Mark Heinz

After the success of a one-room schoolhouse in remote north Albany County, Wyoming is poised for more across the state. A bill to create more rural schools passed the House Education Committee unanimously Wednesday.

A Wyoming legislator wants to close some loopholes in Wyoming wildlife laws. That includes one that technically could get someone a year in jail and fined $10,000 for killing a mouse inside a vehicle.

Fishing guides might not be the only ones who need more oversight in Wyoming. A state board could oversee rock climbers, mountain bikers and others, legislators said Thursday.

In response to the abuse of a wolf near Daniel last year, Wyoming aims to outlaw allowing animals to suffer. Some retired wildlife officers say the state's image is still tarnished, and that running wolves down with snowmobiles should also be banned.

A proposal to eliminate sales tax on guns and ammo in Wyoming is a nice gesture, some sportsmen say, but cutting taxes across the board would be better.

Congresswoman Harriet Hageman and others say there's a much better chance grizzlies will be delisted from endangered status with President Trump back in office. His pick for Interior secretary says “I'm with you” on delisting.

A proposal to allow landowners to sell their hunting tags would make hunting in Wyoming the sport of kings, opponents say. It would amount to “nothing more than the exploitation and monetization of our wildlife resources," said Muley Fanatics Foundation CEO Josh Coursey.

After another round of debate over whether to split hunting seasons for Wyoming's white-tailed deer and mule deer, the latest effort to do so died on the Senate floor Monday.

Lawmakers unanimously advanced a bill that would outlaw torturing wolves and other predators Tuesday. But some Wyomingites say running animals over with snowmobiles should also be banned.

A tearful Becky Barber of Afton, Wyoming, testified for a state Senate committee about how her dog Jester had his throat crushed by a beaver trap last February. She was among those supporting a trapping reform bill, which unanimously passed.