wyoming

Wyoming’s first new coal mine in decades to extract rare earths

July 19, 2025 Mead Gruver

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The developer of what would be the first new coal mine in Wyoming in decades is launching a potentially half-billion-dollar effort to extract rare earth metals from the fossil fuel that are […]

App State heads to Wyoming for clash with Cowboys

September 22, 2023 Jesse Deal

Appalachian State is hoping to close out its nonconference schedule with a win as they head to Wyoming for the Mountaineers’ third meeting with the Cowboys, who are looking to bounce back from a 31-10 […]

Wyoming crypto bank’s Federal Reserve application denied

February 1, 2023 The Associated Press

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Federal Reserve Board has denied a Wyoming cryptocurrency bank’s application for Federal Reserve System membership, officials announced Friday, dealing a setback to the crypto industry’s attempts to build acceptance in mainstream […]

Liz Cheney braces for primary loss as focus shifts to 2024

July 31, 2022 Mead Gruver, Associated Press

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Three weeks before the most significant election of her political career, Liz Cheney was nowhere to be seen as thousands of voters gathered for a massive midsummer rodeo and cowboy festival in […]

McCarthy backs Cheney’s GOP challenger

February 24, 2022 Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy endorsed a primary challenger to GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, a remarkable step for a party leader that effectively lends his weight to the effort to purge a chief […]

Coroner: Gabby Petito strangled 3-4 weeks before found

October 12, 2021 Mead Gruver, Associated Press

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Cross-country traveler Gabby Petito was strangled, a Wyoming coroner announced Tuesday. Petito, 22, died three to four weeks before her body was found Sept. 19 near an undeveloped camping area along the […]

Kanye West puts Wyoming ranch, business sites up for sale

October 12, 2021 Associated Press

CODY, Wyo. — Rapper, music producer and clothing entrepreneur Kanye West has put his ranch and business properties in northwestern Wyoming up for sale. The West Ranch, formerly known as Monster Lake Ranch, went on […]

Patagonia boycotts Wyoming ski resort over owners’ GOP event

August 20, 2021 Mead Gruver, Associated Press

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The outdoor gear and clothing company Patagonia has stopped providing its merchandise for sale at a Wyoming ski resort to protest the owners’ sponsorship of a Republican fundraiser featuring Rep. Marjorie Taylor […]

GOP donor, investor, philanthropist Foster Friess dies at 81

May 28, 2021 Mead Gruver, Associated Press

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Republican political donor, investor and philanthropist Foster Friess died Thursday. He was 81. A multimillionaire who lived in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Friess was a GOP kingmaker who donated lavishly to candidates and […]