Starting on Jan. 1, commercially guided fishing boats need to be registered in Wyoming. So if you’re bringing home the bread by bringing people out on the water, you’re going to need registration stickers. Photo credit: Wyoming Game and Fish Department https://ow.ly/kZaK50XNLO0

Wyoming’s lone congressional Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY) will run for outgoing U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis’ seat, according to a campaign video posted on Dec. 22. Photo credit: Dante Filpula Ankney https://ow.ly/YgYf50XNPK2

SNAP benefits went on pause during the government shutdown, creating more stress for some Wyomingites around getting food on the table. Photo credit: Hannah Habermann https://ow.ly/xpVE50XNLJN

The University of Wyoming’s (UW) athletics department is asking the state for an extra $6 million for its budget in the next two years. Photo credit: University of Wyoming Alumni Association https://ow.ly/c27b50XNLHI

Environmental Education #555: Wright-Ingraham Institute Records Elizabeth Wright-Ingraham was a visionary architect, leader, and educator. https://ow.ly/X4k650XKW59 #ArchivesontheAir #AmericanHeritageCenter #EnvironmentalEducation #Architect

Wyoming’s junior U.S. Senator, Cynthia Lummis, will retire at the end of her current term in 2027. The Hill is reporting Lummis made the announcement after the Senate adjourned for the holiday break. Photo credit: Gage Skidmore https://ow.ly/Ll5p50XNk6U

More than 200 environmental organizations are urging Congress to halt the development of all new data centers. Photo credit: Hanna Merzbach https://ow.ly/GurE50XNk5l

In the early morning hours on Nov. 5, the $8,000 dinosaur statue, which has been at the store for decades, was stolen. Photo credit: John Habershaw Story Credit: Wyoming News Now https://ow.ly/LZwL50XNk3S

Happy Holidays from Wyoming Public Media! See our list of Holiday Programming Staring Monday December 15th https://ow.ly/xM2x50XHJHs #HolidayPrograms #HappyHolidays #ChristmasMusic

Live on the Robert K. Johnson Foundation - Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network (11 AM) MT, Saturday, December 29 Mozart: THE MAGIC FLUTE – Abridged English-Language Holiday Presentation #TheMet, #Oprea, #Mozart #TheMagicFlute Link: https://ow.ly/s9MA50XJLNq#TheMet

Latino-owned businesses line a narrow street on the edge of downtown Rock Springs, which the city recently rebranded as the “Las Americas Hispanic District.” Photo credit: Hanna Merzbach https://ow.ly/AKfn50XME7Q

Five cases of measles have been identified in Fremont County, bringing the state’s total this year to 14. Photo credit: CDC and NIAID https://ow.ly/eMm750XMCvg

Unusually high winds hit the state over the last couple days, making winter driving extra dangerous. Photo credit: WYDOT https://ow.ly/FQOs50XMCpy

In a since deleted social media post on Dec. 15, a special district in Natrona County called for classifying EMS as an essential service under Wyoming law, like firefighting and law enforcement, to give it dedicated funding. Photo credit: Leighton Burgen https://ow.ly/qKM850XMCkr

This fall, Colorado State University’s (CSU) Dan Zimmerle received a letter from the federal government informing him that his research grants were cancelled. He said it was a shock. Photo credit: Caitlin Tan https://ow.ly/vG0Q50XMCgf

The Eastern Shoshone Tribe is working on a new centralized cultural hub and museum. Community members have carried the vision forward for decades, but the tribe got a big boost from a rural design program over the last couple years. Photo credit: Hannah Habermann https://ow.ly/YBYm50XLCoQ

Zoe May Noble grew up on a cattle ranch in Cora and raced for the Pinedale High School Nordic Ski Team. Now, she’s vying for a spot to represent Team USA in biathlon in the upcoming Winter Olympics in Italy. Photo credit: Kevin Voight https://ow.ly/SMom50XLBTO

The voices of dogs and people made a racket as Paige Russell, the foster manager with Black Dog Animal Rescue in Cheyenne, tries to talk. Photo credit: Black Dog Animal Rescue https://ow.ly/7FFn50XLBPI

About a dozen towns around the state will be counting birds this weekend. It’s part of the Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count. Photo credit: Sergey Yeliseev https://ow.ly/ej5m50XLBOy

The Argument Against Chinese Exclusion #554: Wilfrid Fleisher Papers In the 1850s and 60s, tens of thousands of Chinese arrived in California. https://ow.ly/wHIa50XJkJz #ArchivesontheAir #AmericanHeritageCenter #Wyoming250

A research lab at the University of Wyoming is trying to do something for one of Wyoming’s top industries: coal. The idea is to keep Wyoming mines open longer, as the state is home to the nation’s largest supply. Photo credits: Dane Smith, Caitlin Tan https://ow.ly/iSKS50XL2IM

Leaders of Wyoming’s legislative and judicial branches swore in Pine Bluffs Mayor Justin Fornstrom to the state Legislature on Dec. 16, replacing the late Rep. John Eklund for House District 10. Photo credit: ASHTON J. HACKE https://ow.ly/imnv50XL1tA

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) opened a new clinic in Rock Springs on Dec. 11. The new building is right down the street from the old location, with an additional 2,500 square feet of space and on-site physical therapy services. Photo credit: Cherish Thomson https://ow.ly/izbE50XL1qz

New coal leasing will once again be allowed in the top producing region in the country. However, it’s unclear if the market is interested. Photo credit: Alan Nash https://ow.ly/GSLa50XL1nc

