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Commission rejects Trump push to add debate against Biden

By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates has rejected a request from the Trump campaign to either add an additional general election debate... Read more »

08/06/20 4:06 PM

Pete Hamill, legendary New York columnist and novelist, dies

Hamill died at a Brooklyn hospital from heart and kidney failure, his brother Denis confirmed in an email.

08/06/20 7:13 AM

Survivors mark 75th anniversary of world’s 1st atomic attack

Amid cries of Japanese government hypocrisy, survivors, their relatives and officials marked the 8:15 a.m. blast anniversary with a minute of silence.

08/06/20 6:49 AM

Seeking refuge in US, children fleeing danger are expelled

When officers led them out of a detention facility near the U.S.-Mexico border and onto a bus last month, the 12-year-old from Honduras and his 9-year-old sister believed they were going to a shelter so they could be reunited with their mother in the Midwest.

08/06/20 6:45 AM

Biden won’t go to Milwaukee to accept Democratic nomination

Joe Biden will not travel to Milwaukee to accept the Democratic presidential nomination because of concerns over the coronavirus, party officials said Wednesday, signaling a move to a convention that... Read more »

08/05/20 2:40 PM

Disney to release ‘Mulan’ on streaming service, for a price

“Mulan” is no longer headed for a major theatrical release. The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday that it will debut its live-action blockbuster on its subscription streaming service, Disney+, on... Read more »

08/05/20 9:00 AM

90th Missile Wing assists in Minuteman III missile launch

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. – According to military officials, a joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen and Navy sailors launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic... Read more »

08/04/20 11:01 AM

Wave of evictions expected as moratoriums end in many states

Aug 03, 2020 By REGINA GARCIA CANO and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Kelyn Yanez used to clean homes during the day and wait tables at night in... Read more »

08/04/20 8:44 AM

Teasers drop for CJ Box based series ‘Big Sky’ (VIDEOS)

ABC Television has dropped two short teasers for the new television show Big Sky, based on the work of Wyoming author CJ Box.

08/03/20 3:22 PM

Trump slams passage of Nevada bill to mail voters ballots

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers passed a bill that would add the state to a growing list of U.S. states mailing active voters ballots ahead of the November... Read more »

08/03/20 2:26 PM

Debate begins for who’s first in line for COVID-19 vaccine

Who gets to be first in line for a COVID-19 vaccine? U.S. health authorities hope by late next month to have some draft guidance on how to ration initial doses,... Read more »

08/03/20 10:51 AM

Annual Sturgis rally expecting 250K, stirring virus concerns

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sturgis is on. The message has been broadcast across social media as South Dakota, which has seen an uptick in coronavirus infections in recent weeks,... Read more »

08/03/20 8:09 AM

Gordon echoes western states leaders’ antitrust concerns in sale of Greeley lamb-processing facility

CASPER, Wyo —Governor Mark Gordon sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on July 30, said he is concerned for the future of sheep producers in Wyoming and the... Read more »

08/02/20 4:03 PM

Judge bans lawyers from identifying Epstein abuse victims

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The judge presiding over the criminal case against a British socialite charged with recruiting teenage girls for financier Jeffrey Epstein to... Read more »

07/31/20 3:15 PM

Marine sea tank sinks with 16 aboard; 1 dead and 8 missing

SAN DIEGO (AP) — An amphibious assault vehicle carrying 15 Marines and a Navy sailor sank near a military-owned island off the coast of Southern California, leaving one of the... Read more »

07/31/20 12:26 PM

2020 season for Elitch Gardens officially canceled

CHEYENNE, WYo. – The iconic amusement park that rests on the edge of downtown Denver has officially ruled out the possibility of any kind of a 2020 season. Elitch Gardens... Read more »

07/31/20 12:14 PM

Trump faces rare rebuke from GOP for floating election delay

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump repeatedly tests the Republican Party’s limits on issues including race, trade and immigration. Now he has struck a boundary. GOP officials from New... Read more »

07/31/20 8:14 AM

Wyoming man convicted of threatening to kill president

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Wyoming man has been found guilty of threatening to kill President Donald Trump. The U.S. attorney’s office announced in a news release that the conviction... Read more »

