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Wyoming Stock Growers Get New President

By The Associated Press on Sat 06/15/2013 06:35am
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - The Wyoming Stock Growers Association has a new president. Jim Wilson, of Thermopolis, has taken over the reins of the organization for the next two years. The organization also has several new regional vice presidents from across the state.

Governor Mead Sends Help to Colorado

By The Associated Press on Fri 06/14/2013 05:59pm
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Wyoming is sending a National Guard helicopter and its four-person crew to Colorado to help fight the deadly Black Forest fire near Colorado Springs. Gov. Matt Mead announced that the Black Hawk helicopter and four-person crew left for Colorado Friday afternoon.

Wyoming Guard Announces 11-Day Furlough

By The Associated Press on Wed 06/12/2013 07:44am
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More than 400 Wyoming Military Department employees will be required to take off 11 days without pay this summer because of federal budget cuts.

Hill Offers to Give Up Two Staff Positions

By The Associated Press on Tue 06/11/2013 01:23pm
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CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - State Superintendent of Public Instruction Cindy Hill is offering to return more than $100,000 in funding to the Wyoming Department of Education.

Governor OK With Wyoming's Referendum Process

By The Associated Press on Sun 06/09/2013 06:03am
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Gov. Matt Mead says he believes Wyoming's standards for citizen initiated laws and referendums are appropriate.

Wyoming Runoff Below Average But Better Than 2012

By The Associated Press on Sun 06/09/2013 06:00am
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Wyoming's expected runoff remains below normal, but better than what the state saw last year at this time.

Plan Lifts Lower 48 Wolf Protections

By The Associated Press on Sat 06/08/2013 06:03am
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - The Obama administration is proposing to end recovery efforts for gray wolves across most of the U.S. and return management to the states. Friday's announcement comes after wolves rebounded from widespread extermination during four decades on the endangered species list.

Mead Still Mulling State Lottery Board Members

By The Associated Press on Fri 06/07/2013 04:57pm
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Gov. Matt Mead says he's still going over names of people to serve on the board that will bring the lottery to Wyoming. Mead must appoint a nine-member board that will oversee the quasi-governmental corporation that will run the lottery.

Medicaid Expansion May Be Reconsidered

By The Associated Press on Tue 06/04/2013 12:38pm
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Wyoming lawmakers are set to get an update about the possibility that the state may yet choose to expand the Medicaid program.

3 Dinosaur Fossils Found in NE Wyoming

By The Associated Press on Mon 06/03/2013 07:37am
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The recent discovery of three Triceratops fossils in Wyoming could include the most complete skeleton of the three-horned dinosaur to date.

Newscastle Teen Ousted from Science Fair

By The Associated Press on Sat 06/01/2013 06:46am
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NEWCASTLE, Wyo. (AP) - A Wyoming high school senior who built a nuclear reactor was disqualified from the International Science and Engineering Fair this month on a technicality. It seems that 18-year-old Conrad Farnsworth, of Newcastle, had competed in too many science fairs.

Montana Considering Loan to Australian Coal Exporter

By The Associated Press on Sat 06/01/2013 12:04am
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - An Australian company seeking to take control of a Montana coal mine and boost exports to Asia is in discussions with state officials about a potential $10 million loan from an economic development trust.

Buffalo Woman Files Federal Appeal in Murder Case

By The Associated Press on Fri 05/31/2013 04:00pm
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A Buffalo woman has filed a federal appeal challenging her murder conviction in the 2009 shooting death of her husband. Leah Benjamin is serving a state sentence of 20 to 30 years on a conviction of second-degree murder in the death of Donald Benjamin.

Sex Offender Arraignment Postponed

By The Associated Press on Fri 05/31/2013 07:46am
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An arraignment has been postponed for a Sheridan man accused of molesting a 10-year-old special needs girl whom he babysat. 59-year-old Robert Bell's arraignment was postponed Wednesday after his attorney asked the judge for a competency evaluation by the Wyoming State Hospital in Evanston.

Brucellosis Found in Bighorns

By The Associated Press on Thu 05/30/2013 06:39am
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Two elk have tested positive for brucellosis in the Bighorn Mountains.

Decreased DUI Limit Gets Mixed Reaction

By The Associated Press on Tue 05/28/2013 10:54am
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The National Transportation Safety Board's recommendation for states to lower their blood-alcohol limit for drunken drivers is getting mixed reviews in Wyoming.

WYDOT: 3 Years to Fix Accident Site

By The Associated Press on Sun 05/26/2013 05:55am
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The Wyoming Department of Transportation is planning to replace a western Wyoming bridge where a bicyclist fell over a guardrail and died last year but the project won't happen until at least 2016.

Business Council Notes Farmers' Market Impact

By The Associated Press on Sat 05/25/2013 05:55am
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The Wyoming Business Council says those little farmers markets in the state have a big impact on the economy.

Data compiled by the council's Agribusiness Division says the markets contributed more than $2.2 million to the state's economy in 2012.

Wyoming Man Dies When Motorcycle Hits Car in Montana

By The Associated Press on Mon 05/20/2013 03:41pm
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A Sheridan, Wyo., man died and two other Sheridan residents were injured when a motorcycle collided with a car in southeastern Montana.

Udall Tells USFS to Override Air Tanker Protest

By The Associated Press on Sat 05/18/2013 07:10am
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Sen. Mark Udall of Colorado is urging the U.S. Forest Service to make sure a contract dispute doesn't ground large air tankers used to fight wildfires.