Sixteen Wyoming counties are experiencing extreme drought while areas of Park County including Cody, Meeteetse and Powell are experiencing a severe drought, according to a chart released by the U.S. Drought Monitor last week. As drought conditions worsen, ranchers are beginning to sell cattle.

A new study is challenging one of the most persistent arguments against removing aging dams: that nearby communities will suffer economically if the structures come down.

Iron Guard Workforce Housing wants to build up to 800 modular housing units, but delayed the vote due to internal holdups.

Alongside homeowners insurance premiums, costs for multi-family rental property policies and other insurance required in the business are also on the rise. That has big implications for tenants – especially those in subsidized or affordable housing.

A proposed workforce housing development in Cheyenne goes before Laramie County commissioners and the public on June 2. Iron Guard Workforce Housing wants to build up to 800 modular housing units that could house up to 5,600 people.

That’s the result of a ruling by the Wyoming Supreme Court, reaffirming a lower court’s finding of summary judgment in the station’s favor.

The City of Cheyenne is looking into ordinances that would affect historic horse racing, to see if there might be better ways to integrate them into the community.

During the pause, city staff would have studied five questions: the impacts of data centers on the environment, electricity rates, the power grid, water usage, and any other factors related to the health, safety, and welfare of Cheyenne’s residents.

April’s 3.6% is “modestly higher” than last year, but “considerably lower” than the U.S. rate.

The federal Rural Health Transformation Program funds come after months of negotiations, which led Wyoming to drop a planned investment fund. Instead, the state will focus on basic care.