By AP

Cheyenne, WY – Wyoming Senator Mike Enzi is exploring
ways the financial industry can help protect children from the child pornography trade.
In a Senate banking committee hearing Tuesday Enzi looked for solutions to stop the disgusting practice.
The hearing analyzed solutions ranging from creating a uniform system for reporting suspected child pornography, developing an effective system for identifying illegal sites, and adapting current money laundering systems to report unusual circumstances.

Cheyenne, Wy – Wyoming will seek to resurrect a lawsuit
in which a federal judge struck down the Clinton-era ban on logging
and other development in roadless areas.
Governor Freudenthal said today (Wednesday) the state will file
a motion over the next week to revive its lawsuit.
The move was prompted when a federal judge in San Francisco
reinstated the Clinton administration ban on road construction in
nearly a third of national forests, including three (M) million
acres in Wyoming. The decision overturned a Bush administration

By Elsa Heidorn

Powell, Wy – The man prosecutors say masterminded the
burning of a state Division of Criminal Investigation office has
been convicted of aiding and abetting arson.
The case goes back to August 27th, 2005, when a fire was set at
the D-C-I office in Powell.
Kevin Callen Senior was arrested about four months later.
Prosecutors said he had encouraged two local teenagers to set the
fire in order to destroy evidence in a drug case against him.
One of the teens, Levi Sherley, testified against Callen at

Powell, Wy – The man prosecutors say masterminded the
burning of a state Division of Criminal Investigation office has
been convicted of aiding and abetting arson.
The case goes back to August 27th, 2005, when a fire was set at
the D-C-I office in Powell.
Kevin Callen Senior was arrested about four months later.
Prosecutors said he had encouraged two local teenagers to set the
fire in order to destroy evidence in a drug case against him.
One of the teens, Levi Sherley, testified against Callen at

By AP

Jackson, Wy – About 42 miles of new bike and pedestrian
pathways would be built as part of a new 45 (M) million dollar plan
the National Park Service devised to improve transportation in
Grand Teton National Park in northwest Wyoming.
After considering thousands of public comments on four initial
proposals, the Park Service released a plan today (Tuesday) that
includes pathways to make the park more accessible and safer for
cyclists and pedestrians.
The new plan also includes realigning sections of park roadway

Cheyenne, Wy – Children who are under state care are safer. That is the conclusion of a report by a group called the Wyoming Citizen Review panel. But the same report says the state needs to make sure the long term needs of children are taken care of. Department of Family Services Director Roger McDaniel says that is his next priority. The report also says the state needs to do better at protecting a child's cultural heritage and that those who have been removed from their home still have access to their families.

By Elsa Heidorn

Cheyenne, WY – The two candidates for state auditor are ramping up their campaigns this week.

By Elsa Heidorn