ST. LOUIS — Mark Mihal was having a good opening day on the links when he noticed an unusual depression on the fairway of the 14th hole at Annbriar Golf Club in southern Illinois. Remarking to his … more

CASPER — Casper residents likely won’t get a chance to weigh in on whether to repeal or change the city’s smoking until at least next month. Councilors discussed proposed changes Tuesday … more

DOUGLAS — Crews with the U.S. Forest Service plan to conduct a prescribed burn on the Thunder Basin National Grassland near the town of Weston. Depending on weather conditions, the “Pappy’s … more

POWELL — Authorities say a teenager was shot and seriously injured while he and a friend were cleaning handguns in Clark, a small town near the Wyoming-Montana border. Park County Sheriff Scott … more

ROCK SPRINGS — An Iowa-based company will lead the national search for the person who will lead Wyoming’s education department. The Rock Springs Rocket Miner reported Wednesday that the state … more

NOME, Alaska — A 53-year-old former champion won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race to become the oldest winner of Alaska's grueling test of endurance. Mitch Seavey and 10 dogs crossed the Nome … more

VATICAN CITY — Cardinals remained divided over who should be pope on Wednesday after three rounds of voting, an indication that disagreements remain about the direction of the Catholic Church … more

PHOENIX — An arrest in Arizona 50 years ago that led to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision is the subject of an exhibit that includes the handwritten confession famously thrown out by the … more

SALT LAKE CITY — It was 10 years ago that a Utah girl was found alive in a Salt Lake City suburb nine months following an abduction from her bedroom that horrified the community. Many Utah … more

MINNEAPOLIS — Three members of an American Indian gang known for terrorizing people in the Upper Midwest used witness retaliation and other tactics to maintain the gang’s violent reputation as it … more