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…
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…
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…
Teton County follows old law, gives land to Lincoln County
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole News&Guide Via Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — A 3,000-plus-acre strip of wildland north of the Snake River has been ceded from Teton County to neighboring Lincoln County. The boundary adjustment isn’t a new one —…
Students credited with stopping bombing attempt at St. George High School
A group of students in St. George, Utah are being credited for stopping a possible bombing attack at their high school Monday. The St. George Police Department said that on March 5 students at Pine View High School notified…
House, Senate at odds over school funding bills
By Arno Rosenfeld Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The Legislature appears further away than ever on the question of how to solve Wyoming’s $660 million education deficit after a Senate committee killed the House’s school finance proposal Monday,…
Enzi introduces new kind of savings account to help small businesses, employees cover health care costs
Washington, D.C. – In an effort to help small businesses and their employees cover health care costs, U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., introduced legislation yesterday to create a new kind of tax-exempt savings account which would provide more choice and…