“This should be especially beneficial to rural communities, because small and rural communities often struggle to comply with all the mandates and meet local water needs.” Read more

A business license from Billings to set up a marijuana cultivation or manufacturing operation in town could cost close to $4,000 under a proposal being weighed by the city council. Read more

There have now been 1,472 coronavirus-caused deaths in Wyoming since the pandemic arrived here in March 2020. Read more

A former captain in the Twin Falls County sheriff's office was awarded more than a half-million dollars in a judgment against the county and the sheriff's office. Read more

PROVO, Utah, Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Business Intelligence Group (BIG) today announced ageLOC LumiSpa was named a "Product of the Year" in the 2021 BIG Awards for Business. BIG Awards recognized ageLOC LumiSpa for its treatment and cleansing capabilities that have benefited millions of consumers. Read more

SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CODX), a molecular diagnostics company that develops and manufactures state-of-the-art diagnostics technology used in over 50 countries, announced a partnership with TiiCKER™; a consumer shareholder loyalty platform, to increase its connection to retail investors. Co-Diagnostics is teaming with TiiCKER to reach new and existing investors, verify its shareholders and stock perks, and connect with retail investors interested in learning more about their world-class testing services and technology via www.TiiCKER.com/CODX. Read more

BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Three lawsuits have been filed against Prosource Produce, LLC, on behalf of victims of a nationwide Salmonella outbreak linked to onions which to date has sickened nearly 900 people. Marler Clark, The Food Safety Law Firm, represents Ronald Wood, Ching-Yi Ortiz, on behalf of her minor son, and Jennifer Luhm, on behalf of her minor son; all three complaints were filed in the United States District Court for the District of Idaho. Complaints # 1:21-cv-00474-DCN,1:21-cv-00473-CWD, 1:21-cv-00476-CWD. Read more

The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission approved last week a revised tri-state Memorandum of Agreement seeking to allow the states of Idaho, Wyoming and Montana to manage and permit hunting of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Read more

DRAPER, Utah, Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- TruHearing has introduced its first hearing health insurance plan, giving benefits professionals the opportunity to offer hearing benefits as an ancillary offering, similar to vision or dental. With this strategic move, TruHearing is boosting access to hearing health benefits for employers, public sector groups and unions and elevating the importance of hearing health care. TruHearing's plan provides health insurance coverage in the form of fixed indemnity benefits for hearing exams and hearing aids. Premium can be paid for by an employer or by the employee. It is available as a stand-alone benefit or can be packaged with other ancillary benefits. Read more

The prospects for passing a runoff election bill in the Legislature's upcoming budget session appear nearly dead.  Read more

SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CODX) (the "Company"), a molecular diagnostics company with a unique, patented platform for the development of molecular diagnostic tests, announced today that CoSara Diagnostics Pvt Ltd ("CoSara," or the "JV"), its joint venture for manufacturing and sales in India, has received clearance by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization ("CDSCO") in India to manufacture and sell its SARAPLEX™ Flu A/Flu B/COVID-19 (ABC) RT-PCR test as an in vitro diagnostic ("IVD"). Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. and SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Abe.ai (an Envestnet solution), a leader in artificial intelligence (AI)-powered virtual assistant products for financial institutions and POPi/o®, a leading provider of Digital Customer Engagement solutions, today announced a partnership that integrates Abe.ai's Virtual Financial Assistant (VFA), with POPi/o's POPwelcome solution. POPi/o joins Abe.ai's growing list of strategic partners to offer financial institutions best-in-class digital customer service solutions. Read more

PARK CITY, Utah, Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- MRP.io ("MRP") announced today that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Bluecore Company, headquartered in Korea, for the sale and distribution of Bluecore's IRIS Bluetoning - Most Powerful Q-switched Nd:YAG and the Picore - Fast & Powerful Picosecond Nd:Yag devices in the United States. MRP founder and CEO Scott Carson stated, "We are looking forward to our partnership with Bluecore Medical and providing clinicians some of the world's leading Lasers." Read more

SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Graduation Alliance is excited to announce it has been recognized by Cognia as a 2021 "School of Distinction." Read more

LEHI, Utah, Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- DigiCert, Inc., the world's leading provider of TLS/SSL, IoT and other PKI solutions, today unveiled a key advancement in passwordless authentication with industry-first automated workflows and certificate issuance for Windows Hello for Business (WHfB). Read more

SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Recursion (NASDAQ: RXRX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company decoding biology to radically improve lives by industrializing drug discovery, development and beyond through disruptive innovation, today announced a transformational collaboration with Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) and Genentech, a member of the Roche Group. Recursion will work with both Roche and Genentech's R&D units to leverage technology-enabled drug discovery through the Recursion Operating System (OS) to more rapidly identify novel targets and advance medicines in key areas of neuroscience as well as in an oncology indication. Under the terms of the agreement, Recursion will receive an upfront payment of $150 million and is eligible for additional performance-based research milestones. Under the collaboration, Roche and Genentech (combined) may initiate up to 40 programs, each of which, if successfully developed and commercialized, could yield more than $300M in development, commercialization and net sales milestones for Recursion, as well as tiered royalties on net sales. Read more

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The state’s number of total active cases is 1,679. That number is down 1,443 from a month ago. Read more

More than 1,000 Wyoming soldiers died in World War II. One of those was Elmer Christensen, who died in the Japanese' attack on Pearl Harbor.  Read more

Five state leaders chosen by Gov. Mark Gordon for what he has named his “Strike Team” met in a virtual town hall Friday to discuss plans for spending upwards of $1 billion in federal funding coming to Wyoming. Read more

Tim Cornie, co-owner of 1,000 Springs Mill, has pushed to legalize growing and processing hemp in Idaho for years. He remembers receiving an angry phone call during the time he was lobbying from someone who was “livid” in a “’how are you doing this to our kids?’” kind of way. Read more