Gordon, top lawmakers eyes massive land purchase in southern Wyoming
By Tom Coulter Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — In what could be a historic step for Wyoming, Gov. Mark Gordon and several top lawmakers announced Monday the state will explore the possibility of buying a million…
Yellowstone proposes major bridge replacement
JACKSON (WNE) — The National Park Service is taking steps to relocate a major bridge spanning the Yellowstone River at Tower about 500 feet south of its current location. “This project will maintain safe visitor access from the park’s Northeast…
Two men charged in fight at Jackson Hole Airport
JACKSON (WNE) — Two Connecticut men waiting for a delayed flight at Jackson Hole Airport were hauled off in handcuffs Saturday afternoon after an incident that one of them described as a “ridiculous” misunderstanding. The Jackson Police Department responded at…
Medicaid expansion dies again
• Legislators defeat bill before it can be debated in committee By Seth Klamann Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Hours into the start of the 2020 legislative session, the Wyoming House killed a bill Monday that would’ve…
Bill would take away UW’s gun rules
• Legislation would nullify court case, allow concealed carry at athletic events By Daniel Bendtsen Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — At least 14 legislators are backing a bill that would prevent the University of Wyoming from regulating…
Experts: Legislature will need to spend money to save money
By Tom Coulter Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — With the state Legislature’s budget session set to begin this week, lawmakers will likely spend hours debating how to address the state’s projected revenue shortfall. Yet some state…
Wyoming News Briefs: February 10, 2020
School district sued over playground injury CHEYENNE (WNE) — Laramie County School District 1 and playground equipment companies are being sued for negligence that allegedly caused an 11-year-old Cheyenne girl to suffer a fractured spinal vertebrae. Scott Hunter and Heather…
Sweetwater dispatch center director and wife charged with appropriation of public property
GREEN RIVER (WNE) — The former director of the Sweetwater County Combined Communications Dispatch Center is accused of misusing an Amazon Prime account set up for the center and making nearly $7,000 in unauthorized purchases. According to court documents released…
Arch Coal ends 2019 on loss, still generates cash
GILLETTE (WNE) — Despite posting an $8.6 million loss for the fourth quarter of 2019, Arch Coal Inc. executives were upbeat about an overall strong financial performance for the year while navigating some choppy waters for thermal coal. Overall, the…
Wyoming News Briefs: February 6, 2020
Man pleads guilty to 2018 murder LOVELL (WNE) — A little more than two years since the murder of Carol Jean Barnes, suspect Donald Joe Crouse appeared in Big Horn County Fifth Judicial District Court late in the afternoon of…