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Judge sends former Guernsey treasurer to prison

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:32:23 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a former Guernsey town treasurer to two years in prison for failing to pay taxes on money she has admitted to embezzling from the town.

Defendants plead not guilty in Clark slayings

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:11:53 -0400

CODY, Wyoming - Two teenagers charged in the shooting deaths of a woman and her parents near the Wyoming-Montana border have pleaded not guilty.

In top coal state, gas to fuel next power plant

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:28:19 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - The next major power plant to be built in the nation's top coal-mining state will be fueled by natural gas.

Missing man's body found in Fremont Co. canal

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:39:25 -0400

RIVERTON, Wyoming - Officials in Fremont County have recovered the body of a 62-year-old Ethete (EE'-tha-tee) man who had been missing for more than a week.

Bighorn highway open for summer after spring storm

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:06:26 -0400

SHERIDAN, Wyoming - The highway over the Bighorn Mountains is finally open for the summer.

1 week left for petition to collect signatures

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:23:48 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - An effort to refer a new Wyoming law to a statewide vote has one week left to collect the required signatures.

Odd device to scare coyotes displayed in Rawlins

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:04:35 -0400

RAWLINS, Wyoming - In 1901, Carbon County sheepherder Jim Weed was probably getting tired of losing sleep to prevent his flock from being attacked by coyotes.

Smithsonian firearms on display at Cody museum

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:50:44 -0400

CODY, Wyoming - In 1803, the U.S. frigate Philadelphia sparked a major international incident when it ran aground in Tripoli harbor.

June 1 is free fishing day in Wyoming

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:26:04 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - Both Wyoming residents and nonresidents may fish for free in the state on June 1.

Wyoming teen pregnancy rates decline

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:34:20 -0400

LARAMIE, Wyoming - Wyoming's teen birthrate dropped by nearly 15 percent between 2007 and 2012, but officials are unclear as to why.

Last defendant pleads guilty in wind farm fraud

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:43:36 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - The last of five defendants charged with defrauding investors of more than $4 million by promoting non-existent wind farm projects in Wyoming and South Dakota pleaded guilty Tuesday to felony charges.

Groups petition Wyo. to toughen up oil-gas rules

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:13:25 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - A coalition of groups has petitioned Wyoming's state oil and gas regulatory agency to adopt tougher rules for oil and gas development that include restrictions on practice of flaring and expanding the minimum distance between new oil and gas wells and homes, schools and businesses.

Wyo. job numbers lag behind pre-recession levels

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:59:12 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - Wyoming's unemployment rate has been dropping over the last two years, but the state still hasn't replaced all the jobs it lost during the recession, according to the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services.

Fla. man suspected of faking death found in Wyo.

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:46:47 -0400

CODY, Wyoming - A Florida man suspected of faking his own death has been arrested in Wyoming.

Lockdown lifted at 4 Casper schools

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:47:12 -0400

CASPER, Wyoming - A lockdown at four Casper schools has been lifted.

Wyo. company outlines plan to buy Scottsbluff land

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:46:42 -0400

SCOTTSBLUFF, Nebraska - Scottsbluff leaders are considering a proposal in which they would sell 43 acres of city land to a Wyoming company for construction of a meatpacking plant in the western Nebraska community.

Wyoming Indian students to exhibit art in Casper

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:11:03 -0400

CASPER, Wyoming - An upcoming exhibit at the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper will feature art by students at Wyoming Indian High School.

Wyo. jobless rate falls to 4.8 percent in April

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:36:21 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - Wyoming's unemployment rate fell slightly in April to 4.8 percent.

Study: Casper air quality improves since smoke ban

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:10:45 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - A study conducted by anti-smoking groups found that air quality improved in Casper businesses that ceased to allow smoking when a city-wide smoking ban took effect.

Game and Fish holds meetings on wolf hunt changes

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:49:47 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - The Wyoming Game and Fish Department continues to hear from the public on proposed changes for the state's second annual wolf hunting season later this year.

Ex-councilor charged in Laramie domestic dispute

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:49:35 -0400

LARAMIE, Wyoming - A former Laramie city council is accused of holding a gun to his wife's head during a fight at their home.

Game & Fish trapping wolves, grizzly bears

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:48:22 -0400

PINEDALE, Wyoming - The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has begun trapping wolves and grizzly bears in western Wyoming.

Man stabbed to death in Laramie

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:20:56 -0400

LARAMIE, Wyoming - The Laramie Police Department is investigating the stabbing death of a 44-year-old man.

Wyoming asks federal judge to continue wolf suit

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:46:04 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - The state of Wyoming is asking a federal judge not to dismiss a lawsuit challenging last year's decision to turn over management of wolves to the state.

Snow still falling in parts of Colorado, Wyoming

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:40:04 -0400

DENVER - Memorial Day weekend is approaching, but the snow is still coming.