NEWS BRIEFS for Thursday, May 2, 2019
Yellowstone’s east gate to open Friday CODY (WNE) — The east gate to Yellowstone National Park is scheduled to open for the season Friday morning, but motorists from Cody should be aware they may face a 30-minute delay due to…
Wynonna Judd will be Center Stage During 2019 Lincoln County Fair
Wynonna and The Big Noise Tour 2019 will headline the Lincoln County Fair this year. The concert is set for Saturday night, August 3 at 7 p.m. As one-half of the legendary mother/daughter duo “The Judds,” Wynonna was dubbed by…
UW faculty asks for explanation on Nichols
By Seth Klamann Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — University of Wyoming faculty leaders are proposing a resolution that criticizes the school’s board for its silence on the decision not to renew President Laurie Nichols’ contract and calls…
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…
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.,…