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Wyoming builder accused of bilking customers

Greg Jarrard has been charged with larceny, check fraud and obtaining goods by false pretenses.CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - A hearing is set for Tuesday to decide if a builder accused of bilking customers out of thousands of dollars should stand trial in Natrona County District Court.

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Cruelty case sheds light on inspection process

The Humane Society of the United States says some pigs died while immobilized in their gestation crates at a Wheatland Hog Farm. Image Credit: Humane Society of the United States.CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Wyoming officials say there are no plans to strengthen livestock regulations following allegations of mistreatment of pigs at a commercial farm in Wheatland.

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Casper deaths believed to be murder-suicide

Stock PhotoCASPER, Wyo. (AP) - Authorities suspect a murder-suicide in the shooting deaths of a married Casper couple whose bodies were found in their living room earlier this week.

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Game & Fish catches illegal antler collectors

A Mule Deer Buck.  National Park Service photo.GREEN RIVER, Wyo. (AP) - Wyoming Game and Fish Department game wardens caught several people illegally collecting shed antlers in southwest Wyoming last month.

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Man gets life sentence for hammer attack

LaShawn King has been sentenced to life in prison without parole after he was convicted of attempted first-degree murder, kidnapping and aggravated assault.CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - A man convicted of striking his former girlfriend in the head with a hammer has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.

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Wyo. Supreme Court denies Rawlins man's appeal

The Wyoming Supreme Court has denied Timothy Kramer's appeal that Kramer wasn't adequately represented at his murder trial. BRN photo by Nathan Kobielusz.RAWLINS, Wyo. (AP) - The Wyoming Supreme Court has denied the appeal of a Rawlins man sentenced to life in prison for attempted murder.

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Widow of W.Va. gas industry worker sues Colo. firm

Stock PhotoMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - The widow of a Nutter Fort man says two Colorado companies and their executives are responsible for her husband's death because they forced a crew to drive from Ohio to West Virginia after a 22-hour work day.

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Former Wyo. Montessori director appears in court

Stock PhotoCHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A woman accused of stealing more than $66,000 from a Wyoming Montessori school can return to the Boston area while the case continues.

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Wyo. Supreme Court hears arguments in killing

The Wyoming Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in the appeal of Dharminder Vir Sen, who was convicted of killing Sheridan businessman Robert Ernst. BRN photo by Nathan Kobielusz.CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - An attorney for a Sheridan teenager serving a sentence of life without parole for a 2009 home invasion killing urged the Wyoming Supreme Court to find the teen's sentence unconstitutional.

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Wyo. Supreme Court hears arguments in killing

The Wyoming Supreme Court will hear the appeal of Dharminder Vir Sen who is serving a life sentence in the killing of Sheridan businessman Robert Ernst. BRN photo by Nathan Kobielusz.CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - The Wyoming Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in the appeal of a Sheridan teenager convicted of murder in a 2009 home invasion killing.

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Wyoming appeals roadless issue to Supreme Court

Stock PhotoCHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - The state of Wyoming has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review its challenge to a 2001 federal rule barring development on roadless areas in national forests.

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Lawyers quit Cody doctor over conduct concerns

Stock PhotoCHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Lawyers for a neurosurgeon who practices in Wyoming and Montana have informed a federal judge they believe their client engaged in criminal or fraudulent conduct.

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Couple settles lawsuit over house explosion

Stock PhotoPOWELL, Wyo. (AP) - Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. has reached a settlement with a couple that sued the company over an explosion at their former home in Powell in 2006.

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Hitching Post legal battle to play out in Wyoming

Stock PhotoCASPER, Wyo. (AP) - A legal battle over an arson fire that destroyed a landmark Cheyenne hotel will play out in Wyoming.

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ACLU: most Wyo. inmate complaints on medical care

Stock PhotoCHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union of Wyoming says most of the complaints it receives from inmates in state jails and prisons deal with their medical and mental health care.

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