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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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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

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

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

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

The Townsend Justice Center in Casper.

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

Capt. Chuck Yeager standing next to the Air Force's Bell X-1 supersonic research aircraft at Muroc Army Air Force Base, California, October 1947. Yeager named it the Glamorous Glennis after his wife. He became the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound Oct. 14, 1947.

That Time Chuck Yeager Hunted Wyoming Antelope From a Fighter Plane

When Chuck Yeager, the first pilot to break the sound barrier, was stationed in Casper back in 1943, he wasn’t above raising some hell. That included strapping a machine gun on a fighter plane and hunting several antelope from the air. "Wyoming was great hunting," he said.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 30, 2024

The Townsend Justice Center in Casper.

Wyoming Man Forgot To Leave His Drugs At Home When Visiting Probation Officer

A 49-year-old Casper felon going to a probation and parole compliance check last week forgot to take his fentanyl, methamphetamine and illegal weapon out of his vehicle. He now faces four felony drug charges and a weapons charge.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 27, 2024

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An area near the base of Casper Mountain where a potential gravel pit could go.

Land Board Moves Meeting to Casper, Gravel Pit Opposition Hopes To Have Say

The controversial gravel pit proposal will be a hot topic at the next State Land Board meeting. Secretary of State Chuck Gray had encouraged opponents of the gravel pit to attend the meeting. Now, Gov Gordon has reportedly moved the meeting to Casper.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 27, 2024

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Former Nurse At Casper Corrections Facility Accused Of Having Sex With Inmate

A former nurse and health services administrator at the Casper Reentry Center has been charged with having a sexual relationship with a male inmate.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 26, 2024

An exact replica of the Liberty Bell that rests in Independence Hall in Philadephia can be found in a Mills foundry’s lobby.

Did You Know: Wyoming Has A Liberty Bell, And It’s Perfect Right Down To The Crack

A perfect 2,080-pound replica of the Liberty Bell has been on display in the lobby of a Mills foundry for more than 30 years — crack and all. Getting it to crack was an ordeal. They tried a sledge hammer, jackhammer, dry ice, and a heliarc torch.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 24, 2024

Lou Taubert Ranch Outfitters is an anchor of historic downtown Casper.

Lou Taubert: A Boxer Turned Cowboy And Wyoming Western Wear Legend

Casper's iconic Lou Taubert Ranch Outfitters has for three generations been the go-to spot for working cowboys and those who love the Western lifestyle. It all began when a teen boxer from Germany came to the West to be a cowboy.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 24, 2024

Three members of the University of Wyoming college student rescue team that served at Medicine Bow Peak in 1955 included Robert Harrower, left, Courtney Skinner and Diggs Lewis.

Wyoming History: Cleaning Up Scene Of 1955 Plane Crash Was What ‘Hell Looks Like’

Robert Harrower, now 87, was 18 when he was tasked with helping clean up human remains from a 1955 plane crash on Wyoming’s Medicine Bow Peak that killed 66. He still vividly remembers the scene as what he envisions “hell looks like.”

Dale KillingbeckMarch 24, 2024

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Wyoming History: Two Men ‘Blown To Bits’ In 1921 When Truck Hauling Nitro Exploded

The driver of a truck hauling nitroglycerine and the unlucky hitchhiker he picked up, were “literally blown to bits” in 1921 when it exploded in Bonneville, Wyoming, leaving a hole 16 feet deep. Nearly all 75 buildings in the small community were damaged by the blast.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 24, 2024

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Wyoming Man Accused Of Having Sex With Teen More Than ‘30 Times’

A 41-year-old Mills, Wyoming, man was bound over to felony-level court Thursday, accused of having sex with a teen girl more than “30 times” dating back to 2022.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 22, 2024

Casper Reentry Center

Former Casper Corrections Officer Faces Felony Charges For Allegedly Having Sex With Inmate

A 39-year-old former corrections worker at the Casper Reentry Center has been charged with two counts of sexual misconduct for allegedly having sex with a 30-year-old inmate.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 22, 2024

Members of the new Casper Mountain Preservation Alliance are getting more organized in their fight against proposed gravel mining.

Chuck Gray OK’d Casper Gravel Pit Last Year, But Now Tells Locals He Opposes It

Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray told a crowd of Casper Mountain area residents Thursday he stands with them in their opposition to a gravel pit plan, but wouldn’t answer questions about why he voted to approve it last year.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 22, 2024

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