The state will see better chances for showers and thunderstorms today and Saturday thanks to a passing cold front. Western and northern portions of the state will see showers and thunderstorms develop later today. They will spread south and east this evening and tonight. Temperatures will be a bit cooler today in northern and western [...]
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Cold Front Crosses State Today, Cooler Saturday
By DayWeather, Inc. posted May 18, 2012 at 9:05AM
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Wolf Made 400-Mile Trek From Yellowstone to South Dakota
By Mick Birge posted May 18, 2012 at 7:21AM
Its an incredible wildlife story! Earlier I shared with you the story of a gray wolf found dead Monday morning near Pine Ridge, South Dakota. Well, we are learning more about the wolf after he made a 400-mile journey from Yellowstone National Park to southwest South Dakota, and he did it in less than two months. Tom [...]
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Major Water Woes In Riverton; Lander
By Mick Birge posted May 18, 2012 at 7:12AM
Riverton’s water supply is being cut by nearly 40 percent because of drought conditions and the situation is not much better in Lander. The story from Leslie Stratmoen.
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Federal Agency Again Rejects Pipeline Plan
By Mick Birge posted May 18, 2012 at 7:03AM
Governor Matt Mead says he’s glad a federal agency has for a second time denied a permit requested by a Colorado businessman who wants to build a 500-mile pipeline to carry water from southwestern Wyoming to Colorado’s Front Range. Mead says he remains opposed to the project. The Biodiversity Conservation Alliance, one of the many [...]
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Colorado Wildfire Causing Health Concerns In South East Wyoming
By Mick Birge posted May 18, 2012 at 6:44AM
The Wyoming Department of Health reminds residents that smoke from wildfires can cause health concerns. Some areas of southeastern Wyoming area seeing smoky air because of a fire burning northwest of Fort Collins, Colorado (pictured). Kim Deti with the Wyoming Department of Health. She says smoke can hurt people’s eyes, worsen the symptoms of heart and [...]
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Report: State Capitol Needs More Security Measures In Place
By Mick Birge posted May 17, 2012 at 6:50AM
A security assessment of the State Capitol building in Cheyenne questions the state’s ability to respond to or prevent a violent incident. Specifically, the assessment advised that Wyoming should increase its security staffing levels if it wants to continue the Capitol’s open environment. The security assessment was performed by Colorado law enforcement agencies, including its [...]
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Smoke From Forest Fire Near Ft. Collins, Colorado Moving North Into Wyoming
By Mick Birge posted May 17, 2012 at 6:48AM
Cheyenne and most of southeast Wyoming are covered by smokey and hazy skies this morning. That’s because smoke is blowing in from the south where a wildfire is burning near Fort Collins. About 1000 acres is burning in the Poudre Canyon area. Smoke from the fire is causing hazy and smokey conditions locally. Colorado authorities say [...]
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Forest Managers Want More Autonomy In Dealing With Bark Beetles
By Mick Birge posted May 17, 2012 at 6:45AM
Forest managers are asking for greater flexibility to deal with the bark beetle epidemic that has ravaged forests in the Rocky Mountain region including Wyoming (pictured). More from Leslie Stratmoen.
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Wyoming Still Among Most Dangerous Places To Work
By Mick Birge posted May 16, 2012 at 6:43AM
Wyoming continues to have one of the worst rates of death on the job. New figures from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics show that Wyoming had the second-highest rate of deadly workplace accidents of any state in 2010. Only West Virginia had a higher rate. Contributing to West Virginia’s rate in 2010 was a [...]
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Trigger-man In Sheridan Home Invasion Killing Taking His Case To Wyoming Supreme Court
By Mick Birge posted May 16, 2012 at 6:40AM
The Wyoming Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in the appeal of a Sheridan teenager convicted of murder in a 2009 home invasion killing. The court will hear the appeal of Dharminder Vir Sen (pictured) today. He is serving a life sentence in the killing of Sheridan businessman Robert Ernst. Prosecutors say Sen was the [...]
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