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Lawmakers Push Constitutional Amendment to Overturn SCOTUS Ruling

NATIONWIDE | CHEYENNE, WY. – It’s been nine years since the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its Citizens United ruling, which affirmed the rights of corporations to spend unlimited funds to influence elections.... Read More...

Idaho Natural History Museum Wants to Bolster 3D Digital Lab

BOISE, ID. (AP) — The director of the Pocatello-based Idaho Museum of Natural History says the museum for the first time this year will have traveling exhibits to areas around the state. Leif Tapanila also t... Read More...

New System to Help in Backcountry Rescue Missions

JACKSON, WY. (AP) — An anonymous Wyoming resident has given more than $100,000 to Teton County Search and Rescue to help purchase a system to help find people lost or injured in remote areas with no cellphone s... Read More...

Cache County Jail Inmate Who Took Off in Stolen Truck Found

LOGAN, UT. (AP) — A Cache County inmate who authorities say stole a truck and fled while volunteering on a farm is back in custody. KSL-TV in Salt Lake City reports that jail agents arrested 32-year-old Josh... Read More...

3 Possible Sites for Wyoming’s Experimental Coal Plant

GILLETTE, WY. (AP) — Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon is looking at at least three potential sites for the experimental coal-generating plant he wants to build in the state. The Gillette News Record reports that the... Read More...

Highway Patrol Set For Trial on Sex Discrimination Claim

CASPER, WY. (AP) — The Wyoming Highway Patrol is set to go to trial in February after the agency's first female police dog handler said she was discriminated against because she is a woman. The Casper Star-T... Read More...

UW May Tap Reserves After Rejecting $2 million Gift

LARAMIE, WY. (AP) — The University of Wyoming might tap reserve funds after rejecting a $2 million pledge from a Casper businessman who was later convicted of sexual assault. The Laramie Boomerang reported T... Read More...

Bill Introduced to Increase Penalty for Attacking Idaho Parks Officers

BOISE, ID. (AP) — Legislation to increase penalties for a person who attacks an Idaho Parks and Recreation employee authorized to enforce state laws has been introduced. Republican Sen. Dan Johnson of Lewist... Read More...

Bill Raising Fines for Animal Cruelty Dies in Wyoming Senate

CHEYENNE, WY. (AP) — The Wyoming Senate has killed a bill that would have increased the fines for those convicted of animal cruelty. The Casper Star-Tribune reports that the proposal was defeated Tuesday on ... Read More...

Roadway Deaths Drop in Utah for 2nd-Straight Year

TAYLORSVILLE, UT. (AP) — The number of people who died on Utah roads decreased for the second consecutive year, new state statistics show. The 264 deaths on Utah roads in 2018 were the lowest since 2014 and ... Read More...