By Renny MacKay

Cheyenne, WY – A bill setting up new options for care of the elderly is moving to the state House. The proposal would test some alternatives to long term care facilities. This includes adult foster care, smaller scale facilities and home based services. The AARP's Tim Summers says his organization supports this bill and says it is becoming more important to have options in this state. The bill passed the Senate fairly easily, but some senators said they should study the proposals more before starting up these pilot projects.

By Bob Beck

By Renny MacKay

By Bob Beck

Cheyenne, WY – A bill to make the practice of dog and cock fighting in the state a felony has passed the Wyoming House. The measure also allows animal control officers to remove abused pets from homes. Some opposed the bill because they argued that it treats animals better then domestic violence victims. Others, like Daniel Representative Monte Olsen, feared that animal control officers would be getting too much power. Still, the measure passed 35-25 and now heads to the Senate.

By Renny MacKay

By Renny MacKay

By Bob Beck

Cheyenne, WY – The Senate is debating a bill that would add an additional penalty if an unborn child is killed when the mother is murdered. It is viewed as a controversial measure by some who think it gives protections to fetuses that are not part of Wyoming law. Some see it as an anti-abortion measure. But Senator Charles Scott says that view is only being offered by extremists. Senator Rae Lynn Job disagrees, saying that there is no evidence that the bill offers any additional protections for women. The bill will be debated two more times.

By Bob Beck

By Kristin Espeland

Cheyenne, WY – Police are investigating the death of a 20-year-old man whose body was found today in a ditch on the outskirts of north Cheyenne. The Laramie County Sheriff's Department identified the victim as Darwin Gifford, of Cheyenne.
The sheriff's office says its initial investigation indicated that there was "trauma to the body of a suspicious nature" and that alcohol may have been a contributing factor in the death. An autopsy was to be performed. The body was found about 7 a.m. by two utility workers.