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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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A raid on a bootleg liquor operation shows how bootleggers in Natrona County practiced their craft.

Wyoming History: One Of Casper’s Most Upstanding Citizens Also A Huge Bootlegger

Dave Davidson was a true Casper renaissance man as a sheep rancher, oilman, real estate investor, saloon owner and baseball team manager. He was also one of Wyoming’s largest Prohibition bootleggers.

Dale KillingbeckApril 13, 2024

Team Wyoming’s 18U AA team became the first national champions at their age level for the state.

Blue-Collar Work Ethic Propels Wyoming Kids To National Hockey Championship

The 16- to 18-year-old members of Team Wyoming live hours apart and all across the state, but came together last week to sweep five games in five days to claim the USA Hockey National Championship. They credit their gritty blue-collar work ethic for the wins.

Dale KillingbeckApril 13, 2024

A collage of Bobby Maher’s life displayed at a public memorial for the teen in April 2024.

Casper Officials Rally Against ‘Fight Culture’ That Led To Teen’s Stabbing Death

A group of Casper and Natrona County officials put up a united front Friday against the “fight culture” of the community’s youth that contributed to the stabbing death of 14-year-old Bobby Maher.

Dale KillingbeckApril 12, 2024

Thousands Fill Downtown Casper To Honor Hero Teen Killed Defending Girlfriend

An estimated 4,000 people gathered in downtown Casper on Thursday night to honor Bobby Maher, the 14-year-old hero who was stabbed to death defending his girlfriend at Eastridge Mall on Sunday.

Dale KillingbeckApril 12, 2024

Justin Wayne Foster, owner of Colonial Coins and Currency, is accused of faking a robbery to steal a coin collection worth between $80,000 and $100,000.

Casper Coin Shop Owner Accused Of Faking Theft Of $100,000 Collection

A Casper coin shop owner has been accused of conspiring with a convicted burglar to fake the theft of a coin collection worth up to $100,000 he was appraising for a client.

Dale KillingbeckApril 11, 2024

The principal at Dean Morgan Middle School, where slain 14-year-old Bobby Maher attended, said counseling and support services have been ongoing this week following the stabbing incident at the Eastridge Mall on Sunday.

Casper Schools, Church Community Rally For Youth In Wake Of Fatal Stabbing

Some young people in Casper are having a hard time dealing with the Sunday stabbing death of a 14-year-old at a local mall. Local schools and the church community are rallying to help counsel and support them.

Dale KillingbeckApril 10, 2024

Travelers move through the security checkpoint at the Casper/Natrona International Airport.

Casper Council Reluctantly OK $400,000 To Keep Daily SkyWest Flight

Casper City Council on Tuesday reluctantly agreed to commit to up to $400,000 as the city’s contribution to keep SkyWest Airline’s daily flight to Salt Lake City after the county said it won’t pick up the full tab anymore.

Dale KillingbeckApril 10, 2024

Casper Devastated By Stabbing Death Of 14-Year-Old At Local Mall

The city of Casper has been devastated by the violent death of a 14-year-old boy, who was stabbed and killed Sunday while trying to defend his girlfriend at a local mall.

Dale KillingbeckApril 09, 2024

Report: Teen Was Protecting Girlfriend When Stabbed To Death At Casper Mall

A 14-year-old boy who was stabbed and killed at the Eastridge Mall in Casper on Sunday was reportedly protecting his girlfriend. Two underage suspects have been charged as adults.

Dale KillingbeckApril 09, 2024

Businesses and mall management were not commenting Monday morning about the fatal stabbing incident that happened at the Eastridge Mall in Casper on Sunday.

Two Juveniles Arrested In Sunday Stabbing Death At Casper Mall

Two boys younger than 16 have been arrested in connection with a melee at Eastridge Mall in Casper on Sunday evening in which another juvenile was stabbed and killed.

Dale KillingbeckApril 08, 2024

There's nothing small-time about the work being done in the High Country Fabrication plant in Casper, Wyoming.

Casper Fabricator Makes Supersized Tanks For Wyoming’s Big Industries

There’s nothing small time about High Country Fabrication in Casper, which makes humongous tanks for oil refining, lithium battery production, hydrogen energy, mining and other heavy industries in Wyoming and the world.

