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LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Authorities have identified a 55-year-old woman whose body was found by a sheepherder north of Laramie in 2010. The Associated Press reports the Albany County Sheriff's Office last week identified the remains as those of Rosella Lovell, who was a janitor at The University of Wyoming. Detective Cpl.

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CODY, Wyo. (AP) — A court appearance set for today for a Montana man suspected of abducting and assaulting an 11-year-old Wyoming girl has been delayed. Court officials say no new date has been set for the hearing for 39-year-old Jesse Paul Speer of Manhattan. Prosecutors all

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The National Weather Service has posted a winter weather advisory for a large part of southeast Wyoming where up to 9 inches of snow is predicted for some mountain areas. Snow falling ye

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming Republican Party finalist to succeed the late state Treasurer Joe Meyer was censured by the state Supreme Court for misleading an opposing lawyer in a civil lawsuit. The court censu

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GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — Some residents in Gillette found more than a Sunday newspaper in front of their homes last weekend. The Associated Press reports a 32-year-old man called police around 6 a.m. Sunday to rep

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CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming Republicans are set to meet today in Riverton to begin the process of selecting a new state treasurer. The Casper Star-Tribune reports the Wyoming Republican Party Central Committee will vet 10 candidates and narrow the field to three applicants from which Gov. Matt Mead will

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — More evidence of just how dry it's been in Wyoming. The National Weather Service says the state had the third driest October-through-September period in 118 years. The 12-month st

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JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — A proposal by Grand Teton National Park to turn a two-way road into a one-way road is causing alarm in Teton County. Teton County officials and others oppose the plan to make Moose-Wilson Road one-way. The Jackson Hol

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HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The ex-wife of a Montana man charged with kidnapping and assaulting an 11-year-old Wyoming girl says she is proud of the young victim for fighting her attacker and surviving. Maleesha Kovnes

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BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man charged with kidnapping and assaulting an 11-year-old girl won't fight extradition to Wyoming to face the charges. Jesse Paul Speer waived his right to an extradition hearing in a brief court appearance yesterday in Bozeman. The girl was re

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