CONVERSE COUNTY, Wyo. — It happens about once a month here, on the barren foothills of one of America's green-energy boomtowns: A soaring golden eagle slams into a wind farm's spinning turbine and … more

LARAMIE — An average year for the University of Wyoming Police Department entails officers responding to about 12,000 total calls — 2,000 criminal and 10,000 non-criminal. UW Police Chief Mike … more

LARAMIE, Wyo. — It was a few years ago, during a gathering with former classmates, when Laramie native and classically trained musician Byron Hitchcock began to understand just how stacked the … more

CHEYENNE — The National Rifle Association and Safari Club International are blaming wolves for bringing down the quality of big-game hunting in northwestern Wyoming. The hunting groups are now … more

RIVERTON — Dancers and drummers from the Wind River Indian Reservation performed for President Barack Obama during Monday’s inaugural parade. The group arrived at the reviewing stand just … more

CASPER, Wyo. — Wyoming saw a four-fold increase in whooping cough cases last year.Wyoming recorded 59 confirmed cases of whooping cough in 2012, up from 13 a year earlier, according to figures … more

ROCK SPRINGS — White Pine Resort says Saturday will be the last day of its ski season. Owner Alan Blackburn tells the Rocket-Miner the ski area in Pinedale had planned to stay open until the end … more

CHEYENNE — The Legislature’s Joint Revenue Committee has endorsed increasing Wyoming’s fuel tax by 10 cents a gallon and raising motor vehicle registration fees by $10. The proposals would … more

CHEYENNE — A bill that would require courts to release the names of people charged with sexual assault is headed to the full House for debate. The House Judiciary Committee backed the bill in a … more