Wyoming

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Oklahoma State Provost Robert Sternberg has been named president of the University of Wyoming. The UW Board of Trustees unanimously decided yesterday that Sternberg would become the 24th president of Wyoming's only four-year public university. He will take of

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UW Trustees Interview 4 President Finalists

By Associated Press February 26, 2013

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees has interviewed the four finalists to be the school's next president.

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Wyoming News Briefs

By Associated Press February 25, 2013

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — A special election to decide the fate of Casper's public smoking ban could cost the city anywhere from $10,000 to $25,000. City councilmembers revisited the smoking ordinance Friday after they decided earlier in the week to support a repeal of the ban. If the council

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Senate Advances Hathaway Scholarship Changes

By Associated Press February 21, 2013

The state Senate has given preliminary endorsement to a bill that would add to the requirements for college-bound students applying for the top tiers of the Hathaway Scholarship.

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Laramie P.D. Releases Information On K-Mart Robbery [Photos]

By Trevor T. Trujillo February 20, 2013

The Laramie Police Department has released information regarding an armed robbery that occurred at the K-Mart Pharmacy in Laramie.

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Wyoming News Briefs

By Associated Press February 20, 2013

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead has launched an inquiry into operations at the Wyoming Department of Education. A four member panel led by a Rawlins attorney will look at concerns raised by agency employees about human resources, budget and other issues. Superintendent

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Wyoming News Briefs

By Associated Press February 19, 2013

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — This year's Miss Wyoming is balancing life as a college student with a busy travel schedule. Lexie Madden was the third-runner up in the 86th Miss America pageant in Las Vegas last month. It was the best

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Wyoming News Briefs

By Associated Press February 18, 2013

RAWLINS, Wyo. (AP) — A dog that was shot in the head and left to die on the side of a Saratoga highway last month has fully recovered. A Carbon County Veterinary Hospital spokeswoman says the slate-coated mix, nicknamed Ghost, would have died if the bullet lodged near his right ear had hit just a few inches elsewhere. The Rawlins Tim

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