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Missoula man charged with promoting prostitution
UPDATE -- 10:25 A.M.: MISSOULA -- A man who allegedly used a website to promote his prostitution business and ran it from a local hotel to run it is being held on $250,000 bail in the Missoula ...
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Self-defense products popular in North Dakota oil patch after Arnold disappearance
DICKINSON, N.D.-- Self-defense products are becoming a hot item among women in western North Dakota's booming oil patch, as a burgeoning population and the apparent abduction of a ...
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Semi overturns; lanes of I-90 closed near Hardin
Both westbound lanes of Interstate 90 have been closed about one mile west of the West Hardin interchange after a semitrailer truck overturned. The incident occurred atmile marker 494.0, and the ...
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Columbia Falls couple denies assaulting toddler
KALISPELL -- A Columbia Falls couple has denied charges that they abused the woman's 16-month-old daughter. Samantha French, 20,and her fiance, 19-year-old Nickolas Fox, pleaded not guilty ...
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Crashed plane removed from Kalispell house
KALISPELL - A single-engine airplane that crashed into a Kalispell house shortly after takeoff was removed from the structure on Sunday and will be taken to a shop for inspection by the National ...
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National News
Mitt Romney?s Nevada speech: Our campaign is about ?saving the soul of America?
Mitt Romney handily won the Nevada caucuses on Saturday night, and used the opportunity of his victory speech to assail Barack Obama. Attacking the president on unemployment, religious freedom, and even military spending, Romney continued ignore his opponents and speak as the front-runner in the GOP race for the nomination. Watch the video below for [...]
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Newt Gingrich?s Nevada press conference: ?We will go to Tampa?
Newt Gingrich finished behind Mitt Romney in the Nevada caucuses on Saturday night?his second disappointment in a row after losing the Florida primary last Tuesday. Rather than throw the typical post-results rally party, Gingrich held a press conference with a small cadre of reporters in Las Vegas, vowing to stay in the race and taking [...]
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Yahoo News hires Virginia Heffernan as national correspondent
More exciting personnel news from the purple mothership: Yahoo News has hired Virginia Heffernan, a veteran of the New York Times, as national correspondent. Heffernan will cover "culture and politics from a digital perspective," the company said in a release. Heffernan will be based in Yahoo's New York offices, reporting to managing editor Hillary Frey. [...]
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Yahoo News hires Olivier Knox as its first White House correspondent
Yahoo News has hired Olivier Knox, Congressional correspondent for Agence France-Press, to be its White House correspondent--the first in Yahoo's 16-year history. Knox--who has spent more than a decade with AFP covering politics, including eight years covering the White House--starts on Feb. 13. He will be based in Washington and report to politics editor Chris [...]
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Video: What it looks like to be hit by a riot police shield at Occupy D.C.
WASHINGTON--The U.S. Park Police is clearing demonstrators from an Occupy camp this weekend, removing abandoned tents and closing parts of the small park to keep the protestors from sleeping overnight. The police have blocked off the streets surrounding the park and are in a standoff with the demonstrators who have remained. Yahoo News dropped by [...]
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Tim Tebow: Politics could ?be something in my future?
Tim Tebow could run for public office someday, the Denver Broncos quarterback said in an interview over the weekend. But first he has to Tebow about it. "For me, it could be something in my future. It's something I'll have to think about and definitely pray about," Tebow said on the Golf Channel's "Feherty Live" [...]
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What to watch for Monday in politics
Just about everything that's happening in politics Monday has to do with what's coming up Tuesday. That's when Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri hold Republican caucuses. Mitt Romney, coming off back-to-back wins in Nevada and Florida, has two rallies planned in Colorado (12:20 p.m. and 6:25 p.m. MST). Meanwhile, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty will be [...]
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Top Line: ?Mitt?s nomination to lose?
Watch Yahoo News' DC bureau chief David Chalian and ABC's Amy Walter and Rick Klein discuss Mitt Romney's momentum going into Nevada, and beyond. Other popular Yahoo! News stories: ? Mitt Romney's February to-do list ? For Mitt Romney, wealth is an awkward subject: 'He doesn't like talking about his money' ? The secrets of [...]
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Liveblogging the South Carolina GOP debate with ABC, the Daily Caller & Yahoo News
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Obama touts new jobs numbers, warns Congress not to ?muck up? recovery
President Obama touted January's jobs gains as a signal of economy recovery and warned Congress not to "muck it up" in a speech at Fire Station No. 5 in Arlington, Virginia. Obama said he had a message for Congress--pass the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance extension without "drama" or delay. "Do not slow down [...]
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Local News

