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Gordon to deploy Wyoming National Guard to support ICE in Trump’s mass deportation effort
WyoFile - Wyoming
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August 4, 2025
Over 21,000 Wyomingites get WyoFile delivered straight to their inbox. Join your neighbors and stay informed with the stories shaping Wyoming. Wyoming National Guard members may soon assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the detention...
BREAKING NEWS: Wilton’s CFO Has Second Job as Town Admin. & Finance Director 2,000 Miles Away in Wyoming
Good Morning Wilton - Connecticut
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August 5, 2025
BREAKING NEWS, Monday Aug. 4, 2025 at 7 p.m. — Dawn Norton, who currently serves as the Town of Wilton’s full-time Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the Town of Wilton, is also holding a second job as Town Administrator/Finance Director in...
Federal judge rules against USFWS, reigniting battle for gray wolf protections in the West
NBC Montana
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MISSOULA, Mont. — A federal judge’s decision this week reset the fight for gray wolf protections across the West. The decision found that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ignored scientific evidence and failed to account for aggressive state...
USA Asian Allies Eager To Help Loosen China’s Hold On Rare Earth Mineral Market
Sheridan Media - Wyoming
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August 4, 2025
Wyoming has opened its first coal mine in 50 years and it just so happens that it’s also the first Rare Earth Mine in 70 years to open. In 2023, it was discovered that coal from the Brook Mine, located about 10 miles northwest of Sheridan,...
Crash Near Wyoming Rest Area Leaves Motorcyclist Dead, 2 Injured
104.7 KISS FM - Wyoming
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August 4, 2025
A motorcyclist is dead after colliding with an SUV in northeast Niobrara County, the Wyoming Highway Patrol says. The crash happened around 5:21 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 1, at milepost 195 on U.S. 85 near Mule Creek Junction, about 46 miles north of...
Surprisingly Low Gas Prices In Wyoming, Starting At $2.58
104.7 KISS FM - Wyoming
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August 4, 2025
Average gasoline prices in Wyoming have fallen 1.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.02/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 494 stations in Wyoming. Prices in Wyoming are 7.5 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand...
Resolving the future of the Colorado River
Yuma Sun - Arizona
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August 9, 2025
Editor’s note: This is the first story in a five-part series detailing ongoing negotiations between Colorado River Basin states regarding post-2026 water allocations. The Colorado River has long been the lifeblood of the American Southwest,...
State finance officials press US asset managers to denounce ESG, climate
ESG Dive
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August 4, 2025
Dive Brief: A coalition of 26 Republican state finance officials sent letters to the top executives at 25 different U.S.-based asset management firms last week, pushing for the firms to “reaffirm … their commitment to traditional fiduciary duty”...
Motorcyclist Killed After Hitting Fence, Flipping Bike in Wyoming
106.3 NOW FM - Wyoming
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August 4, 2025
A motorcyclist is dead after crashing his bike in Fremont County, the Wyoming Highway Patrol says. The crash happened around 2:54 p.m. on Thursday, July 31, at milepost 29.4 on Wyoming 135 (Sand Draw Road) north of Sweetwater Station. According to...
Who Will Rise to the Top in Wyoming's Running Back Room?
7220 Sports - Wyoming
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August 4, 2025
LARAMIE -- "It looks different, right?" Jay Sawvel interrupted mid-question when asked about the running back room, one that last fall was decimated by injury and, in some cases, ineffectiveness. Wyoming's second-year head coach said in the winter...
Colorado Springs police arrest suspected bank robber after lengthy investigation
The Gazette - Colorado
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Colorado Springs police recently arrested a man suspected of robbing a bank in late May. Jourdain Espinoza, 28, is being held on $25,000 bail at the El Paso County Jail, according to court records. Just before 1 p.m. on May 27, police responded to...
Suspect arrested in connection to Colorado Springs bank robbery
KKTV - Colorado
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August 4, 2025
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Police announced on Monday that an arrest had been made related to a bank robbery in late May in Colorado Springs. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department, 28-year-old Jourdain Espinoza was arrested...
University of Wyoming, UW Foundation hit record fundraising figure
KNEB 960 AM - Nebraska
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August 4, 2025
The University of Wyoming and the UW Foundation are proud to announce the most successful fundraising year in UW’s history, with $69.5 million raised during the fiscal year that ended June 30. This achievement not only surpasses the $61.6 million...
Neb. AG sues Savage Enterprises for violating Nebraska’s Consumer Protection Act and Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act
KNEB 960 AM - Nebraska
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August 4, 2025
Lincoln–Today, Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced his office’s expansion of its fight against the sale of illegal or unlawful synthetic THC products in smoke and vape shops throughout Nebraska. Hilgers has filed a lawsuit against Savage...
Why Wyoming Ranks Among the Worst Places to Have a Baby
104.7 KISS FM - Wyoming
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August 4, 2025
Wyoming is great place to live for a myriad of reasons. It's one of the safest states, as we have an extremely low violent crime rate. We also have some of the most affordable rent in the entire country. Where did Wyoming rank on the "Best & Worst...
Sunroc Corporation becomes Suncore Construction & Materials
The Business Times - Colorado
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August 4, 2025
Sunroc Corporation, which acquired Grand Junction-based M.A. Concrete Construction Inc. in November, announced July 30 that the company will now operate as Suncore Construction & Materials, Inc. While it has a new name and new look, Suncore...
Governor appoints Bret Fanning director of the Wyoming Department of Revenue
News Letter Journal - Wyoming
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SHERIDAN (WNE) — Gov. Mark Gordon announced he has appointed Bret Fanning director of the Wyoming Department of Revenue. Fanning replaces Brenda Henson who retired earlier this year after serving as director since 2021. Fanning has served as...
‘Magnets, batteries, missile systems:’ U.S. mining industry finds itself in a deep hole
WorldNetDaily
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August 9, 2025
On July 11, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Wyoming’s top elected officials were in the Cowboy state celebrating something that last happened when Dwight Eisenhower was president and the Brooklyn Dodgers won the World Series: The United States...
Wyoming Lottery schedules special session board meeting for August 19, 2025
Equality State News - Wyoming
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August 1, 2025
Jon Clontz CEO, Wyoming Lottery Corp. | The Wyoming Lottery Jon Clontz CEO, Wyoming Lottery Corp. | The Wyoming Lottery The Wyoming Lottery Corporation will conduct a Special Session meeting on August 19, 2025. The public hearing is set to begin...
Here's what changes to SNAP mean for Wyoming
Wyoming Public Media
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August 4, 2025
The Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act will change how the nation’s biggest food assistance program runs in the Cowboy State. The new law also impacts eligibility requirements. Currently, the federal government fully funds the food...