A Laurel man is denying charges he raped a teen. Read more

JACKSON — A conference on climate change earlier this month gave Jackson Hole officials new ideas about how to curb the region’s impact on the environment, just weeks after updated data revealed a rise in carbon emissions in Teton County. Read more

POWELL (WNE) — It’s too early to know the extent of the damage that three days and nights of freezing temperatures dealt to the area’s sugar beet crop a week ago. Read more

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Twin Falls vows to protect bees and butterflies at city parks as part of its Pollinator-Friendly Community Resolution.  Read more

Mark Gordon said all ideas to trim spending are on the table in 2020, explaining that Wyoming appears to be entering “a new period” in its history as the outlook for fossil fuels as the state’s primary economic driver grows increasingly grim. Read more

FORT WASHAKIE — A state lawmaker says the state’s social services failed the Northern Arapaho man killed by police late last month. Read more

CODY (WNE) — Due to a temporary shortage of influenza vaccines from its supplier, Park County Public Health has postponed a couple of community flu clinics. Read more

Women currently hold just 16 percent of the available seats in the Wyoming Legislature and just 20 percent of positions on the commissions of the state’s five most populous counties.  Read more

RIVERTON — A 21-year-old Fremont County woman is facing manslaughter charges after telling a Riverton Police Department detective that she used a knife to attack a man. Read more

A string of bankruptcies have ravaged Wyoming coal country this year, as operators erase outstanding tax, labor and reclamation debts during court proceedings, leaving counties and taxpayers facing unexpected budget shortfalls. Read more

Fifty years ago this week, 14 black members of the University of Wyoming football team met with head coach Lloyd Eaton to ask if they could wear black armbands to protest racist policies and incidents tied to upcoming opponent BYU. Instead, Eaton kicked the players off the team — ranked 12th in the country at the time — without giving them a chance to make their case, they unanimously say. The incident, coming in the wake of the civil rights movement, has drawn more attention in recent years because of other high-profile sports protests such as Colin Kaepernick's. Read more

A man found Sunday in the Yellowstone River by rescue crews was pronounced dead at a Billings hospital that day, according to Yellowstone County Coroner Cliff Mahoney. Read more

An effort to raise awareness for scam and fraud tactics came to Richland County on Wednesday, Oct. 9, when Matt Rosedale, commissioner of securities and insurance for Montana, stopped by the Senior Citizen Center in Fairview. Rosedale and his team presented to senior citizens about exploitation, ways to spot illegal schemes and general advice to avoid falling victim. Read more

A Montana-based bison advocacy group has filed a lawsuit against Yellowstone National Park and the Department of Interior after not receiving requested records through Freedom of Information Act requests more than a year ago. Read more

Seeking prosperity in an era beyond minerals, Wyoming has begun looking toward broadband as the key to charting a more sustainable course for the state. Read more

In the next decade, Wyoming’s highway system faces a funding shortfall in the tens of millions of dollars. As of Friday afternoon, however, solutions to pay for that difference – with as little impact on Wyoming residents as possible – remain elusive. Read more