LARAMIE, Wyo. — If photographer and University of Wyoming graduate Joe Riis spends a month working on a photo assignment and walks away with one good picture, he'll call it a … more

CODY — A Montana man charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting an 11-year-old Cody girl is set for arraignment in district court later this month. Jesse P. Speer is being held at the Park … more

A Wyoming community college instructor killed in a grisly classroom murder-suicide was hailed as a hero Saturday, with police saying he gave his students time to flee by distracting and fighting off his son after the younger man barged into his computer science class and shot him in the head with a high-powered bow and arrow. more

MIDWEST, Wyo. — The plant sits in a valley near Ship Rock, empty, broken and forgotten.Sixty years have not been kind to this building.The walls were once a solid, concrete gray. Fifty-four … more

CHEYENNE — Gov. Matt Mead says it’s clear that Wyoming would take a big financial hit if Congress fails to reach a deficit-reduction agreement to avert the end-of-year “fiscal cliff.” As … more

LARAMIE, Wyo. — In the quilting world, all roads lead to Houston.Houston's International Quilt Festival is the largest in the world, with more than 60,000 visitors. The International Quilt … more

BILLINGS, Mont. — The shooting of collared gray wolves from Yellowstone National Park is prompting Montana wildlife commissioners to consider new restrictions against killing the predators in areas … more

CASPER, Wyo. — A foot-tapping bass beat can be heard outside a cinder block building at the Central Wyoming Fairgrounds. Inside, couples sidestep around a darkened dance floor as the sounds of … more

LARAMIE, Wyo. — With a DNA analyzer, high tech microscopes and blood typing equipment straight out of an episode of the television series "CSI," the Wyoming Game & Fish Department (WGFD) lab in … more

SAN FRANCISCO — While the U.S. government reaps billions of dollars in royalties each year from fossil fuels extracted from federal lands and waters, it does not collect any money from gold, … more