“All it takes is 20 milligrams of lead,” said featured speaker Hannah Leonard with Sporting Lead-Free. “That's about the size of a grain of rice or the weight of a ladybug. That is enough lead to kill an adult bald or golden eagle.”

The University of Texas El Paso agrees to ‘Ascend Together’ with the Mountain West Conference starting in July 2026

Kevin Carman had been in the university's provost role since 2021. He gave no reason for the abrupt departure.

The local Sublette County newspaper wasn’t the one to break the major news story that is now being referred to as the Sublette County wolf incident. Why not? Last winter, News Media Corporation laid off the two reporters at the paper leaving one editor to run the entire show by herself. So how does the paper function with one employee?The local Sublette County newspaper wasn’t the one to break the major news story that is now being referred to as the Sublette County wolf incident. Why not? Last winter, News Media Corporation laid off the two reporters at the paper leaving one editor to run the entire show by herself. So how does the paper function with one employee?

Sleeping Giant Ski Area & Zipline owner Nick Piazza said they are dealing with slow insurance payments to a lodge that flooded this spring, among other issues.

Enrollment at the University of Wyoming fell again this year, continuing a decline that started before the pandemic.

During the pandemic, vehicle miles traveled, or driving rates, plummeted across the country. Now, not only are driving rates back up, but a new analysis shows Americans – including those in the Mountain West – are driving more than ever.

An American crypto mining company is expected to begin operation late this year. It purchased the facility from Miners One Partners, a British Virgin Islands limited partnership that has a majority of China owners. That worried national security officials since the facility is near a missile base.

When ranchers move cattle across state lines, they must show documentation that their herd has been screened by a veterinarian for potential disease. By the end of the year, the Wyoming Livestock Board will no longer provide paper digital certificates of veterinary inspection, though ones that were previously printed will still be accepted.

August Garcia, age 30, has been charged with felony assault of an officer, and felony civil disorder, as well as entering a restricted building and other misdemeanor crimes.