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• MT man exonerated in murder case after 3 years Play Video

  February 13, 2012 8:35 PM

  After nearly three years in a Wyoming prison for murder, Troy Dean Willoughby of Wickes in Jefferson County has been exonerated. Willoughby, 48, and his common law wife of the past 17 years, Jill Haley, are now back in Helena, and on Monday morning they headed to the Good... more »

• Feds to remove Wyoming wolves from protection

  October 4, 2011 5:58 PM

  WASHINGTON DC - Stating its wolf population is "healthy and stable," the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed removing gray wolves from federal protection in Wyoming. Details of the draft plan also indicate wolves can be shot on sight in most parts of the state. "After years of hard work... more »

• Wyoming woman's death is 14th from cantaloupe outbreak

  September 28, 2011 5:51 PM

  A Wyoming woman died last Friday of listeriosis, and health officials are confident the fatality is linked to cantaloupes grown in southeast Colorado. The death is the 14th nationwide linked to cantaloupes grown at Jensen Farms of Holly Colorado, which recalled its crop Sept. 14. Wyoming Department of... more »

• Missoula man given 40 years for luring, raping girl Play Video

  July 19, 2011 6:46 PM

  MISSOULA- A Missoula federal court judge sentenced a 25-year-old man to 40 years in prison for luring a 12-year-old Wyoming girl to Missoula and raping her repeatedly for four days. Missoula FBI agent Monte Shaide testified Tuesday morning that William Nielsen said if the girl wasn't found, he might... more »

• Yellowstone visits are down

  July 9, 2011 1:34 PM

  Park officials say visitation to Yellowstone National Park for June and for the first six months of 2011 remains strong, but is off 2010's record pace. The park recorded 634,316 recreational visitors in June 2011, down 8.7 percent from last year's all time record 694,841. However, this is still... more »

• Wyoming looks to follow Montana's lead on wolves

  July 8, 2011 11:09 PM

  WASHINGTON DC - A lawmaker from Wyoming is looking to follow Montana's lead in order to manage its wolf population. Representative Cynthia Lummis included language in an appropriations bill to give Wyoming control of its wolves and prevent lawsuits. Senator Jon Tester did the same thing for Montana. "This provision... more »

• Wyoming house explodes

  June 28, 2011 8:36 AM

  POWELL, WYOMING- A home south of Powell was destroyed Sunday night when it exploded and burned to the ground. Powell Fire Chief Joey Darrah tells Montana's News Station that no one was injured in the blast, but the force of the explosion damaged another home in the same subdivision.... more »

• New bear spray canister recycling effort unveiled

  May 7, 2011 9:56 AM

  BOZEMAN - It is a recycling machine like none other. Yellowstone area partners unveiled a new bear spray canister recycling effort Friday. "This is the only one on the planet," said Yellowstone National Park Environmental Protection Specialist Jim Evanoff. "This is the first time it's being unveiled for... more »

• Columbia Falls couple woman dead after Wyoming wreck Play Video

  April 22, 2011 6:36 PM

  SHERIDAN, WY - The Wyoming Highway Patrol reports that a Columbia Falls woman is dead and her husband is in the hospital after a car wreck that happened near Sheridan earlier this week. Sgt. Steven Townsend says Rodney Emmert, 54, was driving to Colorado Springs with his wife Laureen... more »

• More details emerge in fatal Bozeman fire Play Video

  March 2, 2011 11:54 AM

  BOZEMAN - Some additional details are emerging about an early Tuesday morning fire at a Bozeman apartment building that claimed two lives. Dale C. Beard, 29, and Jacob P. Neuman, 30, both of Bozeman and formerly of Wyoming were killed in the early Tuesday morning blaze. The two men... more »

