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Former University of Wyoming volleball player Macey Boggs testifies via Zoom at Friday's Senate Education Committee meeting. She urged the committee to pass Senate File 44, which would extend Wyoming's transgender sports ban to the college level.

UW Volleyball Player Urges Legislature To Expand Trans Sports Ban To College

University of Wyoming volleyball player Macey Boggs urged the Wyoming Senate Education Committee on Friday to expand a transgender sports ban to the college level. The committee took her suggestion and advanced the bill on a 4-1 vote.

Leo WolfsonJanuary 17, 2025

A $95,000 sculpture titled "Sunriser" was knocked over by a truck in the yard of Deselms Fine Arts in Cheyenne on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.

Truck Takes Out $95,000 Sculpture In Yard Of Cheyenne Art Gallery

A collision at a busy downtown Cheyenne, Wyoming, intersection caused a truck to crash into a $95,000 bronze sculpture Thursday. It also nearly took out another large bronze worth $165,000.

Greg JohnsonJanuary 17, 2025

A snowmobile chases a wolf across a snowy landscape in Canada.

Responding To Daniel Wolf Torture, Wyoming Hunters Back "Clean Kill Bill"

In response to the notorious case of a wolf being run over with a snowmobile and tortured, a bill before the Wyoming Legislature aims to make wildlife abuse a felony offence. It’s backed by a coalition of Wyoming hunters.

Mark HeinzJanuary 17, 2025

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Wyoming Legislature Recap — Day 3

Day three of the 2025 Wyoming legislative session saw a bill restricting bathroom use in public spaces to biological sex at birth advance and an emotional apology from a state senator.

Leo WolfsonJanuary 17, 2025

The Wyoming House killed an amendment brought by a Jackson Democrat Mike Yin that would have expanded a proposed bill requiring proof of U.S. citizenship for new voters to all voters.

House Kills Democrat’s Amendment To Make All Voters Show Proof Of Citizenship

The Wyoming House killed an amendment by a Jackson Democrat that would have expanded a proposed bill requiring proof of U.S. citizenship for new voters to all voters.

Leo WolfsonJanuary 17, 2025

ATF agents raid a house in this file photo.

“It Was Hell,” Wyoming Couple Says About Pre-Dawn Raid By ATF Agents

A Big Horn couple says an ATF raid for their firearms “was hell.” But the state of Wyoming says their firearms were legal, and they have the paperwork to prove it. A bill planned for this session aims to “clarify” that state-federal conflict.

Mark HeinzJanuary 17, 2025

State Reps. Elissa Campbell, R-Casper, left, and Ken Chestek, D-Laramie, debate the "What is a Woman Act" on the House floor Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, at the Capitol in Cheyenne.

Debate Gets Heated On House Floor Over “What Is A Woman Act”

A heated Wyoming House floor debate over the “What is a Woman Act” erupted Thursday. Supporters say it’s needed to protect women, while opponents say it sets people up for invasive genital checks.  

Clair McFarlandJanuary 17, 2025

A Chinese bitcoin mining facility near F.E. Warren Air Force Base just west of Cheyenne was shut down by the Biden administration as a potential national security threat.

Bill Banning Foreign Adversaries Setting Up Shop Near Critical Areas Advances

The Senate Appropriations Committee gave a unanimous thumbs up Thursday to a bill that would ban foreign adversaries from setting up near critical infrastructure in Wyoming.

Renée JeanJanuary 17, 2025

State Sen. Larry Hicks, R-Baggs, apologizes on the Senate floor Thursday for his Tuesday call-out of Sen. Eric Barlow's voting recordon abortion.

“I Apologize”: Hicks Backs Off Call-Out Of Committee Chair’s Abortion Voting Record

Wyoming Sen. Larry Hicks apologized Thursday for criticizing Sen. Eric Barlow over his voting record on abortion to keep him from being name chairman of a committee. Barlow says he won’t get caught up in “divisive rhetoric or political theater.”

