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Dale Killingbeck

Killingbeck is glad to be back in journalism after working for 18 years in corporate communications with a health system in northern Michigan. He spent the previous 16 years working for newspapers in western Michigan in various roles.

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Wyoming pioneering game warden Albert Nelson, left, once set the broken leg of famed wildlife artist Carl Rungius, right. The thankful painter gave Nelson a painting that was later saved from the devastating 1927 Kelly Flood.

Wyoming History: Legendary Artist Gave Wyoming's First Game Warden Painting For Setting Broken Leg

Wyoming pioneering game warden Albert Nelson once set the broken leg of legendary wildlife artist Carl Rungius. The thankful artist gave Nelson a rare original painting that was later saved from the devastating 1927 Kelly Flood.

Dale KillingbeckJuly 13, 2025

Cheyenne Man Who Made Courthouse Bomb Threat To Testify Against Accomplice

A 44-year-old Cheyenne man pleaded guilty Thursday to calling in a bomb threat to the Laramie County court complex. He did it on the advice of a female friend, who was allegedly trying to disrupt her jury trial.

Dale KillingbeckJuly 11, 2025

The imaging device used during an EP procedure.

Casper’s $7.3M Cardio Lab Will Save People Hours Of Travel For Simple Treatments

A new $7.3 million lab has opened at Banner Wyoming Medical Center in Casper that targets the electrical part of the heart. It will save central Wyoming heart patients hours of travel, sometimes out of state, to get 15-minute procedures.

Dale KillingbeckJuly 10, 2025

Casper Mountain Preservation Alliance Chairperson Carolyn Griffith, with megaphone, talks with Casper Mountain supporters opposed to gravel mining during a hike on the state school section last year.

Gravel Mine Developer Appeals State Land Board Denial Of Casper Mountain Leases

The company pushing to mine gravel on state-owned land at the base of Casper Mountain isn’t giving up. After the State Land Board denied renewing the leases for Prism Logistics, the company this week filed a judicial appeal of the land board’s decision.

Dale KillingbeckJuly 09, 2025

Phillip Angel Gaspar, 20, of Casper on Wednesday pleaded guilty Wednesday to being drunk and leading police on a high-speed chase at more than 100 mph. He then crashed, nearly killing himself and two passengers.

Casper Man Admits Being Drunk, Fleeing Police At 100 MPH And Crash That Hurt 2

A 20-year-old Casper man pleaded guilty Wednesday to being drunk and leading police on a high-speed chase at more than 100 mph. He then crashed, nearly killing himself and two passengers.

Dale KillingbeckJuly 09, 2025

Casper Man Who Shot Crossbow Through Ex’s Window Gets Up To 8 Years In Prison

A 48-year-old Casper man who vowed “revenge” on an ex-girlfriend, then shot a crossbow bolt through her window, was sentenced Wednesday to up to eight years in prison. He told the court he was sorry, while the prosecutor pointed out he’s a 10-time felon.

Dale KillingbeckJuly 09, 2025

Flames engulf the Wulf family’s shop on Saturday.

Fire Destroys Glenrock Family Shop — And 4-H Supplies For Kids Week Before Fair

The Glenrock, Wyoming, community has rallied around two 4-H families left stunned after a Saturday fire burned a family’s shed to the ground. Everything in the shed was lost, including the feed and supplies for another family’s 4-H kids.

Dale KillingbeckJuly 08, 2025

The Natrona County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting in a camping area between Black Beach Campground and Cottonwood Campground at Alcova Reservoir that sent two Colorado residents to the hospital on Saturday night.

Drunk Colorado Man Allegedly Pulls Rifle At Alcova Reservoir, He And Woman Get Shot

Trying to keep a drunk Colorado man from driving led to the man and a woman getting shot in their legs Saturday at Alcova Reservoir. The Natrona County Sheriff’s Office says the drunk man pointed a rifle at a Casper man, who responded by firing a handgun.

Dale KillingbeckJuly 07, 2025

Modern Homesteading: Self-Sufficiency Doesn’t Mean Being A Loner

Homesteading doesn’t mean living like folks on “Little House on the Prairie.” A Cody woman teaches how homesteaders in Wyoming use technology and innovation to achieve self-sufficiency, and it doesn’t mean you have to be a loner.

Dale KillingbeckJuly 06, 2025

Group On A Mission To Save Cheyenne’s Iconic, Now Abandoned, 1960s Airport

The Wyoming Aviation Heritage League is on a mission to save the iconic, and now abandoned, 1960s air terminal at Cheyenne Regional Airport. It wants to turn the building and its hyperbolic roof into a space for artists, retail shops, and an aviation museum.

Dale KillingbeckJuly 06, 2025

Sweetwater Memorial Hospital Medical Imaging Director Tracie Soller says the challenges in the radiology field today include finding technologists to work the imaging devices.

