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Wyoming AG says Campbell Co can't dissolve boards
GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) - The Campbell County Commission appears to have exceeded its authority when it dissolved several county boards. A state Attorney General's opinion says the commission cannot diss...
Gov. Freudenthal signs Wyo health care pilot bill
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Wyoming residents who can't afford health care on the open market might be able to get it under a health care pilot program bill that Gov. Dave Freudenthal signed into law. Casp...
AAA Explains Rise in Gas Prices for Wyoming
WYOMING – The average price of gas in Wyoming reached $2.62 a gallon of regular Wednesday. AAA said the price will continue to go up at the temperatures keep warming up. The automobile associat...
Wyoming AG says Campbell Co can't dissolve boards
On the other hand, Seeger says that boards for the airport, fair and children's development services are not required and are OK to be dissolved by the commission.
Baby's birth in Gillette leads to drug bust
GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) -- Investigators seized $16,000 worth of methamphetamine in a bust that began when a woman tested positive for meth after giving birth at a Gillette hospital.
SD2 appoints trustee replacement
The Billings School District 2 Board will swear in a new trustee Monday night during its regular board meeting. Travis Kemp, business owner of Wooden Nickel Refinish & Woodcraft, was appointe...
Appeals court hears arguments on forest roads rule
DENVER (AP) - Lawyers for the state of Wyoming and the Colorado Mining Association say a 2001 federal rule banning construction of new roads on National Forest land violates the law. The 10th U.S. Ci...
Budget Deficit Sets Record in February
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government ran up the largest monthly deficit in history in February, keeping the flood of red ink on track to top last year's record for the full year.
Judge dismisses murder charge in 1990 shooting death
A murder charge filed last year against a former Billings minister for the shooting death of his wife in 1990 has been dismissed. In an order dated March 9, retired Supreme Court Justice John Warn...
Great Falls told to release power plant documents
GREAT FALLS — An exasperated District Court judge has ordered the city of Great Falls to make public nearly all the documents detailing the financial relationship between the city and a power pla...
Rehberg staffer faces elk poaching charges
HELENA — A top staff member for Rep. Denny Rehberg has been put on voluntary leave and is facing poaching charges in Madison County for allegedly taking an elk out of season and abandoning the ca...
Jests, jabs abound at Rotary Show
Roger Gelder (left) and Luke Anderson perform the skit “Signs - Dewey’s Nightmare” during the Rotary Show on Saturday at Wynona Thompson Auditorium. (Photo by Ivy Garlow) Sheriff Scott...
Two oil firms expand staffs
Leased space in the Park County Complex for five commercial tenants and the library administrative offices will be emptied soon to make room for more than a dozen new jobs at two oil companies.Notific...
Listeners finding three new FM stations
Cody area people surfing through FM radio stations lately may have been surprised by what they’ve heard.Radio listening options expanded about a month ago with The KROW (101.1), The Adventure (103.3...
YRA claims $31M impact
The annual economic impact of Yellowstone Regional Airport is about $31 million, according to a new study.Commissioned by the state, the study found YRA’s total area impact includes 290 jobs wi...
Canal Park lights repaired
Scott Kane (left) and Toby Schmidt discuss the solar panel Thursday that runs the lights for the amphitheater at Canal Park.(Photo by Ivy Garlow)
State rests in Covington triple-murder trial
Prosecutors rested their case today against triple-murder defendant Richard Covington. After calling two final witnesses Wednesday morning, Deputy County Attorneys Rod Souza and Scott Twito ended t...
Marathon Oil to drill 25 more wells in Wyo.
CODY — Nearly a century after oil was discovered in Oregon Basin, companies are still working to find new reserves there, and to find new ways to recover untapped oil from wells drilled decades ago....
State work on wildlife guidelines for wind goes on
CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has pushed back its presentation of new wildlife protection guidelines for wind energy developers until next month.The department in November released...
Foundation outlines child-care problems
CHEYENNE — Child care is difficult to find and becoming prohibitively expensive for an increasing number of parents in Wyoming, a statewide women’s advocacy group warned.The Wyoming Women’s Foun...
