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Casper Teen Flown to Denver Children’s Hospital After Skateboarding into SUV
Just after 5:00 pm on Monday, July 1 telecommunicators at the Public Safety Communications Center received a call reporting a 14-year-old girl ran into an SUV while skateboarding in the 3000 block of Indian Scout Drive while riding a skateboard. The crash happened when the two collided at the junction...
70 Years Ago Today: The World Was Introduced to Elvis Presley
If you take a look around in 2024, you can still find a ton of things that will remind you of Elvis Presley. But there are only a few of us who will remember being there and hearing an Elvis song on the radio for the first time ever on July 2, 1954.
Annual Silt Run Prep: Guernsey Reservoir Water Levels And Schedule
The Wyoming Area Office prepares for annual silt run by lowering the water level in Guernsey Reservoir starting July 12 to continue through July 25. The silt run provides silt-laden water to Goshen, Gering-Fort Laramie, and Pathfinder Irrigation Districts under contract with Reclamation. As the silt-laden water gets diverted into an irrigation canal, the water slows down and the silt sinks to the bottom of the canal. This works as a type of temporary sealant to help minimize the seepage out of the bottom and sides of the canals.
Luke Bryan is Still Waiting to Hear if ‘American Idol’ Will Invite Him Back
American Idol is set to return in 2025, but Luke Bryan says that the judging lineup for next season is still up in the air. "It's been something Disney has been really tight-lipped about with me and Lionel [Richie] and Ryan [Seacrest]," Bryan explains in a new interview with Billboard.
The Only 8 Country Songs to Ever Sell More Than 10 Million Copies
Country music has been more popular than ever in America over the last few years. This can be clearly seen by sales and streams of country songs in the past 10 years. The Only 8 Country Songs to Ever Sell More Than 10 Million Copies. In music, it's a status...
Natrona County Arrest Log (7/1/24 – 7/2/24)
This log may not reflect all arrests for this time period. For example, police will not release any information about juvenile arrests. State law prohibits any official from identifying a person accused of a sex crime until the defendant is arraigned in district court. Everyone listed here is presumed innocent...
Miranda Lambert’s ‘Dammit Randy’ Includes a Very Special Co-Writer [Listen]
Miranda Lambert's new song "Dammit Randy" is right in the country superstar's wheelhouse — independent, story-focused and country as heck — but it's clearly a step in a new direction, too. For one thing, the song features a co-writer that fans haven't seen from her before, even though...
WHP: Wyoming Motorcyclist Killed After Van Driver Fails to Yield
A 62-year-old Wyoming man is dead following a Saturday evening motorcycle crash south of Cheyenne, the Wyoming Highway Patrol says. It happened around 8:07 p.m. at approximately mile marker 6 on U.S. 85 (South Greeley Highway) about a mile south of the College Drive intersection. According to a fatality crash...
Wyoming Toads Officially Have A New Home
Once thought extinct, Wyoming Toads are back and have a new home. At one point, the Wyoming Toad was a common sight in southeastern Wyoming, but by the 1980s, it was on the endangered species list. In the 1990s, the population was so small that it was decided to bring the last known living toads into captivity and try to keep the species alive. In 2020, there were nearly 700 Wyoming Toads, which're still around today.
An Arby’s Favorite Is Back on the Menu in Casper
Arby's has been one of my personal favorite fast food chains for many years. As a matter of fact, it's the only fast food restaurant that I have ever worked for (although it was 30 years ago and in Flint, Michigan). That being said, they broke my heart back in...
Why Fewer People are Buying Grills to Barbecue at Home
Not as many people are interested in buying a grill for their home according to a new report on a recent decline in sales. But that doesn't mean there are fewer people cooking on their patio this summer. Barbecue Industry Trends. A recent article published by CNN looked at trends...
David Street Station Announces Musical Guests for 5150′ Festival 2024 in Casper
The annual 5150' Festival is coming back to Casper at David Street Station with a stellar lineup of musical artists. The official 5150' Festival Facebook event page states:. Presented by Visit Casper and 5150′ Local, and in proud partnership with Bluepeak and Smile Doctors, join us on Saturday, August 17th, 2024 from 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM for our 5150’ Festival at David Street Station!
Natrona County Fire District Gives Advice in the Wake of Sunday Wildfires
After lightning caused three wildfires in Casper to burn hundreds of grass and sage in Natrona County, fire agencies are urging residents to be prepared ahead of time for emergencies. People can do this by tuning into alerts, having a plan in place for evacuating safely, making sure important documents...
Buried Underneath a Football Stadium? It May Be Possible
This could be taking the term "die-hard fan" a little too far. A regent for the University of Nebraska, Barbara Weitz, has proposed an idea to raise money for the school by selling spots in a burial columbarium underneath the football stadium. This idea would allow super fans to have their ashes inurned at the field.
Cheyenne Frontier Days: No Bucking Horse Roundup This Year
Cheyenne Frontier Days Officials have announced that they will not be holding a bucking horse roundup as part of CFD 2024. The horse drive had replaced the traditional CFD cattle drive. That event had been held for years on the Sunday before Frontier Days, and was often considered the unofficial kickoff of the "Daddy of 'em All.''
Why a Major NASCAR Sponsor was Removed From Chase Elliott’s Car Ahead of Race
NASCAR fans may have noticed a long-time sponsor has been ripped off Chase Elliott's No. 9 car. The Hooters decals were no longer on the car when Elliott raced to an 18th-place finish during the Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday. Why Hooters Has Been Removed From Chase Elliot's...
Jelly Roll Promises to Help Put a Young Fan Through College [Watch]
Making dreams come true is all in a day's work for Jelly Roll. The star has visited prisons and hospice centers, surprised fast food works with enormous tips and even cried with fans as they share their most heart-wrenching personal tragedies. For his latest good deed, the singer is helping...
Kevin Costner’s New Movie ‘Horizon’ Flops In Opening Weekend
Kevin Costner's new film Horizon: An American Saga is not off to a great start — at least, according to box office numbers. In its opening weekend, the first installment of the four-part series brought in just $11 million. It's a low number, given the project's budget was nearly 10 times that at $100 million.
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...
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