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Jackson is home to a lab researching brain diseases like ALS

Jackson is home to a lab researching brain diseases like ALS

When you think about brain disease research, you might not think of Wyoming. But in Jackson, across from a grocery store and a rafting company on Highway 89, a nonprofit lab is researching diseases like Alzheimer's and ALS. It’s called Brain...

‘It's the job of the newspaper to hold up the mirror to the community’: A conversation with the couple who rescued 8 Wyoming newspapers

‘It's the job of the newspaper to hold up the mirror to the community’: A conversation with the couple who rescued 8 Wyoming newspapers

A couple of weeks ago, a media company that owned dozens of newspapers across the region suddenly collapsed. It forced eight Wyoming papers to shut down. The outcry statewide was immediate. But, a week later, the owners of the Buffalo Bulletin...

Property tax cuts are a mixed bag for this Wyoming mayor

Property tax cuts are a mixed bag for this Wyoming mayor

In recent legislative sessions, Wyoming lawmakers passed bills to cut property taxes, including a 25% cut to single-family homeowners and the expansion of a property tax refund program. There could be even bigger cuts down the road. In 2026,...

City of Cheyenne seeks community input on sustainability plan

City of Cheyenne seeks community input on sustainability plan

Cheyenne, Wyo. - The city of Cheyenne is working on a sustainability plan; Prospering Together: Laramie County's Path to a Sustainable Future. "No matter what anyone's philosophy was, it all boiled down to we want our kids to prosper, we want our...

Fire Truck Pull fundraiser to benefit Special Olympics Wyoming

Fire Truck Pull fundraiser to benefit Special Olympics Wyoming

Cheyenne, Wyo. - This unique event is a fundraiser to benefit Special Olympics Wyoming athletes. On August, 23 2025, it's the ultimate tug-of-war challenge, and a GREAT team-building event! Gather a team and play "tug of war" with a fire truck....

MAGACOIN FINANCE, Ethereum & VET Forecast as 5 Best Altcoins for 2025 Growth Cycle

MAGACOIN FINANCE, Ethereum & VET Forecast as 5 Best Altcoins for 2025 Growth Cycle

With the 2025 cryptocurrency heating up, investors are intensifying their search for the best altcoin to buy now. The reason is simple. A slowdown in the market is a strategic opportunity for crypto investors and traders to accumulate breakout...

WyoPreps Preseason Football Tour: Wyoming Indian Chiefs [VIDEO]

WyoPreps Preseason Football Tour: Wyoming Indian Chiefs [VIDEO]

The fifth stop on the WyoPreps Preseason Football Tour was in Ethete earlier this week to visit the Wyoming Indian Chiefs. The program won two games last season, but it has also experienced two winless seasons in the past four years. Wyoming...

Jerome Powell hints at possible interest rate cuts amid economic concerns & tariffs; Fed Chair's speech highlights here

Jerome Powell hints at possible interest rate cuts amid economic concerns & tariffs; Fed Chair's speech highlights here

Jerome Powell gave a slight hint of possible interest rate cuts in the future as he warned about a gloomier economic outlook, in part due to tariffs, CNN reported. The Federal Reserve Chief talked about the matter in his annual address at Jackson...

Wyoming State Fair, Another Great One

From the Publisher, Dennis Sun The 2025 Wyoming State Fair (WSF) is over, and I’ll bet planning has started for 2026. The Wyoming Livestock Roundup team is honored to be part of the WSF every year with the Roundup Tent. We were proud of the tent...

The state of Wyoming news, brain research, and more...

The state of Wyoming news, brain research, and more...

Today on the show, there have been a lot of questions about how journalism is doing in the past couple of weeks. We sit down for a roundtable about the state of journalism in Wyoming. Thanks to lawmakers, Wyomingites have seen their property taxes...

Wyoming Athletics Partners with Teamworks Influencer

Wyoming Athletics Partners with Teamworks Influencer

LARAMIE -- Wyoming Athletics, in partnership with Teamworks Influencer, has launched the Wyoming Athletics Exchange to expand Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) opportunities for student-athletes. The collaboration continues the Wyoming's investment...

Fed Chair Powell Signals Start of Rate Cuts Ahead of September FOMC Meeting

Fed Chair Powell Signals Start of Rate Cuts Ahead of September FOMC Meeting

During his highly anticipated eighth and final speech at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium in Wyoming, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled that the central bank is ready to ease its monetary policy. “Our policy rate is now...

BLM Moves Forward with Major Coal Project in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin

BLM Moves Forward with Major Coal Project in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin

Cheyenne, WY (RELEASE) August 22nd, 2025 — The Bureau of Land Management is advancing a key coal project in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin that could unlock access to more than 440 million tons of federal coal. The BLM has released a final...

Fed chairman stays focused on economic policy amid Trump criticism

Fed chairman stays focused on economic policy amid Trump criticism

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Homeowners urge Wyoming lawmakers to skip further property tax cuts

Homeowners urge Wyoming lawmakers to skip further property tax cuts

Over 21,000 Wyomingites get WyoFile delivered straight to their inbox. Join your neighbors and stay informed with the stories shaping Wyoming. Having lived in Wyoming for most of her life, Casper resident Laurie Longtine described to lawmakers...

Feds reactivate 440-million-ton coal lease application in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin

Feds reactivate 440-million-ton coal lease application in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin

Over 21,000 Wyomingites get WyoFile delivered straight to their inbox. Join your neighbors and stay informed with the stories shaping Wyoming. The Trump administration is advancing another federal coal lease in Wyoming, potentially opening access...

A divided Wyoming community, reeling from a tormented wolf and deluge of threats, braces for Cody Roberts’ prosecution

A divided Wyoming community, reeling from a tormented wolf and deluge of threats, braces for Cody Roberts’ prosecution

Care about high-quality wildlife reporting? Sign up for our free newsletter and get stories like this delivered to your inbox. PINEDALE—Kari DeWitt knew she was signing herself up for unpleasant times by talking with a journalist. But the 14-year...

'Governments are launching an assault on the independence of central banks'

'Governments are launching an assault on the independence of central banks'

Over the past couple of weeks, we have seen unusually open debates and divergent views about the path of short-term interest rates among the committee members of the US Federal Reserve (the Fed) and the Bank of England (BoE). Professional Fed...

Research & Commentary: New Index Shows Wyoming Needs to Do More to Keep Up with Education Choice Revolution

Research & Commentary: New Index Shows Wyoming Needs to Do More to Keep Up with Education Choice Revolution

A new report shows Wyoming is lagging behind in a nationwide education movement still building momentum. According to the 2025 EdChoice Friedman Index—a new measuring system released in April by the titular education reform organization, which is...

Wyoming man indicted after allegedly showing off wounded wolf in bar before killing it

Wyoming man indicted after allegedly showing off wounded wolf in bar before killing it

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 been indicted on an animal cruelty charge by a grand jury nearly a year and a half after the...

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