A series of small, but moist weather systems will move off the Pacific Northwest coast and into the Rockies through the weekend. While these systems will only produce scattered light snow showers across the plains of Wyoming, the mountains of the state will pick up several inches of snow with each system. Expect 3 to [...]
Entries from December 30th, 2009
Mountain snows likely
By DayWeather, Inc. posted Dec 30, 2009 at 3:24PM
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Lack of Snowfall Makes For Bad Bison Hunting
By Mick Birge posted Dec 29, 2009 at 9:01AM
The lack of snowfall in northwest Wyoming has not been good for the area’s bison hunters. Here’s Tom Ninneman of affiliate KSGT…((Click here for Tom Ninneman’s story)
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Police; UW Professor Slips, Falls, Dies from Snowstorm
By Mick Birge posted Dec 29, 2009 at 8:54AM
Police in Laramie say University of Wyoming associate professor Margaret Zamudio (pictured on left) was found Saturday in a snowdrift outside her home in Laramie. Investigators believe she may have slipped and hit her head and that blowing snow immediately covered her body. Zamudio was 45 and a professor in the sociology department. Zamudio was found wearing a [...]
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Kaysen Presents Council With Budget Reduction Plan
By Mick Birge posted Dec 29, 2009 at 8:50AM
Cheyenne mayor Rick Kaysen (left) presented his plan to reduce a 2.5 million dollar city budget shortfall to the city council last night. In the mayor’s plan, all non-uniform city employees and police officers will take one furlough day a month. Kaysen says furloughing all city employees one day a month is the only way [...]
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Harsh Winter Weather Expected through Christmas
By DayWeather, Inc. posted Dec 23, 2009 at 11:40AM
A complex and very intense winter storm will bring Wyoming a combination of cold, snow and blowing snow through Christmas Day. Only extreme western and southwestern Wyoming will be spared. Northern, central, southern and eastern Wyoming will be hit by very cold temperatures, snow and blowing snow from today through tonight with possibly another round [...]
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Winter Storm Developing
By DayWeather, Inc. posted Dec 22, 2009 at 3:30PM
Holiday travelers should be prepared for poor travel conditions tonight and likely through Thursday as a very large storm system will be developing over the state and region. Much colder temperatures and snow will develop over most, if not all of Wyoming by late tonight and into early Wednesday. Periods of snow and much colder [...]
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Cheyenne Police Officer Remembers What Is Was Like
By Mick Birge posted Dec 22, 2009 at 8:17AM
Growing up in Denver Jose Ruiz remembers a couple Christmas’ where there were no gifts under the tree. Ruiz says his family was poor and needed help to get through the holidays. He also remembers the Denver Police Department offering help to his family with gifts which left a lasting impression on him. Now a [...]
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City Police; Feds Investigate Convenience Store Robberies
By Mick Birge posted Dec 22, 2009 at 8:08AM
Police are continuing their investigation into Sunday night’s armed robbery of a northside convenience story. Police say two men armed with pistols robbed the Diamond Shamrock convenience store on Vandehei Avenue near I-25, the sixth in a string of robberies that police believe are linked. The Sunday night robbery was the second time the store [...]
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Healthcare Bill Passes; Political Posturing Continues
By Mick Birge posted Dec 22, 2009 at 8:03AM
Wyoming Republican Sens. Mike Enzi (shown on left) and John Barrasso voted against the health care insurance reform bill as it advanced in the U.S. Senate early Monday. Democrats prevailed 60-40 over Republican opposition voting to block a threatened GOP filibuster of a package of Democratic amendments. Enzi criticized deals that Democratic leaders made to [...]
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Gov; First Lady Celebrate Bowl Win With Cowboys
By Mick Birge posted Dec 22, 2009 at 7:54AM
Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal and First Lady Nancy Freudenthal celebrate Saturday night’s Wyoming double overtime win over Fresno State in the New Mexico Bowl. The 12-point underdog Cowboys beat the Bulldogs 25-28 in Albuquerque. Shown with the Freudenthals are Jason Salyards (85) and Joe Evers (86). Evers is from Sheridan.
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