The wind has finally taken a break across the state. It will be a bit on the breezy side in the central and southern portions of the state later today, but it will not be nearly as windy as it has been. In fact, the weather will be fairly settled today and Wednesday. The far [...]
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Jan. 31, 2012 — Fairly Quite Weather for the Cowboy State for the Next Couple of Days
By DayWeather, Inc. posted Jan 31, 2012 at 10:14AM
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More Legal Wrangling ‘Round The ‘Hitch
By Mick Birge posted Jan 31, 2012 at 6:55AM
The owners of the landmark Hitching Post hotel in Cheyenne that was destroyed in a 2010 arson want a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by its insurance company. In December, Delaware-based CJM Hospitality sued insurer National Surety Corp. in federal court in New Jersey for not paying for nearly $14 million in damages from [...]
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Folks Are Spending Money In and Near WYO’s Naitonal Parks
By Mick Birge posted Jan 31, 2012 at 6:49AM
A new report from the National Park Services shows how much folks are spending in and near Wyoming’s two national parks. Tom Ninnemann in Jackson tells us visitors spent 12-point-13 billion dollars in 2010. Photo: Yellowstone National Park
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Jan. 27, 2012 — Cool, Breezy Late January Weather
By DayWeather, Inc. posted Jan 27, 2012 at 9:14AM
The exiting cold front has left behind cooler temperatures across the state in addition to a little more light snow in the southeast. For the most part, though, today’s weather will be mainly dry statewide. West to northwest winds will be strong at times especially around Cody and also in the north central, east central [...]
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January 26, 2012 — A Cold Front and Snow Showers Push Through Today and Friday Morning
By DayWeather, Inc. posted Jan 26, 2012 at 8:45AM
Snow will start to fall in northwest and western Wyoming later today as a cold front starts to move in. Further east, it will be a mild but breezy January day. The strongest winds will be found in the southeast along I-80. A High Wind Watch has been posted for some areas this afternoon and [...]
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Retrial of Troy Willoughby Underway in Lander
By Mick Birge posted Jan 26, 2012 at 7:23AM
Jury selection has taken place in a Fremonth County courtroom in Lander in the retrial of a Montana man who’s murder conviction in Fremont County was overturned last year. The 25-year-old Ehlers’ body was found in Hoback Canyon in the early morning hours of June 21, 1984. Ehlers’ case went cold for decades before [...]
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Prosecutor To Seek Death Penalty In Cheyenne Double Murder Case
By Mick Birge posted Jan 26, 2012 at 7:14AM
A special prosecutor says several factors support imposing the death penalty against a Cheyenne man accused of gunning down two people and critically wounding a third last summer. Nathaniel Castellanos has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges in the August shootings of 21-year-old Corey A. Walker and 25-year-old Megan L. McIntosh, both of Cheyenne. [...]
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Jan. 25, 2012 — Wind Returns to Some Areas; Better Chance of Snow Thursday
By DayWeather, Inc. posted Jan 25, 2012 at 9:47AM
The wind has started to pick up in portions of the state. These mainly west to southwest winds are also making for warmer temperatures statewide. High Wind Warnings are posted for northern and southern portions of the state. Wind will gust up to 60 mph in the warning areas. The northwestern corner will pick up [...]
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WYO Delegation Reacts to President’s State Of The Union Address
By Mick Birge posted Jan 25, 2012 at 6:52AM
Wyoming delegates in Washington are responding to President Obama‘s state of the union address. Wyoming’s republican congresswoman Cynthia Lummis says the president’s policies have not only failed they’ve actually made matters worse. Lummis and Wyoming senator John Barrasso both criticized President Obama on his actions against the Keystone XL pipeline saying it is both safe [...]
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Mead Submits New “Scaled-Down” Budget
By Mick Birge posted Jan 25, 2012 at 6:43AM
Governor Mead says it’s frustrating to have to trim his budget proposal to the state Legislature in response to recent state revenue projections calling for a $100-million decline in state revenues due to lower natural gas prices. Mead (pictured) in December proposed a $3.4-billion state funds budget for the two-year funding period that begins in July. [...]
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