Wyoming

WHP Identifies Man Killed in Crash With City of Casper Vehicle

The Wyoming Highway Patrol says driver inattention, cell phone use or a possible medical condition could be contributing factors in a crash that left a 44-year-old man dead last week. According to a recent report, Rocky Vaughan was driving a...

Katie Caldwell-Burchett wins 2020 Wyoming Jefferson Award

The Jefferson Awards honor ordinary people who perform extraordinary acts of community service. These folks show how one person truly can help make a difference in their community and in the Cowboy State. Every year, KCWY's panel of judges selects...

As Wyoming’s wildfire seasons worsen, so will fires across the prairie

Wyoming’s wildfire seasons are worsening. This year won’t likely be similar to 2012, when more than half a million acres burned, but looking at the trend, each year is poised to be potentially worse than the last. “Not just in Wyoming,...

Wyoming Teen Gets up to 20 Years for Bringing Guns to School

A judge has sentenced a Wyoming teenager to up to 20 years in prison for bringing firearms and ammunition to his school in 2018 after he said he was upset following his biological father’s death. The Casper Star-Tribune reported that...

Wyoming Medical Center Shooter Gets 5-Year Probation Sentence

The Casper man who was convicted of walking into the Wyoming Medical Center emergency room last March and firing a handgun at two people will have his sentence changed to five years of intensive supervised probation, provided he graduates the Wyoming...

Wyoming oil company owner flies patients to medical care facilities

The private plane glided over Casper through a cloudless cerulean sky Wednesday morning. Volunteer pilot Tom Van Kleef landed the Cessna 414 aircraft, which carried a 15-year-old patient and his mother, safely onto the runway at 10:06 a.m. The charity Angel...

Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Wyoming Deputies Dismissed

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against two Wyoming sheriff’s deputies who interrogated a woman about her sexual history and preferences after she reported a sexual assault. The Casper Star-Tribune reported a judge ruled the woman’s allegation of a...

Diver dies in Wyoming reservoir, investigation underway

Wyoming authorities say a man died while scuba diving in a reservoir. The Natrona County Sheriff’s Office says the possible drowning happened Sunday morning at Alcova Reservoir west of Casper. The Casper Star-Tribune reports people on the scene attempted to provide...

Scuba diver dies at Wyoming reservoir

Aman died while scuba diving Sunday at Alcova Reservoir, the Natrona County Sheriff's Office said. The sheriff's office received a drowning call at 10:50 a.m., a spokesman said. People on scene attempted to provide first aid while medics responded to...

Health officer: Don’t mingle in gyms when they reopen

When gyms reopen in Wyoming on May 1, exercise and leave. That’s the basic advice given by State Health Officer Dr. Alexia Harrist and Governor Mark Gordon during a live briefing on Wednesday afternoon. Gyms, along with barber shops, solons and...

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