As Medical Imaging Tech Advances, Wyoming Has A Shortage Of People To Operate It

Technology for medical imaging is advancing at a frantic pace, but there aren’t qualified experts to put them to use in Wyoming. A new study shows Wyoming has 9 radiologists per 100,000 people, well below the national average of 13.

Dale KillingbeckJuly 05, 2025

Valerie Hovland just misses a connection with Steve Tobi in a practice session. She was wearing a safety line.

Can't Run Off To Join The Circus? You Can Still Join Wyoming's Only Trapeze Club.

A couple in Big Horn, Wyoming, gives those seeking adventure and thrills an option beyond running off to join a circus. Trained by a Circus Ring of Fame trapeze artist, they now run Wyoming’s only trapeze club.

Dale KillingbeckJuly 05, 2025

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Kid Nichols with a horse in Cody during his early years in town taken from the book “The Candy Kid” written by his daughter, Lucille Patrick.

Wyoming History: The Fascinating Life Of James Calvin ‘Kid’ Nichols

James Calvin “Kid” Nichols was a champion wrestler who was befriended by Buffalo Bill Cody, did boxing exhibitions with Milward Simpson and was a one-time outlaw. He also was a successful businessman who hobnobbed with Admiral Nimitz and Arthur Godfrey.

Dale KillingbeckJuly 05, 2025

Summit Fire & Security at 435 N. McKinley in Casper is one of the five locations where a suspected arsonist struck. Employee Jason Thomas said when he arrived at work Thursday morning the grass was smoking around the gas meter behind their business.

Casper Police Looking For Arsonist Who Touched Off Five Fires In 12 Hours

The Casper police are looking for whoever intentionally set five fires around town in less than 12 hours Wednesday night and early Thursday. A man at one of the fire locations said police told him they’re “looking for a dude on a scooter.”

Dale KillingbeckJuly 03, 2025

The first measles case in Wyoming has been identified in a child that visited Banner Wyoming Medical Center on June 24 and June 25.

Wyoming’s First Child Measles Case Since 2010 Identified In Child At Casper ER

Wyoming’s first case of child measles since 2010 has been identified in Natrona County, the Wyoming Department of Health reported Tuesday. About 30 people have been identified as being in the same area of the child at the same times.

Dale KillingbeckJuly 03, 2025

A 74-year-old man will not face charges in the March 8 fatal shooting in a south side of Casper home.

Police Recommend Murder Charge In Casper Shooting, DA Says Not Enough Evidence

A 74-year-old Casper man will not be charged for the shooting death of his daughter’s boyfriend four months ago. The Natrona County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday it won’t prosecute, citing not enough evidence to justify the charge.

Dale KillingbeckJuly 02, 2025

A Week After Shooting Death Of Pine Bluffs Crop Duster, Friend Still Shocked

A friend and former college rodeo teammate of the Pine Bluffs crop duster who was shot and killed last week says he’s still shocked. He knew Kevin Hefley as a “level-headed guy” who wasn’t one to “fly off the handle.”

Dale KillingbeckJune 30, 2025

Twin sisters Rula Bullock and Effie Manley were 21 months old when they were taken captive by a killer in their home in March 1955.

Wyoming History: Taken Hostage With Twins By Murderer Changed Green River Woman Forever

It’s been 70 years since Charles Billings, an imposter Pinedale ranch hand, gunned down two men and took a Green River woman and her infant twin daughters hostage. The incident traumatized the woman for the rest of her life, her daughters say.

Dale KillingbeckJune 29, 2025

Bryan Price and his family fell in love with the Casper area and all that it has to offer.

Army Vet Paralyzed By Iraq Blast Gets A New Life — And House — In Casper

U.S. Army veteran Bryan Price was paralyzed by an IED blast in Iraq in 2006. He found a new life as an international athlete training in Casper, representing the U.S. in two Paralympic Games. Now he and his family are getting a new accessible house.

Dale KillingbeckJune 28, 2025

Star Valley, UW Stunned By Sudden Death Of Equipment Manager In Lawn Mower Accident

Star Valley and the UW football program are stunned and saddened by the sudden death Thursday of a 21-year-old equipment manager. Kimberly Choma, who died in a lawn mower accident, “loved people” and led by example with her “Christ-like attitude.”

Dale KillingbeckJune 27, 2025

Pilot Kevin Hefley was identified as the man shot and killed Tuesday, June 24, 2025, west of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, the Laramie County Sheriff's Office reports.

Brief: ‘Shooter Has Been Located’ In Killing Of Pine Bluffs Crop Duster

The Laramie County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday identified the 52-year-old Pine Bluffs crop duster who was shot and killed Tuesday. Little information is being released as the agency investigates, but officials report that “the shooter has been located.”

Dale KillingbeckJune 26, 2025