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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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Jim Shipley demonstrates his sharp edge on a piece of leather-like material.

Throwback Wyoming Mountain Man Makes His Own Razor-Sharp Rock Knives

Making razor-sharp knives, arrowheads and other tools by flint knapping rock was life-or-death for prehistoric humans and early Wyoming mountain men. Casper’s “Flint Knapper Jim” has been perfecting the art for 20 years.

Dale KillingbeckJune 02, 2024

Dale Leatham holds some 50-caliber machine gun shells he found on airport property – the site of a World War II Army Air Corps base.

Reporter’s Notebook: Remembering Wyoming’s Only Customs Agent Who Died Last Month

John “Dale” Leatham was Wyoming’s only U.S. Customs agent. For 48 years, he made himself available 24/7 at the Natrona County International Airport. The stories he had and the guests he befriended were truly one of a kind. Wyoming lost a true ambassador.

Dale KillingbeckJune 02, 2024

Wyoming Veterans Memoiral Museum Director John Woodward holds a painting by Ted Gostas that is in the museum’s collection.

Wyoming Vietnam War POW Used Art As A Medicine, And Means to Help Others

U.S. Army Capt. Ted Gostas of Cheyenne was captured during the Tet Offensive in Vietnam in 1968. He endured five years of torture as a POW. For years following, his heartbreaking art has also been powerfully healing.

Dale KillingbeckJune 02, 2024

Green River, Wyoming, has been an important Wyoming rail hub for more than 150 years.

Wyoming’s Oldest, And Still Active, Railroad Union Predates Statehood By 21 Years

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Division 103, Wyoming’s oldest and still active union, has been taking trains from Cheyenne to Rawlins and Green River for 155 years. And it's still going strong.

Dale KillingbeckJune 01, 2024

Brother and sister, Jim Baker and Elizabeth Jennings stand next to the commemorative headstone honoring their great-great-grandfather Francis’ brother, Adam Culp. Frances also served at Platte Bridge Station.

Wyoming History: Fort Caspar’s 1860s ‘Forgotten 9’ Finally Get Headstones

It may have taken 160 years, but nine members of the 11th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry, aka Fort Caspar’s 1860s Forgotten 9, finally got headstones on Saturday. It's part of a project to identify and recognize soldiers who died at the fort and in the region.

Dale KillingbeckJune 01, 2024

Justin Armando Marquez (left), Ryan Schroeder and family (right)

Family Of Slain Casper Man Applauds After Killer Sentenced To 70+ Years

The family of Ryan Schroeder erupted in applause on Thursday as a judge sentenced Justin Armando Marquez to at least 70 years in prison for the stabbing death of Schroeder. Schroeder's daughter said the family has been left with "overwhelming grief."

Dale KillingbeckMay 30, 2024

Dale Gregory of Casper enjoys reenacting the life of a mountain man at an annual rendezvous.

Casper Man Committed To Keeping Mountain Man History Alive

Dale Gregory of Casper never quite grew out of his childhood dream of being a Wyoming mountain man. Now he lives the lifestyle and shares it with others at the Fort Caspar Museum because he says it's important to keep the history of the West alive.

Dale KillingbeckMay 27, 2024

The lone remaining original trolley from those that served Sheridan, Wyoming, more than a century ago sits on the private property on the north side of the city.

Wyoming History: No. 115 In Sheridan Is State’s Last Original Streetcar

For a time in the early 1900s, Sheridan was a modern municipal wonder with electric trolleys and inter-urban cars ferrying people to mines, shopping and the old fort. Now car No. 115 is Wyoming’s last original streetcar.

Dale KillingbeckMay 26, 2024

A screenshot from the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show shows the competition’s judge hold the ribbon with Natasha Wilson and Rowan celebrating the win.

Wyoming Dog Dazzles At Westminster Show, Wins Best Of Breed

Rowan, a Bracco Italiano dog who lives in Douglas, won Best of Breed at the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. He received a giant medallion for the win and bragging rights that the best Bracco Italiano dog in the world lives in Wyoming.

Dale KillingbeckMay 26, 2024

President Franklin Roosevelt visits the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone during a tour of the Western states in 1937.

Wyoming History: FDR Escaped A Political Pressure-Cooker At Yellowstone

It was September 1937 and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was politically exhausted from unsuccessfully trying to stack the Supreme Court, so he escaped the pressure cooker of Washington, D.C., politics in Yellowstone.

