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Rodeo looking to have another strong season
There likely isn’t a sport on campus that more encapsulates the essence of Wyoming than rodeo. With the rough and tough nature of the sport, the term “cowboy tough” doesn’t find a greater meaning than in rodeo. Those athletes competing on the rodeo team are quite...
I take on fraudsters and scammers for a living. Take it from me: Tim Sheehy is one of them.
Have you ever met someone who calls themselves a “successful businessman,” but lost his company $77 million, is being sued by former employees for allegedly stiffing them out of their pay, fraudulently certified his company as a socially disadvantaged business to try to win government contracts, prompted his biggest investor to cash out of the […]
Police blotter 8-31-24
Recently arrested by the Cheyenne Police Department: Nicole L. Wurtz, 39, transient, on a misdemeanor warrant for failure to ap pear and for misdemeanor possession of a methamphetamine-type drug and possession of marijuana at 11:40 p.m. Thursday at East 13th Street and Natrona Avenue. Crystal L. Cunningham, 44, of Walterscheid Boulevard for misdemeanor domestic battery at 10:40 p.m. Thursday at a redacted Cheyenne address. ...
Four-year-old child injury lawsuit against LCSD1 dismissed after opening statement
CHEYENNE — A 2020 lawsuit over the injury of a child at Meadowlark Elementary School was officially dismissed by Judge Peter Froelicher through a 30-page order filed Wednesday in Laramie County District Court. The lawsuit was originally filed against Laramie County School District 1 and playground equipment companies by Scott and Heather Hunter after their 11-year-old daughter suffered fractured spinal vertebrae on the Meadowlark playground in January 2018. The suit...
Morning Sports: August 30, 2024
Sheridan HS Football: It’s game day for the Sheridan Bronc Football Team. The 3-time defending state champs will kickoff the 2024 season today at home vs. Cheyenne South. The Bison have fallen on hard times. They haven’t won a game since 2019, and if Sheridan prevails, South would be...
Sixth Annual Dog Trek in Casper Coming Soon
The 2024 Casper College T-Bird Dog Trek will be held on Saturday, Sept. 7, beginning at 9 a.m. The T-Bird Dog Trek is the lead-in event to the Annual T-Bird Trek on Sunday, Sept. 8. For this year’s sixth annual event, the $10 entry fee will benefit the 2025 Community...
Library to expand hours after Labor Day
JACKSON, Wyo. — Teton County Library will be extending hours at both of its locations starting after Labor Day. The new hours will see the Jackson library is now open on Sundays. The Jackson branch will also be open for an extra hour Friday evenings. The Alta branch will be open for two more hours on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings.
Big Sky tourism dollars play big role in Montana economy
BIG SKY, Mont. — Tourism in Big Sky is a major economic driver for the state of Montana, and so far this summer has proven strong despite a slow start to the year with low snow levels. The census-designated area of Big Sky is the largest collector of Montana’s...
‘The couch’ is headed for a Montana ski area
After nearly 40 years of service, Aspen Skiing Co. plans to remove and sell Aspen Mountain’s Gent’s Ridge lift — also known as “the couch” — before the beginning of this ski season. SkiCo sold the 122-chair fixed-grip quad lift to Maverick Mountain, a...
(PHOTOS) Fiesta WYO celebrates Hispanic culture, heritage in downtown Casper
CASPER, Wyo. — Casper-area residents were able to get a firsthand look at Hispanic culture on Saturday thanks to Fiesta WYO, hosted in downtown Casper at David Street Station. In partnership with ARTCORE, Fiesta WYO is a celebration of food, music and culture. The event features performances and lessons...
2024 High School Football Previews: Shoshoni
CASPER, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) - It’s almost time for week 0 of the high school football season to kick off, but we still have a couple more teams to preview. This time we’ll be heading to Fremont county where the Shoshoni Wranglers are gearing up for the season. The team last season was on the younger side, and the seniors this year are looking to help bring up the underclassmen to help find success.
Cowgirls head to Omaha Invitational to open 2024
LARAMIE, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming volleyball team is beginning its 2024 campaign today with a trip to the state of Nebraska for the Omaha Invitational, where it will play a pair of matches against 2023 NCAA Tournament teams. Wyoming opened the season with a match-up against Washington...
Scattered thunderstorms this evening; rain and storm chances tomorrow
Saturday evening brings in widespread scattered showers and thunderstorms as a cold front crosses. Heavy downpours will be possible along with one or two strong storms early in the evening, with damaging winds and hail being the biggest threats. Our severe threat should wane later tonight, but isolated rain showers will be possible into Sunday […]
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