Big Boy Steam Locomotive Almost Ready for its Big Day
By Ramsey Scott Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The story of Cheyenne is impossible to tell without also telling the story of the railroad. The tracks that cut through town are more than just the lifeblood…
Weekend Fatal Crash
Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers responded to a fatal crash Saturday. The crash occurred at milepost 36 on Wyoming 487 north of Medicine Bow, Wyoming. Around noon, Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were dispatched to the area for a two-vehicle collision. A…
NEWS BRIEFS for Monday, April 29, 2019
NEWS BRIEFS for Monday, April 29, 2019 From Wyoming News Exchange newspapers Wyoming prison population third-fastest growing in country CASPER (WNE) — Wyoming’s prison population was the third-fastest growing in the country at the end of 2017, according to a…
Tornado in Sublette County Over the Weekend
A small tornado touched down in Sublette County Friday, causing damage to some area buildings. The National Weather Service reports that a weak tornado very briefly touched down in Marbleton at 510 Rakestraw, and moved a tenth of a mile…
Governor Gordon appoints Gregory S. Corpening to be a Circuit Court Judge to the Third Judicial District
Governor Mark Gordon has appointed Gregory S. Corpening to be a Circuit Court Judge for the Third Judicial District serving Lincoln County, Wyoming. Corpening fills the vacancy occurring with the retirement of Judge Frank Zebre. Corpening currently serves as the…
UW files first arguments in Supreme Court firearms case
By Daniel Bendtsen Laramie Boomerang Via Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — Attorneys representing the University of Wyoming filed the school’s first arguments Tuesday in a Wyoming Supreme Court case concerning UW’s ability to restrict the carrying of firearms on campus….
NEWS BRIEFS for Friday, April 26, 2019
Man accused of trying to kill father with hammer a second time RIVERTON (WNE) — Accused of trying to kill his father with a hammer, 29-year-old Garrett Powell is filing for an evaluation of mental incompetence — for the second…
Bonneville Man Arrested After Disturbance
A man was arrested in Bonneville county yesterday after running cars off the road. Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the area where a man was walking down the middle of the road. While in route, Deputies were advised…
Wyoming Fallen Firefighters Memorial
The Wyoming State Fire Marshal’s Office and the Wyoming Local Assist State Team (L.A.S.T.) announce the 2019 Wyoming Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service. The annual 2019 Wyoming Fallen Firefighter Memorial Service will be held on May 11, 2019 at 1:30 P.M.,…
Wyoming Law Enforcement to Carry “Flame of Hope” Throughout Wyoming Leading up to Special Olympics Wyoming Summer Games
Various Locations statewide – Starting, April 25, 2019 – Law enforcement personnel from local, county, state, and federal agencies will be carrying the “Flame of Hope” in nineteen ‘legs’ of the Wyoming Law Enforcement Torch Run® (LETR) to raise awareness…