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Judge temporarily blocks Wyoming abortion ban, allowing abortions to resume

Thursday, March 23 by ABC News

(CHEYENNE, Wyo.) -- A Wyoming judge temporarily blocked a state abortion ban, prohibiting the state and its employees from enforcing the ban. The temporary restraining order will remain in effect unless it is dissolved or modified by a court order, according to court documents.The... Read More.

Abortion pills now banned in Wyoming after governor signs bill into law

Saturday, March 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon signed a bill banning medication abortions into law, making it the first state to target the abortion pill. A second bill he will allow to go into law without his signature will ban most abortions.The most effective medication... Read More.

Family seeks answers in 7-month search for woman who went missing in Wyoming

Thursday, October 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Family members of Irene Gakwa, a 32-year-old Black woman who went missing in Wyoming, are still seeking answers to what happened to her over 7 months into the search."It gets harder and harder each day," Chris Gakwa, her older brother, said... Read More.

Wyoming college wrestlers recount near-death fight with grizzly bear

Wednesday, October 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Four college wrestlers say they are grateful to be alive -- and for each other -- after going toe-to-toe with a grizzly bear in Wyoming over the weekend.Brayden Lowry, Kendell Cummings, August Harrison and Orrin Jackson, all students and wrestling teammates... Read More.

Trump-backed election denier wins GOP nod to be Wyoming secretary of state

Wednesday, August 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Wyoming's Republican voters got one step closer to picking their secretary of state on Tuesday in a primary matchup of candidates with opposing views on the 2020 election.ABC News reports that state Rep. Chuck Gray is projected to win the Republican nomination... Read More.

In Alaska and Wyoming primaries, two Trump critics could meet different fates as Palin eyes a comeback

Tuesday, August 16 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Tuesday's primaries in Alaska and Wyoming will spotlight two big Republican detractors of former President Donald Trump -- and now two big targets of his revenge tour this election cycle.The incumbents, Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Rep. Liz Cheney, may also see... Read More.

Does Wyoming want Liz Cheney to hang onto her House seat?

Monday, August 15 by ABC News

(CHEYENNE, WYO.) -- Perhaps no midterm primary is getting more attention than that of Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, whose race next week could be the highest-profile test yet of the voter backlash -- or lack thereof -- to a Republican participating on the House... Read More.

2 Democratic lawmakers encourage Wyoming voters: Change parties and back Cheney

Monday, August 8 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Two House Democrats -- from New Jersey and Minnesota -- are appealing to members of their own party in Wyoming to "consider" changing their affiliations ahead of the state's contentious Republican primary on Aug. 16 in order to back incumbent Rep. Liz... Read More.

‘Trigger laws’ on abortion temporarily blocked in Wyoming, North Dakota

Wednesday, July 27 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- "Trigger laws" that would place a near-total ban on abortion were temporarily blocked in Wyoming and North Dakota on Wednesday, just as they were to go into effect.Both states are among more than a dozen that had passed laws that would... Read More.

Wyoming struggles for answers amid growing suicide rate

Friday, July 15 by ABC News

(CHEYENNE, Wyo.) -- Lyle Neiberger would have turned 33 this year. But he is forever 17, frozen in his father Lance’s memory.“I’ve never been angry at my son. I've always been angry at me. Why didn't I see it? What if I would have done... Read More.

Wyoming abortion rights advocates fight for access up to the last minute

Saturday, June 25 by ABC News

(CHEYENNE, Wyo.) -- For Wyoming, a Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade means an automatic ban on abortion as the state is one of 13 that have enacted "trigger bans" on abortions. But even as Roe stood, the state sat in a so-called "abortion... Read More.

Reward offered for woman who set Wyoming abortion clinic on fire

Friday, June 10 by ABC News

(CASPER, Wyo.) -- A $5,000 reward has been offered after a women set fire to a planned abortion clinic in Wyoming on May 25, according to new police footage.The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives offered the reward on Wednesday, as a... Read More.