WYDOT agreement with Google aims to prevent stranded motorists
CHEYENNE (WNE) — When snow, high winds and other severe weather conditions require the Wyoming Department of Transportation to close Interstate 80 — one of the nation’s primary east-west highways — conditions on secondary roads are often even more dangerous….
Human remains from 1982 cold case identified
CASPER (WNE) — Human remains discovered near Granger in 1982 have been identified, according to the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office. Jack Clawson of Sedalia, Missouri went missing in 1981 while traveling through Wyoming on his way home from a trip…
One arrested after car chase, SWAT standoff on I-80
ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — A SWAT standoff with a man barricaded in his vehicle on the interstate ended with his arrest on Friday, April 21, according to the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office. David Eugene Furman, 52, of Washington, was traveling…
Wyoming Highway Patrol Investigates Fatal Crash Involving MHCC Ambulance Personnel
On December 21, 2022, a fatal crash occurred at milepost 197 westbound on Interstate 80 west of Rawlins, Wyoming. At 03:55 a.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol Troopers were notified of a two vehicle crash involving a semi-tractor with trailer and a…
Two arrested for attempting to elude WHP, CCSO
RAWLINS (WNE) — A pair of New Mexico residents were arrested on a host of charges last week after leading law enforcement on a chase through Carbon County. According to the Wyoming Highway Patrol, the pursuit began a little after…
Wind closes section of I-80 to some vehicles
LARAMIE (WNE) — High winds, slick pavement and blowing snow prompted the Wyoming Department of Transportation to close more than 100 miles of Interstate 80 between Cheyenne and Rawlins to some vehicles. At press time Tuesday evening, the interstate remained…
Wyoming prepares to ‘electrify’ roadways
By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Patrick Lawson of Riverton was in the driver’s seat of a Tesla Model S 100D Ludicrous between Rawlins and Laramie on Interstate 80 last week, but it was the car that was doing the driving. “It’s…
Proposed reroute of I-80 could help economy
By Abby Vander Graaff Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — Interstate 80 is coming under scrutiny again as the Wyoming Department of Transportation has made an informal proposal to the federal government to consider a reroute of the…
Chase ends in head-on collision, arrest
———————- EVANSTON (WNE) — Three people were hospitalized on Saturday, Aug. 1, and a Utah man was arrested following a head-on collision on Interstate 80 just east of Evanston. According to a Facebook post by Uinta County Fire and Ambulance,…
Wyoming News Briefs: October 23, 2019
Laramie man dies in I-80 wreck LARAMIE (WNE) — A 34-year-old Laramie man was killed in a one-vehicle wreck a few miles west of Laramie on Sunday night, according to a press release from the Wyoming Highway Patrol. Rudi Haskins…