Here is the latest recent arrests log for law enforcement agencies in Natrona County

The log represents law enforcement contact with suspects who were arrested, and the recommended charges against them.

The arrest log is not a comprehensive document and may not represent all of the arrests made in a given time period. 

The log does not contain information for juvenile offenders, suspects recommended for charges of a sexual nature, or information for persons arrested in Natrona County who have bonded or bailed out of the detention center before law enforcement releases the information.

All of those cited or arrested are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law. Charges are subject to change following official filings from the Natrona County District Attorney’s Office. Information is provided by the Casper Police Department and the Natrona County Sheriff’s Office.

Recent Arrests and Jail Bookings

• Steven Bunso- Hold for Probation and Parole
• Carrie Creager- DUW
• Erik Edwards- Fail to Appear
• Andrew Fernandez- Fail to Appear
• Russell Frerichs- Public Intoxication
• Marissa George- Domestic Battery
• Donald Jackson- Criminal Bench Warrant
• Darwin Shakespeare- Fail to Appear
• Leon Spoonhunter- Fail to Appear, Public Intoxication
• James Spurlin- Resist Arrest
• John Van Nes- Inerference w/PO, Reckless Driving, Property Destruction, DWUI, Open Container in Vehicle, Drive w/o Interlock Device
• Richard Webb- Wrongful Take/Dispose of Property
• Russell Yeik- Malicious Mischief

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A Casper man was arrested and booked into jail on a recommended charge of Wrongful Taking or Disposing of Property, after it was alleged that the took multiple televisions from his employer and attempted to sell them on social media.

According to a Casper Police Department affidavit, Richard R. Webb was arrested during the morning of March 28th.

Police say that they responded to the former Parkway Plaza on the 100 block of West E Street, after employees reported a theft.

Officers arrived and made contact with Webb, who was with hotel employees, and was reportedly not causing a disturbance.

Webb was identified as having worked at the property. Police report that he was questioned about a Facebook post belonging to him, that showed televisions for sale. The televisions were similar to the ones possessed by the hotel.

Police note that one Facebook post identified the televisions as “Hospitality Televisions.”

Webb is reported to have told officers that nobody had seen him take the televisions from the property, telling police that hte had “acquired” the hotel’s televisions but had not stolen them. Webb is then said to have admitted that he was selling the televisions.

Employees of the hotel say that management had been contacted about Webb selling televisions that appeared to belong to the hotel. Management told police that during an ownership transition, the televisions were placed into storage, and that Webb had assisted with the project.

Hotel employees said that an inventory was taken and that at least seven televisions were missing, and that the televisions on Webb’s facebook page appeared to belong to the hotel.

Estimates of the value of the televisions was placed at approximately $2,300.

Police say that while Webb was being arrested, he claimed that the televisions were given to him by friends, and the affidavit quotes Webb as saying “no one saw me take anything from the hotel,” as he was taken into custody.

A search of Webb’s home following his arrest yielded three television sets with remotes. Hotel staff are said to have identified the televisions as belonging to the hotel.

Webb was transported to the Natrona County Detention Center without further reported incident.

All of those cited or arrested are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law. Charges are subject to change following official filings from the Natrona County District Attorney’s Office.

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Witnesses to a vehicle crash helped Casper Police apprehend a man who has been recommended for charges including felony Driving Under the Influence, Thursday night.

According to a Casper Police Department affidavit, John Cartwright Van Nes was arrested during the evening hours of March 28, 2019; following reports that Van Nes had been involved in a vehicle crash and left the area.

Officers say that they responded to a neighborhood near East 2nd Street and South Beverly, for a report of an accident with injuries.

Police report that, while en route, they learned that a white Dodge truck with front-end damage had fled the scene. It was reported that the vehicle was parked at a house near the intersection of East 5th and South Jackson Streets, where witnesses were blocking the vehicle from leaving.

Police arrived and found the suspect vehicle, noting that it had significant damage and was leaking fluids.

Witnesses who had blocked the vehicle said that the driver had exited and entered a nearby residence.

Police made contact with the driver, later identified as Van Nes, by calling out for him through the door.

Van Nes met with officers, and was described as having slurred speech and an odor of alcohol on his person.

The affidavit in the case says that Van Nes attempted to pull away from officers as they were trying to take him into custody, eventually taking the suspect to the ground.

Van Nes denied drinking at all on March 28, and said that he was in a hurry to get home from work. The affidavit quotes Van Nes as telling police that he fled the scene becaus “someone ran out in front of him.”

Witnesses claim that the Van Nes vehicle was driving westbound on 2nd street at a high rate of speed, approaching the light at Beverly street.

Van Nes was alleged to have run a red light and struck another vehicle.

Police report that a search of the truck found an empty 75 milliliter bottle of Fireball Whiskey on the driver’s side floor board.

Officers note that Van Nes has a history of multiple DUIs in Casper and Natrona County dating back to 1998. He also was noted to have been convicted on a charge of Felony Driving While Under the Influence and Causing Significant Bodily Injury from 2016.

For the March 28 incident, Van Nes was recommended for charges of Felony DWUI, Driving without an Interlock Device, Open Container, and Interference With a Police Officer.

All of those cited or arrested are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law. Charges are subject to change following official filings from the Natrona County District Attorney’s Office. 

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Ron Spigelman wants you to be excited about your orchestra, and he’s keen on telling you why.

“The ultimate goal is for people to be proud of the fact that we have an orchestra, and have a fine orchestra. Because that is a great recruitment tool for a community,” said Spigelman.

The fourth and final candidate for the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra music director job, Spigelman had early on-the-job training at three orchestras in Australia after graduating from the Royal Academy of Music in London.

Eventually he tried out for an opening at the Fort Worth Symphony in Texas.

“I came over thinking it would be a first try at an audition,” said Spigelman. “Three hours before I was about to leave the country, they told me I got the job and would I like to come back and live here.”

That was 1994, and since then he’s worked with numerous American orchestras, helping some of them significantly grow into major artistic community forces.

After 10 years with the Lake Placid Sinfonietta in upstate New York, he and his wife moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she plays in the orchestra and he freelances around the country.

Most of his freelance work comes from leading live film concerts, a popular trend where a live orchestra plays the score as the movie plays for an audience.

“I’ve probably done 15 movies now,” said Spigelman, who also freelances for the Tulsa Symphony.

“It seems like I work with all the orchestras I’ve worked with, I keep getting asked back which is a nice thing.”

Spigelman says his vast experience with different orchestras has not only helped him grow artistically, but also as a leader.

“The excitement for me is always when I can see an audience grow, see a city embrace an organization such as an orchestra as being a relevant part of the community, and an important part of cultural and economic growth,” said Spigelman.

