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University of Wyoming forfeits volleyball game against team with trans player amid pressure from lawmakers
October 01, 2024
UW’s volleyball team is the third to pull out of a game with the San José State, which has a transgender athlete.
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Can Wyoming’s populist Freedom Caucus learn from the Idaho FC’s implosion?
October 01, 2024
Both the Wyoming and Idaho Freedom Caucuses joined the D.C.-based national network of far-right political blocs two years ago, but they’ve since traveled two very different roads.
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Searchers scour mountain, cellular data for missing Yellowstone hiker
September 27, 2024
The effort to find 22-year-old Austin King stretched into its seventh day. Nearly 100 people are now working to locate him.
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Videos show frantic minutes in Yellowstone shootout with gunman
September 19, 2024
Three rangers shot at Samson Fussner near an employee dining area in Canyon Village, killing him before he could get inside.
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Here are the races that will decide control of the Wyoming Legislature
September 12, 2024
Eighteen statehouse seats are contested in the general election, several of which will determine how much control the hard-line Freedom Caucus holds in Cheyenne.
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Several legislative races decided by slim margins as voters stayed home Tuesday
August 22, 2024
The race for a House district spanning Natrona and Converse counties came down to just seven votes. A recount produced identical results.
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Election 2024 live: Voting machines tested again, show accurate results
August 20, 2024
Follow along on primary day as WyoFile brings you the latest election news.
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Wyoming allows snowmobilers to run down wildlife. Despite global outrage, it may stay legal.
August 05, 2024
Gov. Mark Gordon advised lawmakers to steer clear of messing with predatory animal statutes that allow for much-maligned recreational activity.
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Why Wyoming ranks 42nd on women’s reproductive health care scorecard
July 29, 2024
State scores low for access and affordability of women’s reproductive needs. Lawmakers, others study the issue in search of solutions, while moms travel increasing distances to give birth.
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Virginia-based PAC spreads misinformation in Wyoming legislative races
July 18, 2024
Make Liberty Win is popping up on doorsteps and in mailboxes, and through phone calls and text messages, but fails to give voters accurate information.
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Wyoming bans conservation bidders from oil and gas lease sales
July 15, 2024
Wyoming has narrowed its definitions for who can bid on state oil and gas lease parcels, disqualifying parties that intend to conserve the land rather than produce the mineral resources.
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Yellowstone shooter approached building with 200 people inside while firing rifle, park says
July 09, 2024
Samson Fussner, 28, worked for a park concessionaire. Authorities say they’d received reports he had earlier threatened to kill a woman and carry out a mass shooting outside Yellowstone.
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Yellowstone National Park shooting leaves one dead, ranger injured
July 04, 2024
Rangers and an unidentified person exchanged gunfire during a ‘significant’ incident at Canyon Village. The ranger was in stable condition late Thursday morning.
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Wyoming’s transgender athlete ban goes unchallenged in court
July 01, 2024
Both opponents and supporters expected litigation when the ban went into effect one year ago today. But that won’t be happening anytime soon.
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Teton Pass reopening planned Friday with ‘slow down point’ following highway collapse
June 25, 2024
Workers are paving a detour past the section of the vital Highway 22 between Idaho and Wyoming that a landslide undercut and demolished.
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