Gov. chides school facilities panel
CASPER — Gov. Dave Freudenthal is taking members of the Wyoming School Facilities Commission to task, saying the commission needs better communication with school districts and lawmakers.Freudenthal...
Woman acquitted in charges
GREEN RIVER — A jury has acquitted a Rock Springs woman accused of attempted murder charges, instead finding her guilty of aggravated assault and battery.Twenty-six-year-old Gloria Lynn Landeroz was...
College seeks tax for scholarships
ROCK SPRINGS — The Board of Trustees of Western Wyoming Community College in Rock Springs is looking at a property tax to raise money for scholarships.The board will host a public hearing next month...
Dee the Glenrock mammoth on display at Casper College geological museum
CASPER — After resting for 11,600 years underground, Dee the mammoth has found a home at the Tate Geological Museum at Casper College.More than 180 bones were unearthed from the Allemand Ranch about...
University geological museum still is in need of financial help
LARAMIE — When the University of Wyoming announced last year that it would be closing the S.H. Knight Geological Museum as part of the institution’s $18.3 million budget cuts, it immediately becam...
Wyo. National Air Guard grounds annual air show
CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Air National Guard won’t host its annual air show this July, because of deployments, construction at the airfield and other issues.But the performance of the U.S. Air Force ...
Lummis supports pay cut for Congress
CHEYENNE — U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis is supporting a bill that would cut salaries for members of Congress by 5 percent.The Wyoming Republican says it’s time “for members of Congress to stand shou...
Teton businesses consider Tipsy Taxi
JACKSON — Officials in Teton County are considering starting a program that would allow bartenders and police officers in the region to offer free cab rides to drunken bar and restaurant patrons.The...
Sheridan’s Rep. Jack Landon to retire
SHERIDAN — Republican state Rep. Jack Landon of Sheridan says he will retire from the District 30 House seat when his term expires at the end of this year.Landon currently serves as the chairman of ...
Freudenthals head to Australia
CHEYENNE — Gov. Dave Freudenthal and First Lady Nancy Freudenthal plan to travel to Australia later this month to talk to officials there about coal-related issues similar to those facing Wyoming.Th...
New wind industry rules, state tax now law
CHEYENNE— Wyoming will have more authority over the siting and development of wind farms and the state will begin taxing wind energy production under bills that Gov. Dave Freudenthal signed into law...
Enrollment numbers at UW top last spring
LARAMIE — Spring enrollment at the University of Wyoming increased this year by nearly 500 students at the main campus in Laramie; total enrollment for UW increased by nearly 6 percent to 12,496 stu...
Postal worker sentenced to prison in theft case
CASPER — A former U.S. Postal Service worker has been sentenced to four months in prison on a charge of stealing from a Cheyenne post office.Prosecutors say 51-year-old Derick Gardner defrauded the ...
Montana unemployment up slightly
HELENA — Montana's unemployment rate continued an upward climb with a slight increase in January. The Montana Department of Labor says the state's unemployment increased to 6.8 percent from 6.7 p...
SD2 superintendent candidate is finalist in Mass.
The Billings School District 2 superintendent candidate from Schenectady, N.Y. is also a candidate for the top administrator job in the school district in Arlington, Mass. officials there announced...
Wyoming police release names of 2 killed in crash
BUFFALO — Police say the 2 people killed in a head-on crash on Interstate 90 near Buffalo, Wyo., were both elderly women. Seventy-two-year-old Donna A. Smith of Gillette and 86-year-old Wanda W. ...
Web site lists Cheyenne among top retirement towns
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A retirement planning Web site has listed Cheyenne among the nation's 100 most popular places to retire. Cheyenne ranked number 84 on the list by TopRetirements.com. The Web sit...
Appeals court takes up ban on new roads in forests
DENVER (AP) - A federal appeals court in Denver will hear oral arguments on a ban on building new roads in national forests. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is weighing a lawsuit filed by the ...
Genesee & Wyoming Feb. traffic falls 9 percent
Short line and regional railroad operator Genesee & Wyoming Inc. said Wednesday its traffic fell 9 percent last month from February 2009, mostly due to lower shipments of coal, coke and ores.