07/30/20 3:37 PM

NASA launches Mars rover to look for signs of ancient life

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The biggest, most sophisticated Mars rover ever built — a car-size vehicle bristling with cameras, microphones, drills and lasers... Read more »

07/30/20 12:37 PM

Former presidential candidate and businessman Herman Cain dies from COVID

Herman Cain, a successful businessman and CEO who ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, has died from coronavirus. The official obit was published on Cain’s Twitter account on... Read more »

07/30/20 9:29 AM

Trump floats November election delay

By ZEKE MILLER, MARK SHERMAN and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is for the first time floating a “delay” to the Nov. 3 presidential election,... Read more »

07/30/20 8:30 AM

US to bring 6,400 troops home from Germany, move 5,600 more

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Spurred on by President Donald Trump’s demand to pull troops out of Germany, the U.S. will bring about 6,400 forces home and... Read more »

07/29/20 10:50 AM

Holocaust survivors urge Facebook to remove denial posts

By DAVID RISING Associated Press Eds: UPDATES: with AP photos. BERLIN (AP) — Holocaust survivors around the world are lending their voices to a campaign launched Wednesday targeting Facebook head... Read more »

07/29/20 8:39 AM

Democrats, GOP far apart as virus aid talks intensify

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The differences over the next coronavirus aid package are vast: Democrats propose $3 trillion in relief and Republicans have a $1 trillion counteroffer.... Read more »

07/28/20 3:57 PM

Barr condemns ‘rioters’ in much-anticipated House testimony

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr defended the aggressive federal law enforcement response to civil unrest in America, saying on Tuesday “violent rioters and anarchists have hijacked legitimate protests” sparked by... Read more »

07/28/20 11:10 AM

NASA’s next Mars rover is brawniest and brainiest one yet

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — With eight successful Mars landings, NASA is upping the ante with its newest rover. The spacecraft Perseverance — set... Read more »

07/27/20 12:14 PM

Trump’s national security adviser has coronavirus

By ZEKE MILLER and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press Eds: UPDATES: Adds hyperlinks. With AP Photos. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien has tested positive for the... Read more »

07/27/20 8:35 AM

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen released from prison again

By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer was released Friday after a judge ruled that he had been sent back to... Read more »

07/24/20 11:47 AM

Trump administration agreement gives more help to US uranium

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Two U.S. government agencies agreed Thursday to keep state regulators primarily in charge of regulating groundwater pollution from uranium mining in the latest move by President... Read more »

07/24/20 10:50 AM

NFL to mandate fans to wear masks at all games

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact just about all aspects of life across America, the National Football Football league announced that fans will be required to... Read more »

07/24/20 10:03 AM

Movie theaters implore studios: Release the blockbusters

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A long time ago in a pre-COVID universe far, far away, blockbusters opened around the globe simultaneously or nearly so.... Read more »

07/24/20 8:56 AM

AP-NORC poll: 3 in 4 Americans back requiring wearing masks

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three out of four Americans, including a majority of Republicans, favor requiring people to wear face coverings while outside their homes, a new poll finds, reflecting... Read more »

07/23/20 1:12 PM

Barrasso: We will not shut down the economy again

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Wyoming Republican U.S. Senator John Barrasso posted a video on Facebook of himself speaking on the floor of the U.S. Senate to say there will be no further shutdowns of the... Read more »

07/23/20 11:52 AM

Mike Tyson to make boxing comeback in exhibition fight against Roy Jones Jr.

Mike Tyson will be returning to the boxing ring 33 years after being crowned the youngest heavyweight boxing champion in history, according to Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports. Andy Foster,... Read more »

07/23/20 11:14 AM

Portland’s mayor tear-gassed by US agents as protest rages

By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mayor of Portland, Oregon, was tear-gassed by U.S. government agents late Wednesday as he stood at a fence erected to... Read more »

07/23/20 10:29 AM

Taylor Swift will release surprise album ‘Folklore’ Friday

By MESFIN FEKADU AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — While in isolation, Taylor Swift has created a new album and is releasing it Friday. The pop star made the... Read more »

07/23/20 9:36 AM

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National / World

Commission rejects Trump push to add debate against Biden

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tests positive ahead of Trump visit

