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The Wyoming State Senate has dropped a provision that would have restricted public access to information from state agencies and local governments.More >>

As authorities scrambled to mount a rescue for a downed Teton County Search and Rescue helicopter Feb. 15, one injured team member pulled his two companions free of the wreckage.More >>

Portions of I-80 are closed in Wyoming because of blowing snow as strong winds persist across much of the state. The interstate is closed westbound between Cheyenne and Laramie, in both directions from Laramie to Rawlins and...More >>

A state House committee has endorsed a bill giving the Wyoming Department of Transportation authority to designate an 80 mph speed limit on parts of the state's interstate highways.More >>

All boats and boat trailers entering Wyoming would have to be inspected under a proposal being considered by state lawmakers.More >>

Wyoming game officials say two brothers must pay more than $11,000 for alleged hunting violations.More >>

It appears more testing will be done in a Wyoming gas field where the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency theorizes a link between hydraulic fracturing and groundwater pollution.More >>

A federal judge is allowing a lawsuit over a fatal bear mauling near Yellowstone National Park to move forward, rejecting the federal government's immunity claim under state law.More >>

The Wyoming State Senate is sticking with an amendment to the state's public records law that would restrict public access to information from state agencies and local governments.More >>

The Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced a bill that would crack down on the use of synthetic forms of marijuana called "spice."More >>

A bill that would have stripped four statewide elected officials of the ability to hire their own legal counsel has died.More >>

The number of wind turbines completed in Wyoming is lagging the number of permits issued by state regulators to build them.More >>

Sheridan County Republicans are showing support for presidential candidate Ron Paul.More >>

A Lander man accused of killing a bicyclist while driving under the influence last August has pleaded no contest to a felony in the case.More >>

A Pavillion woman is facing charges in the death of her infant son in November.More >>

The Wyoming State Senate is moving to restrict public access to information from state agencies and local governments.More >>

University of Wyoming Associate Professor of Anthropology Sarah Strauss has been appointed to the American Anthropological Association's new nine-member task force on global climate change.More >>

Sheridan's fire chief and emergency services director says he has a way to save the city money - eliminate his job.More >>

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has given nearly $4 million to Wind River Reservation tribes to help improve housing conditions.More >>

Wyoming is No. 1 fundraising state for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.More >>

A Fairview rancher has been convicted of animal cruelty after 98 horses were seized by Wyoming Livestock Board officials and law enforcement last May.More >>

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department and The Conservation Fund say a land conservation agreement will secure key wildlife habitat of the Fish Creek Flying W Ranches near Big Piney in western Wyoming.More >>

A Laramie man is facing jail time after pleading guilty to driving under the influence.More >>

Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale gas drillers are recycling more and more of their briny, chemical-laden wastewater - in most cases complying with a state request to keep pollutants from being discharged into rivers that...More >>

The Wyoming State Senate has voted to consider a bill that would put up state money to buy land near Laramie to protect the aquifer.More >>

The Wyoming House of Representatives won't consider a bill to start the process of changing the state Constitution to allow the governor to appoint the state superintendent of public instruction.More >>

Investigators looking into the fatal crash of a search and rescue helicopter in Wyoming plan to remove the chopper from the backcountry on Friday.More >>

Wyoming's technology officer says the state is wasting money on separate technology staffs for state agencies.More >>

Wyoming has installed webcams at its Boysen and Glendo state parks.More >>

Developments on the fourth day of the Budget Session of the 2012 Wyoming Legislature, Thurs., Feb. 16, 2012:More >>

A proposal to impose a 1-cent state sales tax in Yellowstone National Park to raise money for park infrastructure projects has failed in the Wyoming Legislature.More >>

A federal appeals court has rejected Wyoming's request for it to reconsider a decision upholding a 2001 rule barring development on millions of acres roadless areas in national forests.More >>

Montana's wildlife commission has rejected a proposal to extend this year's wolf hunt in a portion of the Bitterroot Valley.More >>

Wyoming lawmakers won't be considering a bill that would have banned local gun control laws, such as one recently passed in Casper.More >>

AARP is calling all spellers 50 years of age and older to take part in its 17th annual National Spelling Bee in Cheyenne.More >>

A coroner says one person has died after a helicopter carrying three people crashed on Togwotee Pass in northwest Wyoming.More >>

Developments on the third day of the Budget Session of the 2012 Wyoming Legislature, Wed., Feb. 15, 2012:More >>

Some Wyoming lawmakers are pushing a tongue-in-cheek bill calling on Congress to acquire New York City's Central Park to reintroduce wolves and other endangered species there.More >>

Director Quentin Tarantino has wrapped up filming for his new movie in Wyoming, including a scene at the National Elk Refuge.More >>

