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By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two survivors of a 2015 racist massacre that killed nine of their friends at a Charleston church told a group of state senators Tuesday that South Carolina’s lack of a hate crimes law is an insult to what they suffered through at their Bible study. The

By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — She posted on social media about competing in a bike race, losing her pet hedgehog and visiting a butterfly garden with her grandmother but gave no sign of the anti-abortion views investigators say drove her to set fire to a Wyoming abortion clinic. On Tuesday, a

By MEAD GRUVER and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A woman accused of setting fire last year to a Wyoming abortion clinic that was under construction told investigators that she opposes abortion and was experiencing anxiety and nightmares over the facility opening, authorities say in court documents. Lorna Roxanne Green, of

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Feds: Woman who set fire at Wyoming abortion clinic opposes abortion, said she was anxious about facility opening.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Judge temporarily blocks Wyoming abortion ban, making the procedure legal again while court challenge proceeds.

By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Abortion will again be legal in Wyoming — at least for now — after a judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a ban that took effect a few days earlier. Teton County District Court Judge Melissa Owens’ decision halts the ban amid a challenge in her court

By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Abortion-rights supporters filed an amended lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block Wyoming’s new abortion pill ban from taking effect. A group hoping to open what would be the state’s second clinic offering abortions filed the amended lawsuit days after Republican Gov. Mark Gordon signed what is the

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana couple faces charges of murder and tampering with evidence in the 2019 disappearance and death of a 6-year-old girl on the Crow Indian Reservation, according to court documents. Mildred Alexis Old Crow was physically assaulted and left in a bathtub to drown before her

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Abortion-rights supporters file amended lawsuit seeking to block Wyoming’s ban on medication abortions.

By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming has pushed to the front of state efforts to prohibit the most common type of abortion by instituting the nation’s first explicit ban on pills that terminate pregnancies. Medication abortions, which usually involve taking two prescription medications days apart at home or in a clinic,

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota is moving to fortify its status as a refuge for patients from restrictive states who travel to the state to seek abortions — and to protect providers who serve them. The state House on Monday passed a bill by a 68-62 vote to prohibit

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming has become the 19th state to ban transgender athletes from playing on girls or women’s sports teams after the Republican governor opted not to veto the legislation. Gov. Mark Gordon allowed the bill to become law without his signature Friday, saying he supports and agrees with the overall goal of

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado man suspected of poisoning his wife has been arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder. The 45-year-old Aurora man was arrested and booked into jail early Sunday, the Aurora Police Department said. The arrest came four days after the suspect, a dentist, drove his 43-year-old wife to a hospital because she

By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has signed into law the nation’s first explicit ban on abortion pills since they became the predominant choice for abortion in the U.S. in recent years. Gordon, a Republican, signed the bill Friday night while allowing a separate measure restricting abortion to become law without his

By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press States that rely on water from the over-tapped Colorado River want the U.S. Supreme Court to block a lawsuit from the Navajo Nation that could upend how water is shared in the Western U.S. The tribe doesn’t have enough water and says that the federal government is at fault. Roughly

BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The Southern Nevada Water Authority on Thursday voted to accept a $2.4 million grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to fund cloud seeding in other Western states whose rivers feed the parched desert region. The weather modification method uses planes and ground-based cannons to shoot silver iodide

By MEAD GRUVER and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — When officials in Wyoming faced public pressure to allow a citizen recount of election results, they reached out to the state attorney general for legal advice about how to proceed. But Attorney General Bridget Hill refuses to say what she told them.

By MATTHEW BROWN and BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration’s approval of a massive oil development in northern Alaska commits the U.S. to yet another decadeslong crude project even as scientists urgently warn that only a halt to more fossil fuel emissions can stem climate change. ConocoPhillips’ Willow project would

By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers are considering a remarkable shift in allowing the water agency that manages the Colorado River supply for Las Vegas to limit single-family residential use in the desert city and surrounding county. It’s another potential step in a decades-long effort to ensure

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — U.S. officials will work to restore more large bison herds to Native American lands under a Friday order from Interior Secretary Deb Haaland that calls for the government to tap into Indigenous knowledge in its efforts to conserve the burly animals that are an icon of the

