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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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Owner Mark Horning said he closed the Bill Store when the pandemic hit and he couldn’t find help. The store buildings and the house on the property are for sale.

Bill, Wyoming: The Micro-Town That Refuses To Die

Bill, Wyoming, is far removed from its boomtown days when it boasted a population of 5. But even with its iconic post office and store closed up -- and now its town sign has disappeared -- Bill refuses to die.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 17, 2024

Left, a promotion poster for “The Fighting Shepherdess,” a silent movie inspired by Wyoming’s Sheep Queen. Lucy Morrison Moore the “sheep queen” of Wyoming left a legacy of success behind in her 75 years of life.

Wyoming’s Pioneering ‘Sheep Queen’ Faced Down Cattlemen And Mountain Lions

Lucy Morrison, Wyoming’s “Sheep Queen,” was a force to be reckoned with. The tough-as nails rancher, who moved to South Pass City in 1881, faced down cattlemen, mountain lions, and anything else that got in her way -- and always won.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 17, 2024

Part of the tail assembly from United Airlines Flight 409 that crashed on Medicine Bow Peak on Oct. 5, 1955.

Wyoming History: That Day In 1955 When A Plane Slammed Into Medicine Bow Peak

Back in 1955, when United Airlines Flight 409 slammed into Medicine Bow Peak, exploding on impact and killing all 66 onboard, it was the worst air disaster in U.S. history. To this day, climbers still find pieces of that aircraft in the area.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 16, 2024

Casper Police Want Drug Incinerator To Burn Hundreds Of Pounds Of Drugs A Month

Rather than driving to Cheyenne to burn illegal drugs every month, the Casper Police Department is requesting $86,000 to purchase its own drug incinerator. They have hundreds of pounds of drugs a month to get rid of and need an incinerator that hits temperatures of 1,400 degrees.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 13, 2024

Casper’s Jesse Mostaert, who has a list of convictions, faces nine felony charges in Natrona County District Court.

More Felonies For Casper Man Accused Of Trying To Pull Gun During Drug Arrest

A 33-year-old Casper man already facing nine other drug and theft charges has four more felonies for allegedly dealing fentanyl and meth, along with trying to pull a gun on police during his arrest.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 13, 2024

Natrona County Road and Bridge 3 12 copy

Natrona County Official Charged With Impersonating Cop, Pulling Over Family

Mike Haigler, Road and Bridge superintendent for Natrona County, pleaded not guilty Friday to allegations he impersonated a cop when he pulled over a family for speeding on Highway 220.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 12, 2024

The Natrona County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help in finding who was responsible for shooting a domesticated bull bison last week.

BRIEF: Natrona County Investigators Search For Who Shot, ‘Severely’ Hurt Bison

The Natrona Count Sheriff’s Office reports Monday that it’s asking for the public’s help to find whoever shot and “severely injured” a domestic bull bison on private land last week.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 11, 2024

A Natrona County High School student was removed from campus Monday after a report of a weapon at the school.

Natrona County High School Student Removed By Police After Weapon Report

A Natrona County High School student was removed from campus by the Casper Police Department on Monday after a report of a weapon at the school.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 11, 2024

A Casper police investigation into a Feb. 1 shooting near the intersection of 15th Street and Cottonwood has resulted in a murder charge against an Evansville man.

Murder Trial For Evansville Man Accused Of Shooting Another In Bad Drug Deal

A 25-year-old Evansville man was bound over to Natrona County District Court on second-degree murder and drug charges Monday for the Feb. 1 shooting death of a Casper man in a drug deal gone wrong.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 11, 2024

Casper fire and police personnel were called to the intersection of 13th and McKinley streets on March 10, 2024, to find a driver suffering a medical emergency who had plowed into a house.

SUV Plows Through Casper House On Sunday; Home Has Been Hit At Least 3 Times

An SUV plowed into a home on the 1300 block of McKinley in Casper on Sunday afternoon. The vehicle drove through a bedroom, bathroom, and ended up in the kitchen. The home was being repaired from the last time a car hit it.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 10, 2024

Teri and Randy Rowland of Sheridan are happy to have Teri’s wedding ring back. The couple have been married for 25 years, and she lost hers last Sunday at an exit along I-25. Against all odds, she got it back.

