LARAMIE, Wyo. — Utah State weathered the storm and fought off a feisty Wyoming squad Tuesday night, grinding out a 71-67 victory in a hard-fought Mountain West clash at Arena-Auditorium. Despite an off night from beyond the arc, the Aggies (20-3, 10-2 MW) leaned on their interior presence and defensive intensity to secure their sixth straight win over the Cowboys. Utah State dominated the paint with 38 points inside and took full advantage at the free-throw line, sinking 31 attempts to hold off Wyoming's late push. The Aggies entered the...

Staff at a Wyoming thrift shop were sifting through donations when they came across a large 315-page book bound in red leather. When they opened it up and began flipping through the pages, they realized they had stumbled upon something special. The book was a 120-year-old police docket from the town of Casper. In 1904, police officers had filled its empty pages with details of various crimes—from riding a horse recklessly (which resulted in a $4 fine) to running a house of prostitution (a $100 fine). Recently, someone donated the...

HUNTSVILLE, Weber County — A man died after getting caught in an avalanche in the Monte Cristo area Monday evening, sheriff's officials said. A 37-year-old man from Evanston, Wyoming, had been snowmobiling with his friend when an avalanche occurred, the Rich County Sheriff's Office said. The avalanche happened in the Monte Cristo Snowmobile Area near the Rich and Cache county lines. The friend was unable to locate the man and called for help. About 3 p.m., rescue crews arrived at the scene and started searching. Rich, Cache and Weber County...

Wyoming is the state most dependent on federal government funding and will likely be the one most impacted by President Donald Trump's order to freeze hundreds of billions of dollars in federal grants and loans. The president's order was, however, temporarily blocked by a federal judge, just minutes before the freeze was set to come into effect on Tuesday. Newsweek has contacted the White House out of hours via email for comment, as well as Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon. Freezing federal funding can delay or halt the operation of various...

A minor earthquake has hit Yellowstone National Park, shaking the hottest and oldest geothermal area in the region. The magnitude 3.9 tremor hit near Norris Geyser Basin in Wyoming on Tuesday (Jan. 28) at 6 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (8 p.m. EST). "The earthquake is typical of the Yellowstone region and not a sign of any significant unrest, and it was reported felt by a few people in the Yellowstone region," the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) wrote in a . Scientists rate the size of earthquakes with the . Earthquakes...

Like many rural states, Wyoming has struggled to close the digital divide for many of its residents. Research commissioned by the US Department of Education found that 11% of Wyoming’s students didn’t have a home internet connection during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the state still struggles with broadband issues today. Ookla speed test data found that Wyoming ranks ahead of Alaska with average internet speeds of 93 megabits per second download and 15Mbps upload. (Disclaimer: Ookla is owned by the same parent company as CNET, Ziff Davis.) What is the...

A Republican sheriff in Wyoming has offered jail space to the incoming Trump administration to hold undocumented immigrants awaiting deportation. President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly vowed to conduct the largest mass deportation operation in U.S. history as part of his immigration crackdown. This proposed deportation was a key part of his reelection campaign, and he has vowed that on "Day One" of his presidency millions of migrants living in the country illegally will be sent out of the country, citing concerns about crime. What To Know Brian Kozak, sheriff of...

A Wyoming woman is recovering after her drink was spiked with what doctors believe was antifreeze during a New Year's Eve celebration. On Wednesday, Jan. 8, Kailey Kline was released from a hospital in Montana after she spent six days recovering from consuming a spiked drink at a bar in Cody on Dec. 31. According to reports from local outlets KTVQ and , Kline, 23, a mom of two, had decided to go out with several friends to the Silver Dollar bar to ring in 2025. Kline told police that...

A 52-year-old woman who hid nearly 140 strips of the drug Suboxone in her bra on visits to the federal prison in Sheridan was sentenced Friday to two and a half years in prison.

Robynn Regina Cunningham was arrested last January following an investigation that began when prison staff received anonymous handwritten notes that alleged a prisoner was distributing drugs in custody.