An energy policy that was challenged by the lawsuit was repealed in March by the state Legislature, and Montana's attorney general wanted that part of the case dismissed.
On Oct. 7, former police detective Shannon Daley and current detective Teri Patrick sued Police Chief McPheeters under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act because he knew that now-retired detective Chase Nash should have been terminated.
Governor Mark Gordon announced on Thursday that Wyoming has joined 24 other states in a lawsuit over a rule from the Department of Labor that would impact the retirement accounts of countless Wyoming residents.