Against All Odds, Wyoming Woman Who Lost Wedding Ring Along I-25 Gets It Back

A Sheridan woman traveling along I-25 last weekend lost her wedding ring while stopped at an exit. She posted about it on Facebook, and against all odds she got it back, thanks to a good Samaritan.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 10, 2024

Growing up with his crop-duster father taught Dallas a few things about airplane mechanics. As an aeronautical engineer graduate, he learned a lot more. He still enjoys working on his airplane.

Casper Pilot Has Been Navigating Wyoming’s Wild Weather For 70 Years

Casper's Dallas Chopping, who's been navigating Wyoming's wild weather for 70 years, isn't slowing down. He helps the Civil Air Patrol, search and rescue missions, and teaches ranchers how to fly in and out of their ranches.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 10, 2024

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Harold and Ruth Shelden would be married only a short time. After Harold was killed in the Netherlands, his Purple Heart was sent to Ruth, who had already remarried. (Note: The War Department misspelled his name on the decoration)

After More Than 80 Years, Wyoming Paratrooper’s WWII Purple Heart Comes Home

Last week, relatives of a Douglas native who died in World War II’s Operation Market Garden received the Purple Heart that the paratrooper earned more than 80 years ago.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 09, 2024

What looks like a Phillips 66 station in Casper is actually a salute to the 1960s. The building houses an auto detailing business, and the lot hosts vehicles for sale and the food truck Gringos.

At Restored Iconic Phillips 66 Station In Casper, It’s Always 1964

It’s always 1964 at an iconic Casper Phillips 66 station restored by a local businessman with a love for nostalgia and preserving the past. There are three vintage gas pumps, Coca-Cola machines and several embossed metal signs that are as much art as they are functional.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 09, 2024

BRIEF: Casper Man Who Confessed To Killing ‘Somebody’ Charged With Murder

Homeless Casper man, 44, who confessed in court earlier this week that ‘I killed somebody’ formally charged for death of Evansville man.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 09, 2024

The body of a man was found dead Tuesday at the Topper Motel in Casper. Police won't confirm whether it's related to a man who confessed in open court Wednesday that he killed someone Tuesday.

Homeless Casper Man Unexpectedly Announces At Probation Hearing He 'Killed Somebody'

A homeless Casper man appearing via video for a probation revocation hearing Wednesday unexpectedly announced he "killed somebody" the day before. A body was found Tuesday, but Casper police haven’t confirmed it’s related to the man’s confession.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 07, 2024

Natrona County commissioners said Tuesday’s regular meeting was the largest crowd some of them had ever witnessed in their meeting room.

Largest Crowd In Memory Turns Out To Protest Casper Mountain Gravel Pit

Natrona County commissioners said the overflow crowd that turned out Tuesday to protest a controversial gravel pit proposal on state-owned land at the base of Casper Mountain was the largest they could remember.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 06, 2024

The Casper Walgreens store that was robbed of drugs by three men from California in May 2023.

California Drug Thief Who ‘Never Heard Of Wyoming’ Gets 5-9 Years In Prison

The last of three California men who drove 900 miles to steal drugs from a Casper Walgreens, and who told police he had “never heard of Wyoming” before, was sentenced Tuesday to 5-9 years in prison.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 05, 2024

Casper Police Department were called to a shooting at an east-side Dairy Queen on Sunday night. Investigation revealed the accidental discharge of a weapon sent an 18-year-old to the hospital with a gunshot wound.

Brief: ‘Accidental Discharge’ Sends Casper 18-Year-Old To Hospital With Gun Wound

Casper Police Department continue to investigate what they are calling the “accidental discharge” of a weapon that resulted in an 18-year-old male being shot at a Dairy Queen on Sunday.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 04, 2024

Casper historian Johanna Wickman discovered a rare photo of James Greer, an 11th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry officer, while searching through an online auction.

Wyoming Historian Uncovers Only Known Photo Of 1865 Cavalry Captain

A Wyoming historian has uncovered the only known photo of U.S. Cavalry officer Capt. James Ellbridge Greer who was the commander at the 1865 Battle of Platte Bridge Station near present-day Casper.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 03, 2024

A one piece shipment of a mining truck body is loaded and getting ready to leave its Austin Engineering USA location in Mills. Most Wyoming destinations can be delivered in one piece.

Those Giant 400-Ton Buckets For Mining Trucks Are Built In Mills, Wyoming

Hundreds of millions of tons of Wyoming coal have been hauled by huge haul trucks 400 tons at a time, and many of those buckets and truck bodies are made by a company in Mills, Wyoming.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 03, 2024

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