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Governor Gordon authorizes funding to temporarily reopen 9 rest areas for summer

CHEYENNE, WYO. – Governor Mark Gordon has directed the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) and Wyoming Office of Tourism (WOT) to partner to temporarily reopen and operate nine previously closed rest ... Read More...

Governor says Utah won’t mandate masks in schools next fall

SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH | By SOPHIA EPPOLITO and LINDSAY WHITEHURST (AP) — Utah’s governor says the state has no plans to renew a mask order for K-12 schools next fall. The decision comes after months of mounti... Read More...

Utah affirms transgender right to change birth certificates

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH | By LINDSAY WHITEHURST (AP) — The Utah Supreme Court has affirmed the right of transgender people to change their sex designation on birth certificates. Thursday's ruling came as a bri... Read More...

Suspect in custody, following school shooting at Rigby Middle School; 3 injured

Updated: 08:05 a.m. 5/7/21 RIGBY, IDAHO - At approximately 9:15 on Thursday morning, an active shooter situation took place at Rigby Middle School in Eastern Idaho. Jefferson School District 251 later confir... Read More...

Eastern Shoshone to vote on medical marijuana in Wyoming

CASPER, WYO. (AP) — Tribal leaders in Wyoming have announced a special general meeting this month to vote on the legalization and decriminalization of medical marijuana. The Casper Star-Tribune reported that... Read More...

Idaho health officials try new ways to get people vaccinated

TWIN FALLS, IDAHO (AP) — Health officials in Idaho are trying new methods to encourage people to get vaccinated as interest in COVID-19 shots starts to wane. The Times-News in Twin Falls reported that the Id... Read More...

Utah woman missing for 5 months found living in tent

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (AP) — A 47-year-old Utah woman who went missing in November has been discovered alive at a campsite near Provo, according to Utah County officials. Authorities found her living in a ten... Read More...

Wyoming projects new state budget will be built without cuts

CHEYENNE, WYO. (AP) — A state official in Wyoming has said that the 2022-2023 state budget will be developed without cuts thanks to improved revenue projections made public last week. The Casper Star-Tribune... Read More...

Wyoming backs coal with $1.2M threat to sue other states

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Most states are encouraging renewable energy but a new program in Wyoming does the opposite. A $1.2 million legal fund recently signed into law by Republican Gov. Mark Gordon would bank... Read More...

Fraud reports surface related to WDH information breach

CHEYENNE, WYO. - The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is warning residents about fraudulent calls from people falsely claiming to represent the department in connection to a recently announced WDH health i... Read More...