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  • Wyoming Bean Commission holds first meeting and elects leadership

    Dec 16, 2015

    CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Bean Commission held its first meeting Dec. 7-8 in Cheyenne and elected Beau Fulton of Park County as Chairman and Jeffery Chapman of Goshen County as Vice-Chairman of the Commission. Along with the election of leadership, the Commission also conducted the following business: • Reviewed the law that enacted the commission. • Established policies for procedural board duties. • Reviewed the formal rule making procedures. • Reviewed a draft of rules for the Commission and moved to send the regulations forward for Attorney...

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    Dec 16, 2015

  • Freddie Gray jurors deadlocked, judge says keep deliberating 

    Dec 16, 2015

    BALTIMORE (AP) — Jurors in the manslaughter trial of a police officer charged in the death of Freddie Gray said Tuesday they were deadlocked, but the judge overseeing the case told them to keep deliberating. The jury sent a note to Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry Williams after about nine hours of discussions over two days. It wasn’t clear if they were stuck on one or more of the four charges Officer William Porter faces. He is the first of six officers to stand trial in Gray’s death. As the jury deliberated, armored vehicles and police were stat...

  • Semester grades vary for UW teams

    Scott Nulph, WyoSports|Dec 16, 2015

    It's Finals Week for all University of Wyoming students. It's that time of year when the days (and nights) of studying are long, the tests are hard and the nerves of students are about on their last legs. As everyone finishes up their classes for the fall semester, it's also a good time to look at how Wyoming's athletic teams did during the fall semester as well. Some had a good semester ... some did not. And some head home for the holidays knowing there is a lot of work to be done when classes...

  • Broncos say they won't be divided by bickering

    Dec 16, 2015

    ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - The Denver Broncos insist their locker room won't be split apart after blunders on offense and special teams - and a bad play by the new guy - wasted an historical effort by the league's top-ranked defense. "We're a team, we're brothers," linebacker Brandon Marshall said. "Just because your brother isn't doing so well that doesn't mean you have the right to get on him." Marshall said the league's top-ranked defense holds no grudges against the NFL's 24th-ranked offense,...

  • Storm closes schools, roads in Wyoming and Montana 

    Dec 16, 2015

    Staff and AP reports - A wintry blast dropped a foot of snow in parts of Wyoming and Montana, closing schools and roads. In Wyoming, the Natrona County School District closed all schools Tuesday because of the drifting and blowing snow and more snowfall in the forecast. The Star-Tribune reports parts of Interstate 25 around Casper are closed, along with sections of I-80 between Rock Springs and Cheyenne. In Montana, dozens of vehicle crashes were reported because of iced-over roads across the...

  • Worland Aquatic center struggling to stay afloat

    Zach Spadt, Staff Writer|Dec 16, 2015

    WORLAND — Although there is a degree of disagreement between Washakie County Commissioners, Worland City Councilors and Washakie County School Dist. No. 1 Board members, there is solid agreement on one thing: The Worland Aquatic Center is struggling to stay afloat. Beginning Monday evening at the WSCD No. 1 meeting, school district business manager Jack Stott told school board members that there is a cash flow problem at the aquatic center. Worland City Councilor Mandy Horath serves on the Worland Aquatic Center Joint Powers Board. During t...