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Jeremiah Oden scored 28 points, Hunter Maldonado just missed a triple-double and Wyoming beat Nevada 80-71 on Monday night. Oden shot 9 for 13 from the floor (3 for 3 from 3-point range) and 7 of 9 from the free-throw line for the Cowboys (9-20, 4-13 Mountain West Conference). Maldonado made

By The Associated Press FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — John Tonje scored 25 points as Colorado State beat Wyoming 84-71 on Friday night. Tonje added six rebounds for the Rams (13-16, 5-11 Mountain West Conference). James Moors scored 16 points and added five rebounds. Isaiah Stevens recorded 15 points and shot 6 of 10 from

By JOHN ANTCZAK, AMY TAXIN and ED WHITE Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Heavy snow and rain pounded California and other parts of the West on Friday in the nation’s latest winter storm, while tens of thousands of people in Michigan suffered in freezing temperatures days after one of the worst ice storms in

By AMANCAI BIRABEN and JIM SALTER Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A brutal winter storm closed interstate highways from Arizona to Wyoming Wednesday, trapped drivers in cars, knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people and prompted the first blizzard warning in Southern California in decades — and the worst won’t be over

By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force’s review of cancers among its nuclear missile corps will include all personnel who worked on, guarded, supported or operated the nation’s ground-based warheads, Air Force Global Strike Command announced Wednesday. Nine officers who had worked as missileers — the airmen who launch the warheads

DENVER (AP) — A man pulled over for a traffic stop along a northern Colorado interstate was killed when he ran from deputies and was hit by a vehicle, authorities said Sunday. The suspect was stopped along Interstate 25 near Fort Collins at 9:15 p.m. Saturday for driving with an expired registration, the Larimer County

By The Associated Press LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Jake Heidbreder scored 22 points as Air Force beat Wyoming 75-69 on Friday. Heidbreder shot 8 for 10 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free throw line for the Falcons (14-14, 5-10 Mountain West Conference). Rytis Petraitis added 18 points while

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Hunter Maldonado’s 20 points helped Wyoming defeat New Mexico 70-56 on Tuesday. Maldonado added 10 rebounds and five assists for the Cowboys (8-17, 3-10 Mountain West Conference). Brendan Wenzel scored 13 points and added seven rebounds. Hunter Thompson shot 4 for 10 from beyond the arc to finish with 12 points.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Conrad Dobler, one of the NFL’s top offensive linemen and fiercest players in the 1970s, has died. He was 72. The Arizona Cardinals announced Dobler died Monday in Pueblo, Colorado. No cause of death was given. Dobler played left guard on an offensive line that included Hall of Famer Dan Dierdorf

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Don’t feed the bears! Wildlife biologists and forest rangers have preached the mantra for nearly a century at national parks like Yellowstone and Yosemite, and for decades in areas where urban development increasingly invaded native wildlife habitat. But don’t feed the birds? That may be a

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Elijah Harkless’ 33 points led UNLV over Wyoming 69-59 on Wednesday. Harkless shot 8 of 12 from the floor, made five 3-pointers and made 12 of 14 free throws. He also had eight rebounds for the Rebels (16-8, 5-7 Mountain West Conference). Keshon Gilbert added 10 points while shooting 2 for

By MATTHEW BROWN and SAM METZ Associated Press HARLOWTON, Mont. (AP) — Near the banks of Montana’s Musselshell River, cattle rancher Michael Miller saw a large, white orb above the town of Harlowton last week, a day before U.S. officials revealed they were tracking a suspected Chinese spy balloon over the state. The balloon caused

By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Leo Thompson received plenty of love, food and shelter from the non-Native American family who raised them, but missed out on any exposure to their Indigenous culture, heritage, ancestors and community. “The only time they acknowledged my heritage was when they’d make passive comments like,

By The Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Omari Moore scored 29 points as San Jose State beat Wyoming 84-64 on Saturday night. Moore added six rebounds and six assists for the Spartans (14-9, 5-5 Mountain West Conference). Sage Tolbert scored 14 points while going 5 of 8 and 3 of 4 from the

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — US takes first step toward lifting protections for grizzly bears in some Western states, which would open door to hunts.

