Extra releases will drop Flaming Gorge by an estimated 35 feet over the next year, while officials warn the drought response is in flux. Record-breaking heat and historically low snowpack have reduced water storage on the Colorado River system to 36%, officials say. wyofile.com/feds-order-f...
When former House Speaker Albert Sommers lost a Senate race in 2024, he didn’t plan a return to the Legislature. But “the direction of the Wyoming House” since then has "raised serious concerns,” he said Thursday, announcing plans to run for HD 20. wyofile.com/former-house...
A mom pushes to protections for child passengers when it comes to drunk drivers. President Trump’s executive order leads to reconsideration of a rejected multi-use path in Grand Teton National Park. Cheyenne’s plan to annex 1,260 acres worries neighbors. wyofile.com/local-lookou...
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon will not seek a third term. However, the two-term Republican governor has not ruled out running for another office. “He’s still kind of exploring his options,” Amy Edmonds, Gordon’s spokesperson, told WyoFile. wyofile.com/wyoming-gov-...
People living near the east side of F.E. Warren Air Force Base received word Thursday morning to evacuate. Cheyenne’s mayor told WyoFile a suspicious package was left near the base’s visitor center. The base operates intercontinental ballistic missiles. wyofile.com/authorities-...
Although the Wyoming Range Herd is still down 50% due to a deadly winter, its reproductive engine is revving and keeping the antler regulation will not speed recovery. “We’re trying to … liberalize [hunting opportunities] as the population bounces back,” a biologist says. wyofile.com/wyoming-mule...
April Morganroth, the former Wyoming journalist known by her alias Marie Hamilton, appeared in a Wheatland courtroom Wednesday to face a slew of forgery charges. A judge set her bond at $20,000. wyofile.com/former-wyomi...
A Cheyenne lawyer wants a special prosecutor to take on a complaint filed with the Wyoming Attorney General’s Office against Secretary of State Chuck Gray for sharing sensitive voter data with the federal government. wyofile.com/wyoming-lawy...
Little Soda Lake was a mostly clearwater trout fishing hole until 2022, when the Wind River Range waterbody bloomed with algae, causing a red color. Nutrients, possibly introduced by cows, are ultimately causing the problems, a retired UW professor thinks. wyofile.com/wyoming-lake...
PacifiCorp, which operates as Rocky Mountain Power in Wyoming, has historically driven much of the wind energy development in Wyoming. Now, it's pulling renewables out of its future planning, while its greenhouse emissions are expected to rise. wyofile.com/wyoming-elec...
In a letter distributed during Sunday Mass across Wyoming, Bishop Steven Biegler offered the Catholic Church's teaching on immigration as a starting place for dialogue. "I found myself hesitant even to speak about it," Biegler said. But "to do nothing is not an option." wyofile.com/wyoming-bish...
An emergency drawdown of Flaming Gorge is imminent, officials say. The water situation is crashing so rapidly that authorities can't track, with confidence, the extent of it. wyofile.com/its-incredib...
Although chronic wasting disease was discovered on four feedgrounds during the 2024-25 winter, zero infected carcasses were found during the just-passed feeding season. wyofile.com/record-warmt...
Weston County Clerk Becky Hadlock resigned from office Thursday, one day after she was arrested and charged with violating the election code as an official and falsifying election documents. wyofile.com/weston-count...
The region survived a year of deep cuts and layoffs. Here’s who is picking up the pieces. wyofile.com/the-trump-ad...
State investigators say they uncovered evidence Becky Hadlock knowingly filed a false post-election audit. Investigators also spoke with two people who said they overheard Hadlock describe such mandatory audits as “stupid.” wyofile.com/weston-count...
There’s no saying how long it had been since a grizzly bear from Montana’s Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem had bred with a Yellowstone-region bear. It’s been “at least 50 years," one expert says. wyofile.com/genetic-dive...
A judge called Cody Roberts’ maiming and capturing of a wolf ‘cruel’ and ‘disturbing,’ but abided by the terms of a plea deal in sentencing the western Wyoming man to 18 months of probation. Roberts did not speak beyond answering procedural questions. wyofile.com/judge-senten...
The remote outpost along a notoriously weather-battered highway has reopened to the public with a well-appointed watering hole and cabins for skiers, snowmobilers, hunters or other guests. Work is underway on the restaurant. wyofile.com/on-south-pas...
Wyoming's federal delegation has remained mum on the president’s suggestion that an entire country could be wiped off the map. wyofile.com/wyomings-bar...
Wyoming is already headlong into the fire season, with about 240 fires already burning more than 12,000 acres. The unusually dry and windy conditions have spurred conversations about bringing in more firefighting resources and new wildland fire crews. wyofile.com/facing-unusu...
Wildlife officials are tryin to curb the migratory spread of mule deer from a catastrophically infected herd by adjusting antler requirements, season lengths and license types. “Some of these migration routes may be lost, unfortunately,” one biologist said. wyofile.com/hunting-twea...
Big Sandy National Forest isn’t real, but a small grove of cottonwood trees amid a sagebrush sea has been amusingly signed as such in the U.S. Highway 191 right-of-way. “I get a snicker every time I drive by,” one lifelong resident said. wyofile.com/the-smallest...
The University of Wyoming has named Brig. Gen. Shane Reeves to lead the state's lone four-year university as the 29th president. wyofile.com/university-o...
A Wyoming Catholic youth minister and the Diocese of Cheyenne face a lawsuit over sexual assault accusations involving three boys. wyofile.com/ex-wyoming-c...
A new court filing indicates prosecutors are pursuing felony-level charges against Becky Hadlock that could result in her arrest a week before she’s set to stand trial to decide whether she should be removed from office for actions tied to the 2024 election. wyofile.com/weston-count...
A plaintiff has alleged shareholders were misled about progress at Ramaco Resources' Brook Mine outside Sheridan. The company has said the mine could become the nation's largest supplier of critical minerals, which are increasingly in demand worldwide. wyofile.com/coal-company...
Public forums for two presidential finalists, offered in person only on the main campus, sparked criticism over a lack of participation from the public and UW employees outside of Laramie. wyofile.com/university-o...
The same plaintiffs who defeated two past abortion bans argue the state’s “heartbeat” law imposes “sectarian beliefs” on Wyoming citizens. They want a judge to halt enforcement of the law, which bans abortions in all but the earliest weeks of pregnancy. wyofile.com/wyomings-new...
