Grizzly bear euthanized after triple mauling
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks spokesman Ron Aasheim said Friday DNA tests determined the sow killed a Michigan man and injured two others in unprovoked attacks in a campground overnight Wednesday.
(read more)Movement in Western oil-gas lease backlog in Wyo.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced Friday that it would issue 145 oil and gas drilling leases in Wyoming. The Wyoming BLM auctioned off the leases in June 2008.
(read more)Frontier Days strong this year
Frontier Days usually generates about 25 million dollars in traveler spending - nearly a tenth of the county's tourism dollars for the year.
(read more)Casper Star Tribune poll has Meyer and Mead leading
The Casper Star Tribune has a new poll showing Auditor Rita Meyer is leading but barely over Matt Mead in the Republican primary for governor. Wyoming Public Radio's Renny MacKay reports.
(read more)Rita Meyer endorsed by Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin has endorsed Wyoming gubernatorial candidate Rita Meyer in the Republican primary. In a Facebook posting Thursday, the former vice presidential
candidate said "Meyer is ready to put her years of valuable public
service to good use."
(read more)State senator takes umbrage with Governor's letter
A state senator from Cody says that the governor is off base in his assertion that a legislative committee revising the school funding model is not tying student performance to funding.
(read more)Governor Freudenthal supports Arizona's immigration law
But the governor is not pushing for Wyoming to take a similar approach, though he says he is frustrated by the lack of an adequate federal immigration policy.
(read more)Landowners use new strategy for selling oil rights
A group of people who own mineral rights in eastern Wyoming say they're planning to sell those rights to oil developers in a public auction.
(read more)Man killed by grizzly was from Michigan
Kevin Kammer was believed to have been killed early Wednesday by an adult female grizzly bear that has been captured along with two of her three cubs.
(read more)Missing fisherman found dead in Albany County
Albany County authorities have recovered the body of a 67-year-old Casper man who fell into Tunnel Creek while fishing.
(read more)Woman played dead during bear attack
A woman who was attacked by a bear at a Montana campground says she was bitten on her arm and leg before she instinctively played dead so the animal would leave her alone.
(read more)1 dead, 2 injured in bear attack at MT campground
At least one bear rampaged through a campground near Yellowstone National Park in the middle of the night, killing one person and injuring two others.
(read more)Cause of Frontier Refinery fire still unknown
Frontier spokesman Mel Wilkenfeld says no one was hurt during the fire, and the event does not seem to have had an effect on local air quality.
(read more)State: Falling pipes killed oil field worker
State worker safety officials say nearly 50 tons of falling pipe killed a man at a recently drilled oil well in Niobrara County.
(read more)Investigation continues in Grand Teton death
Grant Teton National Park rangers are investigating whether a properly attached climbing rope could have prevented the only fatality during last week's rescue of 16 people off Grand Teton mountain.
(read more)Jackson housing market slowly improving
A report on the Jackson Hole real estate market shows that things are improving but slowly. The report says the market hit bottom in January - and sales for entry level homes are still low.
(read more)Judge will rule on Fremont County Commissioners issue soon.
A federal judge says he intends to approve a voting plan for Fremont County in time to seat new county commissioners before current terms expire in January.
(read more)Frontier Refinery has fire
Authorities are trying to determine the cause of a fire and explosions that occurred at Cheyenne's Frontier Refinery.
(read more)Georgia man presumed dead in Wyo. Snake River
Lincoln County rescue crews have been looking for Joel Fegarido, of Newnan, Ga., since Sunday but say that the search will be now be scaled back.
(read more)State Health Department works on teen pregnancy rate
Teen pregnancies increased by 20% in Wyoming in less than a decade.
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Fire spurs closure
Land managers have closed five drainages north of the river in the Hoback Canyon as the Bull Fire has grown to cover 860 acres on the Bridger-Teton National Forest.
(read more)Man gets 7 to 9 years for burglaries last fall
A man who's been in jail since October pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing property from an apartment and a pickup truck last fall and was sentenced to seven to nine years in prison.
(read more)Auto burglaries on rise
Police are reminding people to always lock their car doors and never leave valuables in plain view after a recent increase in auto burglary reports.
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