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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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Casper YMCA Sports Director DC Martinez has a finger on the pulse of Casper’s youth. He is launching the “Blue Heart Collaborative” in honor of 14-year-old Bobby Maher as a means to change the culture surrounding social media and violence and provide positive solutions to help Casper’s youth.

Youth Leader Says Casper Has To Stop Finger-Pointing After Bobby Maher Stabbing

YMCA youth leader DC Martinez says finger-pointing must stop and everyone needs to work together to end violent youth “fight culture.” Martinez grew up in Las Vegas and said he understands gang culture and the pressures facing the city’s youth.

Dale KillingbeckApril 28, 2024

The Plains Ice Cream Parlor in Douglas originally was a barn on the Dorr ranch, then became a birthing house in the 1920s and 30s after being moved into Douglas.

Iconic Wyoming Ice Cream Parlor Is A Frankenstein Mashup Of Historic Buildings

Plains Old Fashion Ice Cream Parlor in Douglas is a Frankenstein mashup of historic Wyoming buildings. It began as an 1880 barn, the counter is made from the old Henning Hotel doors in Casper with marble is from the old Converse County Courthouse.

Dale KillingbeckApril 28, 2024

A cowboy tries to stay on his mount in a scene created by Bill Evans.

Wyoming Cowboy Carver Whittled To Pass Time And Created Timeless Western Art

A Wyoming-raised rancher spent decades keeping his hands busy by whittling tiny Western figurines. His great-grandson owns the collection now and calls them timeless and soulful cowboy art that reflects the Code of the West.

Dale KillingbeckApril 28, 2024

Headlines in Casper newspapers in the early 1930s were filled with reports about bank robberies.

‘The Casper Vigilantes’: A Secret Group Of Wyoming Prohibition-Era Crime Fighters

Bob David, a World War I veteran and businessman, got fed up with crime and corruption within law enforcement during Prohibition in Casper so he formed a secret group that called themselves "The Vigilantes." They took on an "epidemic" of bank robberies in the area.

Dale KillingbeckApril 27, 2024

A train crosses the Dale Creek Bridge, the longest and highest bridge the Union Pacific Railroad constructed as part of the transcontinental railroad.

Wyoming History: The Incredible, And ‘Terrifying,’ Dale Creek Bridge

In 1868, the Union Pacific Railroad’s Dale Creek Bridge southeast of Laramie was an incredible engineering marvel that was 650 feet long and 150 feet high. Train engineers said it was so “terrifying to cross” that few would agree to do it.

Dale KillingbeckApril 27, 2024

The City of Casper designated this house in the 1500 block of Westridge Place a “dangerous” building after drug activity and squatters took it over.

Casper Declares War On ‘Dangerous’ Run-Down And Neglected Properties

If property owners won’t clean up and make safe their run-down and neglected properties that are a drag on neighborhood home values, the city of Casper says it’s going to do it for them.

Dale KillingbeckApril 26, 2024

Casper mountaineer Dr. Joe McGinley reported Wednesday his climbing team was blocked from entering Tibet and getting to the north side of Mount Everest. They will head for the south side of the mountain instead. A positive step, he said, was successful completion of his gear check.

McGinley Everest Quest Blocked By China, But Mountaineer Heads To Nepal

Casper mountaineer Dr. Joe McGinley’s quest for Mount Everest has been temporarily blocked as the Chinese is prohibiting foreigners from the Tibet region. But he's got a backup plan through Nepal. Everest is his last peak to hit in his goal to summit the highest peaks on all 7 continents.

Dale KillingbeckApril 24, 2024

The Natrona County Board of Education heard from nearly a dozen parents and concerned citizens about the culture of violence and bullying that exists in the school district on Monday.

Parents Tell Casper School Board That Schools Are Unsafe

Natrona County School board members on Monday got an earful from passionate parents and residents about how the district is failing students who are bullied, attempt suicide and refuse to go to school out of fear.

Dale KillingbeckApril 23, 2024

Spielberg-Hanks TV Series "Masters Of The Air" Based On Casper World War II Pilot

Maj. Gale “Buck” Cleven of Casper is the main character of a true-life Apple TV series, which debuted earlier this year, titled "Masters of the Air" produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks that also features another Casper pilot.

Dale KillingbeckApril 21, 2024

Wyoming History: ‘Wildcat Sam’ Never Let The Truth Ruin A Good Story

Buffalo Bill Cody may be Wyoming’s best-known showman, but the storytelling of “Wildcat Sam” Abernathy was legendary — so much so he never had to buy his own beer in saloons. He went out with a bang too, getting struck by lightning near Meeteetse when he was 89.

