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The body of a young man found near Rock Springs on Sunday August 19 has been officially confirmed to be that of a missing Rock Springs youth.

A District Court judge has set a competency hearing for a Everett Conant III who is accused of killing his three sons and his brother in a shooting rampage in Wheatland last summer. Doug Randall reports. The federal government has opened a new office for the registration of sex offenders on the Wind River Indian Reservation. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Work is underway on the new Menards store at Windmill and Dell Range in Cheyenne.

The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees is asking for $5.3 Million  in annual pay raises for faculty. Amy Richards has a report. A new study from Children’s Mercy Hospitals and clinics finds that 83 percent of parents think social media makes a positive contribution to their children’s development despite the risks. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

One of Grand Teton National Park’s celebrity grizzlies wandered outside the park’s southern boundary last week and had to be hazed back into the park. Doug Randall reports. The City of Rawlins was recognized as Wyoming’s first “aspiring tourism community”. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Laramie County Fire District #2 personnel began training on their recently acquired ladder truck. The 1993  KME Aerial Cat was given to District 2 by F.E. Warren Air Force base at  no cost through the federal excess personal property program. District 2 fire Chief Jason Coughey  says with new commercial and residential building construction in their district, the ladder truck is a welcome addition

Four people were hurt in a flash fire at a Conoco Phillips natural gas processing plant in Fremont county. Doug Randall reports. A Wyoming National Guard unit is preparing to deploy to Bahrain. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Wyoming Army National Guard Capt. Eric Will, of Torrington, Wyo., assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 115th Fires Brigade, based in Cheyenne, was awarded the Seven Seals Award and the 20-Year Wyoming National Guard Service Device ...

Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen says a proposed wind energy project that the Morely Company wants to locate on part of the city-owned Belvoir Ranch wouldn’t affect people who currently hold grazing leases on the property or other existing plans for that area.

The Wyoming Council for Women’s Issues recognized Casper resident Bev Dye with its annual Woman of Distinction Award Saturday at the Casper Petroleum Club. As a former single parent with firsthand knowledge of the issues facing women today and an appreciation of her own education and her parents’  encouragement and work ethic, Dye has devoted 28 years to making a difference for others throu