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Man accused in Wyo. abduction faces 3 new charges
January 12, 2013 1:28 PM
CODY, Wyo. (AP) - A Montana man charged with kidnapping and assaulting an 11-year-old girl from Wyoming is facing new felony charges. The Billings Gazette reports 40-year-old Jesse Paul Speer was charged with aggravated assault and sexual abuse of a minor in the first and second degree after a court... more » -
Colo. man sentenced to prison for wild Wyo. chase
December 26, 2012 10:11 AM
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A Colorado man who led Wyoming state troopers on a wild high-speed chase in June has been sentenced to prison after reaching a plea deal. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reported that 47-year-old Kenneth Movellan of Berthoud pleaded guilty to felony interference with a police officer Friday... more » -
Man killed father in Wyoming bow-and-arrow attack
December 1, 2012 2:03 PM
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - Authorities say a man involved in an attack at a community college and at another location in central Wyoming that left three people dead, including himself, used a bow-and-arrow in one of the slayings and was the son of one of the victims. Casper Police Chief... more » -
New suspect description in Wyoming child abduction case
October 14, 2012 11:57 AM
CODY, Wyo. (AP) - The FBI has released a revised description and a composite drawing of a man suspected of kidnapping a girl in Cody. Police say the man lured the 11-year-old girl into his SUV Monday by claiming he needed help finding a missing puppy. A group of hunters... more » -
Family remembers Ft. Carson soldier killed in Afghanistan
August 12, 2012 4:29 PM
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - Relatives of a Wyoming soldier who was killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan remember him as a man who was dedicated to the military and to his family. The Defense Department said Thursday that 45-year-old Army Command Sgt. Maj. Kevin J. Griffin, who grew up... more » -
More than 100 national parks waive entrance fees
April 22, 2012 12:30 PM
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) - Entrance fees are being waived this week at Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks in northwest Wyoming, as well as at Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. The National Park Service is offering free visitor admission in honor of National Park Week from Saturday... more » -
Plans to drug test welfare recipients continue across US, including CO
February 25, 2012 10:37 AM
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Conservatives who say welfare recipients should have to pass a drug test to receive government assistance have momentum on their side. The issue has come up in the Republican presidential campaign, with front-runner Mitt Romney saying it's an "excellent idea." Nearly two dozen states are considering... more » -
Flu cases picking up for neighbor to the north
February 19, 2012 12:07 PM
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - The Wyoming Department of Health is beginning to see reports of increasing flu cases in the state. That has prompted state health officials to encourage residents to take common-sense steps to avoid influenza or spreading it to others. Clay Van Houten is the health department's emerging... more » -
UW Foundation has doubts about ranchland swap idea with CSU
September 15, 2011 6:28 PM
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - The University of Wyoming Foundation has doubts about a proposed land swap involving some 50,000 acres of ranchland it jointly owns with a Colorado State University foundation. UW Foundation President Ben Blalock said Thursday the idea isn't compatible with an agreement under which the foundations... more » -
Remains found in Wyo. thrift store leads to AZ, NY, & CO
August 6, 2011 3:34 PM
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - An aversion to a fancy final resting place landed a couple's cremated remains at a Jackson Hole thrift store, where the shop owners' search for relatives led to a mystery spanning from Arizona to New York. The ashes were discovered last week in a cardboard... more » -
CO Springs man involved in deadly WY motorcycle crash
August 6, 2011 1:11 AM
LUSK, Wyo. (AP) - The Wyoming Highway Patrol says a motorcyclist is dead after a crash on U.S. 85 about 50 miles north of Lusk. The patrol says 46-year-old Jefferson L. Adams of Pleasant Hill, Iowa, was riding his motorcycle Thursday afternoon behind a vehicle pulling a 28-foot camper... more »
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