‘Great news for our young people’ Hathaway scholarship change allows 4 gap years
By Jeff Victor Laramie Boomerang Via Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — Gap years between high school and higher education allow future college students to serve in the military, take part in religious or humanitarian missions or simply work for a…
Student arrested after threats and gun theft that led to lockout at Natrona County schools
By Seth Klamann Casper Star Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER —Police arrested a Natrona County student after a stolen handgun and threats touched off lockouts at schools throughout the Casper area on Wednesday morning. Three students were taken into custody and…
Jackson Hole Middle School delayed after bomb threat
Classes were postponed at Jackson Hole Middle School Wednesday morning as law enforcement investigated a bomb threat. Teton County School District reported that staff received a bomb threat to Jackson Hole Middle School late Tuesday evening. In the early morning hours…
TEXT IN TOPIC RESPONSES: Is it okay to put raisins in cookies?
Duke & Dahl had fun with the Text-in Topic during the Weekday Wake-up Wednesday morning. In what started out as a question asking what is your favorite cookie turned into weather or not listeners like raisin cookies. Responses proved to…
Public Meeting Scheduled for Porcupine Landslide
*The following is a press release from the Bridget-Teton National Forest* Alpine, Wyo., March 13, 2018 – The Bridger-Teton National Forest will hold a public meeting to answer questions on the Porcupine landslide which is affecting the Greys River Road, (FS…
Greys River Slide still moving, could dam river and threaten Alpine
(The following is a press release from the Bridger-Teton National Forest.) The Porcupine landslide which occurred in February 2018 on the Bridger- Teton National Forest near Alpine, Wyoming is affecting a quarter mile of the Greys River Road (FS Road…
Wyoming Legislature forced to extend session after late-night compromise reached too close to midnight
By Arno Rosenfeld Casper Star Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange (Sen. Dan Dockstader spoke with Duke Dance during the Weekday Wake-up morning show on SVI Radio Monday about the budget and the extended session of the legislature.) CHEYENNE — The…
KICK IT OR KEEP IT: “Saved By Rock n’ Roll” by Patti Fiasco
This week for Kick It or Keep It, a rock band with local ties has a song up for vote. Patti Fiasco is a group born right here in Wyoming. Two of the band’s members, Dee Tyler and Ansel Foxley, grew…
Annual census shows managers wolf numbers, locations
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole News & Guide Via Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Ken Mills didn’t seem fazed to have a deep-sleeping wolf riding shotgun. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department biologist was on his 29th phone call since…
Evanston woman tells of surviving gun accident
By Sheila McGuire Uinta County Herald Via Wyoming News Exchange EVANSTON — It sounds like something from a movie. A freak accident in the midst of a snowstorm. Emergency personnel involved in their own accident while responding. A father fighting for his…