CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Gov. Matt Mead is urging Wyoming lawmakers to look carefully at whether the state should accept $50 million in federal funds to expand the Medicaid system in the state. Speaking … more

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama endorsed controversial bans on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines on Monday, as well as stricter background checks for gun buyers — but … more

PHOENIX — Law enforcement in a town dominated by one of the nation’s largest polygamous sects has been preventing women from leaving, leading to a criminal probe of the church run by its jailed … more

Kids ranging from age 3 to 19 are roaming around in their socks, carrying maroon bowling shoes and letting the laces dangle. Some walk along quietly, others are being pushed in wheelchairs, a few balance on walkers, and some take off running. They’re all headed to the same place: To pick out a bowling ball. more

Campbell County Public Health has about $3,000 to use toward its Accessible Breast Cancer screening program — or the ABCs — by the end of March. The program provides free breast exams and … more

Katrina Hertel and Cortney Krajnik, both of Gillette, were named to the President’s honor roll at Laramie County Community College. They earned a 4.0 grade point average with 12 or more credit hours. more

LONDON — When it comes to mating, guppies treasure their ugly friends — because they look so good by comparison. An article published Wednesday by Britain’s Royal Society says that male … more

RAPID CITY — Rapid City police say a man is in critical condition after an officer shot him outside the public library when he tried to attack them with a butcher knife. Police say they … more

WASHINGTON — Rosa Parks is famous for her 1955 refusal to give up her seat on a city bus in Alabama to a white man, but there's plenty about the rest of her experiences that she deliberately … more

Fifty-one students at Campbell County High School have indicated they’d like to take Chinese classes in a new course that will be starting next school year.Surveys already have taken place at … more