Wyoming News

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Jackson students may be getting some quiet time in upcoming school years but not because they did something wrong. Teton County School District No. 1 administrators are studying the effectiveness of meditation in improving student test scores

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Colorado is experiencing one of its worst whooping cough outbreaks in several decades.

According to data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, several hundred confirmed cases of whooping cough – also known as pertussis – have been reported in many of Colorado’s metropolitan centers.

In neighboring Wyoming, however, the severe respiratory disease has been kept

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming's high school graduation rate fell to 78.9 percent in 2011-12.

Figures released Friday by the Wyoming Department of Education show the rate is down from 79.7 percent in 2010-11 and 80

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High pressure is in place and will stick around for several days.  This will lead to mostly sunny to sunny skies, some the warmest temperatures we have seen in quite some time and mainly dry conditions

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A Facebook page that recently came under fire in Laramie appears to have been removed from Facebook.

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CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — The public will be allowed to ask questions of those in the running to become the Wyoming Department of Education director.

Education board members decided Thursday to hold a moderated forum for people to ask questions of candidates for the newly created job

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — University of Wyoming researchers say they have discovered lithium near Rock Springs.

The lithium was found while researchers were studying the idea of storing carbon dioxide underground in southwest Wyoming

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The state agency says the seasonally adjusted figure is significantly lower than the current U.S. unemployment rate of 7.6 percent.

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A Facebook page called UW Crushes has come under fire after a harshly worded statment was posted on the page about a University of Wyoming Student.

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High pressure moving into the state will bring warmer weather to all areas now through the weekend.  Once the ridge of high pressure moves in, it will stay in place for several days in a row.  This will push the storm track and the cooler temperatures to our north

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