Palin set for Missoula speech on Sept. 12
MISSOULA - Officials with a faith-based addiction recovery group say former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is coming to Missoula in September to fire up a fundraising campaign. Teen Challenge Montana offe...
United Way donations drop slightly to $1.1M
--> CHEYENNE -- Donations for the United Way of Laramie County were down for the second year in a row in 2009, it was announced Tuesday.But considering the economic climate of the last two years, the...
Fate of Litl Bit of Love's livestock now unclear
--> CHEYENNE -- A woman accused of maltreating animals at the shelter and rescue she operated near Carpenter now can't afford to feed the livestock she offered for adoption, another rescue group says...
Survey says Jackson residents back foreign workers
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - A survey shows Jackson residents support immigration and integration efforts in the northwest Wyoming community. Results of the survey conducted last November cull opinions of is...
NorthWestern sued again for Bozeman explosion
BOZEMAN - NorthWestern Energy is facing another lawsuit stemming from a natural-gas explosion last year that killed one woman and destroyed half a city block. Steve Zabel, who owns Montana Trails G...
Bozeman woman gets 7 years for embezzling $140K from company
Associated Press BOZEMAN - A 42-year-old Bozeman woman who embezzled $140,000 from a plumbing and heating equipment company was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison with three years probation...
Tribes up the ante in Flathead Lake trout tournament
POLSON - The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are increasing the payouts for this year's Flathead Lake trout fishing tournament in an effort to entice more anglers and reduce the lake trout ...
Man whose frozen body found near Essex was from Illinois
KALISPELL - Flathead County authorities say a man whose body was found in a snowbank on the southern edge of Glacier National Park was an 18-year-old from Lake Forest, Ill., who had been reported m...
Summit in Casper to focus on invasive mussels
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - Zebra and quagga mussels are threatening Wyoming streams and rivers and an upcoming summit in Casper will focus on what can be done about these invasive species. The summit hosted...
Landowners get info about road
CASPER — The Wyoming Department of Transportation will provide access to information to a Casper couple whose land it wants for the proposed West Belt Loop Road, attorneys said after a judge’s ...
County changing road-naming method
CASPER — Single guys with spelling problems might head for Batchelor Road. Single gals looking for rich bachelors probably would prefer Golddigger Drive. Goldilocks could check out the porridge ...
No plans in Montana
HELENA — In an exchange with U.S. Sen. Jon Tester on Tuesday, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said his agency has no plans to create a new national monument in Montana or buy up private land in th...
Neighbors organize to stop church from housing ex-convicts
CASPER — Paradise Valley residents opposed to a church’s plans to house ex-convicts will campaign against the church by pressuring its sponsors, one of their organizers said Tuesday. The Set Fr...
Judge quashes M&M auction plans
BUTTE — A businessman’s plans to auction off equipment and items inside the M&M were quashed Tuesday after a judge found the owner to be in default on his loan. Butte District Judge Kurt Kr...
Driver, officer tell vastly different tales
Late on the evening of Dec. 17, Tyler Andersen, a 23-year-old Billings resident, failed to heed a stop sign at the bottom of the Interstate 90 exit ramp at Columbus. Andersen doesn’t dispute that...
Rocky skier wins pinup contest
The Lange Girl is Rocky Mountain College’s girl, too. Junior Alex Guras, a 21-year-old aviation science major from Breckinridge, Colo., was chosen to be one of three regional representatives of t...
Manager, other city officials on D.C. lobbying trip
Three members of the City Council and City Administrator Tina Volek are in Washington, D.C., this week to present a wish list of projects to the state’s congressional delegation. Volek, along wit...
Back To The Gold Standard
BONNEVILLE CO. - Silver and gold - not many of us have much of it lying around, but imagine exchanging a gold piece for a bag of groceries. It's not as ridiculous as it sounds. There is a new bill...
Body of Montana soldier arrives in U.S.
HELENA — Defense officials say the body of a Montana soldier who died in Afghanistan has arrived in the United States. The body of Army Pvt. Nicholas S. Cook of Hungry Horse arrived at Dover Air ...
Schools watch for PAWS problems
CASPER — School districts around the state have their fingers crossed that online testing systems will work this week. Monday was the first day of the statewide window for administering the Profi...
