Tuesday's headlines include: -- Former BLM Chief Says BLM Plan Unconstitutional -- Bairoil Couple Survives Wild Gun Attack -- Fall Weather Will Come To Screeching Halt [LISTEN]
Daily Wyoming Sunrise (Send us your daily sunrise)
Today's Wyoming sunrise was captured by Fran Marino in Jackson. Fran writes, "Sleeping Indian sunrise on 10/17/23. I love the later fall sunrises, what a blessing to see this outside your window!" [ENLARGE]
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Cloudy in areas of north central and northeast Wyoming, rain is possible in some areas of the state, but overall mostly sunny on Tuesday. Highs in the 50s and 60s. [WATCH/READ]
Photo: "Storm a comin'" Looking back towards Beartooth Range in Powell on Oct 23, 2023. Credit: Bob Parsons
By the weekend, meteorologist Don Day says Wyoming is “going to get really, really cold” with temperatures dropping 20-30 degrees, and “the whole state is going to be getting some snow.” [READ MORE]
A Bairoil couple recalls the harrowing barrage of bullets their uncle reportedly unleashed on them during an unhinged rant over money. Although they were hit multiple times, they survived because God was "watching our backs." [READ MORE]
The Bureau of Land Management’s controversial Rock Springs management plan for 3.6 million acres of public land probably won’t stand up to court challenges because it’s unconstitutional, says former BLM Director William Perry Pendley. [READ MORE]
A group of Cheyenne parents and students held a silent protest of the Laramie County School District #1’s proposed change to its library books policy by reading 'banned' books during Monday’s school board meeting. [READ MORE]
In a Monday morning ruling, the federal 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Wyoming law restricting people from campaigning within 100 yards of a polling place is constitutional. [READ MORE]
Cheyenne book lovers have been buzzing for the reopening of the Cheyenne Barnes & Noble book store, which will happen Wednesday with a new focus on catering to local tastes and trends. [READ MORE]
A Riverton woman was sentenced to probation Monday on eight counts of animal cruelty, but she maintained she didn’t starve two dozen farm animals to death in what a vet called an "amphitheater of suffering." [READ MORE]
A proposed hike of Rocky Mountain Power rates adds nearly 30% on top of the other utility fees many cities in Wyoming charge. In Mills, residents are about to see their city utility rate rise by 5%. [READ MORE]
Saturday’s surprise aurora borealis is a result of the sun entering an 11-year “solar maximum” where the spectacular display is visible more often as far south as Wyoming. [READ MORE]
A 62-year-old Casper-area man is accused of threatening neighbors and others with a pistol on multiple occasions, including brandishing it to enforce a 20 mph speed limit. [READ MORE]
Horse racing in Wyoming is about to get a major boost with the grand opening of a new off-track betting location in Rock Springs on Wednesday, Oct. 25. [READ MORE]
Wyoming Opinion (As They Say, Everybody's Got One)
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "I don't lose sleep over government shutdowns, and so far I see life without a Speaker of the House as kind of refreshing." [READ MORE]
Tuesday is the deadline to enter the Wind River Outdoor Company’s annual Stop Sign Snow Challenge with a guess when a remote stop sign near Wind River Lake on Togwotee Pass will be completely buried in snow this winter. [READ MORE]
Wyoming Through The Lens (Photos From Our Favorite Facebook Page)
"Coming back from hunting, my husband and I saw these gorgeous boys just hanging out by Fox Park," contributor, Penny Nichols Hollenbach [VIEW PHOTOS]
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