Wyoming News Briefs

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — State lawmakers say the Wyoming Department of Education has missed a deadline to submit a written response to a report detailing numerous failures by the agency on implementing education reforms. The Wyoming Legislature's Select Committee on Education Accountability had given public instruction Superintendent Cindy Hill until Monday to present the written arguments. Committee co-chairmen Sen. Hank Coe and Matt Teeters said Hill will have 30 minutes to give a verbal response during the panel's meeting next week.

GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — Campbell County commissioners have given their approval to a $1.7 million subsidy to keep SkyWest Airlines flying between Gillette and Salt Lake City. The county will provide about $579,000, with the state providing the rest. The Gillette News Record reports the subsidy helps to ensure SkyWest won't lose money on the flights. The subsidy goes down if more passengers buy tickets.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A company is scrapping plans to build a $1.8 billion oil pipeline from North Dakota to Oklahoma through Wyoming. Tulsa-based Oneok (WUHN'-ohk) Partners says they couldn't get enough producers to make long-term commitments to use the Bakken Crude Express Pipeline. The company says it still has up to $4.8 billion of natural gas projects under way.

GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — A new feature by Oscar-winning director Alexander Payne is filming in Wyoming. The movie called "Nebraska" is about a father-son road trip from Montana to Nebraska. The Wyoming Film Office says more scenes will be shot today on the road from Gillette to the South Dakota border.