• Vehicle of MT Tech assault suspect stopped after WY high-speed chase

  January 26, 2011 2:22 PM

  Authorities have located a vehicle belonging to a man suspected of assaulting a Montana Tech student with a knife on campus on Tuesday. Butte-Silver Bow authorities received word just after 11 a.m. on Wednesday that the vehicle belonging to Brandon Curry, 28, a person of interest in the case,... more »

• Bison back roaming public lands outside Yellowstone Play Video

  January 19, 2011 8:24 PM

  YELLOWSTONE NP- For the first time in decades, bison are roaming public lands just outside of Yellowstone National Park. In Gardiner this morning, state and federal agencies took the first steps toward a new way to manage the Yellowstone bison herd. Twenty five bison were released from Yellowstone... more »

• FBI: Missoula man lured girl to MT, raped her repeatedly Play Video

  January 10, 2011 8:45 PM

  MISSOULA - A registered sex offender is facing a federal charge for luring a 12-year-old Wyoming girl to Missoula and then raping her repeatedly for four days. William Nielsen, 24, of Missoula is facing a coercion and enticement of a minor charge. The FBI says in court documents that... more »

• Missoula man faces charge for luring girl to MT for sex

  January 10, 2011 5:16 PM

  MISSOULA - A 24-year-old man is facing a federal charge for allegedly luring a 12-year-old Wyoming girl to Missoula for sex. William Nielsen is being charged with coercion and enticement of a minor after Missoula police say Nielsen met the 12-year-old girl online. The victim came to Missoula from Wyoming... more »

• Montana-Wyoming water spat before U.S. Supreme Court

  January 10, 2011 5:02 PM

  WASHINGTON, DC - Montana's Attorney General defended the state's water rights before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday morning. Steve Bullock says Wyoming is violating an agreement the two states made back in 1950 and therefore is depriving Montana users of water that belongs to them. Montana sued its... more »

• Lady Griz lose 4th Straight, Wyoming Cruises 73-51

  December 21, 2010 11:56 PM

  MISSOULA - Robin Selvig is not used to a slow start, but his Lady Griz have bitten off one bear of a schedule this season. Not a single one of the nine Division I schools they have played has a losing record right now and that trend continued Tuesday... more »

• Wyoming wins wolf ruling

  November 18, 2010 10:58 PM

  CHEYENNE, WY -- A federal judge ruled the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service made a mistake by rejecting Wyoming's wolf management plan and ordered the organization to fix it. U.S. District Court Judge Alan Johnson of Cheyenne ruled Wyoming's plan designating wolves as predators in most of the state, but... more »

• Gates and Buffet visit Wyoming - Why?

  November 12, 2010 2:45 PM

  BILLINGS - Here's the start of a joke you don't hear every day. Warren Buffett and Bill Gates land in Gillette, Wyoming with an armada of nine private jets. Want to hear the punch line? It's true. On Sunday, two of the wealthiest men in the world were in... more »

• Wyo. Deputy who lost meth suspended

  November 8, 2010 12:33 PM

  The Teton County's Sheriff's Department in Wyoming says it is suspending "Dog Drug Training" after a box of methamphetamine used to train canines "went missing." Investigators are still searching for the 28 grams of lost meth that's inside a box clearly labeled "METH" on the outside. A deputy... more »

• Official: Missile malfunction not a sign of greater problems

  October 28, 2010 11:06 PM

  WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A high-level Air Force official defended the capabilities of the U.S. nuclear arsenal Thursday, after the Air Force lost communication with 50 nuclear missiles last weekend. "I don't think it signals a degradation," Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Carrol Chandler said at the Center... more »

• Authorities kill grizzly bear that mauled man at Yellowstone

  June 19, 2010 4:49 PM

  (CNN) -- Authorities shot and killed a grizzly bear that mauled a 70-year-old man near Yellowstone National Park, a Wyoming Game and Fish Department spokesman said Saturday. Agents tracked the bear via a radio collar and killed it near the site of the attack, said the spokesman, Eric Kezsler.... more »

