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FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2020, file photo, housing activists erect a sign in Swampscott, Mass. A federal freeze on most evictions is set to expire soon. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, was the only tool keeping millions of tenants in their homes. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
EXPLAINER: Will Wyoming do enough to limit evictions?

By Mead Gruver Jun. 25, 2021 03:01 PM EDT

Cheyenne animal shelter closes after COVID-19 infections

May. 31, 2021 04:06 PM EDT
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Cheyenne Animal Shelter has closed to the public after staffers tested positive for COVID-19. The shelter's...

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon gives the State of the State address to the 66th Wyoming Legislature Tuesday, March 2, 2021, inside the state Capitol. Gordon gave the speech virtually from the Historic Supreme Court room as members of both chambers watched the live-streamed speech from their chambers. (Michael Cummo/Wyoming Tribune Eagle via AP)
Governor of top coal-mining state sets carbon-negative goal

By Mead Gruver Mar. 02, 2021 03:32 PM EST

Governor: Wyoming will fight any Biden regulations on energy

By Mead Gruver Jan. 12, 2021 06:48 PM EST
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming will push back against any federal regulations brought by the Biden administration that hinder development of fossil fuels and...

A vial of vaccine diluent, left, is sits on a table next to a vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as Cheyenne-Laramie County Health Department nurse Valencia Bautista, left, prepares to administer Wyoming's first shot of COVID-19 vaccine to Terry Thayn, who is also a nurse for the department, on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, in Cheyenne, Wyo. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver)
Public health nurse gets 1st COVID-19 vaccination in Wyoming

By Mead Gruver Dec. 15, 2020 03:41 PM EST

Pharmacy director Heather Maturin unpacks vials of the first doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in a refrigerator at Ochsner Hospital on O'Neal Lane, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. (Bill Feig/The Advocate via AP, Pool)
The Latest: Kansas mayor resigns over mask mandate threats

The Associated Press Dec. 15, 2020 04:11 AM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2020 file photo Merav Ben-David poses for a photo in Cheyenne, Wyo. Ben-David will face Republican former U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis in the general election. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver, File)
Trump, Lummis and Cheney win in Wyoming

By Mead Gruver Nov. 03, 2020 09:02 PM EST

Wyoming among top five states for COVID-19 infection rate

By Mead Gruver Oct. 27, 2020 06:05 PM EDT
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming now ranks among the worst states for spread of the coronavirus as its residents grow weary of measures to protect themselves and...

Wyoming coronavirus count surges, student tests positive

Sep. 17, 2020 01:30 PM EDT
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A student at a Wyoming junior high school tested positive for the coronavirus while the number of known cases in the state lurched upward...

The Latest: US Sen. Dan Sullivan wins GOP primary

Aug. 19, 2020 01:37 AM EDT
The Latest on the 2020 primary elections (all times local): 9:35 p.m. Alaska time Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan...

Casper man sentenced to more than 6 years in firearms case

Aug. 08, 2020 01:12 PM EDT
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Casper man will spend six years five months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to the sentence handed...

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2007, file photo former Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal, right, and guide Tom Scarlett walk to an antelope shot by the governor during the One Shot Antelope Hunt in Lander, Wyo. The coronavirus has canceled the charity antelope hunt that has drawn teams of famous, wealthy and powerful men to central Wyoming for over 75 years and growing criticism that ceremonies tied to the event crudely and inaccurately depict Native American culture. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)
COVID-19 cancels Wyoming hunt amid Native American criticism

By Mead Gruver Jul. 29, 2020 04:21 PM EDT

Wyoming governor makes first multi-day trip since COVID-19

Jun. 11, 2020 12:00 PM EDT
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming's governor is making his first official, multi-day trip outside Cheyenne since the coronavirus pandemic hit the state in March. ...

In this Thursday, May 28,2020 photo Virginia Binkerhoff stands outside the Just Dandy women's clothing store she owns in downtown Cheyenne, Wyo. The cancellation of this summer's Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo and cowboy festival due to the coronavirus portends more hard times ahead for businesses struggling in Wyoming's capital city. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver)
No rodeo festival dashes Wyoming city's hopes amid COVID-19

By Mead Gruver May. 29, 2020 04:39 PM EDT

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May. 28, 2020 03:27 PM EDT
PROBE CLEARS NBC, OTHERS IN GABRIELLE UNION CLAIMS LOS ANGELES (AP) — NBC and other stakeholders in the show “America’s Got Talent” say...

Update on the latest in sports:

May. 28, 2020 06:45 AM EDT
NHL-NEWS NHL teams likely to have 28-player rosters UNDATED (AP) — The NHL continues to formulate plans for a possible...

Update on the latest sports

May. 27, 2020 10:35 PM EDT
NHL-NEWS NHL teams likely to have 28-player rosters UNDATED (AP) — The NHL continues to formulate plans for a possible...

FILE - In this July, 1997 file photo, Dwayne Hargo, left, Rick Chatman, right, and Quail Dobbs, in the barrel, try to divert the bull's attention away from a fallen cowboy at the Frontier Days rodeo in Cheyenne, Wyo. Cheyenne Frontier Days has been canceled for the first time in its 124-year history due to the coronavirus. Cheyenne Mayor Marian Orr said Wednesday, May 27, 2020 that organizers decided the risk of spreading the virus was too great for the more than 140,000 people who visit Cheyenne for Frontier Days in late July. (AP Photo/Ed Bailey, File)
Cheyenne Frontier Days canceled for 1st time in 124 years

By Mead Gruver And Pat Graham May. 27, 2020 03:52 PM EDT

Two COVID-19 deaths in Colorado added to Wyoming's count

May. 18, 2020 06:36 PM EDT
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Two Wyoming residents who died of the coronavirus in Colorado have been added to Wyoming's count of fatalities from the illness. ...

Rare Wyoming Legislature special session to take on COVID-19

May. 14, 2020 06:33 PM EDT
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Legislature will convene its first special session in 16 years Friday to help businesses and workers, allocate federal...