Hacker News with Generative AI: Wyoming

Wyoming Is Fifth State Allow Guns in Public Schools Without Special Permission (cowboystatedaily.com)
With its pending elimination of gun-free zones, Wyoming will join New Hampshire, Alabama, Oregon and Utah in allowing people to carry concealed firearm in public school — without requiring the schools’ permission.

Gun Control, Education, Politics, Wyoming

8 points by LinuxBender 5 days ago | 2 comments

Bill Attempts to Stop Mystery Drones from Flying over Sensitive Areas (cowboystatedaily.com)
A bill that would attempt to stop mystery drones from flying over sensitive areas around Wyoming is nearing the finish line. Meanwhile, a state House committee heard Monday that giant SUV-sized drones are still being spotted.

Drones, Legislation, Wyoming, Security, Government

4 points by LinuxBender 9 days ago | 0 comments

Wyoming Braces for Dangerous Windchills Up to -45 Can Cause Frostbite in Minutes (cowboystatedaily.com)
Wyomingites will wake up to some serious cold Monday with windchills hitting anywhere from minus 15 to minus 45 around the state. That’s not only bone-chilling, it’s dangerous, and can cause frostbite in minutes.

Weather, Wyoming, Safety, Health

19 points by LinuxBender 45 days ago | 2 comments

Bill Banning Foreign Adversaries Setting Up Shop Near Critical Areas Advances (cowboystatedaily.com)
The Senate Appropriations Committee gave a unanimous thumbs up Thursday to a bill that would ban foreign adversaries from setting up near critical infrastructure in Wyoming.

National Security, Legislation, Wyoming, Infrastructure, Foreign Policy

10 points by LinuxBender 48 days ago | 4 comments

Natrium 'advanced nuclear' power plant wins Wyoming permit (wyofile.com)
The Wyoming Industrial Siting Council has granted a construction permit to TerraPower for its Natrium nuclear power plant near Kemmerer — a milestone achievement both in Wyoming and nationwide for commercial-scale “advanced nuclear” energy, the company says.

Nuclear Energy, Wyoming, Energy Policy, Technology, Environmental Policy

104 points by chiffre01 50 days ago | 92 comments

WY governor approves $100M sale of state land to join Grand Teton National Park (apnews.com)
Wyoming will sell a 1-square-mile (2.6-square-kilometer) parcel of pristine land bordering Grand Teton National Park to the U.S. government for $100 million after Gov. Mark Gordon signed off on a deal Friday that ends the state’s longstanding threats to unload it to a developer.

National Parks, Environment, Land Conservation, Wyoming, Government

5 points by toomuchtodo 69 days ago | 2 comments

PacifiCorp mulls breakup that could align Wyoming with other pro-coal states (wyofile.com)
Wyoming and Utah may get what they’ve been pining for in recent years: the breakup of PacifiCorp.

Energy, Politics, Wyoming, Utah, PacifiCorp

5 points by LinuxBender 105 days ago | 1 comments

14-Year-Old Casper Wind Farm Has Not Turned a Blade in at Least 3 Years (cowboystatedaily.com)
For the past 14 years they have loomed over the landscape of northeastern Casper, once the symbol of the county’s first step into green energy. Now some say they are just an eyesore.

Energy, Wind Farms, Wyoming, Environmental Issues, Rural Development

38 points by LinuxBender 105 days ago | 72 comments

Grizzly 399 dies after being struck by car south of Jackson (wyomingpublicmedia.org)
The famous grizzly bear 399 was struck and killed Tuesday evening, Oct. 22, by a car in the Snake River Canyon south of Jackson on Highway 26.

Wildlife, Animal Deaths, Accidents, Wyoming, News

3 points by segasaturn 132 days ago | 0 comments

Gang of Raccoons Mobs Woman in Casper Hotel Parking Lot (cowboystatedaily.com)
Mirroring recent events in Washington state, a gang of raccoons mobbed a woman in a downtown Casper hotel parking lot but they did not injure her.

Animals, Crime, Wyoming

16 points by LinuxBender 141 days ago | 26 comments

Giant Wyoming Carbon Capture Project Pulls Plug for Lack of Clean Power (cowboystatedaily.com)

Energy, Climate Change, Carbon Capture, Wyoming

5 points by LinuxBender 184 days ago | 0 comments

Wyoming is pushing crypto payments and trying to beat the Fed to a digitaldollar (cnbc.com)

Cryptocurrency, Finance, Wyoming, Federal Reserve, Digital Currency

3 points by svggrfgovgf 195 days ago | 5 comments

Wyoming mayoral candidate vows to let an AI bot run Cheyenne (washingtonpost.com)

Artificial Intelligence, Politics, Elections, Wyoming

60 points by howard941 199 days ago | 87 comments

1.5M-Pound Trailers Haul Transformers to New Wyoming Wind Substation (cowboystatedaily.com)