A list of public school enrollments for the 2011-12 school year, according to data compiled by the Wyoming Department of Education.
The Wyoming State Senate has dropped a provision that would have restricted public access to information from state agencies and local governments.
Enrollment in Wyoming's public schools increased for the sixth consecutive year this year and exceeded 89,000 for the first time since 2001.
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.
Wyoming's junior U.S. senator returned to his old stomping grounds in the Wyoming State Senate on Wednesday.
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...
Portions of Interstate 80 are closed in Wyoming because of blowing snow as strong winds persist across much of the state.
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.
A new bridge has been built in southern Wyoming with the help of a Colorado county.
All boats and boat trailers entering Wyoming would have to be inspected under a proposal being considered by state lawmakers.
Portions of Interstate 80 are closed in Wyoming because of blowing snow as strong winds persist across much of the state.
Wyoming game officials say two brothers must pay more than $11,000 for alleged hunting violations.
Developments on the seventh day of the Budget Session of the Wyoming Legislature: Tues., Feb. 21, 2012:
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.
Both houses of the Wyoming Legislature are hearing the budget bill that lays out recommendations for state spending over the next two years.
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.
A second attempt to retrieve a search and rescue helicopter that crashed last week in northwest Wyoming has been called off.
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.
The lawyer credited with giving Albuquerque real estate executive and admitted Ponzi schemer Doug Vaughan the idea for raising cash through promissory notes has reached a settlement in the case.
The Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced a bill that would crack down on the use of synthetic forms of marijuana called "spice."
A former businesswoman wants to build a training and rehabilitation center for the blind and visually impaired in Rock Springs.
A bill that would have stripped four statewide elected officials of the ability to hire their own legal counsel has died.
Strong winds are in the forecast for much of Wyoming through Wednesday.
The number of wind turbines completed in Wyoming is lagging the number of permits issued by state regulators to build them.
Small business owners in Wyoming will have the opportunity to sell their services to various branches of government at the 2012 GRO-Biz Conference and Idea Expo this week in Laramie.
Sheridan County Republicans are showing support for presidential candidate Ron Paul.
Developments on the sixth day of the Budget Session of the Wyoming Legislature: Monday, Feb. 20, 2012:
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.
The Wyoming House has given preliminary approval to a bill that would allow drivers to exceed the posted speed limit by up to 10 miles per hour when passing another vehicle.
A Pavillion woman is facing charges in the death of her infant son in November.
A Senate committee has endorsed proposed legislation that would require coaches and trainers of organized non-school youth sports and activities to get training about concussions and how to handle youths who suffer...
The Wyoming State Senate is moving to restrict public access to information from state agencies and local governments.
Most Wyoming college students would be required to get vaccinated against meningitis under a bill recommended by a Senate panel.
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.
The Wyoming Legislature will come face to face with the reality of falling natural gas prices this week when it gets down to the business of considering the state's budget for the coming two years.
Sheridan's fire chief and emergency services director says he has a way to save the city money - eliminate his job.
A noted New York lawyer and Ponzi scheme victim of Bernie Madoff has signed on to help victims of New Mexico swindler Doug Vaughan.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has given nearly $4 million to Wind River Reservation tribes to help improve housing conditions.
Wildlife officials are asking drivers to be more attentive after a vehicle struck and killed a moose on state Highway 390 near Teton Village in northwestern Wyoming.
Wyoming is No. 1 fundraising state for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.
The Wyoming Department of Health is beginning to see reports of increasing flu cases in the state.
A Fairview rancher has been convicted of animal cruelty after 98 horses were seized by Wyoming Livestock Board officials and law enforcement last May.
A man involved in a crash that killed a teenager standing on a downtown Casper sidewalk has pleaded not guilty by reason of mental illness.
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.
Biologists say non-native mountain goats have gained a foothold in parts of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and could threaten native bighorn sheep.
A Laramie man is facing jail time after pleading guilty to driving under the influence.
Developments on the fifth day of the Budget Session of the 2012 Wyoming Legislature, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012:
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...
Wyoming has spent nearly $1.7 million on education consultants over the past three years after the state Supreme Court tasked the Legislature with providing equitable and adequate funding for all schools.
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.
Congress has approved renewing a payroll tax cut and jobless benefits without the support of Wyoming's representative in the House.
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.
Wyoming lawmakers are considering requiring some welfare recipients to undergo drug tests.
Investigators looking into the fatal crash of a search and rescue helicopter in Wyoming plan to remove the chopper from the backcountry on Friday.
A bid to crack down on speeding through the Wind River Reservation has failed.