Kanye West gets on the presidential ballot in Colorado

NY attorney general seeks to dissolve NRA

CSU launching investigation into alleged COVID-19 coverup in athletic program

Worries about 2020 census’ accuracy grow with cut schedule

Pete Hamill, legendary New York columnist and novelist, dies

Survivors mark 75th anniversary of world’s 1st atomic attack

Seeking refuge in US, children fleeing danger are expelled

Biden won’t go to Milwaukee to accept Democratic nomination

Disney to release ‘Mulan’ on streaming service, for a price

90th Missile Wing assists in Minuteman III missile launch

Wave of evictions expected as moratoriums end in many states

Teasers drop for CJ Box based series ‘Big Sky’ (VIDEOS)

Trump slams passage of Nevada bill to mail voters ballots

Debate begins for who’s first in line for COVID-19 vaccine

Annual Sturgis rally expecting 250K, stirring virus concerns

Gordon echoes western states leaders’ antitrust concerns in sale of Greeley lamb-processing facility

Judge bans lawyers from identifying Epstein abuse victims

Marine sea tank sinks with 16 aboard; 1 dead and 8 missing

2020 season for Elitch Gardens officially canceled

Trump faces rare rebuke from GOP for floating election delay

Wyoming man convicted of threatening to kill president

NASA launches Mars rover to look for signs of ancient life

Former presidential candidate and businessman Herman Cain dies from COVID

Trump floats November election delay

US to bring 6,400 troops home from Germany, move 5,600 more

Holocaust survivors urge Facebook to remove denial posts

Democrats, GOP far apart as virus aid talks intensify

Barr condemns ‘rioters’ in much-anticipated House testimony

NASA’s next Mars rover is brawniest and brainiest one yet

Trump’s national security adviser has coronavirus

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen released from prison again

Trump administration agreement gives more help to US uranium

NFL to mandate fans to wear masks at all games

Movie theaters implore studios: Release the blockbusters

AP-NORC poll: 3 in 4 Americans back requiring wearing masks

Barrasso: We will not shut down the economy again

Mike Tyson to make boxing comeback in exhibition fight against Roy Jones Jr.

Portland’s mayor tear-gassed by US agents as protest rages

Taylor Swift will release surprise album ‘Folklore’ Friday

Crime

Crime

Man faces charges after chase, accused of driving stolen vehicle

Recent Arrests (8/5/20 – 8/6/20)

Woman faces felony charge in 2016 Methamphetamine Conspiracy case

Authorities seek information on person suspected of tampering with oil fields

Standoff suspect makes initial appearance in court

Obituaries

AP

Pete Hamill, legendary New York columnist and novelist, dies

Obituaries: Miskimins, Thomas, Williams

Obituaries: O’Meara, Snider, Fausset

Obituaries: Riggs, Flynn, Hopkins

Obituaries: McDaniel, Laycock, Allen, Moore

Community

Community

Helicopter stocks 94 Wyoming alpine lakes with 136,000 trout (360° Video)

Thursday: 25 new lab confirmed COVID cases in Wyoming, 32 more recoveries

Yellowstone among 9 Wyoming COVID wastewater test sites; virus shed through feces

LCSD #1 Youth Feeding Program site change at Johnson Junior High

PHOTOS: Wildlife-friendly fencing project underway in the Bighorns

Wyoming

Community

Helicopter stocks 94 Wyoming alpine lakes with 136,000 trout (360° Video)

Firefighters respond to over 20 recent wildfire in Wind River/Bighorn Basin District

PHOTOS: Wildlife-friendly fencing project underway in the Bighorns

PHOTOS: Multiple watercraft in Wyoming found contaminated with invasive species

Gordon supports Grand Teton’s move away from aerial gunning of mountain goats

Promoted

COVID-19

Applications for COVID-19 Business Relief funding opened on August 4

Major expansion/remodel for Spradley Barr Toyota in Cheyenne’s West Edge

WTBC is now IMPACT 307

The Ease of Applying

Easing the Financial Fight

Galleries

Galleries

PHOTO GALLERY: Crews fight wildfire near Glenrock on Tuesday