The Laramie County Sheriff’s Department recognized several agency members for outstanding service on Friday. That included a Purple Heart Award for Deputy Chance Walkama, who was shot by a suspect at the Fairfield Inn last November.

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Wyoming Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) voted with the majority this week to pass a bill that reauthorizes the 1994 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).  Grocery store workers in Wyoming and Colorado have reached a contract agreement. Doug Randall has the details on that story. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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Cheyenne Ward 1 Councilman Jimmy Valdez says he is running for a fourth  term on the city’s g0verning body. Valdez, a local businessman, says if he is re-elected he would like to work for better planning of city projects as well as completion of those which have already been started. He cites the city’s legal battle to obtain a part of the Hollywood Video parking lot as the sort of situation that should be avoided.

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday re-affirmed it’s decision to deny a re-hearing on a Preliminary Permit Application for Colorado Millionaire Aaron Million’s Flaming Gorge Pipeline Proposal. Governor Matt Mead signed a Memorial Day Proclamation Thursday urging residents to take a moment on Monday May 28 to remember those who have served this country and those who have sacrificed their lives, as well as their families. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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An attorney for a Sheridan teenager serving a sentence of life without the possibility of parole for a 2009 home invasion killing urged the Wyoming Supreme Court to find the teen’s sentence unconstitutional. Doug Randall has the story.  The Wyoming Department of Health is changing the way substance abuse and suicide prevention funding is managed and distributed across the state.  Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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