Two females, one a juvenile perished in a mobile home fire early this morning on Cheyenne’s southside. The Laramie County Sheriff’s Office says the two deceased females were found in the trailer. Firefighters first responded to the scene at about 5:20 this morning. Investigators believe the fire may have been deliberately set. The juvenile victim [...]
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Two Die In Suspicious Fire On Cheyenne’s Southside
By Mick Birge posted Feb 3, 2012 at 2:27PM
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FINES SOUGHT AGAINST WYO COMPANY FOLLOWING FATAL EXPLOSION NEAR CASPER
By Mick Birge posted Feb 3, 2012 at 7:10AM
Wyoming workplace safety regulators are seeking $13,500 in fines against a Glenrock company for an oil facility explosion that killed three workers northeast of Casper. The Wyoming Workers’ Safety and Compensation Division released the citations Thursday. They allege seven violations by Wild West Construction in Glenrock, including that the company failed to adequately instruct employees [...]
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Proposed Cheyenne Rec Center Makes City’s “Wish List”
By Mick Birge posted Feb 3, 2012 at 7:07AM
Last night, during a special session of the Cheyenne City Council to finalize the city’s wish list for new “Sixth-Penny” (local tax) projects, there was one surprise! Many folks thought because of a cap on the total amount of projects to go before voters later this year, a prosed new 33-million dollar rec center would be pared [...]
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Feb. 2, 2012 — Winter Returns, Southeast Expected to see the Most Snow
By DayWeather, Inc. posted Feb 2, 2012 at 9:01AM
As a cold front crosses the state today, snow showers will move through most areas. This evening and tonight the snow will intensify, especially in the southeast and south central portions of the state. An area of low pressure to the south of Wyoming, will enhance the snow in those southern counties. Winter Storm Warnings, [...]
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Feb. 1, 2012 — A Quiet Start to the Month, but a Cold Front is on the Way
By DayWeather, Inc. posted Feb 1, 2012 at 9:04AM
It will be another pleasant day of weather across the state. February starts off with mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies, nice temperatures and mainly dry conditions. Once again the far northwest could see a few mountain top flurries. It still looks like Mother Nature will be bringing in a cold front on Thursday. Scattered [...]
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IPSSSDR Race Now In Fifth Day; A 14-Year Old Is In The Field
By Mick Birge posted Feb 1, 2012 at 6:43AM
After day number four of the International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race, there is no change in order of the teams that moved into the top three positions yesterday. Blayne Streeper still leads the field of 22 mushers, followed by Aaron Peck and John Stewart. Further down in the field tied for 16th place [...]
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Public Meetings Planned For New YNP Winter Use Plan
By Mick Birge posted Feb 1, 2012 at 6:37AM
The National Park Service plans a series of open house meetings in February to get public comment on what issues to address in a long-term plan to guide winter use at Yellowstone National Park. The issue of how many snowmobiles and snow coaches to allow into Yellowstone during the winter months has been contentious for [...]
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Girl Scout Cookie “Scammers” Reported In Capital City
By Mick Birge posted Feb 1, 2012 at 6:36AM
Scammers may be preying on people’s desire for Thin Mints, Do-Si-Do’s, and Samoas. Anna Paige is with the Girl Scouts of Montana and Wyoming. She says there have been reports of people going door to door in the Cheyenne area taking money in advance for Girl Scout cookies; promising to deliver them later. Paige says girl scouts [...]
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A Big Drop In Major Crime In Cheyenne
By Mick Birge posted Feb 1, 2012 at 6:17AM
Cheyenneis seeing a significant drop in major crime over the last two years. The capital city has seen a 16 percent drop in major crime, and for the first time in over ten years, the Cheyenne crime index has dropped below 400 crimes per 10 thousand residents to 361. Police chief Brian Kozak says he [...]
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One Of The Mountain Lion “Kittens” Near Jackson Has Been Captured
By Mick Birge posted Feb 1, 2012 at 6:11AM
One of the two missing so-called kittens of a mountain lion that was lurking near eastside Jackson neighborhoods recently has been captured. Mom was captured last week. The latest from Tom Ninnemann in Jackson.
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