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FBI statistics show violent crime has risen in Riverton since 2018; similar data unavailable for Lander, Fremont County
Statistics collected by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Crime Data Explorer reflects what many local residents have observed in recent years: Violent crime is up in Riverton. The data shows 65 violent crimes were reported to the Riverton Police Department in 2022 – down slightly compared to 2021, when 69...
Rate Increases at the Casper Ice Arena
Per a memo to the City of Casper Manager Carter Napier, rate increases at the Casper Ice Arena go into effective as of today. The increase will only be for full arena ice rental rates as shown in the exhibit below. The proposal for rate increases was to offset rising...
A Casper Team Won Big In The Wyoming Walleye Stampede
The Wyoming Walleye Stampede is ready for its final round and championship for the 2024 season after wrapping up round three at Boysen Reservoir. The late June temperatures and the sunny skies made parts of the weekend brutal for everyone involved in the tournament, but in the end, it turned out to be a great weekend.
Cowboy Football Announces Game Time for Idaho Game Along with Exciting New Television Agreement
LARAMIE, Wyo. (July 1, 2024) –– TNT Sports and the Mountain West Conference have reached a multi-year agreement for a full slate of live college football games to air exclusively on truTV and Max beginning this season. truTV and Max will present 14 Mountain West college football games during the inaugural season,
Malene Pedersen Selected for the Danish National Team Camp
LARAMIE, Wyo. (July 1, 2024) – Wyoming Cowgirl basketball student-athlete Malene Pedersen has been selected for the Danish National Team’s training camp in August. The training camp is in preparation for the European Championships qualifying rounds. As part of the camp, the Danish National Team will have multiple...
Wyoming's low taxes could be coming to an end
CASPER — Wyoming is one of only seven U.S. states with no state income tax, and as a result residents here enjoy the second-lowest effective tax rate in the nation: The overall tax burden on an average Cowboy State household is around 7.5%, which is half of what’s paid at the other end of the spectrum in New York, where average resident shells out 15.9% of their earnings in taxes, according to the non-profit think tank the Tax Foundation. But just because Wyoming residents pay...
Wyoming expects long game in AIS fight
POWELL — During the hottest part of a nine-hour shift at the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Frannie boat inspection station, Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Specialist Emily Youse, in her long-sleeve red shirt, was having a busy Sunday. Earlier that morning she found four zebra mussels on a boat, not exactly a rare occurrence anymore. “It’s not often, but we do get some every year. They’re all dead,” she said...
Gunnare reached 400th win as T-Bird Coach, ends season with 425
Dwight Gunnare, head coach of the Casper College Lady Thunderbirds basketball team, reached a career milestone on Nov. 24, 2023, with his 400th Casper College win. He ended the season with a total of 425 wins at Casper College. The milestone occurred during a home game against the North Idaho...
Spuds Sweep Series From Moo
Fremont, Nebraska- Sunday afternoon at Historic Moller Field, the weather conditions were pristine for baseball. However, The Fremont Moo could not get any fair weather plays to go their way against the ILB leading Casper Spuds, for the second straight game, in a 10-1 loss. Casper began the scoring in...
Multiple Wildfires in Natrona County Over the Weekend
Multiple wildfires were reported in Natrona County over the weekend. At 5:45 p.m. yesterday, the Natrona County Fire District, wrote that lightning was the cause. Fires were located at 33 Mile and Lone Bear Road, north of Homa Hills and north Six Mile Road. More information is expected to be...
Mostly sunny skies, scattered showers to greet Casper area as next week begins
CASPER, Wyo. — Despite mostly sunny conditions on the forecast for the coming days, the National Weather Service in Riverton also foresees a chance of scattered showers for Natrona County residents to contend with as the coming week gets underway. Monday will start with sunny skies, but the NWS...
Thunderstorms & Rain Expected Early on This Week in Wyoming
The much needed moisture that Wyoming has been desperately needing, is returning this week. The official US National Weather Service Riverton Wyoming Facebook page posted updated weather expectations with a graphic and. Cooler temperatures behind a cold front this morning. Scattered rain showers and a few isolated thunderstorms along and...
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