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Plane crash kills one in Bighorn Mountains
The Sheridan Press
A plane carrying four passengers reportedly crashed Monday in the Bighorn Mountains, killing a 13-year-old girl. Rescue and medical teams arrived at the crash site and found a single-engine aircraft with three injured passengers and the deceased teen. Read the full story.

Wyoming College to catch AI classwork
Powell Tribune
Northwest College is beefing up one of its main tools to catch students using AI. The college will pay Turnitin roughly $19,545 this year for not just its normal services, but also an updated AI plug-in to help catch the newest form of cheating. Read the full story.

Cheyenne cracks down on RV parking
Wyoming Tribune Eagle
In one week, Cheyenne officials will begin enforcing new seasonal restrictions on oversize vehicles, like RVs, parked on city streets to help address safety concerns, snow removal challenges and street damage. Read the full story about how the change is creating a boom in private storage options.

Jackson Hole ski area seeks special status
Jackson Hole News&Guide
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort is asking the Bridger-Teton National Forest for a new set of rules specific to ski hills that unbundles their regulation from other resort areas like summer homes, lodges and group camps. In an August letter, the News&Guide reports, the resort appeared to ask for leniency on standards used to maintain water quality and old growth.

Buying It?: Central Wyoming hospital wants county to help
Douglas Budget
Memorial Hospital of Converse County officials are asking Natrona County commissioners to issue $32.45 million in revenue bonds to allow the Douglas hospital to buy the building where its Summit Medical Center resides. Read more about the deal here.

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