CHEYENNE — Legislation awaiting Gov. Matt Mead’s signature would let drivers use their smartphones to prove they are insured if they are pulled over or involved in a crash. Republican Sen. … more

JACKSON — A land conservation group says all of the drilling leases it recently bought in Bridger-Teton National Forest in western Wyoming now have been officially retired. The Trust for Public … more

DECKER, Mont. — As machine operators and managers went about their business on a recent April day, a melancholy air hung around the offices of Spring Creek Coal Mine just north of Sheridan. Out … more

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Bureau of Land Management's latest auction of federal oil and gas leases in Wyoming has generated more than $8.7 million.Leasing rights on 66 parcels totaling about 85,000 … more

HELENA, Mont. — Montana lawmakers are looking at ways to prevent and punish human trafficking in response to reports of increased prostitution in eastern Montana communities teeming with people who … more

KEMMERER — Two southwest Wyoming men have been successfully prosecuted for violating the state’s antler collection regulation. A two-year Game and Fish antler task force investigation resulted … more

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — Mark Carman has been sworn in as the new U.S. magistrate judge for Yellowstone National Park. Carman was sworn in this week after being selected by the Wyoming … more

POWELL — Wyoming’s State Loan and Investment Board has voted to contribute $25,000 to study the feasibility of starting a gunsmithing school in Cody. The Powell Tribune reports the state … more

CHEYENNE — Officials have found more money for a proposed major renovation of the State Capitol in Cheyenne. Budget officials recently discovered an extra $7.9 million that is earmarked for the … more

CHEYENNE — The State Board of Education hopes to have its search for Wyoming Department of Education director candidates completed by early June. The board is tasked with coming up with three … more