“My job is not to conduct, that’s my skill. My job is to touch people with music, and that can be a very broad thing.”

Spigelman sees something he calls remarkable about Casper and its orchestra.

He cites Casper’s vibrant downtown and younger demographic as big advantages, and compares Casper to his time in Springfield, Missouri, where during his tenure the orchestra doubled its size and audience.

“We made it a part of what is going on, not a part from what’s going on,” he said. “That excites me just as much as making the music.”

“The ultimate goal of any arts organization is to become a community service,” he continued.

Spigelman’s program for Saturday night ties in with the WSO’s “Aspects of Love” theme using a reference to a classic James Bond film.

“From Russia With Love” consists entirely of works by Russian composers.

“There’s so much Russian music that’s fiery, passionate and colorful, so I thought what a perfect match to put four Russian masterpieces together,” said Spigelman.

One of the highlights features guest soloist Di Wu on piano for Sergei Rachmoninoff’s “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini”, a wickedly complex piece for both soloist and orchestra.

“She’s phenomenal, she connects with the audience and is a virtuoso, and the sweetest person. People are going to love her,” said Spigelman about Wu, whom he met when she competed in the prestigious Van Cliburn Piano Competition.

Spigelman is optimistic about classical music’s future.

“I see the idea of updating the symphony model from being a stuffy institution where you go to concerts and see people in pretty clothes play,” said Spigelman. “You make it more about the audience, more about the music, and more about the community.”

The Wyoming Symphony Orchestra’s final performance of the season is Saturday, March 30, at 7:30 p.m. at John F. Welsh Auditorium. Pieces performed will be Glinka’s ‘Overture to Ruslan and Ludmilla,’ Rachmoninoff’s ‘Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini,’ Tchaikovsky’s ‘Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overature,’ and Rimsy-Korsakov’s ‘Capriccio Espagnol.’ Tickets can be purchased at the door or by clicking here.

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CATC/The Bus currently has two directors as Executive Director Marge Cole begins to transition toward retirement.

New Executive Director John Jones joined CATC/The Bus on March 11, and in addition to his administrative responsibilities, CATC Board Vice President Carol Crump said “The Bus” passengers may have already seen Jones, who enjoys jogging, running along the bus routes.

Crump said that CATC identified Jones as part of a national search to find a new director after they knew Cole was ready to retire. Cole, who Crump says some passengers fondly refer to as “the CATC lady,” is the only director CATC has ever had.

Cole’s transit career crossed a 40 year threshold in February, Crump said.

“Marge began her transit career in 1979 as the executive director of Project Mobility, a one-bus, door-to-door service for the elderly and disabled,” Crump wrote.

Since that time, Cole oversaw significant expansion to the kinds of public transit services provided to Casper area residents.

“In 1982, when the City of Casper devised a plan to use federal funds to combine Project Mobility with the limited transportation offered by the Senior Center and Casper Recreation into one public, non-profit organization, Marge was chosen as the first executive director of the new entity,” Crump wrote on a form nominating Cole for the 2017 “Cate Prize for Non-Profit Leadership.”

“Her assigned task was to implement the City’s plans for what would become Casper Area Transportation Coalition (CATC).”

Initially, CATC was only able to provide door-to-door service, Crump explained. Those rides were free, but were mostly only able to assist the elderly and disabled.

“After its first decade, the service had provided its first million rides and a $1 per one-way trip fare had been implemented,” Crump continued.

Around that time, Casper began its “Vision 2000” planning efforts, something Cole said was meant to provide a blueprint for what Casper would look like in the year 2000. The City and CATC began to envision expanding transportation services to more riders.

“The years-long planning process was complex,” Crump wrote. “Marge willingly accepted the added responsibility of putting together the components that made it work, from types of buses, routes and stops, to hiring and training new personnel, to meeting federal funding requirements.”

Crump said the efforts wouldn’t have been possible without Cole’s leadership.

“Marge, and CATC’s reputation for service, were essential to pulling often competing interests together,” Crump wrote. “The result of all the planning was CATC/The Bus, a system that joined the tried-and-true CATC services and the new service under one non-profit umbrella.”

The Casper area’s fixed route system “The Bus” was launched in April 2005, Crump said, which provided larger buses that benefit the general public in addition to the elderly and disabled that CATC had always served.

In addition to overseeing the addition of The Bus, Cole helped diversify and increase CATC’s funding. Initially, only the City of Casper provided funding to match CATC’s federal dollars. But thanks to Cole’s leadership, the Town of Mills, Evansville and Bar Nunn, as well as Natrona County provide matching funding assistance, Crump explained.

“Growing the system from its limited beginnings would not have been possible without Marge’s consistent leadership,” Crump wrote. “She is an advocate for public transit and the driving force that makes sure CATC/The Bus never loses sight of it’s guiding principle—to meet any community member’s need for public transit with dignified, respectful service that is accessible to and serves its customers well.”

In addition to receiving the 2017 “Cate Prize for Non-Profit Leadership” thanks to Crump’s nomination, Cole was also the Wyoming Public Transit Association’s 2005 “Transit Manager of the Year.”

CATC/The Bus has also received recognition under Cole’s leadership. CATC/The Bus was awarded the National Transit Institute’s “Understanding ADA” award in 2010. WYTRANS also honored CATC/The Bus as “Agency of the Year” in 2006 and 2011. WYTRANS also gave CATC/The Bus their 2009 “Jefferson Award for Excellence in Public Service.”

Cole’s staff have also received numerous awards during her tenure, and her leadership had impacted organizations beyond CATC/The Bus.

“The uniform driver training program Marge developed at CATC/The Bus is used by WYTRANS to train Wyoming’s non-profit drivers,” Crump wrote. “The federally-mandated Drug and Alcohol program she created for CATC/The Bus was approved by the FTA and adopted as policy by all 43 WYTRANS agencies.”

“Among Wyoming’s smaller transit system managers, Marge has a reputation as the go-to person for questions about vehicles, funding sources and regulations,” Crump added. “The federal, state and local governments who provide the complicated mix of funding for the service trust Marge on every level.”

It is that trust and leadership which Crump said made it crucial for CATC/The Bus to find a strong candidate to fill her shoes. Crump said she thinks they’ve found that candidate in Jones.

“He’s the best candidate we could have possibly found,” Crump said.

Because Cole was the only director CATC/The Bus has ever had prior to Jones joining the non-profit, Crump said that CATC/The Bus contracted the Employer’s Council to conduct a nation-wide search for candidates.

“I was extraordinarily impressed with the Employer’s Council, I’d recommend them to any non-profit,” Crump said.

The Employer’s Council initially helped CATC identify 50 candidates, who were then evaluated to see whether they might be a good fit for CATC’s situation, Crump explained. Telephone interviews were conducted once that list was winnowed down somewhat, and three finalists emerged, including Jones.