Seventeen state parks and historic sites will hold free guided hikes on Jan. 1. This is the 15th year of First Day Hikes. First Day Hikes is a national initiative launched in 2012. The idea behind it was to start the year off right by being outdoors. https://ow.ly/EkVM50XL1jl

At the start of the month, Hoskinson Contracting and Hoskinson Concrete sent reduction in force letters to 136 employees in Gillette. Photo credit: Hoskinson Government and Policy Center https://ow.ly/C4na50XKqsW

Gov. Mark Gordon is proposing to drop energy development protections for parts of the Sublette Pronghorn herd’s migration route, which some say are key. The migration route stretches from the Tetons, south through the Red Desert. Photo credit: Caitlin Tan https://ow.ly/gzs650XKpx9

The Joint Appropriations Committee wrapped up the year hearing from state agencies about their budget requests. WPR's Jordan Uplinger recaps week two. We'll be back next year at the committee starts drafting the budget.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is holding an additional oil and gas lease sale this year in an unusual move. The status quo is four annual sales, one every quarter. Photo credit: Caitlin Tan https://ow.ly/KuiT50XKpfb

About a quarter of adults in Wyoming provide unpaid care to family or friends, according to a new study from AARP. Photo credit: AARP Wyoming https://ow.ly/3r0z50XKpc2

Long before Wikipedia and smartphones, three enterprising Scotsmen published the first Encyclopaedia Britannica. The year was 1768. https://ow.ly/yTc250XJkCy #AmericanHeritageCenter #ArchivesontheAIr #Britannica #Wyoming250

When you think about how the state of Wyoming spends its money, where it all goes and why it goes where it goes, things can feel pretty abstract. Photo credit: Jordan Uplinger https://ow.ly/Yh8B50XJJWv

The University of Wyoming is warning employees who hail from other countries they might not be able to reenter the United States if they go home for the holidays. Photo credit: Tony Webster https://ow.ly/VokG50XJIAS

Grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem continue to die at record rates at the hands of humans, largely due to conflicts with livestock or getting too habituated to human food. Photo credit: Wyoming Game and Fish Department https://ow.ly/1xaG50XJIwC

Lawmakers on the Joint Appropriations Committee are almost finished with the second week of hearing state agencies’ funding requests. Education funding was difficult to nail down. Photo credit: Flickr https://ow.ly/2pyK50XJIim

Happy Holidays from Wyoming Public Media! See our list of Holiday Programming Staring Monday December 15th https://ow.ly/iX8q50XHJHt #HolidayPrograms #HappyHolidays #ChristmasMusic

Wyoming Public Media – Community Minute Nonprofits are essential to Wyoming's thriving economy and cultural vitality. Featuring Better Wyoming https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/community-minute #CommunityMinute #BetterWyoming #Nonprofits #WyomingPolitics

Wyoming news in under 10 minutes? Charles understood the assignment. 🎙️Tune into Wyoming Debrief on every podcast platform OR stream it directly from our website. https://ow.ly/OFyB50XIALm

Gov. Mark Gordon is examining complaints submitted by 19 qualified electors made against all of Platte County’s commissioners. Photo credit: Magicpiano https://ow.ly/oela50XIyB0

On day eight of the Joint Appropriations Committee's budget hearings, some lawmakers once again donned red jackets. Photo credit: Jordan Uplinger https://ow.ly/7MN150XIxF1

This time last year, we heard about a special food sovereignty project on the Wind River Reservation: including traditional foods like chokecherry jam and bison meat in the Food Bank of Wyoming’s monthly distributions. Photo credit: Hannah Habermann https://ow.ly/ANTy50XHAtW

Over 700 University of Wyoming students will receive degrees this Saturday. The new graduates include 521 undergraduates, 209 graduate students and six law students. Photo credit: Kamila Kudelska https://ow.ly/WLJJ50XHx9f

Yellowstone National Park’s winter season begins Dec. 15. Photo credit: NPS / Jacob W. Frank https://ow.ly/Rf0A50XHx6j

Tuesday was another busy day for the Joint Appropriations Committee. Photo credit: C. Jordan Uplinger https://ow.ly/qGiP50XHwQg

The Modern West - The Teeny Tiny House People in the American West love tiny houses. But, come to find out, per square foot they cost almost 40% more than a regular house. https://www.themodernwest.org/ #TinyHouseLiving #OffGridLiving #SummitTinyHomes #Podcast #ExploringAlternatives

Frontiersman Oliver Perry Hanna #552: Coffeen Family Papers Oliver Perry Hanna was born in 1851 in Illinois. He became fascinated by frontier life after reading Beadle’s dime novels as a boy. https://ow.ly/xBTe50XAoBJ#552#ArchivesontheAir #AmericanHeritageCenter #Wyoming250

Dr. Mattson Mathew and Celeste Keelin huddled around a laptop in an examination room. Mathew asked Keelin about the patient she saw this morning, who presented with signs of croup. Photo credit: Kamila Kudelska https://ow.ly/c8R850XGYXo

Three Wyoming athletes are performing in the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in Las Vegas. The annual event is considered the Super Bowl of rodeo. Photo credit: Kathryn Coleman https://ow.ly/lh5J50XGXRm

Week two of the Wyoming Legislature’s budget hearings started with the largest agency in state government: the state Department of Health. Photo credit: Jordan Uplinger

An Albany County School Board vote this week will decide whether a housing proposal in Laramie will be able to proceed. Photo credit: Jeff Victor https://ow.ly/4XQl50XGXEr