Dale KillingbeckApril 07, 2024

The B-29 bomber flown on bombing raids over Japan was named “Big Stick” and carried original art drawn by Walt Disney himself.

Casper WWII Pilot Flew B-29 Bomber With Nose Art Drawn By Walt Disney

Casper’s E.A. “Bill” Sikes flew dozens of bomber missions in Europe and the Pacific during World War II, including a B-29 nicknamed “Big Stick” that has nose art draw on it personally by Walt Disney.

Dale KillingbeckApril 07, 2024

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Anne Bina holds a photo of the 16-year-old boy, Ryan, who donated his kidney to her, allowing her many more years of life.

Casper Woman Has Been Living On Borrowed Time For 25 Years With Teen’s Kidney

A horrific crash in Wisconsin 25 years ago took the life of a 16-year-old boy, who then saved and extended the life of a Casper woman with his donated kidney. How she got her borrowed time from the boy still brings tears to her eyes.

Dale KillingbeckApril 07, 2024

Traveling by train was an event in the early days of Wyoming. In this photo at the Saratoga station, travelers are dressed in their Sunday best to get on the train.

Wyoming History: Golden Era For Railroads Brought Status, Luxury And Money

Wyoming’s Wild West legacy has been built on larger-than-life stories that have inspired books, movies and a love affair with the Cowboy State’s outlaw reputation. But it was the railroads that really opened up Wyoming.

Dale KillingbeckApril 07, 2024

The Little Shop of Burgers restaurant on the north side of Casper was inspired by the movie “Little Shop of Horrors.”

Eating Wyoming: Casper’s Little Shop Of Burgers Serves Scary-Good Grub

The hook and horror kitsch may bring in the curious but it’s the scary-good grub that keeps Casper locals and visitors coming back for double and triple features at Little Shop of Burgers, a horror film-themed diner that embraces the macabre and bizarre.

Dale KillingbeckApril 07, 2024

Eating Wyoming: Casper’s Little Shop Of Burgers Serves Scary-Good Grub

Dale KillingbeckApril 07, 2024

Newspapers in the Cheyenne region and in following days across the state and into Nebraska carried stories of Bertha Rhinehart’s heroism in saving her students from a prairie fire.

Wyoming History: The Heroic Teacher Who Died Saving Her Students From A Wildfire

Nov. 19, 1914, began as a normal day for Bertha Rhinehart, a teacher at a school 30 miles northwest of Cheyenne. Before the morning was over, the 28-year-old had saved her students from a wind-driven wildfire — but had been badly burned and died the next day.

Dale KillingbeckApril 06, 2024

John Huff checks to ensure a piece of neon glass that is part of the Tumble Inn sign fits in the right place.

Restoration Of Iconic 21-Foot Tumble Inn Cowboy On Pace To Be Finished This Year

An effort almost as tall as the iconic 21-foot-tall Tumble Inn cowboy to restore the neon giant to its former glory is progressing quickly and could be finished by the end of the year.

Dale KillingbeckApril 06, 2024

The State Land Board meets Casper to discuss, among other issues, a controversial proposed gravel mine operation.

About-Face: Wyoming Land Board Now Wants Out Of Controversial Gravel Pit Leases

After hours of testimony from a more-than-packed room, the State Land Board did an about-face, voting to see if it can reverse its previous approval of leases on state-owned land for gravel mining at the base of Casper Mountain.

Dale KillingbeckApril 05, 2024

Alleged Burglars Scatter When Caught In Act By Gun-Wielding Casper Homeowner

Three Casper-area men with criminal histories were in court Tuesday on allegations they tried to steal a welder from a shed, but scattered when the homeowner — armed — caught them in the act.

Dale KillingbeckApril 03, 2024

Phil Pulanco continues to contemplate next steps following a fire that claimed all his and his wife’s possessions on March 9. The Vietnam veteran’s Purple Heart was among the family treasures that were destroyed.

Casper Veteran Loses Home, Daughter’s Ashes And Purple Heart In House Fire

As a war veteran, Phil Pulanco understands hard times. In Vietnam, the former Marine stepped on a booby trap. Now the retiree and his wife are trying to pick up the pieces after losing their home and everything they owned in a fire.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 30, 2024

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