Those finalists were brought to Casper for interviews, and Crump said that Jones stood out, not only due to his extensive experience, but because he made a point to go ride The Bus when he came to Casper.

Crump explained that because Cole has so much respect and trust in the community, passengers and CATC/The Bus employees may be wary of her replacement. Crump said that she is confident people will grow to respect Jones in a way similar to their respect for Cole.

“He has more than thirty years of transit experience,” Cole said. “He started as a bus mechanic. He’s been a director since 1998.”

Before coming to Casper, Jones was most recently a public transit director in Charlottesville, Virginia. Crump said that while he was there, not only did he have to oversee a transit system larger than Casper’s, he also was responsible for running that city’s school buses.

Before he was in Charlottesville, Jones was the transit director in Summit, Colorado. Cole said that this experience demonstrated that Jones has an understanding of the Mountain West and gave him experience providing transit services to some of Colorado’s major ski resorts, Keystone and Copper Mountain.

“Wyoming is unique, and he’s just a unique individual,” Crump said of Jones.

Crump said that Jones’ extensive knowledge of transit systems in Virginia, Colorado, Ohio and other places will be very helpful to CATC/The Bus. At the CATC Board meeting on Monday, March 25, Jones already began to share some ideas he has for increasing some of the federal funding the organization receives.

Crump said that if CATC/The Bus continues to grow and better serve Casper, Jones is well poised to provide the necessary leadership.

“We’re well aware that the system has to grow,” Crump said. “That means more buses, more drivers. All of that’s going to change.”

For that growth to occur, Crump said that leadership like Cole has provided and like she thinks Jones is capable of providing will not be enough. The community and the City Council will need to provide their support as well.

“One of the advantages CATC has had all along is that there has always been support,” she said. “There’s a culture of support that is out there.”

While “the CATC lady” Cole may have been the foundation for that support for the last 40 years, perhaps the new “CATC runner” Jones can fill her shoes. Crump explained that one of Jones hobbies is running, and she said he likes to jog along the bus routes so that he keeps a close understanding of what passengers and drivers experience.

Crump said that Cole is committed to staying with CATC/The Bus until Jones really feels comfortable standing in the leadership role alone. Crump said that Cole has talked about staying on until the new budget is established this summer.

However, Crump said she thought that Jones has already shown effective leadership, which might allow Cole to retire sooner. Crump said that she is working to organize a retirement party for Cole, which will likely take place in May.

However, Crump said Cole hasn’t given her a set date to work with, perhaps because she’s still so focused on what she’s done for the last 40 years—serve Casper with her leadership.

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Heartfelt congratulations to the newest additions to the Oil City area, and a big congratulations to all of their parents, families and friends!

The recent births list is provided by Wyoming Medical Center and is published as received.

March 18, 2019

• Boy, Shelton Orion, to Alexandria Prince and Evan Scheetz of Casper 

March 19, 2019

• Boy, Adam Lee, to Brittany and Jason Wittler of Casper 
• Boy, Zander Xavier, to Kelly Gonzales and Christopher Schneider of Casper 
• Girl, Kaylani, to Eliza Casias and Nathan Murphy of Casper 

March 20, 2019

• Boy, Jude Hudson, to Laramie and Cory Cummings of Casper 
• Boy, Jonathon James, to Hallie Bischoff and Sherman Skelton of Thermopolis 

March 22, 2019

• Girl, Blakeleigh Kristian, to Whitney and Mario Huber of Evansville 
• Girl, Katherine Mae, to Elizabeth Bennett of Casper 
• Boy, William Jackson, to Jessica and William Simpson of Casper 

March 23, 2019

• Girl, Charlotte Elaine, to Jamie Moore of Casper 

March 25, 2019

• Boy, Jaden Dean, to Jennifer and Steven Theisen of Bar Nunn 

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City of Casper officials are reminding residents of the City’s spring snow removal policy.

According to Streets Manager Shad Rodgers, “snow that falls after March 15th and accumulates less than four inches is plowed to the side of the street and allowed to melt instead of being plowed into windrows and collected.”

Rodgers went on to say, “regardless of method, city plows will continue to work to make sure that arterial and collector streets have been plowed and are passable during all spring storms.”

On Friday morning, March 29th, the National Weather Service was calling for 3-6 inches of snow in the Casper area

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The Casper Housing Authority is working to add more services at the former Roosevelt High School building as part of their efforts to “serve the whole person,” CHA Executive Director Kim Summerall-Wright explained on Wednesday, March 27.

The CHA has a number of efforts it is making around Casper, and that includes bringing more services to the Roosevelt building. Summerall-Wright said that CHA wants the Roosevelt building to offer services for the “whole person,” providing more tangible services like financial crisis assistance and services that offer emotional and mental support.

Summerall-Wright said that Interfaith is the “anchor tenant” in the building, meaning that they know how to get people in touch with the right services for their needs.

Interfaith of Natrona County is a non-profit charitable organization and emergency crisis center, according to their website.

“We provide emergency assistance to persons and families living at or below the poverty level; including shelter, food, clothing, transportation, dental, prescriptions and medical needs,” the website reads.

“Shelter Assistance is provided to those who have a temporary interruption or decrease in income that have experienced extenuating circumstances. Assistance can be in the form of one month’s rent,a security deposit to gain housing, or a possible short term stay in a motel until housing can be obtained.”

The Brain Injury Alliance of Wyoming is also housed in the Roosevelt building.

“The main goal of the Brain Injury Alliance of Wyoming is to support, inform, and assist persons with brain injuries and those around them,” the alliance’s website reads. “The diagnosis of a brain injury can be devastating, and resources are often scattered and difficult to locate.”

“Through our website as well as our office, we provide literature on brain injury prevention, diagnosis, and management. Our staff assist families in finding the right resources, including doctors and other agencies. We also offer courses in brain-injury related topics to workplaces, schools, state agencies, and other places that are high-risk for brain injury.”

The Brain Injury Alliance also has a loan closet at Roosevelt, offering medical equipment like wheelchairs and crutches for people to borrow.

“We serve the public with whatever we get,” an alliance employee said. “That stuff is expensive.”

The alliance is accepting donations of medical equipment to add to the loan closet.

Summerall-Wright said that a new store, located in Roosevelt’s old gymnasium, will open in May, but that CHA is still looking for a store manager.

“Everything is donated,” she said of the items in the store. “We have a grant paying for veterans to work here.”

The store is full of household items like kitchen appliances, washers and dryers, furniture and much more, all available at low cost.

On the first floor of the old school, CHA is also repainting a room they use as community space for veterans.

“We’ve held memorials for deceased veterans [in here],” Summerall-Wright explained.

