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Associated Press — Wed, 08 May 2013 11:31:16 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — U.S. senators from Wyoming and New Mexico say they'll roll out legislation this week to try to restore about $110 million in cuts to a federal minerals payment program that hit their states the hardest. Wyoming stands

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Wyoming News Briefs

Associated Press — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:33:26 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Washington, D.C., judge has denied Wyoming and the federal government's request to transfer a case challenging the state's management of wolves to federal court in Wyoming. A similar case

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Associated Press — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:34:44 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead says it appears likely that state agencies won't face more spending cuts in the two-year budget cycle that begins next year. Mead says he's informed state lawmakers that state agencies won't honor their request to present proposed spending cuts of up to 6 percent at legislative committee hearings this summer. The governor sa

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All Interstate Highways Reopened; Wyoming News Briefs

Associated Press — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:50:26 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — All interstate highways in Wyoming have reopened in the wake of a spring snowstorm that closed hundreds of miles of roads over the last two days.While interstates 80, 25 and 90 are open, the Wyoming Department of Transportation cautions that there are slick stretches and areas of blowing snow that reduces visibility.

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SkyWest Drops Denver Flight In Gillette; Wyoming News Briefs

Associated Press — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:40:33 +0000

GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — SkyWest Airlines plans to eliminate one of its roundtrip flights between Gillette and Denver, starting May 2. SkyWest needs to cut the number of flights so it can meet the overall sleep network requirements and clear time to paint of some of its aircraft, according to the Gillette News-Record. The airport in

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Associated Press — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:35:07 +0000

Wyoming News Briefs

Associated Press — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:39:40 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A University of Wyoming official is crediting the school's scholarship opportunities with the university's 4.9 percent federal loan default rate, well below the national average of 13 percent. Financial Aid D

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Associated Press — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:25:31 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The federal government will withhold more than $53 million in mineral payments from the state of Wyoming as part of the automatic federal budget cuts that started this month. Gov. Matt Mead

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Associated Press — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:38:20 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A judge in Casper has sided with the state of Wyoming and ruled against environmentalists who sought to make public the lists of ingredients that go into hydraulic fracturing fluids. Natrona County

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Associated Press — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:42:22 +0000

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) — Dry and windy conditions have increased the fire danger across lower elevation areas of Wyoming. The Associated Press reports that several agricultural burns have gotten out of control in the upper Wind River Basin. The National We

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Associated Press — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:34:52 +0000

RIVERTON, Wyo. (AP) — A 20-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for the killing of two people in Hudson. The Riverton Ranger reports Laziur Stephen Hanway Jr. apologized for his actions during his sentencing last week and said he was a coward for participating in the 2011 robbery plot that led to Eric Likes and Elva Quiver's deaths.

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Wyoming News Briefs

Associated Press — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:38:09 +0000

GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education has granted an extension on Wyoming's request for a waiver from federal education standards. The request from the No Child Left Behind Act was submitted Feb. 28, four days a

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Associated Press — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:38:13 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — If all goes to plan, privately funded snowplows will be carving a path into Yellowstone through the East Entrance on May 3. Park officials don't plan to fire up their snow plows until May 17, two weeks late to cope with federal budget cuts. The Cody Countr

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Associated Press — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:34:40 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming residents can start dreaming about hitting the big one. Gov. Matt Mead has signed into law a bill allowing the state to create a lottery or join a multi-state lottery, such as Powerball. Mead says he's

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Associated Press — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:42:36 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead is urging communities in northwest Wyoming to raise money to clear roads inside Yellowstone National Park of snow. Spring plowing in Yellowstone is postponed due to federal budget cuts. Scott Balyo wit

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Associated Press — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:46:29 +0000

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — A California stevedoring company has until the end of the month to decide if it still wants to ship coal from Montana and Wyoming to Asia through Coos Bay, Ore., now that two o

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Associated Press — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:51:01 +0000

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Xanterra Parks & Resorts will continue to provide a wide range of visitor services in Yellowstone National Park for the next 20 years. The National Park Service recently awarded its concession contract to Xanterra, which has held the contract since 2005. The contract covers

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Associated Press — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:33:05 +0000

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming company is mulling a project to store power generated by a Platte County wind farm. Winhyne Energy Group hopes to begin testing the nine-turbine wind project at a site near Guernsey by late 2014. The Casper Star

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Associated Press — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:39:24 +0000

CLARK, Wyo. (AP) — Residents in a rural Wyoming town say they remain on edge even after a quick arrest following a triple slaying. Clark volunteer firefighter Jerry Ruth says the town's citizens were "lulled into a false sense of security in a way." Ruth had respo

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Associated Press — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:39:21 +0000

CODY, Wyo. (AP) — Friends of two teens charged in a triple homicide in the small town of Clark, Wyo., say the pair had become increasingly involved with drugs including methamphetamine in recent months. A judge yesterd

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