Rising expectations for water leave towns tapped out
Kurt Markegard, director of public works in Laurel, stands near the city’s water intake pumps on the banks of the Yellowstone River. Laurel’s taxpayers are facing increases from the cost of new r...
Oncology center to close after all
Despite promises to the contrary, the Northern Rockies Radiation Oncology Center will close this fall after 23 years of operation. St. Vincent Healthcare announced Tuesday that the radiation treat...
Trustees to visit districts of at least two superintendent candidates
Three of the five candidates for School District 2 superintendent kicked the job’s tires on Monday with tours of school buildings and a full slate of meetings with people who work in all parts of...
Johnson joins GOP primary race for PSC
HELENA — Former Secretary of State Brad Johnson on Tuesday joined the race for the Public Service Commission district stretching from Helena to Kalispell, creating a contested Republican primary ...
Murder charges against Amasa Pinkney Niles dropped for lesser charges
Without offering a public explanation, Yellowstone County prosecutors Tuesday agreed to dismiss a murder charge against a man involved in a deadly confrontation outside a Billings motel. In exchang...
Man pleads guilty to involvement in shooting death of Whitehead
--> CHEYENNE -- A participant in the shooting death of 21-year-old Adonnis Whitehead last July pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the shooter Monday.Dedrick L. Bell took advantage of a plea deal w...
LCSD1 may lose fed drug money
--> CHEYENNE -- Laramie County School District 1 officials expect to lose $157,468 in federal grants for their Safe and Drug Free Schools program.LCSD1 pays most of the program costs now, spendi...
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Actors from the Enchantment Theatre Company perform "The Adventures of Harold and the Purple Crayon" Tuesday afternoon at the Alberta Bair Theater for area school children. The play is based...
Idaho Fish & Game Need Funding For Pocatello's Fishing Pond
POCATELLO - The Idaho Fish and Game call it "A great concept for a great idea, but they need funding." What they're referring to is a community fishing pond on the south end of Pocatello. At a m...
Some Pocatelloans Worried About Uncertainty of Their Homes
POCATELLO - Some local families are worried they're going to be forced to move out of their trailer park. Five families live on the grounds at the Pocatello Regional Airport. But, they're up...
Charges filed in Heights fight
The Yellowstone County Attorney’s Office has filed a felony assault charge against a 16-year-old boy arrested last week in connection with a large fight in the Heights that sent another person to...
Felon back in jail after police read 'My Space' posts
A Billings man recently charged with a felony drug offense while serving a suspended sentence has been arrested again for posts about “jack n cokes” and “margritas” on his MySpace page. C...
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| | Veterans, embossed license plates available beginning - Friday, January 01, 2010 Armed forces veteran license plates and embossed plates approved by the 2009 Wyoming Legislature will become available next year.
Both plates carry a $50 fee in addition to the standard $15 state registration fee and the county registration fee that is calculated based on the vehicle’s value.
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| | Titles to be required to register new boats, snowmobiles and small utility trailers - Friday, January 01, 2010Beginning Jan. 1, 2010 motorized watercraft, snowmobiles and small trailers will have to be titled in order to be registered after they are purchased or their ownership is transferred.
The changes are among several revisions to the state’s vehicle titling and registration laws approved by the 2009 Legislature to improve consistency, clarity and accountability. The changes do not apply to vehicles purchased before Jan.1, unless ownership changes. read more ...
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| | New law requires copy of vehicle registration to be carried in vehicle - Friday, January 01, 2010Beginning Jan. 1, 2010 Wyoming law will require a copy of a vehicle’s registration to be carried in the vehicle at all times.
The change is among several revisions to the state’s vehicle titling and registration laws approved by the 2009 Legislature to improve consistency, clarity and accountability. read more ...
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| | Albany County Web Map Available - Tuesday, April 14, 2009The Albany County Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Department has developed a web based map of Albany County. This map contains information on voting districts, ownership, roads, and much more. read more ...
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| | Planning Department Upcoming Meetings - Monday, January 04, 2010Follow this link for schedule and other information regarding upcoming Planning Department meetings. read more ...
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