She added that CHA partner Wyoming Food for Thought also runs some community gardens on the property and would be adding a veteran’s garden between their hoop houses and the school building once the weather permits. Free food is available at the gardens.

Summerall-Wright explained that the services on the first floor of the building are more focused on providing tangible, material services. She says the upstairs has some offerings that provide emotional nourishment, with more to come.

Sanctuary Pottery Studio is located on the second floor of the building and offers classes and work space for people of all ages and skill levels. They moved into the building in December.

“Our vision is to offer Casper a place where anyone in the community can find friendship in a space where people can freely share ideas, support one another and grow our pottery making skills,” their website says.

They offer wheel throwing, handbuilding and sculpting classes. Private classes and studio memberships are also available. The studio’s Dandee Pattee said they also offer a 25 percent discount to veterans. More information about classes is available on their website.

“It’s for everyone, anyone who’s kind of drawn to a making process,” Pattee said. “We’ve actually outgrown the space, which is a good thing. We’re lucky to be here. We have a great community of people.”

Some of the work that people have made at the studio is on display in Roosevelt’s wide upstairs hallways. Summerall-Wright said that Mosaic Massage School will also be moving in upstairs.

“You can kind of see how all these pieces are coming together,” Summerall-Wright said of everything going on at the center. “This building is about the whole person.”

She added that she thought is was important to have the Roosevelt building act as a community center for people living in North Casper.

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Heavy snow is falling in central and southwest Wyoming where winter storm warnings have been posted.

The National Weather Service reports that up to 7 inches (17.7 centimeters) of snow has already fallen in the Lander area and up to 12 inches (30.5 centimeters) is possible in the Rock Springs area.

The spring snowstorm has caused hazardous driving condition in some areas.

The Wyoming Department of Transportation says Wyoming 28 is closed between Farson and the junction with Wyoming 789 south of Lander because of winter conditions.

A number of other roads and highways in the southwest, central and eastern areas of the state are slick with snowfall.

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The Casper College Theatre and Dance Department announced the dates of their final performance of the 2018-2019 season, according to a Friday, March 29 CC news release.

“The Firebird” ballet, directed by dance instructor Jodi Youmans-Jones will be performed at 7:30 p.m. April 4-7 and 11-13 on the McMurry Mainstage in CC’s Gertrude Krampert Center for Theatre and Dance. There will also be 2 p.m. matinee performances on April 7 and 13, the release adds.

“The ballet…will feature the acclaimed music composed by Igor Stravinsky for the original production,” reads the release. “When both the ballet and the score were first performed the work became an instant success and is considered Stravinsky’s breakthrough work.”

Youmans-Jones said in the release that she has used “The Firebird” to teach students about ballet’s neoclassical period, but only after recently listening to the music and conducting research did she find the ballet’s depth.

“‘[The audience] will hear the beautiful composition of Stravinsky, see the original storyline of Michel Fokine, view the splendor of the Russian folklore in set, lights, and costumes, and hopefully be carried into intrigue and beauty by the talented and incredible company of Casper College dancers,’” the release quotes Youmans-Jones.

Tickets for the performance are $12 with a $10 price for students 5-18 years old. The release said the ballet is recommended for people age 5 and up.

Tickets are available online, by phone at 307-268-2500 or at the box office from 10 a.m to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. They can also be purchased one hour before each performance, but only for that performance, the release adds.

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By CATHERINE LUCEY, NOMAAN MERCHANT and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to close America’s southern border or large sections of it next week, a potentially drastic step affecting the economies of both the U.S. and Mexico, if Mexico does not halt illegal immigration “immediately.”

“It could mean all trade” with Mexico, Trump said when questioned by reporters in Florida. “We will close it for a long time. I am not kidding around.”

Trump has previously threatened to close the border — including at a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Thursday night — but this time was different as he gave a timetable. The White House did not immediately respond to questions about whether his possible action would apply to commercial and air travel, but a substantial closure could have an especially heavy impact on cross-border communities from San Diego to South Texas, as well as supermarkets, factories, and other businesses across the country that rely on trade to and from Mexico.

The U.S. and Mexico trade about $1.7 billion in goods daily, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which said closing the border would be “an unmitigated economic debacle” that would threaten 5 million U.S. jobs.

“If Mexico doesn’t immediately stop ALL illegal immigration coming into the United States through our Southern Border, I will be CLOSING the Border, or large sections of the Border, next week,” Trump tweeted. “This would be so easy for Mexico to do, but they just take our money and ‘talk.'”

A senior Homeland Security official on Friday suggested Trump was referring to the ongoing surge of mostly Central American families crossing the border from Mexico. Many people who cross the border illegally ultimately request asylum under U.S. law, which does not require asylum seekers to enter at an official crossing.
The official said the U.S. might close designated ports of entry to re-deploy staff to help process parents and children.

Ports of entry are official crossing points that are used by residents and commercial vehicles. The official, who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity, did not specify which ports the administration was considering closing, but said only that closures were “on the table.”

Trump’s declaration came a day after Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said his country was doing its part to fight migrant smuggling. Criminal networks charge thousands of dollars a person to move migrants through Mexico, increasingly toward remote sections of the U.S.-Mexico border in large groups.

“We are going to do everything we can to help,” Lopez Obrador said. “We don’t in any way want a confrontation with the U.S. government.”

Customs and Border Protection commissioner Kevin McAleenan said Wednesday that 750 border inspectors would be reassigned to deal with the growing number of migrant families, and the DHS official said Friday that the department was seeking volunteers from other agencies to help.

Democratic and Republican lawmakers have fought over whether there actually is a “crisis” at the border, particularly amid Trump’s push for a border wall, which he claims will solve immigration problems, though a wall wouldn’t keep out families who cross the border at official points so they can surrender and be detained.

The president called on Congress to immediately change what he said were weak U.S. immigration laws, which he blamed on Democrats. The Department of Homeland Security wants the authority to detain families for longer and more quickly deport children from Central America who arrive at the border on their own. The department argues those policy changes would stop families from trying to enter the U.S.

Nomaan Merchant reported from Houston, Catherine Lucey from Washington.

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Friday

Alyssa Love and Company at Gaslight Social

5150 productions is proud to bring Alyssa Love, and her company of Drag King and, Queens to The Gaslight Social! Please join us for an evening of live entertainment unlike anything you may have seen before! Enjoy awesome drinks, wonderful live entertainment, and a generally great atmosphere! Only $5 at the door! Starts at 9 p.m.

Zack Schommer + Lost Arrow BBQ at Frontier Brewing Co.

