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Groundwater Test Proposal Gets Good Reviews

By The Associated Press on Sat 05/18/2013 07:05am
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Gov. Matt Mead's proposal to require groundwater testing at oil and gas drilling sites is getting favorable reviews from environmental advocates, landowners and industry representatives.

Environmentalists Drop One of Two Wolf Delisting Suits

By The Associated Press on Fri 05/17/2013 07:51pm
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Environmental groups have dropped one of two federal lawsuits challenging last year's federal action that turned management of Wyoming wolves over to the state.

Crow Corruption Trial Delayed Until August

By The Associated Press on Tue 05/14/2013 06:14pm
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A federal judge pushed back the trial date for four defendants in a corruption case on Montana's Crow Indian Reservation. U.S. District Judge Sam Haddon on Tuesday canceled a planned June 10 start date for the trial and reset it for August 13.

UW Trustees Pick Casper Company for A-A Project

By The Associated Press on Fri 05/10/2013 05:04pm
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LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees has chosen a Casper company to oversee renovation of the Arena-Auditorium.

Game and Fish to Begin Research-Trapping Wolves

By The Associated Press on Fri 05/10/2013 05:03pm
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JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - The Wyoming Game and Fish Department plans to begin trapping wolves for scientific purposes in the Gros Ventre Mountains next week. Game and Fish officials say the trapping is set to begin Tuesday and continue through June 15.

Rural Station Accident Causes Potential Gas Shortage

By The Associated Press on Thu 05/09/2013 12:27pm
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If you're driving to the small town of Chugwater, better fill up first.

Export Coal Deal Stalls as Companies Renegotiate

By The Associated Press on Wed 05/08/2013 05:52pm
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A proposed deal on a Montana coal mine that its backers had said would boost Asian exports of the fuel via the West Coast has stalled.

Companies Want Sweetwater Lithium

By The Associated Press on Wed 05/08/2013 11:51am
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The discovery of lithium in Sweetwater County has already attracted four lithium lease applications.

April Snow Improves Wyoming Mountain Snowpack

By The Associated Press on Tue 05/07/2013 03:53pm
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Wyoming's mountain snowpack has improved greatly over the last month thanks to a succession of snowstorms over the last four weeks. But National Weather Service hydrologist Jim Fahey says runoff is still expected to be below normal in many areas this spring and summer.

Guides Want Wolf Licences Cut

By The Associated Press on Mon 05/06/2013 08:51am
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The Jackson Hole Outfitters and Guides Association has endorsed Wyoming's proposal to cut the number of wolf hunting permits in half this fall.

Wyo. Elk Refuge will Haze Lingering Elk

By The Associated Press on Sat 05/04/2013 02:34pm
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JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - Any bison and elk remaining on the National Elk Refuge in Jackson Hole will be driven off to preserve forage for next winter.

Refuge biologist Eric Cole says the hazing was to begin any day now.

Gov. Mead Says GOP Committee Too Hasty With Hill Bill

By The Associated Press on Sat 05/04/2013 02:30pm
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Gov. Matt Mead says the Wyoming Republican Party Central Committee acted too hastily in addressing a new state law changing the powers and duties of the state superintendent of public instruction.

Police Identify Pilot in Fatal Helicopter Crash

By The Associated Press on Tue 04/30/2013 01:46pm
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Yellowstone County authorities have tentatively identified the pilot killed in a helicopter crash as an 81-year-old Billings man.

Governor Mead: Don't Examine Global Effects of Coal

By The Associated Press on Fri 04/26/2013 07:52pm
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead is asking the White House to not evaluate the effects of greenhouse gases that would be emitted by exporting U.S. coal and burning it overseas.

Online Sales Tax Looks Probable

By The Associated Press on Fri 04/26/2013 08:07am
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Internet shoppers are moving closer to paying sales taxes for their online purchases. But the fight is far from over.

Fire at Gas Storage Site

By The Associated Press on Mon 04/22/2013 06:51am
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Firefighters are investigating what ignited a fiery explosion at a natural gas storage site in southwestern Wyoming over the weekend.

Second Suspect Guilty Plea in Cheyenne Hotel Fire

By The Associated Press on Sat 04/20/2013 12:01am
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A second suspect has pleaded guilty for his role in an arson attack that destroyed a landmark hotel in Cheyenne. Marcus Trevino pleaded guilty in federal court to aiding and abetting arson and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

October Trial Set for Man Accused of Abducting Cody Girl

By The Associated Press on Thu 04/18/2013 04:27pm
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POWELL, Wyo. (AP) - A Montana man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a girl from Cody, Wyo., is scheduled to go on trial in October.

UW to Confer Two Honorary Degrees

By The Associated Press on Tue 04/16/2013 03:12pm
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LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - The University of Wyoming will confer honorary doctoral degrees upon two individuals who are recognized internationally as leaders in their professions. They are Sheridan native Nancy Gwinn, director of the Smithsonian Libraries; and Casper native Dr. Stephen Nicholas, a world-renowned pediatric AIDS specialist.

Court Weighs In on Searches Via Phone Permission

By The Associated Press on Tue 04/16/2013 12:16pm
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The Wyoming Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Tuesday on challenges to a recent state law that allows judges to give permission over the phone to police officers to draw blood or perform other tests on people suspected of drunken driving.