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Federal court dismisses appeal of lawsuit contesting transgender woman in Wyoming sorority

Jun. 12, 2024 16:51 PM EDT

DENVER (AP) — A federal court on Wednesday dismissed the appeal of a lawsuit that challenged a transgender woman’s acceptance into a sorority at the University of Wyoming, ruling it did not have jurisdiction to hear the case. The lawsuit could not be appealed because a lower...

Wyoming pass landslide brings mountain-sized headache to commuting tourist town workers

Jun. 10, 2024 18:20 PM EDT

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A landslide that wiped out a vital two-lane road in western Wyoming is causing a mountain of headaches for thousands of commuting tourist town workers at the outset of the Yellowstone region's busy summer season. After the slide sent both lanes crashing into a...

In Wyoming, Bill Gates moves ahead with nuclear project aimed at revolutionizing power generation

Jun. 10, 2024 14:32 PM EDT

Bill Gates and his energy company are starting construction at their Wyoming site for a next-generation nuclear power plant he believes will “revolutionize” how power is generated. Gates was in the tiny community of Kemmerer Monday to break ground on the project. The co-founder...

Large chunk of Wyoming's Teton Pass road collapses; unclear how quickly it can be rebuilt

Jun. 08, 2024 22:12 PM EDT

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — A large chunk of a twisting mountain pass road collapsed in Wyoming, authorities said Saturday, leaving a gaping chasm in the highway and severing a well-traveled commuter link between small towns in eastern Idaho and the tourist destination of Jackson. Aerial...

'War on coal' rhetoric heats up as Biden seeks to curb pollution with election looming

May. 31, 2024 19:18 PM EDT

COLSTRIP, Mont. (AP) — Actions by President Joe Biden's administration that could hasten closures of heavily polluting coal power plants and the mines that supply them are reviving Republican rhetoric about a so-called “war on coal” ahead of the November election. The front...

Surprise grizzly attack prompts closure of a mountain in Grand Teton

May. 20, 2024 19:20 PM EDT

MOOSE, Wyo. (AP) — A grizzly bear attacked and seriously injured a man in western Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park, prompting closure of a mountain there Monday. The grizzly was one of two that surprised the 35-year-old man from Massachusetts on Sunday afternoon on Signal...

Editorial Roundup: Michigan

May. 20, 2024 14:38 PM EDT

Detroit News. May 18, 2024. Editorial: Lawmakers seek to buy silence of Beydoun critics Lawmakers are hoping to mitigate some of the outrage over a $20 million grant awarded to Democratic crony Fay Beydoun by throwing good money after bad. It’s a very questionable...

US proposes ending new federal leases in nation's biggest coal region

May. 16, 2024 19:00 PM EDT

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday proposed an end to new coal leasing from federal reserves in the most productive coal mining region in the U.S. as officials seek to limit climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions from burning the fuel. The Bureau of Land...

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...