Wyoming official faces backlash after posting ‘hang bad judges’ comment on abortion ruling

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Wyoming city councilman is facing backlash after posting a comment suggesting the state should “hang bad judges” in response to a court ruling on abortion, later insisting the remark was “not a threat.” State Rep. Mike Yin, a Democrat, shared a post from Wyoming Public Radio … Read more

Wyoming judge blocks law that bans all but earliest abortions

A Wyoming judge has blocked a new state law that bans abortions beyond the earliest stages of pregnancy while a lawsuit challenging the provision moves ahead. It’s the first court ruling affecting the legal status of abortion in Wyoming since the state Supreme Court struck down sweeping abortion and abortion pill bans in January, finding … Read more

Wyoming court blocks fetal heartbeat abortion law

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Wyoming judge temporarily blocked the state’s newest abortion limit, halting enforcement of a law that prohibits most abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, generally around six weeks of pregnancy. Natrona County District Judge Dan Forgey on Friday granted temporary injunctive relief against the Human … Read more

Wyoming man gets probation for hitting wolf with snowmobile, bringing it into bar

PINEDALE, Wyo. — A judge in Wyoming sentenced a man to 18 months of probation for hitting a wolf with a snowmobile before taping the wounded animal’s mouth shut, bringing the creature into a rural bar, then killing it. District Judge Richard Lavery in Pinedale sentenced Cody Roberts, 44, to probation on Wednesday, in accordance … Read more

Son of Republican megadonor throws hat in the ring for open at-large House seat in Wyoming

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Steve Friess, the son of the late Republican mega donor Foster Friess, just threw his hat in the ring to run for Wyoming’s open at-large House seat, seeking to pivot from helping fund political candidates to becoming one himself.  Friess announced this week that he would be … Read more

Wyoming governor signs ban on abortions after about 6 weeks but cites misgivings

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon on Monday signed ban on abortions after embryotic cardiac activity can be detected, generally at about six weeks’ gestation and often before women know they’re pregnant. The signing makes Wyoming the fifth state to bar abortions at that stage of pregnancy, along with Florida, Georgia, Iowa and South Carolina. Thirteen other … Read more

“Fetal heartbeat” abortion ban signed into law by Wyoming governor but court challenge likely

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon on Monday signed legislation banning abortions after embryotic cardiac activity can be detected, generally at about six weeks’ gestation and often before women know they’re pregnant. The signing makes Wyoming the fifth state to bar abortions at that stage of pregnancy, along with Florida, Georgia, Iowa and South Carolina. Thirteen other … Read more

US issues first commercial construction permit for a nuclear reactor in years to a Wyoming project

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued its first construction permit for a commercial nuclear reactor in eight years Wednesday, granting approval to plans by a Bill Gates-backed company to build a sodium-cooled reactor in western Wyoming. TerraPower filed for the permit in 2024, with construction now set to begin within weeks. Completion of the up … Read more

Man accused of torturing, killing wolf in Wyoming agrees to plea deal

A Wyoming man who allegedly hit a wolf with a snowmobile, taped the wounded animal’s mouth shut and showed it off in a rural bar before killing it has agreed to a plea deal that would spare him from going to trial and potentially prison, according to court documents. Cody Roberts would instead pay a … Read more