Worland Aquatic Center Construction progress



   Work on a new Aquatic Center located at 2250 Howell Avenue in Worland is continuing to make some headway. A groundbreaking ceremony for the new facility occurred on Monday July 18th of last year and the project began sometime at the end of July. The Architecture Firm CTA and Groathouse Constuction in Laramie and Cody are in charge of the project. Washakie County School District #1 Business... (read more) 

ID Theft



   WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service and the Justice Department today announced the results of a massive national sweep cracking down on suspected identity theft perpetrators as part of a stepped-up effort against refund fraud and identity theft...(read more)
 

Sheriff Looking for Suspects



   On January 26th, the Park County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of felony vandalism and arson that occurred to an oil well and tank battery on BLM land in the McCullough Peaks south of Powell. Investigation revealed that unknown individuals used firearms to shoot into bulk propane tanks, oil battery tanks and line heaters in an attempt cause a fire...(read more)

Cody Attorney Suspended



 CHEYENNE - The Wyoming Supreme Court has issued an Order of Interim Suspension for Cody attorney Don Franklin Shreve, Jr.  The Court ordered that Shreve is suspended from the practice of law effective February 10, 2012, pending final resolution of formal disciplinary charges against him...(read more)
 

Contributions from Oil and Gas


February 1, 2012 - On Monday, Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.), along with 44 co-sponsors, introduced a bill ( S 2041) that would grant Congress the authority to approve the Keystone pipeline. President Obama has already said no to granting approval for the construction project, an outcome accelerated by language in the pay-roll tax law that required Obama to make a decision by late February.

Yellowstone Lake Plan Released



   A plan to chart the future of the Lake area of Yellowstone National Park
has been released for public review...(read more)

Identity Theft warning in Washakie County



   Washakie County Sheriff Steve Rakness is advising residents in Worland, Ten Sleep and all over the County to call his Department or the Worland Police Department if individuals identifying themselves as U.S. court employees have been contacting you or anyone else by telephone advising them that an arrest warrant has been issued for failing to appear for jury duty. The caller... (read more) 

Wyoming Guard Recieves two awards



   CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Logistics Readiness
Squadron and 153rd Medical Group in Cheyenne received the 2011 Air Force
Outstanding Unit Award...(read more)

Friday's Crash - Official Report



   On Friday, January 27, 2012, at approximately 11:30 p.m., the Cody Police Department responded to an injury accident that occurred in front of the Maverick Store, located at 2321 Big Horn Avenue, Cody, WY.
2. The initial report was that... (read more)

Congressional Medal of Honor



   CHEYENNE, Wyo. –  Governor Matt Mead and The Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation announced they are now accepting nominations for the Citizen Service Before Self Honors, which recognizes and honors those ordinary Americans who become extraordinary through their indomitable courage and selflessness...(read more)

Thermopolis Felon Caught in Colorado



   Cheyenne – An early morning chase of a stolen vehicle that began in Wyoming has ended in Colorado.  The stolen vehicle, a 2006 Cadillac Escalade, has been recovered and the driver has been taken into custody... (read more)

US Sen. Barrasso Responds to SOTU



   OP-ED- U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) delivered the following statement regarding President Obama’s State of the Union Address:
 
“The American people appreciate a good speech – but they want results.  The President’s rhetoric sounds admirable but his record has been awful.  President Obama’s previous State of the Union speeches delivered billions... (read more)

UFO Sightings



   A report from a concerned citizen that a fleet of UFOs were landing south of Gillette turned out to be much ado about nothing... (read more)

1,000 Days without a Budget



   OP-ED- Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., said it has been 1,000 days since the Senate majority passed a budget, leaving taxpayers with little confidence in Congress’ ability to manage tax dollars... (read more)

82 Year Old Beats Moose with Shovel



   Dorothea Taylor describes her effort to stop a moose that was stomping her husband, George Murphy, Monday, Jan. 22, 2012, from Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska... (read more)
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