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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming's unemployment rate fell slightly in April to 4.8 percent.

The jobless rate was 4.9 percent in March.

The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services says the state's unemployment rate remained significantly lower than the national rate of 7

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NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — More severe weather is in the forecast for parts of the central United States already reeling from powerful tornadoes this week.

The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla

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PINEDALE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has begun trapping wolves and grizzly bears in western Wyoming.

The idea behind the trapping is to help monitor the wolves and bears.

The agency is trapping wolves this summer in the northern Wind River Mountains and Gros Ventre (groh-VAWNT') Mountains north of Pinedale and east of Bondurant

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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — All watercraft entering Yellowstone National Park's lakes must first pass an inspection for invasive species.

National Park Service staff will also conduct daily inspections for all boats that launch from Bridge Bay, Grant Village and Lewis Lake boat ramps

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead's proposal to require groundwater testing at oil and gas drilling sites is getting favorable reviews from environmental advocates, landowners and industry representatives

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LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Pepsi manufacturer and distributor Wyoming Beverage Inc. will remain the exclusive beverage provider at the University of Wyoming for the next 10 years.

UW and the company have agreed to a new contract that begins Aug

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An 86-year-old Casper man died in a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 90 near Park City, west of Billings.

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GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — A North Texas county sheriff says seven people remain unaccounted for after a massive tornado claimed six lives.

Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds says emergency responders are searching parts of Granbury that were left devastated

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Federal Reserve says farm income growth slowed across the Plains and western states in the first quarter as costs increased and the drought lingered.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Mo

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A retiring University of Wyoming dean says the college is in danger of sinking into mediocrity unless it continues to attract and retain the best faculty available.

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