Wyoming Department of Family Services

In the heart of Wyoming, a simple phone call can change lives, especially during tough times like government shutdowns.

It's a tough time for many Wyoming families as energy and food assistance programs hit a snag amid the ongoing federal shutdown.

The program is administered by the Wyoming Department of Family Services and provides one-time support to help low-income households pay current or past due residential water and sewer bills.

The daughter of former Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow is facing a felony child abuse charge after allegedly leaving bruises on her child.

The Wyoming Supreme Court upheld a district court's ruling that a Casper woman would no longer have parental rights to her child who, as a baby, was found with legions on her neck and meth in her system.

The U.S. Treasury Department recently awarded Wyoming $23.6 million for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program.

Conviction of first-degree murder is punishable by death, life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, or life imprisonment.

The Wyoming Emergency Rental Assistance Program, which began last May, will not accept new applications after Nov. 10.

The Homeowner Assistance Fund, run by the Wyoming Department of Family Services, will launch at the beginning of May and will provide up to $17,000 in assistance to people behind on payments.

The Wyoming Department of Family Services recently announced that Wyoming's Child Support Program was ranked number one in the nation for the 9th consecutive year in terms of performance and federal standards.