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  • Wyoming News Briefs AUGUST 13

    Aug 8, 2019

    Council gives initial nod to e-cig ban CHEYENNE (WNE) — The Cheyenne City Council voted 8-1 Monday night to approve the second reading of an ordinance amendment adding electronic smoking devices to the list of smoking instruments banned in public places. A third reading and council vote is needed before the amendment can go into effect. The ordinance approved by council in 2006 already bans cigars, cigarettes, pipes, hookahs and water pipes. The proposed amendment defines an electronic smoking device as “any device that can be used to del... Full story

  • Man convicted of murder in wife's shooting

    C.J. BAKER, Powell Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange|Aug 8, 2019

    POWELL — Rejecting Dennis Klingbeil’s claims that he accidentally shot his wife in the head last year, a Park County jury convicted the 77-year-old Wapiti resident of first-degree murder on Friday. The 12 jurors deliberated for only about 2 1/2 hours before unanimously returning a guilty verdict, finding that Klingbeil killed Donna Klingbeil “purposely and with premeditated malice” on Aug. 5, 2018. “He robbed Donna of the rest of her life and he robbed Donna’s family of the rest of her life,” Special Deputy Park County Prosecuting A... Full story

  • Survey finds pathways exist for military spouse careers

    Ramsey Scott, Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange|Aug 8, 2019

    CHEYENNE — The Legislature has made removing barriers to military spouses working in the state a top priority for the interim. But it turns out Wyoming has already made it a relatively painless process. Earlier this summer, the Joint Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs Interim Committee asked for a survey on how the various licensing boards across Wyoming accommodate military spouses. The survey was conducted by the Wyoming Real Estate Commission. It found the vast majority of the state’s 35 licensing boards already have con... Full story

  • Wyoming News Briefs AUGUST 14

    Aug 8, 2019

    Plea agreement proposed in poaching case SHERIDAN (WNE) — A plea agreement could result in heavy fines, one year probation and nine months incarceration for Gregg Lambdin, who was charged with 11 counts of wanton destruction of a big game animal Feb. 4. The agreement requires Lambdin also pay fines of $110,000 and $144,000 in restitution. Lambdin is accused of unlawfully shooting deer between July 2016 and Nov. 26, 2018. The first two counts are misdemeanors, which carry potential punishments of one year incarceration and up to a $10,000 f... Full story