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Laramie man faces second-degree murder charge

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:28:36 -0400

LARAMIE, Wyoming - A Vietnam veteran accused in a fatal stabbing in Laramie faces a charge of second-degree murder.

Wyoming inmate sues again over eagle feathers

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:11:20 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - A Wyoming inmate is suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, claiming agency officials improperly delayed for years sending him eagle feathers he needed for Native American religious purposes.

Tanker rolls near Medicine Bow, spills hot goo

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:02:24 -0400

MEDICINE BOW, Wyoming - A tractor-trailer pulling two tankers loaded with asphalt sealer overturned and spilled a hot, sticky mess near Medicine Bow.

Casper man pleads in girl's kidnapping, abuse

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:13:25 -0400

DOUGLAS, Wyoming - A Casper man has pleaded guilty to kidnapping and sexual abuse of a minor in the abduction of a 2-year-old Glenrock girl from her bedroom last year.

Mixed reaction in Wyo. to Boy Scouts' gay vote

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:07:11 -0400

CASPER, Wyoming - Officials with the Boy Scouts of America in Wyoming didn't comment on the organization's decision to end a ban on gay youths while still excluding gay adults, but parents of Wyoming Boy Scouts are expressing mixed reactions.

Couple get prison terms in double slayings

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:58:26 -0400

RIVERTON, Wyoming - A husband and wife have been sentenced to long prison terms after pleading guilty to abetting the slayings of two people in Hudson in 2011.

Beartooth Highway opening delayed by snow, ice

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:15:28 -0400

JACKSON, Wyoming - A spring storm bearing snow and ice has delayed the reopening of the Beartooth Highway connecting Yellowstone National Park and Red Lodge, Montana

Campbell commissioners OK air service subsidy

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:04:44 -0400

GILLETTE, Wyoming - The Campbell County commissioners have agreed to help subsidize air service from Gillette to Salt Lake City and Denver for another year starting July 1.

Homeless Coalition rebounds after leader dies

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:28:38 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - The Wyoming Coalition for the Homeless has rebounded after the death of its founder and a financial crisis.

Business Council OKs $21M for development projects

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:56:33 -0400

CASPER, Wyoming - The Wyoming Business Council has approved more than $21 million in state- and federally funded loans and grants for business development projects.

Game Department plans kids' fishing day in Casper

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:06:38 -0400

CASPER, Wyoming - The 18th Annual Kids Fishing Day event is set for June 1 in Casper.

Farmers markets make economic impact in Wyoming

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:35:04 -0400

CASPER, Wyoming - The Wyoming Business Council says those little farmers markets in the state have a big impact on the economy.

Groups join Wyoming in opposing end to wolf suit

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:52:23 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - Lawyers for the federal government and several pro-hunting organizations have joined the state of Wyoming in urging a federal judge not to allow a coalition of environmental groups to drop a lawsuit challenging recent federal action turning wolf management over to Wyoming.

Feds keep Preble's mouse on threatened list

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:05:21 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Thursday it would continue to protect as a threatened species a mouse that lives along streams in Colorado and eastern Wyoming, saying human development continues to threaten the animal's riparian habitat.

Wyo. man sentenced in sex assault on reservation

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:36:17 -0400

LANDER, Wyoming - Prosecutors say a Northern Arapaho man has been ordered to pay restitution over a sexual assault on the Wind River Indian Reservation in October.

Approval recommended for Greys River development

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:28:58 -0400

JACKSON, Wyoming - Planning and zoning staff in Lincoln County are recommending approval of a controversial proposed subdivision development on private land surrounded by the Bridger-Teton National Forest in western Wyoming.

No flooding so far in annual Wyoming runoff

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:03:29 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - The annual snowmelt in Wyoming has been uneventful so far with no reports of flooding, but the runoff isn't expected to reach its peak until the first week or two of June.

Former state Rep. prepares for MMA bout

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:53:32 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - Bryan Pedersen is 38 years old. He's married with three young children. He served six years in the Wyoming Legislature and now provides financial advice to 250 clients.

Snowy Range Road plowed, reopens for season

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:17:49 -0400

CENTENNIAL, Wyoming - The highway over the Snowy Range has reopened.

Moose hindquarter found under Cheyenne viaduct

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:01:57 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - A moose's hindquarter has turned up under a viaduct in Cheyenne, and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is asking for information about where it came from.