Cheyenne, Wy – Governor Dave Freudenthal has reached a short term agreement with the U-S forest service preserving roadless areas in the Bridger Teton and Shoshone National Forests. The agreement says that no new oil and gas leases will be allowed until forest plan revisions and leasing availability decisions are completed. Eric Molvar of the Laramie Based Biodiversity conservation alliance praised the Governor for taking a step towards protecting western Wyoming's wild country

Laramie, Wy – University of Wyoming President Tom Buchanan is back in the mix to become the Permanent President of U-W. Following a lengthy executive session Trustees decided that Buchanan should be the third finalist to replace Phil Dubois. The campus community called for Buchanan to be added to the list of finalists but he admits he has mixed emotions. But he did not want to comment further on his name being added to the list.

By Kristin Espeland

By Kristin Espeland

Rawlins, Wyoming – A crash involving six tractor-trailers on
Interstate 80 has killed one person and injured two others.
The Wyoming Highway Patrol says the crash happened around six
this morning (Wednesday) about eleven miles east of Wamsutter.
The highway's westbound lanes were closed for a time, but
traffic has since resumed along westbound I-80.
The road was icy at the time of the crash and light fog had
reduced visibility to around a quarter-mile. After the first crash,

Laramie, Wyoming – University of Wyoming Trustees will go into a private session Thursday to have a discussion about the two finalists chosen to become the Next President of U-W. Faculty Senate Chairwoman Hannelore Mundt received over 100 comments on the process that she forwarded to the trustees. Among the concerns no women or minorities were on the list questions about why Tom Buchanan is not a finalist among other things and why there are only two finalists.

By Aaron Alpern

Laramie, Wy – Calling methamphetamine the most addictive drug out there Senator Mike Enzi will hold a public hearing on how Wyoming is handling the problem Thursday (Today) in Casper. Enzi chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee and says they have been discussing the methamphetamine problem for awhile What we've got so far is a lot of information from Urban areas. I wanted to hold a hearing in Wyoming and get together a variety of people to gather information about how it is different in rural areas.

By Renny MacKay

By Renny Mackay

laramie, wy – In college basketball, the Cowgirls continue their quest to win the Women's National Invitation Tournament Wednesday night. U-W will take on the University of Nebraska in Laramie. Coach Joe Legerski notes this is only the third time ever that the Cowgirls have played in the N-I-T. The Cowgirls won their first round game on Saturday. That was only their second post season victory ever. Wednesday night's game tips off at seven p-m.