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Lobby group protesting data centers plans Sept. 28 Cheyenne stop during national tour
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — An unusual bus, completely wrapped in American farmland imagery and text reading “AI Data Center Revolt,” will stop in Cheyenne Monday, Sept. 28 as it tours the United States protesting “massive industrial development” in the form of data centers. The AI Data…
Cheyenne employee earns State Forestry Division’s ‘Arborist of the Year’ award
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Dave Schindler, arborist with the City of Cheyenne’s Urban Forestry Division, is the Wyoming State Forestry Division’s 2026 Wyoming Arborist of the Year. He was honored with the award at the Wyoming Tree Academy in Cheyenne. Schindler is an expert when it comes…
Applications open for 2027 Wyoming Arts Council memorial writing awards
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Arts Council is accepting applications for two writing awards, offering $1,000 prizes to state writers. The 2027 Neltje Blanchan Memorial Writing Award Inspired by Nature honors poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction or scripts informed by a…
Cheyenne attorney Mackenzie Williams recognized for pro bono legal services
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming State Bar awarded Cheyenne attorney and Deputy Wyoming Attorney General Mackenzie Williams the 2026 Pro Bono Award for Legal Services for his longtime commitment to expanding access to justice for those who need it. He received the award in person at…
Cheyenne contractor lands $19.5M in state highway awards
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Cheyenne-based Reiman Corp. secured more than $19.5 million in highway contracts during the Wyoming Transportation Commission’s September meeting. The company received two of the six contracts awarded statewide by the commission, which approved roughly $44.5…
Wyoming Game and Fish Department requesting help from hunters to collect lymph nodes from deer, elk
LARAMIE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department recently announced that it’s requesting assistance from hunters to collect lymph nodes from deer and elk in mandatory and focus areas for chronic wasting disease sampling. “Hunters play a critical role in helping Game and Fish…
$50K bond issued to woman police say caused Aug. car crash leading to serious injury
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Cheyenne Police said that an August car crash that led to the serious injury of one of the drivers involved was caused by the actions of a woman upset after an argument. She was charged with aggravated assault and battery causing serious injury, among other…
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…
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LCSO charges Cheyenne woman with supplying son with drugs to sell at school
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A local mother is facing two felony charges after officers reportedly discovered she had been supplying her son with drugs and nicotine products to sell at his school. According to court documents, she told him that it didn’t “feel right” but that she needed him…
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…
Man charged with threatening mother with pipe, injuring officers while in custody
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A Cheyenne man, booked into the Laramie County Detention Center after officers said he threatened his mother with a metal pipe and assaulted her, was given additional charges after attacking officers in custody and causing injury. One of the hurt officers had to…