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Warm weekend ahead in Cheyenne before storm brings chance of rain, cooler air
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Cheyenne residents can expect warm, pleasant late-September weather through the weekend, but an incoming Pacific storm system promises to bring cooler temperatures and scattered rain chances to kick off the workweek. According to updates from the National Weather…
What will ‘super’ El Nino bring to landlocked, parched Wyoming?
by Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile What does the “super” El Nino weather pattern gathering strength near the equator in the Pacific mean for landlocked Wyoming thousands of miles away? For starters, less-than-average wind this winter. Additionally, between now and late spring, the…
Morning fog, afternoon storms lead into warm weekend for Cheyenne
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Laramie County may see some morning fog and afternoon thunderstorms today before dry, warmer air settles in for the weekend. Intermittent dense fog has cut visibility down to a quarter-mile along Interstate 80 and Interstate 25 early this morning, prompting the…
Late-week storms give way to warm weekend across southeast Wyoming
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Southeast Wyoming can expect isolated afternoon storms through Friday before warmer, drier air arrives just in time for the weekend. The capital city is facing a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3 p.m. today, with a high temperature near 70 degrees,…
No Mollie’s Pack, Yellowstone wolves killed, state reports after hunt area’s quick close
by Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile EVANSTON—Yellowstone National Park’s last original wolf pack, Mollie’s Pack, emerged unscathed from a hunting season that opened last week and has already closed, Wyoming wildlife officials announced Monday. Dan Smith, a Wyoming Game and Fish Department…
State Forestry Division picks City of Casper for ‘Forestry Program of the Year’ award
CASPER, Wyo. — Flexing a strong record of urban forestry work, the City of Casper is now officially the state’s 2026 Wyoming Urban & Community Forestry Program of the Year. The State Forestry Division recently recognized the city during its annual Wyoming Tree Academy in…
Rain, thunderstorms possible this afternoon in Cheyenne
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — An umbrella may be handy later today as rain and thunderstorm chances roll into Cheyenne and across Laramie County. Following some early-morning patchy fog, today will bring a high near 73 degrees under mostly cloudy skies, according to the National Weather…
UW research values Wyoming’s elk, mule deer and pronghorn at a stunning $6B
by Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile One way to comprehend the value of Wyoming’s elk, deer and pronghorn is to relate it to the state’s permanent mineral trust fund. The corpus of that account, which sits at over $13 billion, is fed by severance taxes on oil, gas and mineral extraction and…
Pokes in the Pros: Week 2
CASPER, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming has produced several NFL players currently making an impact. Here’s how they did in the most recent week’s slate of games. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills The Bills’ star quarterback continued his hot start to the 2026–27 NFL season in style on…
Rain chances return to Cheyenne
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Morning fog will clear for afternoon sunshine across Cheyenne today, kicking off a stretch of seasonable weather before rain chances build toward Thursday. The capital city will reach a high near 76 degrees today under gradually clearing skies, according to the…
Title X Family Planning: A National Program with a Wyoming Impact
For more than 50 years, Title X Family Planning has been helping individuals and families across the United States access health care, information and resources to make decisions about if, when and how many children they want to have. The story of Title X began in the 1960s, when…
State bar honors Cheyenne attorney Gregory Dyekman with service award
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — For his decades of service to the practice of law in Cheyenne and the state of Wyoming, Cheyenne attorney Gregory C. Dyekman has been honored by the Wyoming State Bar with the 2026 Burman Extraordinary Service Award. He was presented with the award during the…