SPEARFISH, S.D. — The Pentagon's announcement lifting the ban on women in combat units will affect the South Dakota National Guard.Currently there is one unit open only to men.The 211th … more

COLUMBUS, Neb. — A Nebraska utility says the new route for a proposed oil pipeline that would carry Canadian crude oil through the state will delay work on electric transmission lines for the … more

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Tim Sagen and Ken Hoole woke up together May 8, 2012, in the bed they've shared for more than four decades expecting that Colorado would stand on the doorstep of legally … more

CASPER — Authorities have released the name of a woman whose body was recovered from the North Platte River in Casper. Police Sgt. Deahn Amend tells The Casper Star-Tribune that firefighters … more

BOISE, Idaho — When U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo sponsored a 2010 bill to cut taxes on small beer brewers, he said he did so for pro-business, not pro-beer reasons. A Mormon, the Idaho Republican told … more

PIERRE, S.D.— It fought at Shiloh, laid siege to Vicksburg, and marched with Sherman toward the sea.And, for decades, Leopold Balza's Model 1861 Springfield rifle, issued to him for use in the … more

RENO, Nev. — There may or may not be too many horses on federal lands in the West, but a U.S. district judge says there’s not enough judicial staff in Nevada to deal anytime soon with an appeal … more

DENVER — Jeff and Dorenda Bell threaded their way through a majestic fleet of Berkshires and Charlestons, as well as the more modest Ever-Lites and Grey Wolfs on Friday. They're not in the … more

NORTH PLATTE — A 20-year-old Wyoming man has pleaded no contest and been convicted of trying to rob a western Nebraska bank. Drew Steier, of Evanston faces sentencing on April 8. Prosecutors … more

SALT LAKE CITY — Reduce, reuse and keep on mining. That’s the message going out to Utah elementary students this spring in an Earth Day poster contest sponsored by the Utah Division of Oil, … more