Local crooner Zach Schommer returns for another all-ages taproom show, a sure-fire way to start your weekend off on the right foot. And speaking of fire, we’re thrilled to welcome Lost Arrow BBQ for their very first Frontier Friday! Lost Arrow’s Brisket and pulled pork are the PERFECT way to satisfy your BBQ cravings, and nothing goes better with BBQ than small batch, craft beers made by our mad genius brewers, Dan and Jack. Bring the family down to try the best beer and bbq this side of the North Platte! See you at Frontier! Starts at 6 p.m.

Jack Halberstam lecture at Casper College

Jack Halberstam is Professor of Gender Studies and English at Columbia University. Halberstam is the author of six books including Skin Shows:Gothic Horror and the Technology of Monsters (Duke UP, 1995), Female Masculinity(Duke UP, 1998),In A Queer Time and Place(NYU Press, 2005),The Queer Art of Failure(Duke UP, 2011) and Gaga Feminism: Sex, Gender, and the End of Normal(Beacon Press, 2012) and, most recently, a short book titledTrans*: A Quick and Quirky Account of Gender Variance(University of California Press). Places Journal awarded Halberstam its Arcus/Places Prize in 2018 for innovative public scholarship on the relationship between gender, sexuality and the built environment. Halberstam is currently working on several projects including a book titled WILD THING: QUEER THEORY AFTER NATURE on queer anarchy, performance and protest culture the intersections between animality, the human and the environment.

Halberstam’s lecture at Casper will be “Animal Anarchy and The Secret Life of Pets.” In this lecture, Halberstam lays out the stakes of the wild, and builds an understanding of what we might ask of animals, concluding with thoughts on animal resistance to human management. Starts at 6 p.m. in Wheeler Concert Hall.

Steve Frame at Melrose Coffee House

Steve Frame at Melrose!

Come out this Friday, March 29th, 7 – 9:30 PM
and enjoy some great tunes from Steve Frame,
a Casper favorite.
It’s a great intimate atmosphere with friendly folks.
Steve will have a chance to play some of my new tunes as I’ve written them: just me and my guitar. A different kind of show you don’t want to miss.
ALL AGES. NO COVER. TIPPING APPRECIATED!

Melrose Coffee house 1511 South Melrose

Dance Night at the Horseshoe Bar & Grill

Dance like you did at the Sandbar! Dirty Jesus returns playing your favorite dance tracks with a great system! Come horse around at the Shoe! Starts at 9 p.m.

Metro Coffee Poetry Slam

Bring three of your best poems and compete in the Metro Poetry Slam or come sip some delicious coffee and enjoy the show! This is an all ages event. Starts at 7 p.m.

English Paper Piercing Class at Journey Black Quilts LLC

In this class you will receive a pattern of your choice and a full kit and caboodle filled with the tools necessary to complete this project like…needles, thread, glue, scissors, and a box to keep it all in!

EPP is a fun project you can take on the go with you. Great to do while watching tv, waiting for children at their many activities, on long car trips or while camping.

I will teach you step by step how to prep your blocks and how to sew them together. You will get addicted to it!

Other items you may want but are not necessary are a thimble, a needle threader, and seam ripper.

If you choose not to take advantage of the extra fabric package (only $30!) then a fabric suggestion list will be email to you based on the pattern you chose. Starts at 6 p.m.

Artificial Aliens at Firefly Hackerspace

Welcoming back to the firefly Artificial Aliens with special guests cold heart with local talent TOW TRUCK MIKE, Hammerrott, and FROM ASH TO STONE. Starts at 7 p.m.

‘All My Sons’ at Stage III

Stage III Community Theater’s presentation of Arthur Miller’s All My Sons. Performances start at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Sunday at 2 p.m.

Saturday

2019 Professional Bull Riders Velocity Tour at the Events Center

The PBR (Professionals Bull Riders) announced that the Casper Event Center will host the 2019 Velocity Tour (VT) event in Casper, WY on Saturday, March 30, 2019.

For one night, some of the best bull riders in the world will battle the sport’s fiercest bovine athletes. The thrilling 8-second rides and heart-stopping wrecks make the PBR’s Velocity Tours one of the most exciting live sporting events to see.

The bull riding action begins at 7 p.m. on March 30, 2019. Tickets, ranging in price from $15 to $100, go on sale Friday, December 21 to the general public and are available at the Casper Events Center Box Office, online at www.SinclairTix.com, and by phone at (800) 442-2256.

Each rider will face one bull in Round 1 with the Top 10 scoring riders of the night moving on to one more ride in the championship round. At the end of the competition, the rider with the highest combined score will be crowned the champion. 

The 2019 Velocity Tour will culminate with the PBR Velocity Finals at South Point Arena in Las Vegas, leading into the PBR’s 2019 PBR World Finals November 6th – 10th. The winner of the VT Finals, the second- and third-place finishers, and the top international performer, along with the 2019 VT Tour Champion, will each qualify to compete at the PBR World Finals.

Visit PBR LIVE for details about watching online streams of the 2019 Velocity Tour season through the PBR’s own RidePass streaming service.

The Wyoming Symphony presents ‘From Russia with Love’

We close our season with a quartet of romantic Russian masterpieces. Glinka’s Overture to Ruslan and Ludmilla starts the concert with a flurry of notes. Van Cliburn Piano Competition Prizewinner, Di Wu, performs the Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Rachmaninoff’s virtuosic tour de force. We pay homage to Shakespeare’s star crossed lovers with Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture. The evening finishes in a side trip to Spain with the colorful orchestration, beautiful melodies, and country dances of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagnol.

At 5 p.m. the evening of the concert, guest conductor Ron Spigelman will hold a pre-concert talk at The Lyric, where he will speak about the program in terms of musicality, history, theme and more. The talk will last 30 minutes which gives patrons plenty of time to dine downtown before the doors open at NCHS’s John F. Welsh Auditorium at 7 p.m.

After the concert, the WSO will distribute a survey to patrons and musicians via our email newsletter to gather feedback about the concert and the candidate. Audience feedback will be instrumental in the search committee’s recommendation, so the staff and board urge all patrons to participate. If you would like to receive the survey, please sign up for the WSO’s email newsletter by texting MAESTRO to 66866.

Tickets are available by phone at (307) 266-1478 and in the WSO office. The WSO offers a range of ticketing options, including entry to the 10:30 a.m. dress rehearsal on March 30th in exchange for a non-perishable food item. Food donations will go to the Wyoming Food for Thought project. To learn more visit our website www.wyomingsymphony.org or call the WSO office.

Chris Whitten at Frontier Brewing Company

Chris Whitten returns to Frontier’s taproom for another FREE, all-ages show! Starts at 6 p.m.

