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It's time to take a look at what's happening around Wyoming for Wednesday, April 1st. I'm Mac Watson.

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After decades as a popular oasis on I-80 in southwest Wyoming, the Little America hotel near Green River is being torn down. Cowboy State Daily's Renee Jean reports that the general manager tells Cowboy State Daily the hotel needed "so many repairs that it's not cost-effective."

"The guy that started this, his last name was Covey. You know, he was a sheep herder. When he got the idea to start this, he spent a long, cold winter night in that very area and said, if I make it through this night, I'm going to build a lodge so that other people don't have to go through this like I did. And so that is kind of the history that started Little America."

The general manager tells Cowboy State Daily that the business is shifting to an RV Park.

Read the full story HERE.

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Wyoming's most famous diesel mechanic, his techy son, and a third well-known mechanic who suffered federal prosecution all worry the EPA's new rule against "DEF" sensors could hurt engines overall. Cowboy State Daily's Clair McFarland reports that mechanic Cheynenne resident Troy Lake and his son say a new rule change from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could do more harm than good,

"On Friday, the Trump administration announced that it's getting rid of DEF sensors on diesel trucks and talking to some of Wyoming's most famous diesel mechanics, three of them: Troy and TJ Lake and Levi Krech, they all said just getting rid of one part of the overall emissions system like this is actually going to cause a lot more expensive and catastrophic problems. One of them, Krech said, 'Maybe that's part of the plan to scale back emissions in a bigger way next time.'"

Citing the U.S. Small Business Administration, the EPA believes the new rule will save farmers $4.4 billion a year and Americans $13.79 billion a year.

Read the full story HERE.

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A Powell family facing the prospect of giving up two of their four dogs because of a city ordinance, made their case Monday to change the town rule. Cowboy State Daily's Andrew Rossi reports that city residents were conflicted.

"So Powell residents were conflicted about how they feel about dogs in Powell overall, let alone the proposed change to the city ordinance that only allows people to have two household pets. A lot of people were saying that a lot of dog owners are not very responsible. They leave waste around the community. The Pittmans moved to Powell from Texas. Powell residents are only allowed two household animals, and the neighbors have called the cops multiple times to complain about their dogs, mainly for noise, but they lived next to a ranch that had a zebra on it in Texas. So they said, you know, if you think dogs are noisy in Powell, they have no idea how noisy a zebra can be. Which, fun fact, it is legal to own a zebra in Wyoming."

The Pittman family moved to Powell from Texas in 2025 with their four dogs. After their neighbors called the Powell Police Department about a noise complaint, they were informed of the ordinance regarding the permitted number of household pets allowed in a single household.

Read the full story HERE.

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"Mommy's dead" is one of the statements a young girl made after a woman was found shot in a Riverton mot