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State Fire Advisory Board Says Wyoming Needs At Least 500 More Volunteer Firefighters
Shad Cooper, president of the Wyoming Fire Advisory Board, said Wyoming could use about 500 more firefighters around the state to be fully staffed.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 26, 2023
Lawmakers Crack Down On Helping Kids To Quit Smoking Without Parents Knowing
A legislative committee wants to make it illegal for children ages 12-17 to get health care treatment for tobacco or vaping without consent from parents.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 26, 2023
Hageman Wants Term Limits For Federal Employees
U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman wants to limit how long rank-and-file employees can work for the federal government, in essence term-limiting them like elected officials are.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 25, 2023
Groups Claim Misinformation From Secretary Of State’s Office Kept Pot Off Ballot
Two marijuana advocacy groups and the Wyoming Libertarian Party are considering legal action over claims they were misled by the Secretary of State’s office about how many signatures were needed to get marijuana questions on the ballot.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 25, 2023
Fremont County OKs $1.8 Million Payout To Avert Ambulance Strike
Fremont County commissioners agreed Monday morning to increase the county’s annual payout to Frontier Ambulance by about $387,000 a year to about $1.8 million to head off a threatened strike by local Ambulance workers.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 25, 2023
Inside Wyoming's Nuclear Missile Silos: Former Missileers Discuss Life Underground
Since the 1960s, missileers have been pulling shifts underground in silos in Wyoming, prepared to launch nuclear missiles in the event of an attack against the U.S.
September 23, 2023
Lawmakers Scrutinize Teton County’s Government-Sponsored Housing Approach
The Wyoming Legislature’s Regulatory Reduction Task Force on Thursday debated whether it should draft legislation to crack down on government-sponsored affordable housing in Teton County.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 23, 2023
Domestic Violence Claim On Mayor Last Straw For Other Casper Council Members
Allegations former Casper Mayor Bruce Knell assaulted his wife caps off a nine-month term rife with controversy and charged comments that led to other City Council members to “forcefully” urge him to quit, which he did Thursday.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 22, 2023
Casper Mayor Bruce Knell Abruptly Resigns Over Domestic Abuse Claims
Casper Mayor Bruce Knell abruptly resigned Thursday in response to domestic abuse allegations made about him.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 22, 2023
Former US Sen. Al Simpson Among Purge Of 22 Park County GOP Precinct Seats
Longtime Wyoming U.S. Sen. Al Simpson was one of 22 elected precinct people ousted during a recent purge by the Park County Republican Party.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 21, 2023
Barrasso Wants To Keep National Parks Open If There’s A Government Shutdown
U.S. Sen. John Barrasso sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland on Wednesday urging her to use entrance fees from national parks to keep them open in the event of a government shutdown.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 21, 2023
Republican State Rep. Calls Out ‘Cowardly’ Mailer That Blasts Him As Liberal
Buffalo Republican Rep. Barry Crago says whoever’s behind the anonymous mailer recently sent to Johnson County residents blasting him for not being conservative enough is “cowardly.”
Leo WolfsonSeptember 21, 2023
New Truck Lot A Haven For Drivers Along I-80’s Notorious ‘Snow Chi Mihn Trail’
The stretch between Rawlins and Laramie is notorious for being a dangerous winter drive, so much so it’s been dubbed the “Snow Chi Mihn Trail.” A new truck parking lot will give drivers much-needed haven.
Mark HeinzSeptember 20, 2023
Two Wyoming Towns Go To Court Against Newspaper To Change Public Notice Laws
The towns of Mills and Bar Nunn say it’s time Wyoming’s public notice requirements catch up to today’s digital news landscape in response to a landmark lawsuit for cities and towns across Wyoming.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 20, 2023
New Laws Could Expand Efforts To Solve Wyoming Cold Case Crimes
The Legislature’s Judiciary Committee advanced legislation Tuesday directing the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation to expand its efforts to investigate cold case crimes.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 20, 2023
She Was Groomed By A Sex Offender Who Moved To Wyo. And Doesn’t Have To Register
A West Virginia woman told Wyoming lawmakers Tuesday how the man convicted of grooming her when she was 12 now lives in Wyoming and is dodging registering as a sex offender. She wants them to close that loophole.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 19, 2023
Vacant Sheridan County Commission Seat Filled As GOP Seethes Over Process
After a highly contentious appointment process that drew threats of lawsuits and calls for arrests, Sheridan resident Holly Jennings was chosen to fill the empty county commissioner seat.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 19, 2023
Riverton Residents Say 30% Electricity Rate Hike Will ‘Destroy So Many Families’
At a public meeting on Monday evening, Riverton residents voiced their opposition to Rocky Mountain Power’s requested 30% increase in electricity rates. They told the Public Service Commission that the increase would "destroy so many families."
September 19, 2023
Man Exposes Himself, Shouts Racial Slurs During Power Rate Hearing
Online pranksters disrupted a public meeting of the Wyoming Public Service Commission on Monday evening, including one who shouted racial slurs and exposed himself.
September 19, 2023
Wyoming Lawmakers Want To Crack Down On ‘Marijuana Lite’
Through a loophole in state law, Wyoming officials say some people void prosecution for “marijuana lite,” a less potent version of traditional pot.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 19, 2023
Activist Says Riverton Woman Evicted Because Other Tenants Planned To Murder Her
A Wyoming civil rights activist said during a Monday meeting of the Wyoming Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights that a Riverton woman was evicted after other tenants threatened to murder her because she’s Black.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 19, 2023
Gigantic 101-Foot-Tall LDS Temple A Done Deal, As Far As City Of Cody’s Concerned
Barring intervention from a court, the city of Cody’s approval Monday of a planned 101-foot-tall LDS temple stands and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can build.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 18, 2023
Threaten A Judge In Wyoming, Do Serious Time Under Proposed Law
Although there are already laws against harassment, threats and assault, the Wyoming Legislature is considering a bill that would specifically address people who do that with judges.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 18, 2023
Effort To Have Bodies Autopsied In Wyoming Dies Without A Vote
Many Wyoming counties contract with out-of-state forensic medical examiner to do autopsies, and seem to like it that way, as a bill that would create a state pathologist position failed to get enough support Monday to advance to a vote.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 18, 2023