Wyoming Musicians Selected to Perform at Levitt Pavilion Denver
Wyoming Musicians Selected to Perform at Levitt Pavilion Denver The Wyoming Arts Council, in partnership with the Levitt Pavilion Denver, are pleased to announce the four Wyoming bands and musicians chosen to perform as part of the Levitt Pavilion Denver’s…
AG says Cities could Enroll in State Health Insurance Plan
By Nick Reynolds Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — State lawmakers are scrambling to adjust after a confidential attorney general’s opinion issued last week ruled that municipalities could choose to enroll in the state’s employee health insurance plan. …
Colorado police officer who held Jackson teen at gunpoint sued
By Emily Mieure Jackson Hole News&Guide Via Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — A teenager held at gunpoint last summer by an off-duty police officer who assumed he had committed a crime is suing her for violating his civil rights. In…
Treasurer seeks White House support
CHEYENNE – Wyoming State Treasurer Curtis E. Meier on Tuesday sent letters to President Donald J. Trump and other key officials asking them to advance “stable and secure” domestic uranium mining. “Wyoming is home to the largest uranium mining operations…
Flags to be Flown at Half Mast Wednesday
Governor Mark Gordon, pursuant to President Donald Trump’s Proclamation, has ordered both the U.S. and State of Wyoming flags be flown at half-staff statewide from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day….
Coal Power Expected to Fall over Summer
CASPER — The amount of electricity coming from coal this summer will likely fall as natural gas and renewable power creep into coal’s territory, according to the Energy Information Administration, an independent federal agency that tracks energy data and forecasts…
Cloud Peak Files for Bankruptcy
GILLETTE — Cloud Peak Energy’s bankruptcy filing Friday afternoon may be the beginning of the end for the Gillette-based coal producer. Unlike previous Powder River Basin coal bankruptcies, Cloud Peak seems to be looking to shed debt and sell its…
Drug Trafficking Suspect Flees Traffic Stop Near Fort Hall
On Saturday, May 11, 2019, at 8:45 P.M., an Idaho State Police trooper conducted a traffic stop northbound I15 at milepost 77, near Fort Hall. Richard A. Burns, 35, of Idaho Falls, fled the traffic stop in a 2018 Ford…
UW Trustees name three Candidates for Acting President Job
By Daniel Bendtsen Laramie Boomerang Via Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees named three candidates for the position of acting president Friday. Two are no longer university employees and the third has been a…
NEWS BRIEFS for Monday, May 13, 2019
Man fired multiple times at Cheyenne police in chase CHEYENNE (WNE) — The man who was shot twice after leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase through Cheyenne on May 3 allegedly told investigators he fled because he was in…