By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — When officers pulled over a van for speeding outside of Arches National Park in August 2021, they found a visibly distraught young couple in an emotional fight. Gabby Petito, 22, and her boyfriend Brian Laundrie, 23, were driving across the United States, and upon observing

By FELICIA FONSECA and SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Six Western states that rely on water from the Colorado River have agreed on a model to dramatically cut water use in the basin, months after the federal government called for action and an initial deadline passed. California — with the largest allocation

By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Exposed to the beating sun and hot dry air, more than 10% of the water carried by the Colorado River evaporates, leaks or spills as the 1,450-mile (2,334-kilometer) powerhouse of the West flows through the region’s dams, reservoirs and open-air canals. For decades, key stewards of the

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE and FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Competing priorities, outsized demands and the federal government’s retreat from a threatened deadline stymied a deal last summer on how to drastically reduce water use from the parched Colorado River, emails obtained by The Associated Press show. The documents span the June-to-August window

By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Federal Reserve Board has denied a Wyoming cryptocurrency bank’s application for Federal Reserve System membership, officials announced Friday, dealing a setback to the crypto industry’s attempts to build acceptance in mainstream U.S. banking. Many in crypto have been looking to Cheyenne-based Custodia Bank’s more than

By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming could join a handful of states that have begun paying homeowners and businesses less for surplus electricity from their rooftop solar panels under a bill in the state Legislature. This bill, which passed a legislative committee Thursday, would tell state regulators to reassess how much,

SINCLAIR, Wyoming (AP) — Five young women killed in a head-on crash on a Wyoming highway were Arkansas high school students and graduates, school officials said Wednesday. The five were headed home from visiting Jackson Hole Bible College in northwestern Wyoming when they crashed Sunday evening on Interstate 80 in southern Wyoming, Salomonanjel Olvera Correa,

By The Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Elijah Harkless had 28 points in UNLV’s 86-72 victory against Wyoming on Tuesday. Harkless added eight rebounds for the Rebels (13-7, 2-6 Mountain West Conference). Keshon Gilbert scored 12 points while going 5 of 9 (2 for 4 from distance), and added eight rebounds. Jordan McCabe was

SINCLAIR, Wyo. (AP) — A series of crashes caused by a wrong-way driver on Interstate 80 killed five people and seriously injured others in south-central Wyoming. The driver has been arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired, according to a Wyoming Highway Patrol statement. Highway Patrol troopers got word of the Dodge Ram headed east

By CLAIRE RUSH and HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — From beach cities to snow-covered streets, abortion supporters rallied by the thousands on Sunday to demand protections for reproductive rights and mark the 50th anniversary of the now-overturned Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision that established federal protections for the

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Noah Reynolds scored 17 points to lead Wyoming and secured the win with a free throw with two seconds remaining as the Cowboys took down Colorado State 58-57 on Saturday night. Reynolds was 6 of 17 shooting and went 4 for 7 from the line for the Cowboys (6-13, 1-6 Mountain

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Beau Becker scored 23 points as Air Force beat Wyoming 82-74 on Tuesday night. Becker shot 9 for 16, including 5 for 11 from beyond the arc for the Falcons (12-7, 3-3 Mountain West Conference). Rytis Petraitis scored 15 points and added nine rebounds and five assists. Carter Murphy recorded

By The Associated Press LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Chibuzo Agbo had 18 points in Boise State’s 85-68 victory against Wyoming on Saturday. Agbo also contributed nine rebounds for the Broncos (14-4, 4-1 Mountain West Conference). Naje Smith added 18 points while going 7 of 15 (4 for 8 from distance), and he also had seven

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico state lawmakers will consider public incentives aimed at attracting investments in hydrogen production and distribution as a potential new source of industrial employment and an alternative for vehicles and factories that rely on climate-warming fossil fuels, as the legislature convenes next week. Democratic

By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Booming oil and gas revenue has put Wyoming back among states with big budget surpluses but Republican Gov. Mark Gordon cautioned lawmakers Wednesday to save, not splurge, out of concern that tough times will eventually return. “As a Wyoming rancher, I know the value of a

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Taylor Funk’s 22 points helped Utah State defeat Wyoming 83-63 on Tuesday. Funk also added five rebounds for the Aggies (14-3, 3-1 Mountain West Conference). Daniel Akin scored 16 points and added 15 rebounds. Sean Bairstow was 5 of 10 shooting to finish with 14 points. The Cowboys (5-11, 0-4) were

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press GLASGOW, W.Va. (AP) — Bill Gates is looking to West Virginia as he plans for the next phase of his effort to reboot U.S. nuclear energy technology: powering the east coast. Microsoft co-founder Gates, who visited a closed down coal-fired plant in Glasgow, West Virginia on Monday, said he needs

