Latest Wyoming Headlines
All the headlines from our Wyoming Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Small Earthquake Confirmed in Central Wyoming
Jul 6 2021 // A small earthquake struck a sparsely populated area of central Wyoming on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries from the quake about 29 miles south of Ten Sleep...
Speeding in Wyoming Was Down, Excessive Speed Was Up
Jun 25 2021 // Drivers were caught speeding less in Wyoming last year but those who got nabbed were going faster than usual. Citations for speeding fell 15% in 2020 but there were 29% more citations for people driving over 100 mph,...
Fire Danger Rises as Heat Grips Parts of Montana, Wyoming
Jun 17 2021 // Authorities warned of extreme wildfire dangers as a sweltering heat wave was forecast to intensify across much of Montana and northern Wyoming on Tuesday after already delivering record high temperatures. National Weather...
Phone Scammers Using Wyoming Information Breach as Advantage
May 4 2021 // Telephone scammers are trying to take advantage of an accidental Wyoming Department of Health data release affecting over a quarter of the state’s population, department officials said. Scammers request insurance,...
Hub Acquires Assets of Wyoming Financial Insurance
Apr 14 2021 // Hub International Ltd. has acquired the assets of Wyoming Financial Insurance. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Art Hansen, president of Wyoming Financial, Mike Kretzer, CFO, and Bob Moberly, CEO, will not be joining...
Skier Sues Wyoming Resort for Alleged Chairlift Accident
Mar 1 2021 // A Colorado woman is suing a Wyoming ski resort for more than $75,000 in damages after she said she broke her ribs during a chairlift accident. Sabita Shrestha, 75, said she, her daughter and a Snow King Mountain Resort...
Wyoming Department of Insurance Giving Online Licensing Exams
Feb 23 2021 // The Wyoming Department of Insurance is now enabling candidates for insurance licensure to schedule exams online through testing vendor Pearson VUE and their OnVUE online proctoring service. Online testing will begin on...
Drought Could Increase Fire Threat in Wyoming, Officials Say
Feb 22 2021 // Meteorologists in Wyoming have warned that low levels of precipitation across the state could increase the threat of wildfires over the summer. Tim Troutman, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in...
Oil Company Paying $1.9M for Wyoming spills
Feb 12 2021 // An oil company has agreed to pay almost $2 million for spilling crude oil and wastewater at two central Wyoming oilfields. The spills happened between the fall of 2016 and spring of 2018. One was in the Linch Complex Field...
Remote Workers Heading to Wyoming Amid Pandemic
Feb 9 2021 // Ty Lunsford left Casper in 1998 – seeking, as he says, “bright lights, big city.” He was raised here, and moved out of his parents’ house to go chase the action in Denver. In November, after his job at...
Wyoming Teen Centers Sued over Alleged Abuse
Dec 3 2020 // A lawsuit filed by 25 former residents of two Wyoming teen centers accuses the facilities of human trafficking and abuse. The complaint alleges Trinity Teen Solutions and Triangle Cross Boys Ranch of Clark profited from...
Human Nature Thwarts Widespread Use of Apps Tracking Coronavirus Exposure
Dec 1 2020 // The app builders had planned for pranksters, ensuring that only people with verified COVID-19 cases could trigger an alert. They’d planned for heavy criticism about privacy, in many cases making the features as...
Mother of Unarmed Man Shot in Wyoming Files Lawsuit
Sep 4 2020 // The mother of an unarmed Wyoming man killed by a sheriff’s deputy after a traffic stop has filed a lawsuit alleging excessive use of force and failures in hiring and training the deputy. Debra Hinkel filed suit...
Wyoming Department of Insurance Fines Farmers Insurance Exchange $150K
Aug 10 2020 // The Wyoming Department of Insurance announced the resolution of a matter against Farmers Insurance Exchange that resulted in monetary penalties against the carrier. The department entered an order approving a settlement...
Wyoming Department of Insurance Fines Farmers Insurance Exchange $150K
Jul 24 2020 // The Wyoming Department of Insurance announced the resolution of a matter against Farmers Insurance Exchange that resulted in monetary penalties against the carrier. The department entered an order approving a settlement...
After Olympic High, Bankruptcy Low, Rulon Gardner Now Wrestles With Insurance Risks
Jul 21 2020 // Rulon Gardner is living a quiet life, just the way he likes it. He is 48 now, sells insurance and has a second job coaching wrestling at a Salt Lake City-area high school. It’s been 20 years since Gardner, a...
Aviation Firm Denies Negligence in Fatal Wyoming Glider Accident
Jul 20 2020 // An aviation company disputes a claim it is responsible for the death of a glider passenger in response to a lawsuit filed by the family of a victim in a Wyoming crash. Teton Aviation was named in a wrongful death case...
Wyoming Wildfire Destroys Home, Burns Other Buildings
Jul 10 2020 // A wildfire in eastern Wyoming burned at least one home and closed a highway. The fire on Tuesday burned through rolling plains and trees north of Interstate 25 and south of the North Platte River near Glenrock. The flames...
Another Resident of Wyoming Nursing Home Dies of COVID-19
Jun 3 2020 // A second resident of a Wyoming nursing home has died of the coronavirus. The older man had been hospitalized and was a resident of a Washakie County long-term care facility where testing identified 12 cases among residents...
States Adding Laws to Shield Businesses From Liability for Coronavirus Claims
Jun 2 2020 // Four states have passed laws that grant businesses immunity from civil liability for claims relating to COVID-19, while legislation in at least three other states is advancing. The bills signed into law by the governors of...
