Edwards fired after four seasons; search for new UW Basketball coach begins
*The following is a press release from the University of Wyoming University of Wyoming Athletics Director Tom Burman announced Monday that head men’s basketball coach Allen Edwards will not be retained as coach of the Wyoming Cowboys. Edwards will be…
LDS Church makes adjustments due to COVID-19
Recent concern regarding the COVID-19 (coronavirus) has generated much public attention and has caused significant change in travel, personal interactions and in guidelines prescribed by health officials for how to address the growing concern. The Church of Jesus Christ of…
Wyoming News Briefs: March 9, 2020
Missing woman’s death ruled accidental RIVERTON — Acute methamphetamine intoxication and hypothermia were pronounced culprits in the death of 23-year-old Jade Wagon. Wagon went missing Jan. 2 and was found dead three weeks later, in a field near Ethete. “The…
Senate advances bill designed to protect counties from unpaid taxes
By Nick Reynolds Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE – After two days of debate – and nearly punting the bill to the interim for another year – the Wyoming Senate will be taking up legislation requiring extractive industries…
Gillette man sentenced to prison for stealing from Scouts, elderly woman
GILLETTE (WNE) — A Gillette man who pleaded guilty to taking more than $150,000 from the Boy Scouts and an elderly woman has been sentenced to several years in prison. Thursday morning, District Judge Thomas Rumpke sentenced Jason Barnum, 42,…
Man shot gun at home multiple times, and one bullet hit mattress where couple was lying, documents say
*This story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission. BLACKFOOT — An Idaho Falls man is behind bars after law enforcement says he shot up a home in January. Kaden Scott Guymon, 24, was booked Feb. 25 into…
Green River fire chief, wife accused of embezzlement
ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — The Green River fire chief and his wife have been arrested for alleged embezzlement of money from the Green River Fire Department’s Foundation fund, and their joint preliminary hearing is set for 9:30 a.m. on March…
House restores funding for UW buildings
LARAMIE (WNE) — In its last substantive vote of the week, the Wyoming House voted Friday afternoon to budget $50 million of state funds for construction projects at the University of Wyoming. That vote came as the state’s capital construction…
Wyoming preparing as state’s coronavirus risk is still low
◆ Common sense illness prevention steps emphasized. By Kim Deti Wyoming Department of Health While the number of reported cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to grow around the world, the current risk of an outbreak is still…
Updated: Three confirmed dead: I-80 closed after crash involving more than 100 vehicles
***Updated March 2, 12 noon: Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were notified of crashes involving multiple vehicles around milepost 181 and 184 on Interstate 80. Troopers arrived to find over 100 vehicles involved between both crashes. Multiple injuries and three fatalities…