Leo WolfsonJanuary 16, 2025

State Sens. Jared Olsen, left, and John Kolb during a meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.

Laws Making It Easier To Kick Out — Or Arrest — Squatters Sail Through Committee

Two bills that would make it easier to kick squatters out, and sometimes arrest them, sailed through a Wyoming legislative committee Thursday. The bills would let police intervene in an area of law that is typically handled in civil courts.

Clair McFarlandJanuary 16, 2025

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Casper Man Who Said He Had 1,000 Child Porn Pics To Help Police Pleads Not Guilty

A 59-year-old Casper man who DCI investigators linked to more than 1,000 images and video of child pornography pleaded not guilty. Thursday. He also allegedly told investigators he collected the porn to help police.

Dale KillingbeckJanuary 16, 2025

Gillette, Wyoming, police investigated the death of an 88-year-old assisted living patient found dead outside in a courtyard of the Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center.

88-Year-Old Patient Found Dead Outside Gillette Assisted Living Center

Gillette, Wyoming, police confirmed Thursday they are investigating the death of an 88-year-old assisted living patient found dead outside in a courtyard of the Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center. A cause of death hasn’t been released.

Jen KocherJanuary 16, 2025

Between Friday and Tuesday, Wyomingites will experience the coldest temperatures of the winter season so far. Don Day says to expect dangerously low wind chills, black ice and wind-driven snow squalls. In this file photo, all three are happening along a Wyoming highway.

Subzero Surge To Bring Snow Squalls, Black Ice And Dangerous Wind Chills

Between Friday and Tuesday, Wyomingites will experience the coldest temperatures of the winter season so far. Don Day says to expect dangerously low wind chills, black ice and wind-driven snow squalls.

Andrew RossiJanuary 16, 2025

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum pledges to boost America’s energy supply as secretary of the Interior. During his confirmation hearing Thursday, John Barrasso implored him to stop the feds from “punishing the West.”

Barrasso Looks To Trump Interior Nominee To Stop Feds From “Punishing The West”

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum pledges to boost America’s energy supply as secretary of the Interior. During his confirmation hearing Thursday, John Barrasso implored him to stop the feds from “punishing the West.”

Sean BarryJanuary 16, 2025

Wyoming Stock Growers Assocition Executive Vice President Jim Magagna testifies against an eminent domain bill for the House Agriculture Committee on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Inset, committee member Rep. John Eklund, R-Cheyenne.

Controversial Eminent Domain Bill Passes Over Protests From Ag, Energy Industries

Wyoming legislators passed a controversial eminent domain bill Thursday that would ban anyone except public utilities from using eminent domain to take land for electrical systems. Both the state’s ag and energy industries argued against it.

Renée JeanJanuary 16, 2025

The Pilot Travel Center at 289 Bear River Drive in Evanston, Wyoming. The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled the county can charge the state property tax for the parcel because it rents the land out for a non-governmental purpose.

Wyoming Lawmakers May Block Counties From Charging The State Property Taxes

Wyoming lawmakers may pause a state Supreme Court ruling that allows counties to charge state government property taxes. The high court ruled in October that the state can be charged for renting property for non-governmental purposes.    

Clair McFarlandJanuary 16, 2025

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Senate Committee OKs Bill To Make Non-Citizen Status Stand Out More On State IDs

A Wyoming Senate committee unanimously advanced a bill Thursday that will make someone’s non-citizen status stand out more on Wyoming IDs. Secretary of State Chuck Gray says it’s needed to help prevent election fraud.

Leo WolfsonJanuary 16, 2025

Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso introduced a bill Jan. 15, 2025, that could withhold U.S. money for the World Health Organization over its pandemic policies. The president and two-thirds of the Senate would have to OK any pandemic money for the group.

Barrasso Again Takes Aim At World Health Organization Over Pandemic Policies

Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso introduced a bill Wednesday that could withhold U.S. money for the World Health Organization over its pandemic policies. The president and two-thirds of the Senate would have to OK any pandemic money for the group.

Sean BarryJanuary 16, 2025

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