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A Wyoming nonprofit that operates a museum at a former internment site joins the Smithsonian network
The Smithsonian added Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation to its network of museums earlier this month.
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Wyoming's only two major processing and distribution centers, located in Casper and Cheyenne, are being downsized in an effort to improve delivery efficiency in the region.
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The fast-food restaurant franchise Taco John’s got its start in Cheyenne in 1969. Co-founder Harold Holmes was a private pilot and often scouted locations for new restaurants by plane.
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University of Wyoming students recently elected their student body president and vice president for the next year, rejecting an alternate presidential ticket backed by the state’s far-right Freedom Caucus.
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Wyoming has received a couple of rounds of federal funds recently, amounting to about $35 million, to help with restoring land used for old coal mines.
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The Wyoming Game and Fish Department and Wyoming Department of Transportation are trying to reduce collisions between wildlife and vehicles on Highway 26 east and west of Dubois. The stretch of road is particularly deadly for deer and costly for people, too. In response, the agencies have developed a plan to help reduce the number of accidents in that area.
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State property tax refund applications are now open at the Wyoming Department of Revenue's website. Homeowners may apply for relief of up to half of the median residential property tax amount.
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The Wyoming Game and Fish Department euthanized a grizzly bear Monday that had injured a cow on private land south of Ten Sleep.
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Rep. Mike Yin talks traveling to Cheyenne, serving his constituents and Wyomingites across the stateRepresentative Mike Yin faces a unique set of challenges when he travels from Jackson to Cheyenne to work on behalf of his Teton County constituents. To do so effectively, he needs to cut through the noise of preconceived notions about the region he represents.
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The development of the telegraph and Morse code revolutionized communication across the United States in the mid-nineteenth century.
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Governor Mark Gordon rejected the Secretary of State's proposed voter registration rules last week. Gray's proposed rules would have required people registering to vote in Wyoming to prove their residency if their identification didn't already show it.
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This comes in the wake of a community tragedy and as men increasingly seek out close-knit groups for emotional support.
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A chat with KHOL’s Emily Cohen and Wyofile’s Mike Koshmrl about the death — and alleged abuse — of a wolf south of Jackson.
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The legislation would extend for two years the program known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA. It now goes to President Biden's desk to become law.
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Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., voted overwhelmingly to unionize with the UAW, setting a new trajectory for labor unions in the American South.
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The modern study of starvation was sparked by the liberation of concentration camp survivors. U.S. and British soldiers rushed to feed them — and yet they sometimes perished.
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Stereophonic, a new play on Broadway with music by Arcade Fire's Will Butler, tracks the volatile creation of a rock and roll album over the course of a year in the 1970s.
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Israel and Iran seem to be downplaying the attack, the latest in a series of retaliatory strikes between the two. Analysts say that could be a sign of the de-escalation world leaders are calling for.
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The Jinx ended with Robert Durst, a wealthy man suspected of multiple murders, making self-incriminating statements on a hot mic. Part Two picks up where the original left off: arrest and conviction.
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A new study finds that in news stories about scientific research, U.S. media were less likely to mention a scientist if they had an East Asian or African name, as compared to one with an Anglo name.
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The tech giant fired 28 employees who took part in a protest over the company's Project Nimbus contract with the Israeli government. One fired worker tells her story.
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The federal government is investing billions to bolster school safety and mental health resources to combat gun violence. But some sense a disconnect between those programs and what students need.
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The House bills largely mirror a foreign aid package that passed the Senate in February, with aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. The House has an additional bill targeting Iran, China and Russia.