Wyoming's technology officer says the state is wasting money on separate technology staffs for state agencies.
Drivers could legally go over posted speed limits to pass slowpokes under a bill making its way through the Wyoming legislature.
Wyoming has installed webcams at its Boysen and Glendo state parks.
A man whose cousin was fatally shot while the two were re-enacting a gun scene from a movie faces up to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter.
Developments on the fourth day of the Budget Session of the 2012 Wyoming Legislature, Thurs., Feb. 16, 2012:
Nevada football coach Chris Ault has agreed to a two-year extension that will bring his salary to $535,000 by 2015. That's about half the average salary in the Mountain West Conference where he'll begin his 28th...
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.
A monthly survey of bankers in 10 Midwest and Great Plains states shows the rural economy slowing down, but reflects strong gains in hiring and farmland prices.
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.
Federal authorities are investigating the crash of a search-and-rescue helicopter in northwest Wyoming that killed two people.
Montana's wildlife commission has rejected a proposal to extend this year's wolf hunt in a portion of the Bitterroot Valley.
A bill to change Wyoming's wolf management law to accommodate an agreement to end federal protection for the animals in the state has cleared its first committee hearing.
Wyoming lawmakers won't be considering a bill that would have banned local gun control laws, such as one recently passed in Casper.
Authorities in Wyoming say a failed rear rotor may have caused a search and rescue helicopter to crash, killing one of the crew members attempting to help an injured snowmobiler.
AARP is calling all spellers 50 years of age and older to take part in its 17th annual National Spelling Bee in Cheyenne.
The organizer of the annual Waterfall Ice Festival in Cody is expecting around 300 participants this year.
A coroner says one person has died after a helicopter carrying three people crashed on Togwotee Pass in northwest Wyoming.
A Wyoming Senate committee has voted to advance a bill that would give lawmakers until 2013 to decide whether the state should create its own health care exchange.
Developments on the third day of the Budget Session of the 2012 Wyoming Legislature, Wed., Feb. 15, 2012:
A think tank says Wyoming risks seeing more roads and bridges deteriorate into lousy shape if the state doesn't pony up enough spending.
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.
The co-founder of the Taco John's restaurant chain has died.
Director Quentin Tarantino has wrapped up filming for his new movie in Wyoming, including a scene at the National Elk Refuge.
Wyoming's Joint Appropriations Committee has approved a budget that generally calls for holding the line on state spending over the next two years.
Director Quentin Tarantino has wrapped up filming for his new movie in Wyoming, including a scene at the National Wildlife Refuge.
Hunters in Montana have shot about 160 wolves as the season comes to a close, falling short of the state's 220-animal quota.
The state Senate has killed a bill that would have raised the fines for parents of students who skip school.
Authorities in Laramie County say two pit bulls killed a Shetland pony.
Rawlins is getting ready to host the 3A East Regional Wrestling Tournament.
Wyoming authorities say they've seized 242 pounds of marijuana from a truck hauling cars.
Grand Teton National Park rangers have rescued two New Jersey snowboarders who got lost in the park's Granite Canyon area.
Developments on the second day of the Budget Session of the 2012 Wyoming Legislature, Tues. Feb. 14, 2012:
An incumbent Wyoming state senator could keep his seat under an amendment to a state legislative redistricting plan.
The main destination ski resort in Jackson Hole is preparing to replace one of its lifts and make terrain changes for next ski season.
A bill is being proposed that would discontinue allowing four Wyoming statewide elected officials to hire their own legal counsel.
A 59-year-old fugitive from Oregon is back behind bars after he ran out of gas in Wyoming and called the sheriff's department for roadside assistance.
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...
The Sweetwater County Commission has approved a temporary halt to applications for commercial wind farms.
A public school finance bill has failed to get enough votes to win introduction in the state House of Representatives.
Wyoming's first legal distillery says its first batch of bourbon whiskey will be ready to drink in December.
Authorities say a fatal crash near Pinedale last week was a suicide.
A bill to help repay ranchers for livestock losses tied to wolves has been introduced in the Idaho House.
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.
By The Associated Press Big Sky Resort in Montana says dozens of Epic Pass holders took up its offer of free skiing last month.
Developments on the first day of the Budget Session of the 2012 Wyoming Legislature, Mon., Feb. 13, 2012:
A group hoping to reopen the Antelope Butte Ski Area near Sheridan is close to meeting its first fundraising deadline.
Members of Wyoming's congressional delegation say President Barack Obama's budget proposal doesn't do enough to cut the nation's deficit.
Wyoming Supreme Court Chief Justice Marilyn Kite is asking the state Legislature to grant pay raises to judges and court employees.
