Ellis Iurilli-Hough
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It’s been 25 years since the UW cross country team’s fatal accident. How has the highway improved? (opens the original)
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Known as the “Highway of Death,” the stretch of U.S. Route 287 between Laramie and the Colorado border has seen hundreds of crashes in recent years. Twenty-five years ago on Sept. 16, it claimed the lives of eight cross country runners from the University of Wyoming (UW) when a pickup truck driven by a drunk driver collided with them early that morning. Wyoming Public Radio’s Ellis Iurilli-Hough spoke to Doug McGee with the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) about how the highway has b
Judge dismisses closed primary lawsuit for the second time (opens the original)
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For the second time since April, a Natrona County judge has ruled in favor of Wyoming’s Secretary of State Chuck Gray. The ruling came after U.S. congressional candidate Jimmy Skovgard filed a lawsuit against the state’s closed primary election system. Skovgard, along with six voters, brought the suit claiming that the party affiliation deadline interferes with some voters’ ability to choose him in the primary election. Judge Daniel Forgey dismissed the first case, and after Skovgard filed again
Wyoming’s unemployment rate continued to fall in June (opens the original)
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This story is part of our Quick Hits series. This series will bring you breaking news and short updates from throughout the state. From May to June, the unemployment rate for Wyoming fell from 3.4% to 3.2%. Nearly every county saw decreases in joblessness, with the largest drops occurring in Carbon, Goshen and Big Horn. Teton County still has the lowest unemployment rate in the state at 1.7%. Niobrara and Sweetwater counties remained at the highest unemployment levels, with both at 3.4%. The sta
Japanese ambassador to speak at Heart Mountain Pilgrimage (opens the original)
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Just north of Cody lies the site of a former Japanese internment camp used during World War II. The U.S. government forcibly relocated more than 14,000 Japanese Americans to the Heart Mountain Relocation Center between 1942-1945. On July 23-25, the nonprofit foundation is hosting the Japanese ambassador to the U.S. among many other Japanese artists and educators who will help commemorate this part of Wyoming history. Guests will hear from Ambassador Shigeo Yamada as well as members of the Japane
Ft. Bridger conducts a "paranormal investigation" into their haunted history (opens the original)
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For nearly 200 years, the Fort Bridger State Historic Site has seen mountain men, Mormons, soldiers and pioneers travelling through its grounds. At least 20,000 people died along the famed Oregon Trail, which ran through the site, some of whom still rest at Ft. Bridger. That’s why the Fort Bridger Historical Association is leaning into its haunted past this year with a new paranormal investigation event. Just outside of Evanston, Ft. Bridger also served as a crossroads for the Mormon Trail, the
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