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Livestock disease found in Montana cow
Montana livestock officials say a cow from a Madison County cattle herd has tested positive for the disease brucellosis.
Crow leader says climate plan would hurt tribe
BILLINGS, Mont. — The chairman of the coal-dependent Crow Nation wants a break from the Obama administration's climate proposal and said Frida… Updated: 5:53 pm
ND fine against Casper-based oil-field trucking company lowered
North Dakota's Health Department has lowered the fine against a trucking company that was operating for years in the state's oil fields with a…
Six workers inhaled uranium at Wyoming mine, regulatory agency says
Six workers at a Wyoming uranium mine inhaled the radioactive element while cleaning a spill inside a processing building just days before the… Updated: 5:04 pm
Jason Fearneyhough steps down as Wyoming ag director
Jason Fearneyhough is stepping down as director of the Wyoming Department of Agriculture at the end of the year.
Grouse by night: Research precedes huge wind farm
Nowhere else are sage grouse as plentiful as they are in Wyoming. Nowhere else do they face as much potential habitat loss amid oil and gas dr…
Wyoming pushes to participate in Oregon coal case
Wyoming continues to try to pressure Oregon to permit a coal terminal on the Columbia River that could allow export of coal to Asia. Updated: 4:16 pm
Wyoming courts unnamed data center with millions in infrastructure work
Wyoming may give $5 million to an unidentified data center company that could come to Cheyenne.
Grouse's fate shapes energy development in the West
SARATOGA — Efforts to conserve a struggling species of grouse that ranges across the western U.S. are having far-reaching effects on the regio…
Gov. Mead, legislators outline Wyoming agricultural issues
Gov. Matt Mead plans to continue pressuring federal officials to fix what he calls a broken Endangered Species Act and poor wild horse managem…
Livingston seeks inclusion in coal railroad study
LIVINGSTON, Mont. — The city of Livingston wants federal regulators to consider the impacts that increased coal train traffic would have on th…
Gov. Mead blasts EPA power plant rules
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead is calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw its proposal to limit carbon emissions from existing…
Wyoming Legislature considers 911 tax for prepaid cellphones
A bill before the Legislature would tax prepaid cellphones for 911 service.
Report calls for more study of Pavillion disposal pits
Regulators need to study 20 natural gas disposal pits to determine if a link exists between Pavillion's gas field and the area's contaminated …
Washington study: More to do as oil trains pose new risks
The spike in crude oil shipments by rail in Washington is creating new potential risks and will require increased safety measures and improved…
Oil companies settle complaint for $1.2 million
Three oil field service companies have agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle a complaint filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commiss…
Magpul operations in Wyoming open in January
A company that makes ammunition magazines for guns will open its new manufacturing and distribution center next month in Cheyenne.
Wyo farmers, ranchers prep for farm bill changes
Wyoming producers are preparing for a wealth of changes brought by congressional passage of the 2014 farm bill.
Could Wyoming's oil boom be over before it started?
Plunging oil prices are prompting companies to shelve expansion plans in the Cowboy State, raising doubts over the future of Wyoming's fledgli…
Gov. Matt Mead recommends $20M for UW athletics training center
The University of Wyoming could receive $20 million in state funds to build a sports training center for students and Olympic-caliber athletes…
Western Sugar Cooperative pays $7,000 fine in woman's death at Lovell plant
The Western Sugar Cooperative has paid a $7,000 fine in connection with a workplace accident that killed a woman at its beet-processing plant …
Jackson Hole real estate market heats back up
JACKSON — The notoriously expensive real estate market in Jackson Hole is heating up again.
As OPEC faces tough test, lower oil prices loom
NEW YORK — These are the moments OPEC exists for: A sharp drop in global oil prices has reduced the amount of money OPEC countries take in by …
Cheyenne Frontier Days hires new president
Wyoming Insurance Commissioner, Tom Hirsig, will be the new president and CEO of Cheyenne Frontier Days.
Space station's 3-D printer pops out 1st creation
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The first 3-D printer in space has popped out its first creation.