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Appeal judges voice doubts about ruling on transgender woman's admission into Wyoming sorority

May. 14, 2024 16:23 PM EDT

DENVER (AP) — Federal appellate court judges expressed doubt Tuesday about whether they could rule on a transgender woman's admission into a University of Wyoming sorority or if a lower court should continue to hear the case. The admission of Artemis Langford into the Kappa Kappa...

Basketball broadcaster Doug Gottlieb moves into coaching ranks as he takes over Green Bay's program

May. 14, 2024 16:20 PM EDT

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Longtime basketball radio analyst Doug Gottlieb will make his college head coaching debut next season at Green Bay. Green Bay announced Tuesday that Gottlieb will take over for Sundance Wicks, who left the Phoenix after one year to take over Wyoming’s...

Biden blocks Chinese-backed crypto mining firm from land ownership near Wyoming missile base

May. 13, 2024 18:48 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday issued an order blocking a Chinese-backed cryptocurrency mining firm from owning land near a Wyoming nuclear missile base, calling its proximity to the base a “national security risk.” The order forces the divestment of property...

US blocks Chinese-backed crypto miner from owning land near Wyoming nuclear missile base

May. 13, 2024 16:25 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — US blocks Chinese-backed crypto miner from owning land near Wyoming nuclear missile base.

Sundance Wicks returns to Wyoming as basketball coach after a year at Green Bay

May. 12, 2024 19:07 PM EDT

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming has hired former Cowboys basketball assistant Sundance Wicks away from Green Bay to fill its head coaching vacancy. Wicks went 18-14 and staged a remarkable turnaround in his lone season at Green Bay after spending three years as a Wyoming assistant on...

2024 South Carolina General Assembly session may be remembered for what didn't happen

May. 09, 2024 19:31 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The 2024 regular session of the South Carolina General Assembly ended Thursday and will perhaps be better remembered for the things that didn’t pass. South Carolina remains one of just two states along with Wyoming to not have a hate crimes bill. A proposal...

US House votes to remove wolves from endangered list in 48 states

Apr. 30, 2024 19:02 PM EDT

The U.S. House voted Tuesday to end federal protection for gray wolves, approving a bill that would remove them from the endangered species list across the lower 48 states. A handful of Democrats joined with Republicans in passing the bill. The measure now goes to the Senate, but it...

Animal groups are urging tourists not to visit Wyoming after a man hit a wolf then took it to a bar

Apr. 26, 2024 15:33 PM EDT

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — As Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming opens for the busy summer season, wildlife advocates are leading a call for a boycott of the conservative ranching state over laws that give people wide leeway to kill gray wolves with little oversight. The social media...

Weyerhaeuser: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Apr. 25, 2024 16:47 PM EDT

SEATTLE (AP) — SEATTLE (AP) — Weyerhaeuser Co. (WY) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $114 million. On a per-share basis, the Seattle-based company said it had net income of 16 cents. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of...

The federal government plans to restore grizzly bears to the North Cascades region of Washington

Apr. 25, 2024 15:44 PM EDT

SEATTLE (AP) — The federal government plans to restore grizzly bears to an area of northwest and north-central Washington, where they were largely wiped out. Plans announced this week by the National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service call for releasing three to seven...