Dale KillingbeckMay 25, 2024

Casper Foster Dad Pleads Not Guilty To 20 Charges Of Child Sex Abuse

Steven Marler, a nationally recognized foster parent from Casper pleaded not guilty Tuesday on 20 felony charges alleging he sexually abused multiple children in his care over a period of 10 years.

Dale KillingbeckMay 22, 2024

Rajion Vu is accused of shooting and killing a man in a drug deal gone bad near this intersection in Casper.

Wyoming Man Who Shot And Killed Drug Buyer In The Back Claims Self-Defense

An alleged Evansville drug dealer claims he shot and killed a customer in self-defense, but the prosecutor questions that because the victim “was shot squarely in his back.”

Dale KillingbeckMay 21, 2024

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A simple marker in the middle of nowhere between Pinedale and South Pass City, Wyoming, tells of the death of Ralph Faler on April 5, 1921. He was caught in a blizzard delivering the U.S. mail.

Wyoming History: Pinedale Mailman Paid Ultimate Price In 1921 Blizzard

Delivering the mail across Wyoming’s vast empty spaces wasn’t for the faint of heart more than a century ago -- especially Pinedale and South Pass City. Mail carrier Ralph Faler got caught in a blizzard and never made it out.

Dale KillingbeckMay 19, 2024

Shooting victim Lenea Brown turned 17 on May 4. She was shot and killed May 14. The day of her death, her dad received the copy of her birth certificate he had been seeking so he could help her get her driver’s license.

Casper Shooting Victim's Father Shares Broken Heart

The father of Lenea Brown, 17, who was gunned down at a Casper park Tuesday, told Cowboy State Daily he's devastated. He wants justice for his daughter who exuded compassion, including wanting to give the brother of Bobby Maher a hug “and tell him it’s going to be OK.”

Dale KillingbeckMay 18, 2024

Brendan Blackburn of Blackburn Cattle Company said he enjoys hauling cattle and working with the people on the Wyoming ranches he meets as part of his job.

Cattle Hauler’s Mission: Get The Mommas And Babies To Summer Pasture

A day in the life of a Douglas-based cattle hauler in May involves lining up to ranch cattle chutes and successfully getting calves and momma cows onboard for a trip to their summer pasture.

Dale KillingbeckMay 18, 2024

The Blue Heart Collaborative’s first meeting involved adult representatives from agencies and organizations related to the youth culture in Casper. A meeting on June 7 is planned as a means to hear from the city’s youth.

Casper Adults Shocked Into Action By Two Teen Murders In 37 Days

A pair of teen murders in 37 days has shocked adults in Casper, Wyoming, to act against a growing culture of youth violence. At a Friday meeting, local groups considered all options, including patrolling the city with teams of watchers.

Dale KillingbeckMay 18, 2024

Casper Man Accused Of Sex With Infant, Possessing Child Porn

A 25-year-old Casper man accused of having sex with an infant and asking other adults to participate was in court Wednesday to face 10 felony charges of child sexual abuse and child pornography.

Dale Killingbeck & Greg JohnsonMay 17, 2024

A Casper 17-year-old is facing a first-degree murder charge for allegedly shooting his ex-girlfriend in the head at this local park the morning of May 14, 2024.

Casper Teen Accused Of Shooting Ex-Girlfriend Said He’d ‘Celebrate When You Die’

The Casper 17-year-old charged with first-degree murder for allegedly shooting his ex-girlfriend in the head Tuesday told her in a text message he planned to “celebrate when you die,” according to court documents released Thursday.

Dale KillingbeckMay 16, 2024

Casper Boy, 17, Charged With First-Degree Murder In Killing Of High School Girl

A Casper 17-year-old identified only as E.C. who reportedly had bragged about wanting to have a “gun battle” with police was charged with first-degree murder Wednesday in the shooting death of a local high school girl.

Dale KillingbeckMay 15, 2024

A 17-year-old Casper girl was shot to death the morning of May 14, 2024, in the 6800 block of Buckboard Road on Casper’s southwest side.

Arrest Made In Shooting Death Of 17-Year-Old Casper High School Student

Casper police confirmed on Wednesday they’ve made an arrest in the early Tuesday morning shooting death of a local 17-year-old girl. The victim has been identified by the coroner as Lenea Brown.

Dale KillingbeckMay 15, 2024

Casper Police Department is investigating the fatal shooting of a high-school-age female in a southwest city neighborhood early Tuesday.

Casper Police Investigating Early Tuesday Shooting Death of High-School Age Victim

The Casper police are investigating the shooting death of a high-school age student in a southwest neighborhood early Tuesday morning. Police say “involved parties” in custody and witnesses being interviewed.

Dale KillingbeckMay 14, 2024

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