• Fallen hero funeral held in Gillette

  April 1, 2010 10:13 AM

  GILLETTE, WY - Hundreds of people lined the streets in downtown Gillette Wednesday to honor a young Wyoming marine killed in combat in Afghanistan. 19-year-old Lance Cpl. Jacob Ross died on March 24th in a firefight in Helmand Province. His body arrived at the Gillette airport Wednesday and was... more »

• Wyoming won't join lawsuit over health care reform

  March 25, 2010 12:03 PM

  CHEYENNE - Governor Dave Freudenthal said Wednesday that Wyoming will not be entering into litigation to contest federal health care reform, although he acknowledged he is concerned about a provision of the law that would require all individuals to purchase health insurance. That portion of the new law, known... more »

• Future of Yellowstone NP volcano discussed

  March 3, 2010 2:48 PM

  YELLOWSTONE NP -You probably wouldn't knowingly play inside an active volcano, but that's exactly what people do when they vacation at Yellowstone National Park. Folks who visited the park in January got a reminder of that fact when the second largest earthquake swarm in Yellowstone's recorded history rattled the... more »

• Decision day for Montana Land Board

  February 16, 2010 1:21 PM

  BILLINGS - The Montana Land Board will decide on Tuesday whether or not to lower the asking price for mining a vast reserve of publicly owned coal near the Wyoming border. A Wyoming coal company interested in leasing the 572-million ton Otter Creek coal tracts did not make a... more »

• Yellowstone earthquake swarm nears 1,500

  January 28, 2010 2:54 PM

  Almost 1,500 earthquakes have been recorded in Yellowstone National Park during a recent swarm over the last two weeks. Since January 17 when the swarm began, there have been 1,497 earthquakes with magnitude 0.4 to 3.8 recorded on the west side of the park through 9 a.m. Thursday, January... more »

• Wyoming homicide investigated

  January 18, 2010 5:02 PM

  SHERIDAN, WY - Local and state law enforcement authorities are processing a crime scene in Sheridan. Sheridan Police say on Friday, they responded to 1075 Bellevue Avenue and found 42-year-old Gerald Bloom dead from stab wounds. Police arrested his roommate, Shawn Osborne, 28, of Sheridan in connection with Bloom's death.... more »

• Montana Cash jackpots claimed

  November 28, 2009 7:17 PM

  HELENA - Montana Lottery officials say two men have claimed recent Montana Cash jackpots. Melvin Nading of Cody, Wyo., claimed a $50,000 Montana Cash jackpot from the Nov. 13 drawing. He bought his winning ticket at the Belfry Country Store. And Richard Allran of Billings recently claimed the... more »

• Wyoming Supreme Court upholds Eaton execution

  November 25, 2009 3:20 PM

  CHEYENNE, WY - The Wyoming Supreme Court has denied a request from the state's lone death row inmate to review his case. The state Supreme Court on Monday ordered District Judge David B. Park of Casper to issue a new death warrant against inmate Dale Wayne Eaton. The... more »

• Health care legislation moves on

  November 22, 2009 12:24 AM

  Health care legislation cleared its first major hurdle Saturday night in the Senate. The health care bill passed 60 to 39, which means it will now hit the Senate floor for debate after Thanksgiving. Some are calling it a huge victory for Democrats and in fact, the votes came down... more »

• Two die from flu in Wyoming

  November 19, 2009 9:47 AM

  Two more flu related deaths have been reported in Wyoming. The Wyoming Department of Health says an adult male from Natrona County, with underlying health conditions, died in late October. An adult male from Park county died last week. Neither case was specifically linked to the H1-N1 virus.... more »

• Angela's Adventures: Bouldering

  November 3, 2009 12:05 PM

  CODY, Wyo. - Cody, Wyoming is known for their rodeos and a wild west mentality, but take a drive down the road and you'll find a completely different attraction. "You come up here and it's great," explains Cody rock climber, Mike Snyder. "It's outdoors, it's green and lush, and... more »