Evanston News

Winning Wyoming Lucky for Life lotto Ticket Remain Unclaimed

EVANSTON, WY. (AP) — A winning lottery ticket sold in southwest Wyoming back December has remained unclaimed. The Wyoming Lottery says the Lucky for Life ticket is good for $25,000 per year to the person who... Read More...

Wyoming State Hospital Has New Administrator

EVANSTON, WY. - A new administrator is on board at the Wyoming State Hospital (WSH) in Evanston, which is a Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) healthcare facility. Bill Rein, the new WSH administrator, has e... Read More...

Groups Sue Over Elk Feeding in Wyoming, Citing Disease Issue

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Environmental groups sued Monday to ramp down feeding of elk at a Wyoming wildlife refuge, saying the practice encourages disease. The Sierra Club, National Wildlife Refuge Association ... Read More...

Large Drug Bust Charges 26 and Arrests 15 Evanston Locals

EVANSTON, WY. - On Thursday March 7th, the Evanston Police Department, Uinta County Sheriff’s Office, and the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation, Southwest Enforcement Team, released results of a joint... Read More...

Police Identify Woman Run Over By Utah Patrol Car

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police have released the identity of a woman who was run over by a patrol car in a Salt Lake City suburb, but are not sure whether the accident caused her death. Police say 25-year-old ... Read More...

Autopsy Shows Deputy Shot Wyoming Man in Chest and Twice in Back

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — An autopsy report for a man shot by a Wyoming sheriff's deputy shows he was shot three times, including twice in the back. Advocacy group Albany County for Proper Policing says it got th... Read More...

Yellowstone Begins Capturing Bison to Control Herd Numbers

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — The capturing of hundreds of bison in Yellowstone National Park began Thursday as part of a continuing effort to manage the herd's population in the park. Park official... Read More...

School Districts Work to Combat Computer Viruses and Hacking

RIGBY, Idaho (AP) — School officials in Idaho are working to combat the ever-growing rise of computer viruses and hacking of school data. School districts are easy targets for viruses and malware due to thei... Read More...

3 Killed, 4 Children in Serious Condition in southwest Wyoming crash

EVANSTON, Wyo. (AP) — Three people were killed and four others were injured in a crash on Interstate 80 in southwest Wyoming. The Wyoming Highway Patrol says 38-year-old Marco Carr, of Salt Lake City, rear-e... Read More...

Utah Teacher Forces Student to Wash Off Ash Wednesday Cross

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A teacher in the predominantly Mormon state of Utah was placed on administrative leave after she forced a Catholic student to wash off the Ash Wednesday cross from his forehead. William... Read More...