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.
Gov. Matt Mead says Wyoming needs to continue its strong emphasis on children's education.
Gov. Matt Mead says he's proposing a fiscally conservative budget that still maintains investment in Wyoming.
Wyoming lawmakers will consider a bill that would give the state control over the regulation of greenhouse gases within its borders.
A Wyoming lawmaker is trying again to vaccinate college students against meningitis.
People in Jackson Hole are keeping an eye out for moose, which have been moving into developed areas.
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.
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead faces a balancing act when he presents his second State of the State address Monday at the state Capitol in Cheyenne.
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.
National Park Service officials say, if approved, a 1-cent concessionaires sales tax to raise money for infrastructure projects at Yellowstone would probably be the first of its kind.
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...
As natural gas prices continue to drop, the recent nationwide boom in drilling is slowing.
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.
Yellowstone officials are reminding film and video crews, as well as news reporters, that they might need a permit before setting up their tripods in the national park.
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.
Sheridan Travel and Tourism says the northern Wyoming community has been named the number one Small Town for Cowboy Charm by Western Horseman magazine.
A program at Rawlins High School is teaching students economics in a hands-on way.
A 47-year-old pilot and his passenger, both from Wyoming, have been identified as the victims killed when a small plane crashed in the Wasatch Mountains near the northeastern Utah town of Morgan.
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...
A panel of Wyoming lawmakers wants the state to take steps to take over regulation of greenhouse gases within its borders.
Sen. Mike Enzi has proposed changes to federal tax law that he says puts American-based companies at a competitive disadvantage.
The Post Office in the tiny eastern Wyoming community of Hartville gets a lot of business this time of year.
Bark beetles continued to kill more trees in Wyoming last year.
The U.S. Forest Service says it plans to replace its wildfire-fighting fleet of aging air tankers with newer, faster, more cost-effective large air tankers.
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.
A jury in Lander has acquitted a Montana man of a murder charge in the 1984 shooting death of a Jackson woman.
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.
Laramie County investigators say it appears a Cheyenne woman killed herself and her 11-year-old daughter in an arson fire last week.
Rocky Mountain Power is scaling back its transmission line plans in southeast Wyoming.
A search is on in Utah for an overdue airplane that departed the Morgan County Airport for Wyoming and hasn't been heard from since.
A Colorado woman says she missed a flight in Wyoming because there were no female screeners available.
A 29-year-old man is dead following a fire at his home in Shoshoni.
A Powell police officer who shot and killed a gunman is on paid leave as authorities investigate the shooting.
Wyoming's snowpack so far this winter remains below average.
Yellowstone National Park is recruiting teenagers for its 2012 Youth Conservation Corps Program.
A cold front is bringing some snow and strong winds to parts of Wyoming and has prompted a blizzard warning in the Wind River Mountains.
A gunman in Powell has died after a standoff with police.
Ozone-forming air pollution measured along the Colorado Front Range by scientists is up to twice the amount that government regulators have calculated to exist.
The Laramie City Council has voted unanimously to support the proposed state purchase of 11,000 acres east of the city to protect groundwater.
Federal officials say Union Pacific Railroad has agreed to a $1.5 million settlement involving alleged oil and coal spills in Colorado, Wyoming and Utah.
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.
The Wyoming Supreme Court has upheld a life prison sentence for a Sheridan teenager convicted of murder in a home invasion killing.
Two Wyoming state lawmakers plan to introduce a bill banning local gun control laws, such as one recently passed in Casper.
A Jackson man has contributed over $380,000 to "super" political action committees supporting Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum.
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.
The Western Sugar Cooperative is nearing the end of delivering sugar beets to the Lovell processing factory in northern Wyoming.
A Cheyenne lawmaker is sponsoring a bill that would require roofing contractors to give full written disclosures of the work they will perform.
Research commissioned by the J.R. Simplot Co. shows a link between selenium emitted from its phosphate mining operations to significant deformities in trout, including cases of brown trout with two heads.
The city of Gillette is reviewing its animal ordinance and may make changes to allow people to raise chickens inside the city limits.
A federal oil and gas lease sale in Cheyenne brought in more than $22 million for the federal government and state of Wyoming.
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.
A Rawlins man has admitted to selling and distributing cocaine for 10 years in Carbon County.
The Wyoming Air National Guard is practicing fighting wildfires from the sky.
American Eagle Airlines says it will discontinue flights between Cheyenne and Dallas/Fort Worth starting April 3.
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.
Casper College is hosting an education summit this week.
An auction of oil and gas leases on federal land in Wyoming has raised about $22.1 million.