Ryan Chrys & The Rough Cuts at Gaslight Social

Ryan Chrys & The Rough Cuts
music video: https://youtu.be/CwwLHDnQqnE
Modern outlaw country from Denver, CO. Currently on tour promoting their album, Shove Full Of Coal. Nominated in the 2018 Ameripolitan Music Awards for “Best Outlaw Group.” Praised for their songwriting and known for their love of old country and blazing guitars. They’ve shared the stage with Dwight Yoakam, Blackberry Smoke, Shooter Jennings, The Marshall Tucker Band, Junior Brown and more. Starts at 8 p.m.

Kaspen Haley at the Horseshoe Bar and Grill

Upcoming local artist with amazing talent! Kaspen plays everything from modern folk/country/blugrass to the blues and even rock and does it all with just a guitar and drum box! We are extremely excited to have him come play with us here at the Shoe! Starts at 8 p.m.

Winter Makers Market at the Good Food Hub

Saturday mean it’s WINTER MAKERS MARKET day with the Food for Thought Markets and Wyoming Food for Thought Project!

Join us at the Good Food Hub EVERY SATURDAY from 9am-3pm for the locally handmade, homemade and homegrown goodies! Check back to this event for updates on our list of vendors you can expect to see this week.

Card, cash, checks, and the Wyoming EBT Card are accepted.

Want to become a vendor? Register now by clicking the link below:
https://goo.gl/oLnaXH

Need a reminder? Save this event to your Google Calendar now by clicking the link below:
http://tiny.cc/wintermakersmarket

Casino Night – 21st Annual Casino at Casper Elks Lodge

~This event is open to Members and their guests.~

Tickets- $30/person
Gaming, Prizes, Hors d’oeuvres, & drinks

Ticket gets you $5,000 “funny money” to gamble and drink with- no real cash needed! (Except to tip your bar staff)

Vintage/Antique Takes over Meadow

RMASA is taking over the Beartrap Meadow on Casper Mountain with fun displays and demos of vintage/antique sleds! All are welcome, and the event is free for anyone! Permits are required for snowmobiles going on trails, but they are not necessary if within the parameter of the meadow! We can’t wait to see you all for some fun! Starts at 10 a.m.

Please contact Scott Custer with any questions 307-797-2396.

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By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — A redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on the Russia investigation will be sent to Congress by mid-April and will not be shared with the White House beforehand, Attorney General William Barr said Friday.

Barr’s timeline, included in a letter to the chairmen of the House and Senate judiciary committees, sets up a possible showdown with House Democrats, who are insisting they see the full report next week.

In his letter, Barr said he shares a desire for Congress and the public to be able to read Mueller’s findings, which are included in the nearly 400-page report the special counsel submitted last week.

Barr said President Donald Trump would have the right to assert executive privilege over parts of the report. But he noted that Trump “has stated publicly that he intends to defer to me and, accordingly, there are no plans to submit the report to the White House for a privilege review.”

Mueller officially concluded his investigation when he submitted the report last Friday. Two days later, Barr sent a four-page letter to Congress that detailed Mueller’s “principal conclusions.”

Mueller did not find that the Trump campaign coordinated or conspired with Russia, Barr wrote, and did not reach a conclusion on whether Trump obstructed justice. Barr said he and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein decided on their own that Mueller’s evidence was insufficient to establish that the president committed obstruction.

Barr said he is preparing to redact multiple categories of information from the report and Mueller is helping the Justice Department identify sections that will be blacked out in the public version.

Those include grand jury material, information that would compromise sensitive sources and methods; information that could affect ongoing investigations, including those referred by Mueller’s office to other Justice Department offices and information that could infringe on the personal privacy and reputation of “peripheral third parties.”

“Our progress is such that I anticipate we will be in a position to release the report by mid-April, if not sooner,” Barr wrote.

Barr said last week’s letter detailing Mueller’s “principal conclusions” was not intended to be an “exhaustive recounting” of the special counsel’s investigation.

Barr described Mueller’s report as nearly 400 pages long, not including the tables and supporting materials, which he said sets forth Mueller’s analysis, findings and the reasons for his conclusions.

“Everyone will soon be able to read it on their own,” Barr wrote. “I do not believe it would be in the public’s interest for me to attempt to summarize the full report or to release it in serial or piecemeal fashion.”

Asked about Barr’s commitment to release a redacted version of Mueller’s report, Trump said he has “a lot of confidence” in Barr “and if that’s what he’d like to do, I have nothing to hide.” He spoke at his golf club in Florida.

Barr’s letter drew a quick — and critical — response from Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, who had demanded the full Mueller report by April 2.

Nadler, D-N.Y., said that deadline still stands and called on Barr to join him in working to get a court order allowing the release of grand jury information to the committee, rather than spending “valuable time and resources” keeping portions of the report from Congress.

“There is ample precedent for the Department of Justice sharing all of the information that the Attorney General proposes to redact to the appropriate congressional committees,” Nadler said in a statement. “Again, Congress must see the full report.”

The Republican chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, said he appreciated Barr’s update and looked forward to the attorney general appearing before his panel on May 1.

Members of Congress will be in recess for two weeks beginning April 12, which could mean that lawmakers will be out of town when the report is delivered.

Associated Press writers Chad Day and Mary Clare Jalonick in Washington and Jonathan Lemire in Palm Beach, Florida contributed to this report.

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Here is a weekly recap of recent law enforcement activity.

The recent arrests log represents law enforcement contact with individuals who were arrested, and the charges that are recommended against them.

All of those cited or arrested are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law. Charges are subject to change following official filings from the Natrona County District Attorney’s Office. Information is provided by the Casper Police Department and the Natrona County Sheriff’s Office.

The arrest log is not a comprehensive document and may not represent all of the arrests made in a given time period. The arrest log does not contain information for juvenile offenders, suspects recommended for charges of a sexual nature, or information for persons arrested in Natrona County who have bonded or bailed out of the detention center before law enforcement releases the information.

The Recent Arrests log may not be published on weekends, holidays, or other days when law enforcement has not made the information available.

