Wyoming News
Sinclair refinery shutdown releases sulfur dioxide, hydrogen sulfide
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Another incident at the Sinclair Refinery in Sinclair has released sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide gas into the atmosphere.
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Powell police trying to scare up vandals
CODY - Police are continuing their investigation of several graffiti taggings in Powell, as well as dozens of smashed vehicle windows in an auto yard there, all of which happened over the Halloween weekend.
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With new prison, Torrington braces for a boom
CHEYENNE - Torrington appears destined to be the next Wyoming city to experience the impact of growth, as a slew of new prison employees moves into the Goshen County community.
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In Wyoming, an expensive 2nd chance
CHEYENNE - Anita Rowley is a member of a community welcome team in Torrington that helps recruits for the new prison and their families who are moving into the area.
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Natrona schools face school meal deficit
CASPER - More than $60,000 in unpaid school meals is owed to the Natrona County School District, according to Mike Pyska, food service director.
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Whistleblower in Hazen case sues Natrona County
CASPER - A key whistleblower whose statements led to the indictment of Natrona County's former chief deputy coroner on drug charges has sued the county commission for wrongful termination and violating her civil rights, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in federal court.
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Father says he accepts loss of 2nd son
CASPER - Dave McMahan lost an 18-year-old son in a 1990 car crash. His only other son, Travis McMahan, disappeared on Oct. 24 during a hunting trip in the southern Bighorn Mountains and hasn't been seen since.
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Utility workers nix offer
ROCK SPRINGS - As expected, members of the Utility Workers Union of America soundly rejected a proposed three-year contract offer from Rocky Mountain Power Co.
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With prayer as guide, 3 nuns live on monastery grounds near Dayton
DAYTON - The sky overhead is ashen, and the temperature is 33 degrees.
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12 West Nile cases, 1 death reported
CHEYENNE - The Wyoming Department of Health reports that 12 Wyoming residents were infected by West Nile virus this year, resulting in one death and three hospitalizations.
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Endowment will support geology museum
LARAMIE - A second endowment fund has been created to support the University of Wyoming geological museum.
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Meeting on Boysen Reservoir set
WORLAND - The Wyoming Area Office of the Bureau of Reclamation in Mills has scheduled a Boysen Reservoir water information meeting.
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FBI seeks robber in Riverton
RIVERTON - The FBI is searching for a man who tied up a bank employee during a robbery in Riverton.
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Rawlins fugitive surfaces in Afghanistan
RAWLINS - Authorities say a former Rawlins police captain wanted on criminal charges has been located in Afghanistan.
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Ex-trooper admits he had steroids
CASPER - A former state trooper admitted in court Friday to possessing anabolic steroids, marking the second time in as two weeks that an ex-patrolman confessed to that charge.
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Celtic folk duo to perform Thursday
MEETEETSE - The Park County Arts Council presents the Celtic folk duo Men of Worth in concert at 7 p.m. Thursday.
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Wyola residents injured in Wyoming wreck
Two Wyola residents were taken to a Sheridan, Wyo., hospital after their van rolled north of Parkman, Wyo., Thursday evening.
Nov 06, 2009 | 10:20 am | Loading…
Cheyenne police investigate fatal shooting
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Cheyenne police say a 30-year-old man was shot and killed in a northeast Cheyenne neighborhood.
Nov 06, 2009 | 2:15 am | Loading…
Fracking rules sought by panel
CASPER - Teton County commissioners passed a resolution this week urging passage of a bill currently before Congress that would further regulate the natural gas industry's practice of hydraulic fracturing.
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Workers at USDA lab have option to move
LARAMIE - Nineteen employees at a federal animal disease lab in Wyoming have been given the option to move with the facility to Kansas.
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