Associated Press

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Hundreds of miles of Wyoming interstate have been shut down by a lingering snowstorm.

Some 300 miles of Interstate 80 and about 200 miles of I-25 were either closed or partially closed Wednesday because of hazardous winter weather conditions and accidents

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Department of Education has granted waivers to each of the 22 school districts that asked to be excused from the mandated 16-to-1 student-to-teacher ratio in grades K-3 for the 2012-13 school year

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A man in Mississippi has been arrested and accused of sending letters with suspected ricin poison to President Barack Obama and other leaders.

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The Senate has rejected a bipartisan effort to expand federal background checks to more firearms buyers in a crucial showdown over gun control.

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A law enforcement official is reporting that the Boston Marathon bomb suspect in custody, expected in federal court.

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According to an Associated Press Report sent just after 10:00 am Mountain Time, the FBI says a preliminary test indicates that poisonous ricin may have been in letter sent to President Barack Obama.

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A bipartisan drive to expand background checks is in deep trouble as the Senate approaches a long-awaited vote on the linchpin of the effort to curb gun violence.

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The federal government has started a new livestock identification program to help agriculture officials quickly track livestock in cases of disease.

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Pat Summerall, the NFL player-turned-broadcaster whose deep, resonant voice called games for more than 40 years, has died at the age of 82.

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Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says there is no evidence that the bombings at the Boston Marathon are part of a wider plot.

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