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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers in Wyoming seem to have gained some support among Republican colleagues for legislation preventing discrimination against gays and lesbians. Nine of the leg

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Private landowners are reaping billions of dollars in royalties each year from the boom in natural gas drilling, transforming some lives even as the windfall provides only a modest boost to the broader economy.

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Senate has given preliminary approval to a bill that would allow the use of silencers for hunting. Some have suggested the practice is unsporting, since it would give hunters who miss a second shot. To that, Republ

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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) — The general in charge of the military response to civilian emergencies says officials are weighing whether to make it easier to call in military planes to help fight wildfires. Under current r

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A House committee has unanimously endorsed a bill that would change who's in charge of the state Department of Education. The House Appropriations Committee sent the measure to the chamber's floor yesterday evening after hearing nearly two hours of testimony. The measure wou

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U.S. Forest Service officials are recommending against merging the management of the Bridger-Teton National Forest in northwestern Wyoming and the Caribou-Targhee National Forest in southeastern Idaho.

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RIVERTON, Wyo. (AP) — Students, staffers and board members at Central Wyoming College have been watching a video about how to respond to a shooting. The video was created by the city of Houston and was released in the days after a gunman opened fire at a midnight "Batman" movie screening in Aurora, Colo., in July. The v

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming ranks in the top 10 in the percentage of households with a pet.

The American Veterinary Medical Association recently released its U.S. Pet Ownership & Demographics Sourcebook. Wyoming come