Wyoming News

LANDER, Wyo. (AP) — Lander police are hoping "America's Most Wanted" can help them find a fugitive wanted for sexual abuse of a minor. Forty-four-year-old Wes Nebecker has been missing since November. Chief Jim Carey said police asked "America's Most Wanted" to feature the case. KOVE-AM reported that the show's producers were in town last week to gather information about the case.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The sale of a remote, unincorporated area in southern Wyoming to a man from Vietnam is now official. Cheyenne broker Rozetta Weston says the sale of Buford was closed last week. Located along busy Interstate 80 in southeast Wyoming, Buford advertised itself as the smallest town in the United States with one resident.

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Teenagers in Jackson should be able to get an extra hour of sleep next school year. School trustees have voted to move back school start times for both the high school and middle school students. The Jackson Hole Daily reports that high school students will start at 8:55. Middle school classes will start at 9 a.m. The later start is aimed at helping students get more sleep.

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — A collaborative research effort has revealed information on how the Teton Bighorn Sheep Herd utilizes habitat in the Teton Range. GPS collars were used to track the sheep. Data suggests that while herd survives each winter on some of the harshest high-elevation slopes in northwest Wyoming, they leave chunks of prime habitat untouched.