2009 September

Entries from September 28th, 2009

Cell Phone Ban Petition Deadline Nears

By Mick Birge posted Sep 28, 2009 at 6:26AM

Organizers of a petition hoping to put Cheyenne’s new cellphone ban before city voters say they have the needed number of signatures to put the issue to a vote. the group “Can You Hear Me Now” needs 10-percent of registered voters in Cheyenne to have the ban put to a citywide vote. Cheyenne Deputy City [...]

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Can Suspects Get a Fair Trial?

By Mick Birge posted Sep 28, 2009 at 5:15AM

The murder case of local businessman Robert Ernst has shocked the city of Sheridan. Ernst was killed in his home on August 26. Three teens have been charged in connection with his murder. Now, can the three get a fair trial in Sheridan because of all the pre-trial publicity? That’s the question affiliate KROE took [...]

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4 Hospitalized after Two I-80 Semi Crashes

By Mick Birge posted Sep 28, 2009 at 5:12AM

Two crashes shut down both lanes of I-80 between Cheyenne and Laramie yesterday. Luckily, no one was killed, though four people were taken to the hospital for various injuries. The first crash occured late yesterday morning near the Remount Road Interchange about 30 miles west of Cheyenne. An eastbound tractor-trailer combination crossed the median and [...]

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Big Weather Change in Wyoming by mid week

By DayWeather, Inc. posted Sep 28, 2009 at 4:30AM

Although fair skies and dry conditions will persist across Wyoming today and Tuesday, a major change in the weather pattern will take place by mid to late in the week. Stock growers and especially hunters in the high country should be prepared for a sharp drop in temperatures and areas of rain/snow developing Wednesday through [...]

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Serial Poacher Suspected in Northeast Wyoming

By Reece Monaco posted Sep 25, 2009 at 2:03PM

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is investigating two recent poaching cases south of Newcastle that may have been committed by the same person or people. Someone shot a buck mule deer along U.S. Highway 85 last week. The yearling deer was found about 24 miles south of Newcastle. That’s the same area where [...]

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Cowboys/Rebels Preview and Forecast

By Keith Kelley posted Sep 25, 2009 at 1:24PM

PM SPORTS 1 FRI

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Great Weekend of Weather Ahead

By DayWeather, Inc. posted Sep 25, 2009 at 4:30AM

High pressure will be over all of Wyoming this weekend promising mild temperatures, sunshine and dry conditions statewide. There will be some breezy areas in central and eastern Wyoming Saturday and Sunday with westerly winds of 15 to 25 mph, otherwise it will be a nearly ideal weekend for hunters, Cowboy Football fans and folks [...]

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Cemetery Board Member Appears in Court

By Mick Birge posted Sep 25, 2009 at 3:28AM

Christina Maycock, the embattled member ofthe Campbell County cemetery Board made her initial appearance in court on Thursday. Maycock faces charges related to her conduct with cemetery and board operations. This according to the News-Record in Gillette. She’s charged with obtaining property by false pretenses, wrongful appropriation of public property, misuse of office and two counts [...]

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Casper Woman Attacked While Hiking

By Mick Birge posted Sep 25, 2009 at 3:18AM

An unidentified Casper woman was one of two women who were attacked by a man while they were hiking in northern Colorado. Larimer County (CO) sheriff’s deputies have arrested James ”Jud” Bondsteel of Loveland, CO for the attack. Bondsteel is being held at the Larmier County Jail on $100,000 bond for allegedly attacking the women in the [...]