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IRON MOUNTAIN—The professional elk killer can always find elk.

CHEYENNE — Schoolchildren with dyslexia are falling through the cracks in Laramie County School District 1 schools, parents and advocates said at a Board of Trustees meeting Monday.

Wildlife managers are pulling out all the stops to reduce herd sizes in areas where access issues have stymied hunting and created chronically high numbers.

Wet weather this spring has improved drought conditions in Minnesota and southern Canada. However, experts remain on alert for increased wildfire activity and other climate changes affecting peoples health. Poor air quality was a frequent topic last year in the upper Midwest, as smoke pushed down from Canadian wildfires. ...

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A new poll showed New Mexico voters expressed a deep affection for lands, water and wildlife and want policies offering greater protections. The 14th annual Colorado College "State of the Rockies" survey of 3,400 voters in eight Western states found increasing support for conservation even as political affiliation fades. Dave Metz, principal and president of the polling firm Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz and Associates, said they are in favor of requiring oil and gas compan...

Virginias General Assembly has approved legislation to develop small modular nuclear reactors. The bills passed both chambers despite concerns about how this affects ratepayers. Senate Bill 454 allows utility companies to begin billing customers during a research and development phase, which means ratepayers can be billed for engineering, site development and other costs before utility companies get a power plant permit. ...

Well-heeled hunters have paid more than $40,000 during recent auctions for Montana's statewide mule deer tag. This year, anyone can put in for the price of one $20 raffle ticket

Starting this month, 145,000 Wyoming ratepayers will make a down payment on what's projected to add up to billions of dollars in additional costs.

Hunters have paid more than $40,000 for Montana's statewide mulie tag. This year, anyone can put in for the price of one $20 raffle ticket.