CHEYENNE — Burns is a small, intimate town of farmers and ranchers, with a population just shy of 400 people. In a close-knit town where everyone knows everybody, the news of a beloved high school football coach diagnosed with brain cancer is enough to shake the entire community.
CHEYENNE — So far, more than 60% of Laramie County School District 1 parents and guardians have opted to give their children, regardless of gr…
CHEYENNE — Some of the local nonprofits that benefit from the annual Cheyenne Day of Giving say the May event couldn’t come at a better time.
Getting students ready to put their art on display isn’t new for Laramie County Community College art instructor Daniel Maw. But for many stud…
CHEYENNE — In sports, no one really knows when it will be their moment to deliver a clutch play for their team.
LARAMIE — For the first time in more than a decade, the University of Wyoming conducted spring football without the direction of Craig Bohl.
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Federal environmental officials have rejected a request by Aethon Energy to pump Moneta Divide oilfield wastewater into the Madison aquifer, saying the deep reservoir could be used for drinking water, especially by tribal nations on the Wind …
A North Dakota ballot initiative group can gather signatures to put a proposal legalizing recreational marijuana to a statewide vote in the fall. Secretary of State Michael Howe gave approval to the effort on Thursday. The proposal would lega…
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BNSF will become the second major freight railroad to allow some of its employees to report safety concerns anonymously through a federal system without fear of discipline. The Federal Railroad Administration announced Thursday that the railr…
CHEYENNE — So far, more than 60% of Laramie County School District 1 parents and guardians have opted to give their children, regardless of grade level, open access to all books in their school library.
CHEYENNE — Burns is a small, intimate town of farmers and ranchers, with a population just shy of 400 people. In a close-knit town where everyone knows everybody, the news of a beloved high school football coach diagnosed with brain cancer is…
County Clerk Lee goes above and beyond to educate, accommodate voters
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I’ve been thinking a lot about why people serve in the U.S. military lately — with recent reports of a shrinking service and difficulties recruiting young people in 2022 and 2023, I am caught off-guard by the idea that serving in the military…
Wyoming’s first lady is as unassuming as she is passionate. One of my recent columns was unfairly critical of the failure of Jennie Gordon’s Wyoming Hunger Initiative to object when Megan Degenfelder, the state superintendent of public instru…
A North Dakota ballot initiative group can gather signatures to put a proposal legalizing recreational marijuana to a statewide vote in the fa…
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U.S. agriculture officials announced new nutrition standards for school meals that will limit added sugars for the first time. The Department of Agriculture issued final rules for the program that serves breakfast to more than 15 million students and lunch to nearly 30 million children every year. Limits on added sugars in foods such as cereal, yogurt and flavored milk will start in 2025. By 2027, added sugars will be limited to no more than 10% of total calories per week in the school meals. The new rule also trims sodium in kids' meals.
The number of U.S. births fell last year. It was the lowest count in more than 40 years. A little under 3.6 million babies were born in the U.S. in 2023, about 76,000 fewer than the year before. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the provisional statistics on Thursday. Birth rates have long been falling for teenagers and younger women, but rising for women in their 30s and 40s. But last year, birth rates fell for all women younger than 40, and were flat for women in their 40s.
Union Pacific's first-quarter profit crept 1% higher and topped Wall Street expectations as the railroad tightened up on expenses even though it delivered slightly less freight. The Omaha, Nebraska-based railroad said Thursday it made $1.64 billion, or $2.69 per share. That's more than the $2.51 per share analysts expected. CEO Jim Vena said the railroad is building on the momentum it established at the end of last year. Its revenue was slightly lower than last year because fuel surcharge revenue fell on lower fuel prices. Union Pacific said the results have it feeling more optimistic about profit growth this year, so it will restart stock repurchases in the second quarter.
By mid-2024, Claudia Sheinbaum will most likely become Mexico’s first female president. She would also be its first leader with a Jewish background in a country that’s home to nearly 100 million Catholics. Sheinbaum is a former mayor of Mexico City and the governing party’s candidate. Ahead of the June 2 national election, she has kept a comfortable lead in all polls against two opposition candidates. Sheinbaum's four grandparents were Jews who immigrated from Lithuania and Bulgaria. She was born in Mexico City and her parents didn't raise her under any religion. According to her campaign team, she considers herself a woman of faith but is not religiously affiliated.