3/22/19 – 3/24/19

• Jeremy Allison Laplant- Fail to Comply, Fail to Appear, Domestic Battery
• Hector Barbosa Manzo- Driver’s License Required, No Insurance
• Lorie Batchelor- Hold for Probation and Parole, Controlled Sub Poss- Meth, Controlled Sub Poss
• Stephanie Behan- Public Intoxication
• Tyre Bell- Fail to Comply 
• Christian Birky- Public Intoxication, Simple Assault, Open Container-Space/Structure
• Dakota Butts- Fail to Appear, DWUS, Exhibition of Acceleration
• Bruce Callen- Fail to Comply, Fail to Appear
• Shanowa Callender- Controlled Sub Poss- Meth, Probation Violation
• Damon Castillo-Farrell- Controlled Sub Poss- Meth
• Jason Collins- Fail to Comply
• Rodney Connolly- Fail to Appear
• Danielle M Drake- Fail to Comply
• Patrick R Durtsche- Fail to Appear
• Frank A Farley- Controlled Sub Poss, Controlled Sub Poss- Meth
• Kirsti Gabrielson- Breach of Peace, County Warrant/Hold for Agency
• Victoria J Gilliam- Driver’s License Required
• James Govan- Fail to Comply
• Joseph Green- Controlled Sub Poss, Controlled Sub Poss, Hold for Probation and Parole
• Brytani Hanley- Fail to comply
• Sara A Hicks- Fail to Appear
• Mindy R James- Child Endangering
• Larry D Johnson- DWUI, No Insurance
• Dallas Judkins- Fail to Appear
• Jesse R Killian II- DWUI
• Jason Knigge- County Warrant/Hold for Agency
• Taylor Lippincott- Serve Jail Time
• Ashley Mabbitt- Interference W/PO, Reckless Driving, Drivers License, Attempt to Elude, Controlled Sub Poss, Fail to Appear, Seat Belt Required, County Warrant/Hold for Agency
• Cruz Martinez- Controlled Sub Poss, Atempt to Elude, Compl Aut Ins, Interference, Reckless Driving, Seat Belt Required
• Tasha Meacham- Controlled Sub Poss- Meth, Under Influence of Cont Substance
• Jordan Mitchell- Interference W/PO, Probation Revocation by Police Officer, Breach of Peace
• Alfreda Monroe- Fail to Appear
• Corey Morgan- Interference W/PO, DWUI
• Derrick Murphy- Fail to Comply
• Christopher Simmons- Criminal Warrant, Controlled Sub Poss
• Robert Smith- Probation Revocation by Police Officer, Breach of Peace, DWUS, DWUI
• Joshua Throne- DWUI, Controlled Sub Poss
• Steven Turner- Hold for Probation and Parole
• Lola Wilson- Controlled Sub Poss Meth

3/25/19

• Marc Alden- Insurance Liability, DWUS, Careless Driving
• Frederick Amacher- Bond Revocation
• Lucas Anfinson- Hold for Probation and Parole
• Anita Burd- Controlled Sub Poss
• Blake Creekmore- Hold Probation and Parole
• Korey Downing- Serve Jail Time
• Jerald Friday- Public Intoxication
• David Gober- Criminal Warrant
• Marlene Gould- Disturbance
• Ramon Jaramillo- Criminal Warrant
• Breanna R Kruger- County Warrant/Hold for Agency
• Catherine Morton- DWUI, Insurance Liability
• Jeremy Tyler- Public Intoxication, Disorderly Conduct, Fail to Appear
• Amber Wilhite- Hold for Probation and Parole

3/26/19

• Dominque Babcock- County Warrant/Hold for Agency
• Steven Baker- Recless Endangering, Speed Urban Zone, Reckless Driving
• Dustin Big Medicine- Hold for CAC, Criminal Warrant, District Court Bench Warrant
• Edmund Crump- Serve Jail Time
• Steven Baker- Speed Urban Zone, Reckless Driving, Reckless Endangering
• Trey Branscom- Bond Revocation
• Alisha Elrod- Under Influence of a Controlled Substance, District Court Bench Warrant, Controlled Sub Poss
• James Kennah- Courtesy Hold OT/Agency
• Evan Kerr- Fail to Appear
• Steven Kirkpatrick- Controlled Sub Poss, Controlled Sub Poss, Criminal Warrant
• Kindle Meek- Hold for Probation and Parole
• Anna E Michenzi- Controlled Sub Poss
• Larry L Rondeau- Controlled Sub Poss, DWUS
• Colin Rundell- Hold for CAC
• Michael Wentz- Fail to Appear
• Juanita R. Whitmore- Controlled Sub Poss, Child Endangering w/ drugs, Controlled Sub Poss

3/27/17

• Robert Bently- DWUI
• Jevon Bynum- Serve Jail Time
• Christian Birky- Public Intoxication
• Amanda Derosa- Criminal Warrant, Controlled Sub Poss- Meth
• Tiffany Filakouridis- Fail to Comply
• Nicholas Giangiacomo- Auto Burglary
• Cheyenne Gibson- Serve Jail Time
• Tricity Guerra- country warrant/hold for agency
• Lowell Hawkes- District Court Bench Warrant
• Christopher Kanash- Criminal Warrant
• Naomi Lovato- District Court Bench Warrant
• Rafael Martinez- Immigration Hold
• Derek Neiger- Simple Assault
• Autum Parker- Controlled Sub Poss- Meth
• Chelsey Saizan- Serve Jail Time
• Tyler Sanderson- DWUI
• Dennis Tyrrell- Serve Jail Time
• Alexandria Williams- Criminal Warrant

3/28/19

• Steven Bunso- Hold for Probation and Parole
• Carrie Creager- DUW
• Erik Edwards- Fail to Appear
• Andrew Fernandez- Fail to Appear
• Russell Frerichs- Public Intoxication
• Marissa George- Domestic Battery
• Donald Jackson- Criminal Bench Warrant
• Darwin Shakespeare- Fail to Appear
• Leon Spoonhunter- Fail to Appear, Public Intoxication
• James Spurlin- Resist Arrest
• John Van Nes- Inerference w/PO, Reckless Driving, Property Destruction, DWUI, Open Container in Vehicle, Drive w/o Interlock Device
• Richard Webb- Wrongful Take/Dispose of Property
• Russell Yeik- Malicious Mischief

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By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — New research released Friday captures a fossilized snapshot of the day nearly 66 million years ago when an asteroid smacked Earth, fire rained from the sky and the ground shook far worse than any modern earthquake.

It was the day that nearly all life on Earth went extinct, including the dinosaurs.

The researchers say they found evidence in North Dakota of the asteroid hit in Mexico, including fish with hot glass in their gills from flaming debris that showered back down on Earth. They also reported the discovery of charred trees, evidence of an inland tsunami and melted amber.

Separately, University of Amsterdam’s Jan Smit disclosed that he and his colleagues even found dinosaur footsteps from just before their demise.

Smit said the footprints — one from a plant-eating hadrosaur and the other of a meat eater, maybe a small Tyrannosaurus Rex — is “definite proof that the dinosaurs were alive and kicking at the time of impact … They were running around, chasing each other” when they were swamped.

“This is the death blow preserved at one particular site. This is just spectacular,” said Purdue University geophysicist and impact expert Jay Melosh, who wasn’t part of the research but edited the paper released Friday by the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Melosh called it the field’s “discovery of the century.” But other experts said that while some of the work is fascinating, they have some serious concerns about the research, including the lack of access to this specific Hell Creek Formation fossil site for outside scientists. Hell Creek — which spans Montana, both Dakotas and Wyoming — is a fossil treasure trove that includes numerous types of dinosaurs, mammals, reptiles and fish trapped in clay and stone from 65 to 70 million years ago.

