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A DIY Map Helps Laramie Shoppers Find COVID-Conscious Businesses

When Willow Belden goes holiday shopping she likes to support local businesses. This year, though, it's meant calling stores and asking, "Are you guys wearing masks? But are you really wearing masks? And, like, what else are you doing?"

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Worsening Healthcare Crisis Forces Hospitals To Look Across State Borders

Gov. Gordon Tests Positive For COVID-19

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Native American Heritage Programming Gathers Students And Community Members Virtually

By • Nov 27, 2020
Patricia Radar

November is Native American Heritage month and the University of Wyoming's Native American Education, Resource, and Cultural Center recently held a virtual speaker series that attracted about 100 students, faculty, and community members.

Nevada Rural Health Conference Explores ‘Cross-Jurisdictional Sharing’

By • Nov 27, 2020

Nevada recently hosted its annual rural health conference, with a particular focus on infrastructure as COVID-19 continues to ravage rural America.

Gov. Gordon Tests Positive For COVID-19

By & • Nov 25, 2020

Wyoming's Gov. Mark Gordon has tested positive for COVID-19. His office said he has only minor symptoms at this point, including a dry cough, and "plans to continue working on behalf of Wyoming remotely."

Officials Ask Public To Be Cautious As Grizzly 399 And Cubs Head Into Populous Areas

By • Nov 25, 2020
TOM MANGELSEN

Grizzly 399 is arguably one of the most famous grizzly bears in the U.S. due to the amount of attention she has gotten over the years. This year is no different.

She and her four cubs have been spotted outside of Grand Teton National Park, and Jackson residents started worrying she could be in danger.

Wyoming Game And Fish Hold Virtual Public Meetings On Elk Feedground Management

By • Nov 25, 2020
AMEEN AL-GHETTA/USFWS

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is starting the process to rework its elk feedground management plan. The first step is a public comment period.

For the past couple of years, Game and Fish has grappled with Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), a neurological disease that is deadly to deer, elk and moose. A public process looking at CWD management resulted with the need to examine the management of the 22 elk feedgrounds in northwest Wyoming. 

A DIY Map Helps Laramie Shoppers Find COVID-Conscious Businesses

By • Nov 25, 2020
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When Willow Belden goes holiday shopping she likes to support local businesses. This year, though, it's meant calling stores and asking, "Are you guys wearing masks? But are you really wearing masks? And, like, what else are you doing?"

The Wyoming Legislative Session Will Be Delayed Despite Some Objection

By • Nov 25, 2020
Bob Beck

Wyoming legislative leaders say they will delay the bulk of the 2021 legislative session until the state's COVID-19 outbreak is under control.

Wyoming History Of Wild Turkey Hunting

By • Nov 25, 2020
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Wild turkey hunting didn't start in the state until 1955.

But the process began in 1935, when the Wyoming Game and Fish Department traded sage grouse with New Mexico for 15 Merriam's Turkeys. There were nine hens and six toms.

Museum Minute: Amelia The Short Eared Owl

By • Nov 25, 2020
Draper Natural History Museum

The Draper Museum Raptor Experience will be 10 years old in 2021. In honor, we are featuring the 11 raptors in the program.

Amelia is a short eared owl. Unlike most other owls, short eared owls are active in the middle of the day.

'Remember Us': Sculpture Of Grieving Native American Woman Coming To Colorado Capitol

By Robyn Vincent • Nov 25, 2020

Amid America’s racial reckoning spurred by the killing of George Floyd, a number of controversial historical monuments were torn down by protesters or removed by authorities this year, including some in the Mountain West.

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Fauci Warns Of A 'Surge Upon Surge' As COVID-19 Hospitalizations Hit Yet Another High

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The number of hospitalizations from the coronavirus set yet another record on Saturday, as cases continue to surge and public health officials warn of a worsening outlook with the holiday season just weeks away.

More than 91,500 people were hospitalized with the virus on Saturday, with 18,000 in the intensive care unit. That's according to data compiled by the COVID Tracking Project, which collects and analyzes data across the country. Over 6,000 patients were on ventilators.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rejects Republican Suit To Throw Out Ballots

By Jason Slotkin • 53 minutes ago

Another Republican effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election has been stopped, this time by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, which on Saturday rejected a request that some 2.5 million mail-in ballots in the state be thrown out.

In its ruling, the high court unanimously dismissed a lawsuit that claimed that a 2019 state law allowing no-excuse absentee ballots was unconstitutional.

Advocates Push For Resurrection Of DoJ Civil Rights Division Under Biden

By • 1 hour ago

Six months after Donald Trump became president, he delivered remarks about law enforcement that set the tone for civil rights.

In a speech to law enforcement officers on Long Island, Trump said: "Please don't be too nice." To applause from the crowd, the president added that it might not be necessary to protect the heads of suspects being folded into the back of police cars.

For former civil rights prosecutor Kristy Parker, those words marked a major turnaround.

David Prowse, Actor Behind Darth Vader, Dies At 85

By • 8 hours ago

David Prowse, the British weightlifting champion and man behind the Darth Vader mask, has died. He was 85.

On Sunday morning, the actor's management company shared on social media the news of his death "with great regret and heart-wrenching sadness for us and million of fans around the world."

Interview With 'Color Me Country' Radio Host Rissi Palmer

By editor • 21 hours ago

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And finally today, by now, most people probably know that Black and brown musicians heavily influenced - indeed, helped create - American country music. But by now, it's also become clear that with a few exceptions, the contributions of these artists to the genre have been ignored, downplayed and even actively resisted.

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