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Just in time for Women’s History Month and the start of the Wyoming Legislature in Cheyenne, some nonpartisan voices for women have dropped an important policy brief.

JEFFERSON CITY — Legislation that would require athletes who compete in gender-specific sports to play in the category based on their biological sex will be heard Wednesday in the Missouri House of Representatives committee. House Joint Resolution 53 is sponsored by Rep. Chuck Basye (R-47) and would allow Missouri voters to decide on a constitutional amendment to add the legislation.  Wednesdays hearing will allow testimony from both proponents and opponents, one hour from each group.Â...

The change, which comes as the seven-day average of new coronavirus deaths remains above 200, will go into effect March 10.

Tonight Tomorrow Partly cloudy skies in the morning will give way to cloudy skies during the afternoon. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 79F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph. Sunset: 07:11:45 PM Dew Point: 50°

The Grand Junction City Council discussed recommendations at its Monday work session from the Planning Commission on how to regulate marijuana businesses in the city. Voters will decide if they will allow marijuana businesses to operate in the city in the April election. However, City Manager Greg Caton said the city was trying to provide voters with a potential framework for how those businesses would be regulated if they are allowed. “I’m sure council can appreciate we’re creat...

The groups offered clarification on claims they took in too much in campaign donations.

By Rich Flowers rflowers@athensreview.com Mar 2, 2021 Mar 2, 2021 The Henderson County Commissioners Court approved year 2020 racial profiling reports for three departments at a special meeting, Friday, in advance of the March 1 deadline. The report detailing traffic stops made by law enforcement entities are required by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. The 2020 Henderson County Sheriffs Office report shows 1,759 contacts with drivers where either warnings or citations were ...

A legal action was filed Tuesday requesting that a federal court unseal records related to the seizure of U.S. Sen. Richard Burr’s cellphone by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The action was filed by Los Angeles Times Communications LLC in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The filing had not appeared in the federal court filing website www.pacer.gov as of Tuesday night. A tweet posted Tuesday contains the first four pages of the filing, including a synopsis of the ...

All throughout February, Wyoming Humanities has invited keen observers of human nature to try their hands at helping political cartoonists do what they do every day. Its first caption contest, organized by Wyoming’s nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment of the Humanities, invited people to find the right words to pair with two original political cartoons by two Wyoming artists. The time to announce the winners has come: In a livestream event set for noon Friday, Wyoming Humanities ...

early morning Hammond fire on Hohman A Hammond firefighter sprays water on a fire Sunday morning that destroyed a building in the 6200 block of Hohman Avenue, and left some Hammond residents in the area temporarily without power. Firefighters on the scene said they went out on the call around 2am. The location ironically is very near station 5, which is 6217 Hohman. John Luke early morning Hammond fire on Hohman Ice forms on the nozzle of a fire hose as Hammond firefighters battle a...