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Legislature looks at seat belt law change

◆ SF 11, allows for primary enforcement of seat belt law. By Stephen Dow The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — From 2018 to 2019, seat belt usage in the United States went up by 1.1%. But in…

Legislative committees to review variety of bills this week

By Tom Coulter Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — After adjourning from its one-day virtual session last Tuesday, the Wyoming Legislature will quickly resume its work starting this week, with nearly every legislative committee set to meet…

UW to identify $20 million in cuts

CASPER (WNE) — The University of Wyoming is aiming to find $15-20 million to cut from academic programs by July, Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Anne Alexander told the Board of Trustees in a work session Friday….

UW’s Hoyland named Freshman All-American

The Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) announced on Monday its 2020 Freshman All-America Team and Wyoming true freshman place-kicker John Hoyland was selected to this year’s team.  This year marked the 20th year that the FWAA selected a Freshman …

First COVID-19 “UK Variant” Case Identified in Teton County

The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH)) today confirmed the state’s first case of the “UK variant,” or B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant, has been identified in a Teton County adult male. While further investigation is ongoing, early information suggests exposure to the…

Cheney gets backlash from own party

By Nick Reynolds Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Rep. Liz Cheney is facing backlash from conservative members of her own party after announcing Tuesday she would vote to impeach President Donald Trump, with some going as far…

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681 Covid-19 recoveries reported on Wednesday

One day after a correction for a reporting error pushed the state’s active number of coronavirus cases up by more than 400, reports of more than 600 recoveries pushed the number back down. The Wyoming Department of Health, in its…

Lack of buyer may stall port proposal

By Camille Erickson Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming’s long-held dream of exporting Powder River Basin coal from a West Coast terminal was recently dashed when the project’s owner filed for bankruptcy and failed to find an…

Cheney plans to vote for Trump impeachment

Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY) released a statement Tuesday saying that she plans to vote in favor of impeaching President Trump. Cheney, one of the top Republican’s in the house, blamed the President for the violence at the U.S. Capitol…