30th Annual Wellness Conference: April 4-6 at Casper College
The 30th Annual Casper College Wellness Conference will be held April 4-6 in Strausner Hall, Room 117. Wednesday and Thursday sessions on April 4 and 5 are free and open to the public. Hosted and...
View ArticleTech woes, trade tensions sink US stocks
Apr 02, 2018 By MARLEY JAY , AP Markets Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks tumbled Monday after China raised import duties on a number of U.S. exports, bringing the two economic giants closer to a full-on...
View ArticleUW offers new outdoor recreation and tourism degree
Apr 02, 2018 LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — The University of Wyoming will offer a new degree in outdoor recreation and tourism management. The UW Board of Trustees recent approved the new interdisciplinary...
View ArticleEPA to ease back emissions standards
Apr 02, 2018 By The Associated Press Environmental regulators announced on Monday they will ease emissions standards for cars and trucks, saying that a timeline put in place by President Barack Obama...
View ArticleWyoming statewide snowpack above average
Apr 02, 2018 CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming enters the month of April with an above-average statewide average snowpack. According to the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the state’s snowpack was...
View ArticleObituaries: Smith, Silva
Curt Allen Smith, age 60, was born June 8, 1957 to Charles B. and W. Allene Smith. He was the middle son of three boys born to this union. He passed away March 26, 2018 from a sudden heart attack at...
View ArticleI’ve Been to the Mountaintop: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Final Speech 50-Years...
Civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous “Mountaintop” speech on April 3, 1968, exactly 50-years ago today. King was in Memphis in support of African American sanitation workers...
View ArticleColder temperatures Tuesday, Spring-back for mid-week; DayWeather Podcast
Partly cloudy and cold. Highs 30s to the lower 40s. Lows 20s. Wednesday and Thursday, windy and warmer, Highs 50s. Chance for rain/snow showers and much colder Thursday night/Friday The post Colder...
View ArticleWyoming jobless rate falls to 4.0 percent in February
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reports that the state’s unemployment rate fell slightly to 4.0 percent in February from January’s 4.1 percent. The national jobless...
View ArticleCasper, Mills, and Sheriff’s office cooperate on drug possession arrest
A man has been arrested under recommended charges of Driving Under Suspension and Possession of Methamphetamine, after police were called in to investigate a disturbance on the 6400 block of Cherokee...
View ArticleRecent Arrests (4/2/18)
Here is a recap of recent law enforcement activity. 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...
View ArticleEarly bird registration open for 2018 T-Bird Trek
The early bird registration deadline for the fourth annual T-Bird Trek is Thursday, May 31, 2018. After May 31 registration costs will go up according to Ann Dalton, associate director of development....
View ArticlePathways Innovation Center to host open house for community
The Natrona County School District has announced an open house at Pathways Innovation Center for students, parents, and community members on April 19th, 2018 at 5:00 PM. Pathways Innovation Center is a...
View ArticleChildren’s Advocacy Project Plans Event for Child Abuse Prevention Month
In honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month, the Children’s Advocacy Project is inviting the community to plant pinwheels for prevention. The event, which takes place at 4:00 on Monday, April 9, at the...
View ArticleMidlife ‘wealth shock’ may lead to death, study suggests
Apr 03, 2018 By CARLA K. JOHNSON , AP Medical Writer A big financial loss may shorten your life, a new study suggests. Middle-aged Americans who experienced a sudden, large economic blow were more...
View ArticleCity Council to take public comment on Food Trucks ordinance
The Casper City Council will be hosting public comment on a proposed ordinance that would establish rules for the use of public parking areas by mobile vendors, like food trucks, within Casper City...
View ArticleUS suspects cellphone spying devices in DC
Apr 03, 2018 By FRANK BAJAK , AP Technology Writer For the first time, the U.S. government has publicly acknowledged the existence in Washington of what appear to be rogue devices that foreign spies...
View ArticleCasper Police announce more active shooter trainings at two local churches
The Casper Police Department has announced that it will be offering two more Places of Worship Active Shooter and Critical Incident Training. The first will be at Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church, on...
View ArticleStocks jump late, clawing back ground lost on trade fears
By MARLEY JAY, AP Markets Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Banks, retailers, health care and energy companies climbed Tuesday as U.S. stocks regained much of what they lost in a steep drop a day earlier. Several...
View ArticleInterior backing away from steep fee hikes at national parks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Interior Department is backing down from a plan to impose steep fee increases at popular national parks in the face of widespread opposition from elected officials and the public....
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