Laramie, WY – A bear with a recent history of raiding cars and sniffing around tents in search of food was tranquilized and euthanized in Grand Teton National Park.

It was the third black bear killed in the park this summer. Park spokeswoman Jackie Skaggs says a total of 10 problem bears have been killed in the park and nearby areas this year.

She says that makes for an unusually bad year for bear problems. The latest bear killed was a female that had become increasingly bold in seeking out human food.

Laramie, WY – It was a good day for firefighters battling the Bone Creek Fire in northern Wyoming.

Cooler weather is helping tame the wildfire, and U.S. 14 has been reopened over the Bighorn Mountains. But motorists traveling the road are urged to use caution because of workers, firefighters and debris on the roadway.

Officials say the fire was limited to mostly smoldering today (Friday). It is about 25 percent contained.

And the forecast is for a chance of snow over the weekend. The road from Shell to Burgess Junction reopened just after 8 a.m.

Laramie, Wy – The University of Wyoming took a major step today in securing better technology for its campus. U-W officials broke ground on a new Information Technology Center. When finished, the 80-thousand-square-foot building will be home to the university's technical support and computer services. Wyoming's superintendent of public instruction Jim McBride says the facility will be an asset for the state and U-W students.

Laramie, Wy –
University of Wyoming trustees will discuss a new safety plan being implemented this semester. It involves better reporting of incidents on campus and a new campus alert system. U-W Vice President for Student Affairs Sara Axelson says students are generally safe but they need to be prepared. Axelson says there will also be a more open sharing of information with off campus law enforcement. Laramie Police Chief Bob Deutsch says it should eliminate a lot of red tape.

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Laramie, WY – The state GOP announced today it will hold a debate for Republican presidential candidates at the end of the month. A spokesman says a majority of the nine Republican presidential candidates they've asked to come to a town hall-style meeting in Casper and Riverton have agreed. Mike Eathorne is helping to coordinate the event, which will be on September 29th. He says Wyoming has been getting a lot more attention since the GOP moved up its caucus to be the earliest in the nation.

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Laramie, WY – Snowmobiles and snow coaches in Yellowstone National Park are still noisier at times than limits established by park officials.

A draft report on wintertime noise in Yellowstone says the consistently loudest spots last winter were near Old Faithful, and along the groomed road between Madison Junction and the West Entrance.

The Park Service study says conditions are quieter than in years past, but says more should be done to reduce noise in the winter.

Laramie, WY – Qwest has installed radio backup links and 50 miles of fiber lines between Evanston and Kemmerer since a nearly statewide 911 outage a year ago.

The company's Wyoming president, Mike Ceballos, filled the Wyoming Public Service Commission Tuesday in on what the company has been doing since the outage in August 2006.

Laramie, WY – People who live near a mine reclamation project in Rock Springs say hydrogen sulfide gas has been seeping into their homes and making them ill. Residents of Ash Street say the gas got so bad they were forced to evacuate and spend a few days in a motel.

The project involved lifting 25-ton weights and dropping them on the ground to collapse old coal mines underlying the city. The goal was to eventually open for development 840 acres in the city. That area has been off-limits to building because of the mines.