Wyoming

At forum on Wyoming Medical Center deal, equal doses of support and skepticism

The final public forum on the pending sale of Wyoming Medical Center to an out-of-state hospital giant began with a state senator flatly opposing the deal and concluded with physician-members of WMC’s board throwing their full weight behind the...

You’ll Find This on Most Grills in Wyoming This Summer

There's nothing better than food hot off the grill, is there? Summer time is here which mean all food items must be cooked over an open flame. It's a rule. OK, maybe it's not a rule, but it's definitely the...

O’Hearn Sworn In to Represent House District 59

According to the Wyoming Legislative Service Office, Kevin O’Hearn of Casper was sworn in as a member of the 65th Wyoming Legislature on Thursday in the House Chamber of the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne. Wyoming Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael K....

Wyoming libertarian group sues to campaign near poll centers

Wyoming’s leading libertarian think tank is suing the state for the right to campaign near polling centers. The Casper Star-Tribune reports the Wyoming Liberty Group will sue state Secretary of State Ed Buchanan and several Laramie County officials. The state currently...

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...

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