KTWO-Wyoming

A bill to allow a lottery in Wyoming cleared another hurdle in the state legislature on Friday.

Read More|Comment

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A study indicates fewer Wyoming junior high and high school students are using alcohol and tobacco.

The Wyoming Department of Health says 17 of the 19 participating counties saw substantial reductions in alcohol use and 15 of 19 showed substantial reductions in tobacco use

Read More|Comment

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Whiskey lovers are awaiting the release of the second batch of Wyoming Whiskey.

The small batch bourbon is set to be in stores Friday. Supplies are limited so some liquor stores say they may only be selling to people who've signed up for bottles or who've won store lotteries

Read More|Comment

THOMSON, Ga. (AP) — Authorities plan to investigate after a small jet crashed off the end of a runway after landing in eastern Georgia, killing five people aboard and injuring two.

Thomson-McDuffie County Sheriff Logan Marshall says the jet crashed after 8 p

Read More|Comment

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming State Senate has given preliminary approval to a bill that would allow a lottery and multi-state games such as Powerball in the state.

The senate approved the bill by a vote of 17-to-12 on Wednesday afternoon

Read More|Comment

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Large areas of Yellowstone, Yosemite and Glacier national parks could remain closed to summer traffic weeks later than usual, while visitor centers and campgrounds at several other national parks might have to close

Read More|Comment

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead intends to take action Thursday on the supplemental budget bill the state Legislature has approved.

Renny MacKay is spokesman for the governor. MacKay says Mead will take action on the budget bill before heading out of state for a meeting of the National Governors Association in Washington DC

Read More|Comment

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming legislative committee says the state should not issue criminal citations to federal officers who attempt to enforce a possible federal assault weapons ban.

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday endorsed an amendment to a bill that already has passed the House

Read More|Comment

One man is dead and two other people are injured after a one-vehicle crash in Platte County near the town of Glendo.

The Wyoming Highway Patrol says 18-year-old Dylan Freeman of Cheyenne was driving northbound on Interstate 25 just after 5:30 p

Read More|Comment

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead has signed a bill into law that will hike the state's fuel tax by a dime a gallon.

Mead has been pushing for a new source of funding for the Wyoming Department of Transportation since he took office two years ago

Read More|Comment