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Wyoming County Signals Rise of 'American Plutocracy'

Tax breaks, soaring inequality reshape life in billionaire-rich Teton County

(Newser) - In Wyoming's Teton County, home of the highest wealth inequality in the nation, the average single-family home sells for $7 million—and the morgue is in a garage. That's the contrast the New York Times ' Katie Benner, Steven Rich, Mike Baker, and John Branch lay out in...

Man Agrees to Plea DeaI in Wyoming Wolf Torture Case

Cody Roberts allegedly showed injured animal off in bar after hitting it with snowmobile

(Newser) - A Wyoming man who allegedly hit a wolf with a snowmobile, taped the wounded animal's mouth shut, and showed it off in a rural bar before killing it has agreed to a plea deal that would spare him from going to trial and potentially prison, the AP reports. Cody...

11-Year-Old's Fossil Find 'Blew All of Our Minds'

Wyoming's Touren Pope discovers nearly complete softshell turtle from 48M years ago

(Newser) - An 11-year-old's casual rock hunt in Wyoming ended with a big fossil find. While searching for quartz crystals and other rocks on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land in southwest Wyoming with his grandparents in September, Touren Pope spotted what experts now say is a 48-million-year old turtle specimen,...

Wyoming's Top Court Keeps Abortion Legal

State Supreme Court says bans violate the state constitution

(Newser) - Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down laws that include the country's first explicit ban on abortion pills, per the AP . The justices sided with the state's only abortion clinic and others who had sued over the bans passed since...

Hageman Launches Wyoming Senate Bid, With Big Endorsement

Trump-supported congresswoman seeks to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Cynthia Lummis

(Newser) - Rep. Harriet Hageman is looking to trade her seat in the House for one in the Senate, launching a 2026 bid in Wyoming to succeed retiring Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis. The 63-year-old congresswoman announced her campaign on Tuesday, days after Lummis said she wouldn't seek another term, reports NBC...

GOP Senator Says She Lacks Energy for Another Term

Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming says it's been 'difficult, exhausting' session

(Newser) - Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming has announced that she's leaving the Senate after one term, opening a rare GOP primary fight in one of the nation's most reliably Republican states. Lummis, 69, said Friday that she will not run in 2026, timing the decision with the Senate's adjournment...

Trump Pardons Guy Who Took Detour on Grand Teton

Elite athlete Michelino Sunseri previously faced fine or jail time

(Newser) - President Trump on Monday pardoned the speed runner who took a detour through a prohibited area on Wyoming's Grand Teton last year. The AP reports that, unlike other Trump pardons, this one appears to be "apolitical." "I do believe, had Democrats been in power, we would'...

New York Times Identifies Mystery Donor to Troops

Newspaper says banking heir Timothy Mellon gave $130M to the Pentagon

(Newser) - A few days ago, reports surfaced that an anonymous donor had given the Pentagon $130 million to help pay troops during the government shutdown. Now, the New York Times has identified him: Timothy Mellon, a banking heir and railroad magnate who is a major supporter of President Trump. The president...

Wyoming Capitol Evacuated After Suspected IED Found

Police say device appears homemade

(Newser) - The Wyoming Capitol building, including the governor's office, was evacuated Tuesday after a suspected explosive device was found. The grounds were searched with drones and bomb-sniffing dogs. Gov. Mark Gordon was among those evacuated, as well as other members of the Wyoming Stable Token Commission who were meeting at...

Library Director Fired After Book Controversy to Get $700K

Library director in Wyoming reaches settlement with Campbell County

(Newser) - A Wyoming county will pay $700,000 to a former library director to settle a lawsuit after a furor over books with LGBTQ+ and sexual themes. Campbell County agreed to the payout for Terri Lesley, who claims she was fired because she refused to remove certain books deemed offensive...

