A year ago, all parts of Wyoming were free of drought. Now, 2012 is on track to be the driest in Wyoming in 118 years after a dry spring and summer.The latest U.S. Drought Monitor report found … more

CHEYENNE — Proclaiming that Wyoming needs to find a long-term, predictable source of highway funding, a legislative committee on Monday advanced a bill that would raise fuel taxes. The House … more

LARAMIE, Wyo.— The highlight of the birding life of Tim Banks happened in 1986.He was working for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department as a field technician charged with following whooping … more

CHEYENNE — The state Senate has given preliminary endorsement to a bill that would add to the requirements for college-bound students applying for the top tiers of the Hathaway Scholarship. … more

HARTFORD, Conn. — Indian casinos brushed off weak consumer spending in a sluggish U.S. economic recovery to post a modest increase in revenue in 2011, an industry study reported Wednesday. Not … more

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A lawsuit between the Northern Arapaho Tribe and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over the tribe's fight for a permit allowing it to kill bald eagles for religious purposes is on … more

CHEYENNE — A company that makes gun sights and other firearms accessories says it’s pulling its core operations from Colorado following recent gun control measures there and setting up shop in … more

JACKSON— An effort to buy oil and gas leases in western Wyoming to protect the land from development is raising funds at about half the speed needed to complete the $8.75 million deal. Since the … more

The last time it was this warm in Wyoming was more than 6,000 years ago. It was a time when active sand dunes moved across the state and the North Platte River disappeared at its headwaters, said … more

CHEYENNE — The National Park Service is ready to release its latest proposal on snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park. The agency has been studying and taking comment on an initial plan to … more