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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Searchers in southeast Wyoming have found the wreckage of a single-engine plane that failed to arrive at the Casper airport as planned Tuesday after taking off from Texas. Albany County U

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Searchers looking for a single-engine plane carrying four people from Texas are concentrating their efforts around Laramie Mountains between Casper and Cheyenne. The Wyoming Civ

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CODY, Wyo. (AP) — Authorities are asking the public for help in the search for a man wanted in the abduction and sexual assault of a Cody girl. The Cody Police Department reports the man lured the 11-year-old girl into his SUV yesterday by claiming he needed help finding a missing puppy then attacked her.

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Occupational Safety and Health Administration is seeking a $155,000 fine against Sinclair Oil for a refinery fire that injured four workers in early May. The May 8 fire

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CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — A heater leaking carbon monoxide gas prompted the evacuation of the Central Wyoming Fairgrounds Arena, where a canine competition was being held. The Casper Star-Tribune reports participants in the Agility Club of Central Wyoming's dog agility trials reported experiencing headaches and nausea beginning Friday, and a concerned bystander made an emergency call Saturday afternoon. Emergency crews

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LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — The top U.S. military commander in the Middle East says attacks on international forces by Afghan soldiers and police are disheartening. But Gen. James Mattis says such treachery is a part of war and will not diminish the U.S. commitment to

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LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — The commander of U.S. military operations in the Middle East is scheduled to speak this afternoon at the University of Wyoming. The university says Gen. James Mattis is expected to address topics related to the Middle East, including its history, the Arab uprisings and U.S. policy. Matti

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SHERIDAN, Wyo. (AP) — Sheridan County Republicans have selected two nominees to fill a vacant Wyoming state House seat. The precinct committee members nominated Kathy Coleman and Peter Schoonmaker for the state House District 30 seat left vacant by the early departure of Republican Rep. Jon Botten, of

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A New Mexico man indicted on charges related to a 2010 fire that destroyed a landmark Wyoming hotel is to be arraigned next week. The Casper Star-Tribune reports 44-year-old Robert Rodriguez is scheduled to be arraigned Oct. 9 in Cheyenne.

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Federal officials say they will round up thousands of wild horses and burros across six Western states starting today. The roundups will take place through February on drought-stricken range lands in Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming. Contractors for

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