Wyoming Plane Crash Kills Girl, Hospitalizes Her Family

Parents in critical condition after wreck in Bighorn Mountains

(Newser) - A family outing turned tragic in Wyoming's Bighorn Mountains on Labor Day when a plane crash claimed the life of a 13-year-old girl and left the rest of her Idaho family hospitalized. Authorities say the Palmer family's Piper PA-28 went down shortly after takeoff at Bighorn National...

Crews Find Body of Hiker Not Heard From in a Month

Minnesota man had texted home after reaching Wyoming peak, saying he was exhausted

(Newser) - Crews have found the body of a Minnesota man almost a month after he began a three-day hike in Bighorn National Forest, Wyoming officials announced. Grant Gardner had not been heard from since reaching the summit of Cloud Peak on July 29. Teams found his body Wednesday in one of...

A Dozen Shut Newspapers Are Back in Business

'We believe in the importance of a newspaper in a community,' one executive says

(Newser) - A dozen recently shuttered newspapers across Wyoming and South Dakota are set to publish again, after buyers stepped up within days to prevent the rural communities from becoming "news deserts" where little or no local media remain. The swift rescues stand out in an industry where roughly 2½ newspapers...

One City's Huge New AI Data Center Will Be a 'Game Changer'

Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming, will use more electricity than every home in the state

(Newser) - An artificial intelligence data center that would use more electricity than every home in Wyoming combined, before expanding to as much as five times that size, will be built soon near Cheyenne, according to the city's mayor. "It's a game changer. It's huge," Mayor Patrick...

Young Dino Skeleton Goes for $30.5M at Auction

Rare juvenile Ceratosaurus fossil was sold by Sotheby's during 'Geek Week'

(Newser) - A juvenile Ceratosaurus fossil stunned the auction world this week, fetching $30.5 million at Sotheby's—well beyond its initial $4 million to $6 million estimate. The six-minute bidding war drew six contenders from the floor, online, and via phone lines, with the identity of the winning buyer...

Yellowstone Sees Its 2nd Goring of the Season

New Jersey man, 30, escapes with minor injuries after bison gored him for getting too close

(Newser) - A bison gored a man on Tuesday at Yellowstone National Park after a large group of visitors got too close to it, officials said. The 30-year-old victim from Randolph, New Jersey, was treated for minor injuries after being gored around 9:45am local time in the Old Faithful area, according...

Bison Gores Man in Yellowstone
Bison Gores Man
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Bison Gores Man in Yellowstone

Florida resident's injuries were minor: NPS

(Newser) - A Florida man visiting Yellowstone National Park got too close to its famed bison, becoming the first person to be injured by the continent's largest land animal at the park this year. The 47-year-old Cape Coral resident was gored by the bison, resulting in minor injuries, the National Park...

Young Grizzly Meets Same, Sad Fate as Famous Mom

Grizzly No. 1058 killed by vehicle strike in Grand Teton National Park

(Newser) - A 5-year-old bear that was a member of a well-known and beloved grizzly family in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park died after he was hit by a vehicle, the same fate that befell his mother late last year, wildlife officials said Tuesday, per the AP . Park rangers found the...

You're 'Going to Have a Heart Attack,' Lawmaker Tells Crowd

GOP's Harriet Hageman is booed at Wyoming town hall, but she stands her ground

(Newser) - Town hall meetings have been getting raucous lately , and one in Wyoming on Wednesday night may have been the rowdiest yet. Attendees let GOP Rep. Harriet Hageman have it via shouts, profanities, and rounds of loud booing, but she let them have it right back.
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A Simple Alan Simpson Question Took Unexpected Turn

Senator lobbed a softball to SCOTUS nominee Robert Bork, who muffed it

(Newser) - The death of former GOP Sen. Alan Simpson last week got veteran Supreme Court reporter Linda Greenhouse thinking about a simple question he once asked of court nominee Robert Bork, and how Bork's answer helped doom his cause. It came during Bork's 1987 confirmation hearing, which wasn't...

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