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Lamont Butler’s 23 points helped San Diego State defeat Wyoming 80-75 on Saturday night. Butler shot 8 for 15, including 5 for 11 from beyond the arc, for the Aztecs (12-3, 3-0 Mountain West). Matt Bradley was 7 of 13 shooting, including 2 for 4 from distance, and went 2 for

By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas water experts are sounding an alarm decades in the making: Farmers and ranchers in the state’s western half must stop pumping more water out of a vast aquifer than nature puts back each year or risk the economic collapse of a region important to the

By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A Native American tribe that has one of the largest and most secure rights to Colorado River water now has approval to lease some of it in Arizona, a state that’s been hardest hit by cuts to its water supply and is on a perpetual search

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — For the first time ever, Oregon had the highest voter turnout rate in the nation for last November’s elections. Former Oregon Secretary of State Phil Keisling, who now leads a national effort to expand voting from home, said 61.5% of all the eligible citizens in Oregon cast a ballot, Oregon Public

COOKE CITY, Mont. (AP) — Two people were killed in New Year’s Eve avalanches in Montana and Colorado after heavy snow blanketed much of the West. Forecasters with the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center say two snowmobilers from Washington were headed uphill near Daisy Pass north of Cooke City, Montana, when one of them triggered

By DAVID A. LIEB and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Taxes will fall and minimum wages rise for residents in numerous states as a variety of new laws take effect Sunday that could impact people’s finances and, in some cases, their personal liberties. Some new laws could affect access to abortion. Others will ease restrictions on

By DAVID A. LIEB and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Taxes will fall and minimum wages rise for residents in numerous states as a variety of new laws take effect Sunday that could impact people’s finances and, in some cases, their personal liberties. Some new laws could affect access to abortion. Others will ease restrictions on

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Stagnant for long stretches of the second half, Ohio’s offense got one last chance after a late Wyoming touchdown. CJ Harris took control, leading the Bobcats to the tying field goal late in regulation and winning touchdown in overtime. Harris hit Tyler Foster on a

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s six public universities plan to offer in-state tuition rates to students from Wisconsin and Illinois by next fall. The South Dakota Advantage plan has until now offered in-state tuition to undergraduates and graduate students from Colorado, Iowa, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota and Wyoming residents, the Argus Leader reported

WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. (AP) — Thirteen bison were killed or had to be euthanized after their herd was struck by a semi-truck involved in an accident with two other vehicles on a dark Montana highway just outside Yellowstone National Park, authorities said Friday. The semi-truck struck the bison after dark on Wednesday night. Some bison

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Jermarl Baker Jr., scored 20 points as Fresno State beat Wyoming 58-53 in a Mountain West Conference opener on Wednesday. Baker was 8 of 15 shooting, including 4 for 7 from distance for the Bulldogs (5-7). Isaih Moore was 6 of 7 shooting to add 14 points and he had nine

By ARLEIGH RODGERS Associated Press/Report for America INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Cara Berg Raunick watched with bafflement as Indiana’s Republican legislators took less than two weeks to debate and pass an abortion ban that the governor signed quickly into law. The women’s health nurse practitioner from Indianapolis was struck by just how frequently faith was cited

PHOENIX (AP) — Logan Johnson scored 28 points as Saint Mary’s beat Wyoming 66-54 on Wednesday night at the Jerry Colangelo Classic. Johnson added five steals for the Gaels (10-4). Mitchell Saxen added 19 points and nine rebounds. Aidan Mahaney finished with 11 points. Noah Reynolds led the Cowboys (5-7) with 21 points. Johnson scored

By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Supreme Court has declined to weigh in on questions involving a lawsuit over the state’s new abortion ban, keeping the case that has prevented the ban from taking effect since last summer wholly in state district court at least for now. There’s not enough

By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Software engineer Jae Yang got a lot of questions from friends when he moved from Silicon Valley with plans to launch his cryptocurrency exchange not in the up-and-coming urban crypto hubs of Miami or Austin, Texas, but the windswept plains of southeastern Wyoming. While the collapse

By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — One of the largest coal producers in the United States has sued a major freight railroad, alleging it breached a contract to transport coal from Montana for use overseas. The Navajo Transitional Energy Co. alleges that major shortcomings in BNSF Railway service cost it $150 million