A train belonging to BNSF Railway derailed about 5 miles east of Gillette at 6.55 a.m. Tuesday. The train was heading from Pasco, Wash., to Lincoln, Neb. Ten rail cars that derailed were … more

CASPER — A judge is letting construction at Ur-Energy’s Lost Creek uranium project near Rawlins go on while a conservation group challenges the federal government’s decision to let it … more

RAWLINS — A search is under way for a plane reported missing in south-central Wyoming. Carbon County Sheriff Jerry Colson says the Cessna 172 was bound for Laramie. The plane is registered to … more

CASPER — Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Cindy Hill says a new state law that stripped her of most of her power left the state’s public education system in “complete … more

ENNIS, Mont. — More than 200 wild horses rounded up on public lands have been moved from short-term holding facilities to the Spanish Q Ranch near Ennis. The Montana Standard reportsthe Bureau … more

PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakotans will have a little extra time to shoot off their July 4 fireworks. Residents are currently allowed to discharge their holiday fireworks between June 27 and July … more

SALT LAKE CITY — The key players in a seven-year-old dispute over homes and property belonging to a polygamous sect led by Warren Jeffs on the Utah-Arizona border will be back in court … more

BILLINGS, Mont. — A former Billings police officer on probation for forging prescriptions for narcotics was arrested over the weekend and charged with felony drug possession. The Billings … more

DENVER — A coalition of district attorneys says it supports collecting DNA from people convicted of misdemeanors. State Rep. Dan Pabon is expected to unveil a bill at a news conference … more

WASHINGTON — A former U.S. security guard has been sentenced to nine years in prison for trying to sell photos and other secret information to China's Ministry of State Security, about half what … more