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Cooler days, scattered showers in Cheyenne ahead of weekend warmup
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Cloud cover and cooler temperatures will settle over Cheyenne through the middle of the week before warmer, sunnier conditions arrive for the weekend. According to the National Weather Service in Cheyenne, temperatures will reach near 65 degrees today under…
Laramie County gas prices rise as state average climbs
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Laramie County gas prices rose 5 cents over the past week to an average of $4.26 per gallon Monday, according to AAA data. Wyoming’s statewide average sits higher at roughly $4.49 per gallon, up 2 cents, while the AAA national average remains at $4.47 per gallon.…
Trump orders plans to unlock isolated public land, revise river-trip permitting
by Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile President Donald Trump last week ordered federal land managers to boost public access to public lands, including to landlocked checkerboard parcels and to Western whitewater rivers. The order, titled Reinvigorating America’s Hunting Heritage,…
Unsettled weather brings rain chances, cooler temps to Cheyenne
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Rain showers and cooler temperatures return to Cheyenne today as an unsettled weather pattern moves across southeast Wyoming. The capital city faces a 30% chance of showers after noon under mostly cloudy skies, according to the National Weather Service in…
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…