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JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Authorities say a man was killed in a snowmobile crash near Togwotee Pass in northwestern Wyoming. Wyoming Highway Patrol Lt. David Wagener says 74-year-old Gerald Walters, of Ten Sleep, accidentally rode off a 10-foot snowbank and landed on U.S. Highway 26 about 6 miles east of Togwotee Mountain Lodge on Sunday afternoon. Emergency responders were unable to revive the man. Investigators say Walters' unfamiliarity with the area could have played a role in the crash.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead approves compromise state K-12 education spending plan that makes $34.5 million in cuts and no tax increases. The governor signed the legislation Monday.
GRANGER, Wyo. (AP) — Flooding along the Blacks Fork River in southwest Wyoming forced the evacuation of about 40 residents in the small town of Granger. Runoff from melting snow sent the river to record levels late Sunday.
POWELL, Wyo. (AP) — The Park County Sheriff's Office says a 61-year-old Powell Tribune reporter whose body was found over the weekend in northern Wyoming died of hypothermia. Gibson "Gib" Mathers, of Powell, was found Saturday by a local man riding a horse in the area about 2 miles south of U.S. Highway 14/16/20.
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