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23-year-old Jerald Roberts changed his plea to guilty Tuesday morning in 4th Judicial District Court. Roberts plead guilty to aggravated homicide by vehicle. The charge stems from a one vehicle rollover on April 20th 2009 that took the life of Christopher Fletcher.

In a media release issued from Sheridan College this morning, three finalists have been chosen for the position of President of the Northern Wyoming Community College District, which includes Sheridan College, Gillette College, and the campus in Buffalo.

The Advocacy & Resource Center in Sheridan, located right across the street from the Sheridan Safeway store on Coffeen Avenue, provides a safe haven for anyone -- women, children, and even men -- who are the victims of violent crimes.

Rhonda Weber is with the Center, and she describes how connections are made between the victims and their services.

Thirty-five years ago, a group of mountain enthusiasts started a small film festival in Banff, Canada.

Representatives with the Sheridan Housing Action Committee provided the Sheridan City Council with an update on their activities during a work session Monday. SHAC Executive Director Karin Spann stated to the Council that SHAC would like to do an updated community wide survey along with one that is more specific to a certain area of Sheridan.

Federal Judge William Downes heard opening statements Monday in Casper in the lawsuit filed by UW student Meg Lanker and Bill Ayers to allow Ayers the right to speak on campus this Wednesday.

The National Rifle Association in conjunction with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and the Upton Gun Club are once again sponsoring this year's Youth Hunter Education Challenge Saturday May 8th in Upton. Wyoming Game and Fish Information Officer Jeff Obrecht explains what the 3rd annual event will consist of.

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - The Natural Resources Conservation Service reports that Wyoming's statewide snowpack is at 68 percent of average, down from 82 percent two weeks ago. The service reported Monday that the Belle Fourche River drainage in northeast Wyoming was particularly low at only 3 percent of the 30-year average. That means snowpack there has basically melted out.

National Christian recording artists "Kutless," whose song "That's What Faith Can Do" currently sits at the top of the Christian rock charts, will be in Sheridan Thursday for a benefit concert at the Sheridan Wesleyan Church. Sheridan Media's Mary Jo Johnson has more.

Tonight, a 12-year-old Mongolian horse racer, the first free-solo climber of the Regular Northwest Face on Yosemite's half Dome and crocodile-dodging kayakers will all be in Sheridan--sort of. Edith Heyward explains what "Banff" is all about