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Highway work starts east of Cody

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:04:50 -0400

CODY, Wyoming - Work is set to start this week on a $12.3-million highway improvement project on the east side of Cody.

Retiring UW president donates books to Meeteetse

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:32:11 -0400

LARAMIE, Wyoming - University of Wyoming President Tom Buchanan is donating several hundred of his books to the library in Meeteetse.

Wyo. Education Department inquiry lists complaints

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:19:31 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - An inquiry into the Wyoming Education Department lists a slew of complaints about how the agency was run under state Superintendent of Public Instruction Cindy Hill - but makes no conclusions or recommendations about its findings.

Cheyenne girl dies in Riverton horse accident

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:29:07 -0400

RIVERTON, Wyoming - A Cheyenne girl has died in a horse-riding accident in Riverton.

Powell man credits bear spray in grizzly encounter

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:37:30 -0400

POWELL, Wyoming - A Powell man says bear spray enabled him to frighten off a grizzly bear during a close encounter at a campground west of Cody.

Climbing guide latest to be rescued at Grand Teton

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:56:19 -0400

GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, Wyoming - A climbing guide is the latest person to be rescued at Grand Teton National Park after a busy weekend for rangers.

Colo. gun accessories maker asking $2.5M from Wyo.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:54:25 -0400

LARAMIE, Wyoming - A Colorado company that makes gun sights and other firearms accessories is seeking a $2.5 million grant from Wyoming to help it move to Laramie.

UW's A-A to get $30 million facelift

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:39:29 -0400

LARAMIE, Wyoming - After more than 30 years of Wyoming basketball games, concerts and graduation ceremonies, Arena-Auditorium needs a facelift.

Wyo. dries out, wildfire likelihood increases

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:37:14 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - The likelihood of large wildfires is increasing in Wyoming with the dry weather much of the state has seen over the past month or so.

Wyo. State Pen inmate dies after lengthy illness

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:05:49 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - The Wyoming Department of Corrections says a 40-year-old inmate has died following a lengthy illness.

Cheyenne VA hospital named historic site

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:52:29 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - The Veterans Affairs hospital in Cheyenne has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Mills man who shot brother gets probation

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:53:15 -0400

CASPER, Wyoming - A judge in Casper has sentenced a man who accidentally shot and killed his brother to three years of supervised probation.

Bighorn National Forest warns campers about bears

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:07:19 -0400

SHERIDAN, Wyoming - Officials on the Bighorn National Forest are urging campers to take precautions with bears.

Wyoming Mining Association holds annual convention

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:52:04 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - The Wyoming Mining Association is holding its annual convention this week in Sheridan.

Man dies in cliff diving incident at Flaming Gorge

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:01:14 -0400

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyoming - A Rock Springs man has died after he insisted on jumping off a cliff into Flaming Gorge Reservoir.

Cloud Peak seeks 198M ton coal lease in Montana

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:08:15 -0400

BILLINGS, Montana - Federal and state officials will weigh in this week on a Wyoming company's application to lease 198 million tons of coal adjacent to a southeastern Montana mine, amid an emerging debate over whether the government is undervaluing the coal from such projects.

Officials investigate rig death in southern Wyo.

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:43:26 -0400

CASPER, Wyoming - The Wyoming Occupational Health and Safety Administration is investigating the death of a 32-year-old Worland man on a drilling rig near Baggs last month.

Wyo. sees increase in K-12 language program

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:31:40 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - The number of K-12 students in Wyoming participating in a program to help them speak and read the English language has increased 10.5 percent over the last four years, according to statistics compiled by the state Department of Education.

Lawyers for death row inmate explore new defense

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:15:14 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - A federal judge on Monday approved more testing for Dale Wayne Eaton, Wyoming's lone death row inmate, after his lawyers said his IQ may be low enough that he could be covered by a federal ban against executing people with intellectual disabilities.

Gillette cowgirl wins CNFR goat tying championship

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:39:19 -0400

CASPER, Wyoming - Jordan Thurston-Miller's little brother Brady told her parents this week he thought she was past her prime, a sentiment the cowgirl proved wrong.

Gillette College has strong showing at CNFR

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:39:18 -0400

CASPER, Wyoming - The Gillette College rodeo team gave a strong showing in the National College Finals Rodeo.

Wyoming Conservation Corps projects under way

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:32:27 -0400

LARAMIE, Wyoming - Some University of Wyoming students have put away their studies for the summer in favor of shovels, chainsaws and assorted other tools and equipment.

New citizens sworn in at former internment camp

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:05:37 -0400

POWELL, Wyoming - A group of Wyoming residents became U.S. citizens this past week.

Man's body found at Casper shooting range

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:16:18 -0400

CASPER, Wyoming - Authorities say it could be up to eight weeks before autopsy results are released on a man who was found dead at a Casper shooting range with a single gunshot wound to his chest.

Uranium mining company laying off 26 Wyo. workers

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:28:06 -0400

CASPER, Wyoming - A Toronto-based mining company has decided to stop drilling additional uranium wells, which means 26 Wyoming employees will be out of work at the end of June.