The Voice of the Community Since 1909, Serving Moorcroft and Pine Haven, Wyoming
The Voice of the Community Since 1909, Serving Moorcroft and Pine Haven, Wyoming
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Party switching bill killed a second time in committee CHEYENNE (WNE) — A closed primary bill that failed Tuesday once again couldn't win enough support for it to move on to the Senate floor Thursday. But a similar measure in the House and a newly filed bill in the Senate mean the issue of closed primaries is still alive this session. Senate File 32 had failed in the Senate Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Committee on a 3-2 vote Tuesday. But Chairman Bill Landen, R-Casper, tried to bring it back for potential r...
By Nick Reynolds, Seth Klamann, Katie King and Shane Sanderson CHEYENNE — A new bill to override local gun control laws and allow Wyomingites to carry guns on school grounds and in other public places has been proposed with widespread support in both chambers of the Wyoming Legislature. The bill, Senate File 75, proposes to not only repeal most gun free zones across the state but would allow for the carry of concealed weapons anywhere in the state for permit holders. The bill would also clarify that only the Wyoming Legislature may regulate f...
MMA fighter sentenced to prison in assault GILLETTE (WNE) — An MMA fighter who knocked a woman unconscious and then continued to punch her while she was on the ground will spend up to six years in prison. Cody W. Amman, 29, of Gillette was sentenced to 2.5 to six years in prison for aggravated assault. He also must pay $1860 in fines and $1565 in restitution to the Division of Victim Services. Amman had earlier pleaded guilty to aggravated assault. He allegedly attacked the woman at about 9:45 p.m. May 28 because earlier that evening she had c...
JACKSON — Sen. Affie Ellis had to use the bathroom while traveling through Wyoming this year, and the only place she could find was an elementary school. So, much to her alarm, she walked right in. “The door was open, no one asked for my identification,” the Cheyenne Republican said. “It was really scary.” At a time when mass shootings have many people worried, the Wyoming Legislature is taking a first crack at securing schools. “When we’re dropping off our kids, we pray for their safety and we hope our teachers and staff are safe and as s...
GILLETTE - Leigh Lassle doesn't know what he's chasing. He's spoken to a number of groups, large and small, over the last eight years, giving motivational speeches and offering words of encouragement. He's a people person. Throughout those talks, his audiences have asked him questions: What does he likes most about what he does? What drives him to be better? What motivates him to finish what he started? He has answers to those questions: "My passion is people-driven. I do what I can do to make...
CHEYENNE — The leaders of both chambers of the state Legislature have made stabilizing revenue one of their top priorities this general session. On Friday, they gave more insight into how they’d aim to accomplish that, including taxing renewable energy and expanding the state sales tax. House Speaker Steve Harshman and Senate President Drew Perkins, both R-Casper, said they want to expand and modernize the tax base. The goal isn’t to create more revenue but instead a stable revenue stream that is more independent of the boom-and-bust cycle...
Bill would set out-of-state tuition minimums LARAMIE (WNE) — For the second consecutive year, Rep. Bill Henderson, R-Cheyenne, is bringing a bill to the legislative session that would statutorily prescribe a difference between the tuition rates paid by in-state and out-of-state students at the University of Wyoming. Henderson brought a bill last year that would have required both UW and Wyoming’s community colleges to charge out-of-state students at least 10 percent more than they charge in-state students. That bill failed its introductory vot...
Man sentenced to prison in fatal DUI wreck RIVERTON (WNE) — Winter Hawk Goodman, who killed three people while driving drunk in 2016, was sentenced Friday to 12 years imprisonment. After a four-day federal trial, Goodman was in convicted in federal court of involuntary homicide in October for the deaths of Lyle Black, Sarah Black and William C’Bearing. In a departure from the norm, the federal trial took place in Lander. Typically such trials are conducted either in Casper or Cheyenne. At Goodman’s sentencing, the Blacks’ three daughte...
CHEYENNE — Companies operating bar games that resemble video slot machines are challenging the Wyoming attorney general’s position that they’re enabling illegal gambling. In a lawsuit filed recently in Natrona County District Court, a group of vendors called Wyoming Skills LLC says special features in their games make winning a question of skill, exempting them from state gambling laws. The games from North Carolina-based Banilla Corp. mimic casino-style slot machines that are illegal in Wyoming. But the vendors say skill comes in when the t...
NEWCASTLE — The small claims court in Newcastle upheld the public’s right to inspect public documents without charge when the court ruled in favor of Wayne Chittim on Dec. 5. According to attorney William Curley, who represented Chittim, his client was taken to court by the Osage Water District and Osage Improvement and Service District over costs associated with a public records request made by Chittim. In the written request dated Oct. 17, 2016, Chittim specifically asked to inspect the 2015 and 2016 accounting books for the two districts. “I...