Director Quentin Tarantino has wrapped up filming for his new movie in Wyoming, including a scene at the National Wildlife Refuge.More >>

The state Senate has killed a bill that would have raised the fines for parents of students who skip school.More >>

Rawlins is getting ready to host the 3A East Regional Wrestling Tournament.More >>

Grand Teton National Park rangers have rescued two New Jersey snowboarders who got lost in the park's Granite Canyon area.More >>

An incumbent Wyoming state senator could keep his seat under an amendment to a state legislative redistricting plan.More >>

A bill is being proposed that would discontinue allowing four Wyoming statewide elected officials to hire their own legal counsel.More >>

Wyoming lawmakers are set to consider changing the state's wolf management law to accommodate an agreement that Gov. Matt Mead and U.S. Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar reached last year on ending federal protections...More >>

A public school finance bill has failed to get enough votes to win introduction in the state House of Representatives.More >>

Authorities say a fatal crash near Pinedale last week was a suicide.More >>

Work has begun on a detour around the temporary bridge spanning a section of Wyoming 130 where four members of a family died when the bridge washed out last summer in Carbon County.More >>

Developments on the first day of the Budget Session of the 2012 Wyoming Legislature, Mon., Feb. 13, 2012:More >>

Members of Wyoming's congressional delegation say President Barack Obama's budget proposal doesn't do enough to cut the nation's deficit.More >>

Gov. Matt Mead is calling on Wyoming lawmakers to endorse a wolf management plan that would designate the animals as predators that could be shot on sight in most of the state.More >>

Gov. Matt Mead says he's proposing a fiscally conservative budget that still maintains investment in Wyoming.More >>

A Wyoming lawmaker is trying again to vaccinate college students against meningitis.More >>

The Wind River Tribal Youth Program in Fort Washakie is the recipient of one of five national awards directed at agencies that help with substance abuse prevention.More >>

A recently signed deal and another in negotiation will allow some Powder River Basin coal to be shipped to overseas customers through the Gulf Coast and possibly East Coast ports.More >>

Wild horse protection advocates are accusing the federal Bureau of Land Management of stacking a public advisory board with friends of cattle ranchers at the expense mustangs. And they say they are worried the panel is...More >>

A man who was involved in a single-vehicle rollover crash in Casper that killed one of his passengers has pleaded not guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of an accident.More >>

Gov. Matt Mead's State of the State address Monday to a joint session of the Wyoming Legislature will be streamed live on the Web.More >>

A program at Rawlins High School is teaching students economics in a hands-on way.More >>

The head of a Texas company that plans to build a plant in Carbon County to turn coal into gasoline told state lawmakers that the project promises not only jobs and tax revenues but also would help the nation produce more...More >>

Sen. Mike Enzi has proposed changes to federal tax law that he says puts American-based companies at a competitive disadvantage.More >>

Bark beetles continued to kill more trees in Wyoming last year.More >>

The governors of Wyoming and Colorado are teaming up with the head of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to chair a task force dedicated to protecting sage grouse.More >>

Records show that half the Natrona County School District employees who retired in 2010-11 rejoined the district payroll for the 2011-12 school year.More >>

Rocky Mountain Power is scaling back its transmission line plans in southeast Wyoming.More >>

A Colorado woman says she missed a flight in Wyoming because there were no female screeners available.More >>

A Powell police officer who shot and killed a gunman is on paid leave as authorities investigate the shooting.More >>

Yellowstone National Park is recruiting teenagers for its 2012 Youth Conservation Corps Program.More >>

A gunman in Powell has died after a standoff with police.More >>

The Laramie City Council has voted unanimously to support the proposed state purchase of 11,000 acres east of the city to protect groundwater.More >>

Cuts in federal defense spending have resulted in more than 100 layoffs of civilian workers at the F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne.More >>

Two Wyoming state lawmakers plan to introduce a bill banning local gun control laws, such as one recently passed in Casper.More >>

One of the leaders of the Legislature's Joint Appropriations Committee says funding for community colleges could be a tough issue for lawmakers during the upcoming budget session.More >>

A Cheyenne lawmaker is sponsoring a bill that would require roofing contractors to give full written disclosures of the work they will perform.More >>

The city of Gillette is reviewing its animal ordinance and may make changes to allow people to raise chickens inside the city limits.More >>

The University of Wyoming is the latest member of a group of 69 universities and computing centers devoted to using computational research to accelerate scientific discoveries.More >>

The Wyoming Air National Guard is practicing fighting wildfires from the sky.More >>

Officials with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department are asking people in the Jackson area to show patience with moose and other wildlife that can show up in residential areas during winter months.More >>