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JAC Finishes First Week of Budget Hearings
Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming lawmakers have finished their first week of hearings on Gov. Matt Mead's proposed budget without endorsing his proposal to redirect some state energy revenues away from permanent savings. Laramie Republican Sen. Phil Nicholas is outgoing chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee...
Fracking to be Allowed in Boulder County
AP-CO- Boulder County commissioners have approved new oil and gas guidelines that will allow fracking on unincorporated parts of the county.
The Daily Camera (http://bit.ly/UWvFjT ) reports that the meeting Thursday was crowded with opponents but was civil...
Lawmakers Recommend Changes in Education Accountability Process
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — An interim legislative committee is recommending taking away some duties of the state school superintendent and the Education Department. The Select Committee on Education Accountability on Wednesday recommended legislation that transfers a number of education accountability duties from the Wyoming Education Department to the state Board of Education.
BLM Taking Comments on Fremont County Uranium Mine
(AP) The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a new uranium mine proposed for Fremont County. The BLM held a public meeting on the Cameco uranium mine In Riverton Tuesday and another public meeting is planned this evening in Lander...
U.S. Supreme Court Vacates Sheridan Teens Sentence
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has vacated a life sentence for a Wyoming teenager in the 2009 home invasion killing of a Sheridan man. The court this month sent Wyatt Bear Cloud’s case back to the Wyoming Supreme Court for reconsideration.
Police Arrest Suspect in Jessica Ridgeway Killing
WESTMINSTER, Colo. (AP) — Police in suburban Denver say a 17-year-old boy has been arrested in the abduction and killing of a 10-year-old girl and the attempted kidnapping of a runner. Westminster police say they arrested Austin Reed Sigg after getting a tip that led them to a home Tuesday night.
Wyoming Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on Term Limits Case
Updated: 11:05 a.m.
Attorney Brad Cave, representing Wyoming Secretary of State Max Maxfield said the state's term limits law violates Maxfield's right to seek a third term. But in oral argument's before the Wyoming Supreme Court Wednesday morning, Wyoming Attorney General Greg Phillips said that Maxfield doesn't have standing to challenge the law because he hasn't said whether he would seek a thi
Authorities ID Plane Crash Victims
Cheyenne (AP)- Authorities have released the names of four east Texas men killed in a plane crash in the mountains of Wyoming.
Searchers looked for the plane for almost two days before they found the wreckage of the single-engine Piper toward sunset Thursday...
Police: Investigating if Missing Colorado Girl Linked to Wyoming Abduction
WESTMINSTER, Colo. (AP) — Authorities investigating the disappearance of a 10-year-old Colorado girl said Wednesday they’re pursuing tips from five other states, including Maine, where a woman reported seeing a girl resembling Jessica Ridgeway on Sunday...
Plane Missing in Wyoming
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — An air and ground search is under way in southeast Wyoming for a single-engine plane carrying four people.
Jeanne Stone-Hunter of the Wyoming Civil Air Patrol says the Piper PA-32 aircraft was reported missing after it failed to land as scheduled Tuesday evening at Casper/Natrona County International Airport...