Dale KillingbeckApril 21, 2024

Bobby Maher’s pallbearers, who included his brothers and friends, all word blue hooded sweatshirts with his name and baseball jersey number, “41," at his funeral.

Hundreds Turn Out For Funeral Of 14-Year-Old Casper Boy Bobby Maher

More than 200 people filled a Casper church Saturday to say a final goodbye and mourn Bobby Maher, a local 14-year-old boy who was killed by an “act of evil” while defending his girlfriend April 7.

Dale KillingbeckApril 20, 2024

Casper Dad’s Quality Time With Sons Is Allegedly Breaking Into Cars Together

A 45-year-old Casper man faces 10 felony charges after allegedly spending some quality time with his teen sons breaking into cars. He was attempting to connect with them because the boys were “out of control.”

Dale KillingbeckApril 19, 2024

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Detective Testifies Casper Teen Accused Of Killing Bobby Maher Said He Wanted ‘To Gut That Dude’

A video showing a pair of 15-year-olds beating and stabbing 14-year-old Bobby Maher on April 7, along with an alleged threat to “gut that dude,” were enough to bind the teens over to adult court on murder-related charges.

Dale KillingbeckApril 19, 2024

A memorial for Bobby Maher, the Casper 14-year-old who died after being stabbed outside Eastridge Mall on April 7, 2024, near the spot of the altercation. Maher's favorite color was blue.

In Wake Of Teen’s Stabbing Death, Casper Works To End ‘Culture Of Violence’

More than two weeks removed from the shocking stabbing death of a 14-year-old middle school student, the tragedy continues to tear at this central Wyoming city as it works to end a “culture of violence” with its youth.

Dale KillingbeckApril 17, 2024

Coates Road residents are concerned about the paved and gravel portion of their roads and the impact heavy haul gravel trucks would have on them if a proposed gravel pit is approved. (File Photo)

Casper Firm Takes Next Step Toward Gravel Mining With DEQ Filing

Prism Logistics has taken the next step with its plans to mine gravel at the base of Casper Mountain by filing with Wyoming its intent to operate on state-owned land.

Dale KillingbeckApril 17, 2024

Casper Man Accused Of Tossing Meth Out Window During 100 MPH Police Chase

A 56-year-old Casper man is accused of tossing more than 1,300 grams of meth out a car window while leading police on a 100 mph chase on Interstate 25.

Dale KillingbeckApril 16, 2024

Casper mountaineer Dr. Joe McGinley stands on top of Mount Vinson, in Antarctica, his sixth of seven summits of the tallest peaks on seven continents.

Wyoming Climber To Take On Everest’s North Face To Hit 7 Peaks On 7 Continents

Casper mountaineer Dr. Joe McGinley leaves Sunday to take on the north face of Mount Everest and achieve a bucket-list goal he’s been chasing for years — summitting the tallest peak on each of the seven continents on Earth.

Dale KillingbeckApril 16, 2024

Stewart Petersen as Billy in the movie 1974 movie “Where The Red Fern Grows.”

Former Teen Actor Gave Up Hollywood Hills For Wyoming Mountains

Stewart Petersen grew up in Cokeville but found fame as a teen actor in major movies like “Where the Red Fern Grows.” But he gave up acting, preferring Wyoming to Hollywood and has had successful roles as husband, father, building contractor and outfitter.

Dale KillingbeckApril 14, 2024

A photo of flight crews outside a hangar at Casper Army Air Base.

Wyoming History: Casper Air Base Was Last Stop For WWII Bomber Crews Heading To War

Built quickly in 1942, the Casper Army Air Base, was the last training stop for thousands of heavy bomber crews during World War II. In fact, it became the training ground for a dominant part of America’s fight for freedom from the air.

Dale KillingbeckApril 14, 2024

The Reef Fly Shop in Alcova offers guided fly fishing on a stretch of the North Platte River described as a “food factory.”

Wyoming’s Famed North Platte Fly Fishing Is Local Guide’s Office

Trent Tatum’s been fly fishing since he was 5 and knows every turn, hole and current along the Grey Reef of Wyoming’s North Platte River, considered one of the best spots for trout fishing in the U.S.

Dale KillingbeckApril 14, 2024

Kenneth Goehring hopes to find the other two steam whistles that were at the Amoco refinery in Casper and make them all sound again.

Man Wants Amoco Refinery Steam Whistles To Sound Off Across Casper Again

A Wyoming man has one of three loud steam whistles from the old Amoco refinery that used to ring out across Casper. He’s searching for the other two in hopes to sound them off again.

Dale KillingbeckApril 14, 2024

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