SSI-Sheridan, Engineering Design Group (EDG)-Laramie, Happyly-Jackson, Sisyphus Systems-Cheyenne) get to show off their products to a group of investors during their inaugural pitch night.
Due to an upward trend of COVID-19 cases within the Utah State football program, the Aggies are unable to participate in the scheduled football game on Thursday, Nov. 19, at Wyoming.
