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Wyoming Legislators Help Stop Leak In Capitol Building Caused By Snowstorm
Three legislators, including the leader of the House of Representatives, pitched in Sunday to help stop a leak in the Capitols House chambers that occurred when snow blew through a vent during Sundays blizzard.
March 15, 2021
Casper Area At Risk For Flooding Following Record-Breaking Snow
The Casper area is at risk for potential flooding due to the high amount of snow that blanketed southeastern Wyoming over the weekend.
March 15, 2021
Southeastern Wyoming Schools, Offices Closed After Historic Storm
Roads, government offices and schools remained closed across southeastern Wyoming on Monday as the state recovered from a record-breaking winter storm that forced even snowplows off of the highways.
March 15, 2021
Snow So Deep In Cheyenne, Emergency Management Asks Citizens For Snowmobiles
The snow in Cheyenne is so deep following Sunday's record-breaking storm that Emergency Management is asking citizens for snowmobiles.
March 15, 2021
Wendy Corr: Quit Changing The Time
Wendy Corr writes: "I say, lets just pick a plan and stay with it. After all, the hours of daylight that we experience dont change - its what we DO within those hours that matter."
Wendy CorrMarch 15, 2021
Historic Avalanche Season Takes Its Toll On Responders
This winter has brought the deadliest avalanche season in American history.
March 15, 2021
Opinion: No Candidate With Only 30% Of Vote Should Lead 100% Of The People
Four Wyoming legislators wrote a column supporting Senate File 145 which would require a runoff election when the highest vote-getter does not receive more than 50% of the vote.
March 14, 2021
Wyoming Blizzard: Snow Records Broken, Motorists Stranded, Snowplows Give Up
A late winter blizzard knocked out power for thousands of people and led some Wyoming road crews to suspend operations until the record-breaking snowstorm subsided.
Jimmy OrrMarch 14, 2021
38 New Coronavirus Cases In Wyoming Friday; 487 Active
Wyoming Department of Health figures showed that the department received new reports of 62 recoveries among those with confirmed or probable cases.
March 14, 2021
Jimmy Orr: How We Measure Snow in Wyoming — Beer, Children, Cars
In Wyoming, we don't rely on the National Weather Service to measure snow. We're much more practical.
Jimmy OrrMarch 14, 2021
Parts of Wyoming Shellacked By Winter Blizzard; More Than 3 Feet And Storm Still Going
Much of the state was under a blizzard warning Sunday as the storm dropped more than 37 inches of snow on some areas by Sunday morning.
March 14, 2021
Wyoming’s Open Spaces And Schools Are Attracting Travelers, Job Seekers
Unlike many other states during the pandemic, Wyoming attracted visitors seeking the great outdoors with its national parks, and was also successful in attracting job seekers and business interests.
March 13, 2021
Balow: No One Solution To School Funding Problems
Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow says there is no simple solution to addressing a $300 million dollar deficit in education funding.
Wendy CorrMarch 13, 2021
Teton County Keeping Mask Order in Place Through Mid-April
Teton County has been granted a variance to keep its mask mandate in place until at least mid-April, the county health department announced Friday.
March 12, 2021
Bill Blocking UW From Creating Gun Rules Clears Senate Committee
A bill that would prohibit the University of Wyoming and the states community colleges from creating their own firearms rules was approved for full debate on the Senate floor by a Senate committee Friday.
March 12, 2021
Bill Would List Political Affiliation For School Board Candidates
A bill that would allow school board candidates to list their political affiliation on ballots won approval from a Senate committee Friday, despite objection from the Wyoming School Boards Association.
March 12, 2021
Legislator Says Wyoming Should Sell State Jets, WYDOT Pushes Back
Sen. Anthony Bouchard, R-Cheyenne, said Wyoming sell its two jets used for transporting state employees in lieu of raising taxes, but some officials have pushed back against this idea.
March 12, 2021
Report: COVID Infections, Deaths In Wyoming Nursing Homes Improving
Coronavirus cases and deaths in nursing homes across Wyoming have been steadily improving, according to a recent report from AARP Wyoming.
March 12, 2021
Legislator Introduced Budget Amendment to Fire Wyoming Health Officer
Rep. Chuck Gray, R-Casper, introduced an amendment to the budget bill that would have fired the Wyoming health officer.
March 12, 2021
Bill Sniffin: Wyoming’s Long, Long, Long, Long, Long Year Of Plague, Economic Distress
Publisher Bill Sniffin writes: "The first big bombshell occurred almost exactly a year ago when the state high school basketball tournaments in Casper were cancelled because of a new virus on the world stage."
Bill SniffinMarch 12, 2021
Yellowstone Eruption Would Mean Lava, Not Armageddon, Scientist Says
A volcanic eruption in the Yellowstone caldera would not lead to Armageddon in the West as is commonly believed, according to the scientist in charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory.
March 12, 2021
Jim Hicks: Do We Still Measure Trips In Wyoming ‘By The Six-Pack?
Columnist Jim Hicks writes: "The same guy told Rep. Osborn that the bill to ban open containers in vehicles was going to cause a lot of confusion in Wyoming."
March 12, 2021
Cowboys Put Up a Fight, But No. 1 Seed San Diego State Survives, Wyoming Eliminated
The Wyoming Cowboys took top-seeded and No. 19 San Diego State to the wire in a 69-66 loss in the quarterfinals of the 2021 Air Force Reserve MW Basketball Championship.
March 12, 2021
Lummis Urges Colleagues to Vote Against Interior Sec. Nomination; “She’s More Radical Than Biden”
Stating that Rep. Haaland is "more radical" than President Biden, Sen. Cynthia Lummis urged her colleagues to vote against Haaland's nomination as Secretary of Interior.
March 12, 2021