Kirk Johnson , director of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History who also has studied the Hell Creek area for 38 years, said that the work on the fish, the glass and trees “demonstrates some of the details of what happened on THE DAY. That’s all quite interesting and very valid stuff.” But Johnson said that because there is restricted access to the site, other scientists can’t confirm the research. Smit said the restrictions were to protect the site from poachers.

Johnson also raised concerns about claims made by the main author, Robert DePalma, a University of Kansas doctoral student, that appeared in a New Yorker magazine article published Friday but not in the scientific paper. DePalma did not return an email or phone message seeking comment.

For decades, the massive asteroid crash that caused the Chicxulub crater in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula has been considered the likely cause of the mass extinction often called the “KT boundary” for the division between two geologic time periods. But some scientists have insisted that massive volcanic activity played a role. Johnson and Melosh said this helps prove the asteroid crash case.

There were only a few dinosaur fossils from that time, but the footsteps are most convincing, Smit said.

There was more than dinosaurs, he said. The site includes ant nests, wasp nests, fragile preserved leaves and fish that were caught in the act of dying. He said that soon after fish die they get swollen bellies and these fossils didn’t show swelling.

The researchers said the inland tsunami points to a massive earthquake generated by the asteroid crash, somewhere between a magnitude 10 and 11. That’s more than 350 times stronger than the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

Purdue’s Melosh said as he read the study, he kept saying “wow, wow, what a discovery.”

The details coming out of this are “mind-blowing,” he said.

Science Writer Christina Larson in Washington contributed to this report.

The Associated Press Health & Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education. The AP is solely responsible for all content.

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Crews from Casper Fire-EMS and officers from the Casper Police Department were on the scene Saturday night, near East 5th and Kimball Streets, for a small structure fire.

Officials say that the call came in at 8:00 pm, Saturday, March 30.

Crews arrived to find a small shed, in a residential area, fully involved with smoke and flame.

Fire spokespersons said that the fire was extinguished within minutes of arrival.

No injuries were reported.

The cause of the blaze is under investigation.

Fire crews were still present at approximately 9:30 pm, wrapping up the scene. 5th Street between Beech and Kimball was closed during the incident.

The following is a statement from Casper Fire-EMS sent at approximately 10:30 pm, Saturday:

At approximately 8:00 PM tonight, Casper Fire-EMS was called for a structure fire at 434 S. Kimball Street.

When crews arrived, they found an approximately twelve by eight foot shed involved in heavy fire. Firefighters were able to control the fire after a short time using multiple hand lines.

Damaged power lines were a concern however they were able to make safe access to control the fire.

There were no injuries reported as a result of the fire. Firefighters did assist a nearby resident Tin evacuating family pets as a precaution.

Damage to the structure is significant. The structure and its contents were completely destroyed. Another nearby structure was also damaged by heat but firefighters were able to keep the fire from extending into that building.

Smoke was also ventilated from that structure.

The full contents of the fire building and their value is unknown.

Fire inspectors are currently on scene and working to determine a cause. Fire crews will also remain on scene to assist and to complete overhaul of the building and contents to assure complete extinguishment.

Casper Fire-EMS was assisted by Casper Police, Wyoming Medical Center and Rocky Mountain Power.”

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Charles Herbert “Herb” Breed, 80, passed away Wednesday March 20, 2019 at his home.

He was born June 13, 1938 in Emporia, Kansas, the only child of Charles Kenneth Breed and Mable Maude Logsdon Breed. Herb attended Hartford’High School where he graduated with the class of 1956.

Following high school, Herb enlisted in the United States Navy. He received an honorable discharge from service after serving in the Great Lakes Region.

Herb was joined in marriage to Carol Lavon Crouch on June 14, 1958 at the Hartford Methodist Church. That day would mark the beginning of over 60 years of devoted love for each other, and a deep appreciation for each day spent with family and friends.

Herb began working at Beech Aircraft in Wichita, Kansas, before taking a position with Panhandle Eastern in Kansas City. He was later transferred to Liberal, Kansas and Ft. Worth, Texas.

In 1978 he moved to Casper, Wyoming and took a position with True Oil Company, where he retired as the manager of computer services in 2001.

Following his retirement, he and Carol would make their home in Hartford, Kansas. Herb was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, who loved to travel and experience new surroundings.

He will live on, in the hearts of his wife Carol of their home in Hartford; a son Gregory William Breed and his wife Ardell of Casper, Wyoming; three grandchildren, Stephanie Wells and her husband Tim, Charles Gabriel Breed and his wife Kim, and Zach Breed and his wife Jackie; great-grandchildren Tye Wells, Charles Gavin Breed, Cassidy Breed and Alta Breed. Herb was preceded in death by a son, Charles Jeffrey Breed, in 2005.

Darwin Gene Covey, born August 25, 1960 in Woodstock, Illinois, died in Casper, Wyoming on March 27, 2019.

Darwin lived in Wyoming for 35 years. He loved Wyoming and being in the mountains. He enjoyed working on his Dodge pickup trucks and was a great gardener. His four Pomeranian dogs were his children. Darwin will be so missed.

He leaves behind his best friend and companion for the last 6 years, Edie; mother, Darlene Taylor; sister, Sherry Caudle; brother, Randy Taylor; and many nieces and nephews.

No services are planned at this time.

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Wyoming man has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for attacking a sheriff’s deputy and carjacking a woman outside a county courthouse.

U.S. Attorney Mark A. Klaassen’s office says Jonathan Alexander Olivares pleaded guilty to carjacking and use of a firearm during a crime of violence. Prosecutors dropped a third weapons charge.

Following his prison sentence, Olivares will be on supervised release for five years.

According to court records, Olivares was held in jail before he was taken to Uinta County’s courthouse on June 26 for a hearing.

Authorities say Olivares was being escorted out of the courtroom when he overpowered a sheriff’s deputy, took the officer’s gun and carjacked a woman outside the courthouse in Evanston. The 26-year-old was arrested shortly afterward.

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A winning lottery ticket sold in southwest

Wyoming back December has remained unclaimed.

The Wyoming Lottery says the Lucky for Life ticket is good for $25,000 per year to the person who bought it at Discount Liquor in Evanston on Dec. 22.

The winning numbers were selected in the Jan. 17 draw.

WyoLotto CEO Jon Contz says anyone who purchased a ticket in the Evanston area that day needs to check their tickets.

He says the winner also could be still contemplating what to do with the money before claiming it.

In Wyoming, people who win the lottery can remain anonymous.

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