Latest Wyoming Headlines
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Wyoming Man Refiles Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Walmart
Sep 23 2013 // A man suing a Sheridan, Wyo. Walmart, claiming his wife died after she ate a contaminated cantaloupe purchased at the store, has refiled his lawsuit in federal court. Attorney Nicholas Murdoch, representing Frederick M....
Anti-Drunken Driving Campaign Launches in Wyoming
Sep 19 2013 // A new statewide advertising campaign against drunken driving takes aim at the culture of drinking and driving in Wyoming by centering on an alcohol-related crash that killed eight University of Wyoming student-athletes in...
Wyoming Man Refiles Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Walmart
Sep 11 2013 // A man suing a Sheridan, Wyo. Walmart, claiming his wife died after she ate a contaminated cantaloupe purchased at the store, has refiled his lawsuit in federal court. Attorney Nicholas Murdoch, representing Frederick M....
Declarations
Sep 9 2013 // Workplace Fatalities “Killing 35 citizens isn’t acceptable to us. We all can do a better job. It’s just frustrating. We’re all in this.” —Kim Floyd, executive director of the Wyoming...
Wyoming Workplace Deaths Reached 5-Year High In 2012
Aug 26 2013 // Workplace fatalities in Wyoming reached the highest number in five years in 2012, slightly surpassing the number of deaths the state has seen in each of the past several years. Last year, 35 people died on the job in...
Hail Damages Barley Crops In Wyoming
Aug 6 2013 // Farmers around Powell, Wyo. say hail from a violent storm last week damaged or destroyed barley and other crops. The storm brought hail up to a half-inch in diameter, about a half inch of rain and 50 mph winds. It hit just...
Man Sues Wyoming Walmart For Wrongful Death
Jul 30 2013 // A man who says his wife died after she ate a contaminated cantaloupe purchased at a Sheridan, Wyo. Walmart is suing the retailer. The Sheridan Press reported Frederick M. Lollar filed the wrongful death lawsuit in Laramie...
Relatives Of Montana Man Sue Hospital Over Opiate Patch Death
Jul 29 2013 // Relatives of a Montana man who died of a drug overdose following surgery at a hospital in Cody, Wyo., have filed a federal lawsuit claiming negligence by the hospital and medical personnel who gave him an opiate patch. The...
Wyoming Governor Lambasts EPA Over Haze Plan
Jul 19 2013 // Gov. Matt Mead sharply criticized a plan by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reduce regional haze, saying it did more to kill the coal industry than clear Wyoming’s air. The EPA plan seeks to reduce haze...
Meteorologists Warn Of Wyoming Burn-Area Floods, Slides
Jul 12 2013 // Meteorologists are warning of possible flash floods and mudslides in many of the areas burned by Wyoming’s numerous wildfires last year. Wildfires contribute to flooding and mudslides by clearing away vegetation that...
Court: Wyoming Hospital To Pay Woman $2M
Jul 9 2013 // A federal appeals court has ordered Campbell County Memorial Hospital in Wyoming to pay a Nevada woman $2 million for damages she suffered when a doctor there failed to diagnose that her husband had broken his neck in a...
Fire Restrictions Take Effect As Wyoming Dries Out
Jul 3 2013 // Wyoming hasn’t had any big wildfires so far this year but several weeks of warm, dry weather have led to the state’s first widespread fire restrictions. Partial fire restrictions will take effect Tuesday for...
Wyoming Lawmakers Weigh Alcohol Testing For Drunk Drivers
May 16 2013 // Wyoming lawmakers are looking into legislation that would keep repeat offenders of alcohol-related crimes out of jail and subject them instead to stringent testing. The Joint Judiciary Interim Committee heard details about...
USDA: Southeast Wyoming Emerging From Drought
May 13 2013 // The latest report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows southeast Wyoming may be emerging from 11 months of drought. The USDA’s weekly Drought Monitor out last week shows the Cheyenne area has been downgraded...
Drought Costs Wyoming County its No. 1 Hay Spot
May 6 2013 // Fremont County has lost its spot as Wyoming’s No. 1 alfalfa-producing county, growing only two-thirds of the hay in 2012 than it did in 2011. The Riverton Ranger reported local farmers produced 157,000 tons of the...
Wyoming Serves Casper With Notice Over Asbestos
May 1 2013 // Montana officials have served the city of Casper and a contractor with notices alleging they failed to fully test for asbestos before demolishing an abandoned house. The Casper Star-Tribune reported that a notice from the...
Transgender Driver’s Licenses for Idaho
Apr 25 2013 // The Idaho Transportation Department this week agreed to new regulations allowing transgender drivers to change the sex designation on their driver’s licenses without a note from a surgeon, after two people complained...
Drought Costs Wyoming County its No. 1 Hay Spot
Apr 22 2013 // Fremont County has lost its spot as Wyoming’s No. 1 alfalfa-producing county, growing only two-thirds of the hay in 2012 than it did in 2011. The Riverton Ranger reported local farmers produced 157,000 tons of the...
Wyoming Supreme Court Hears DUI Testing Case
Apr 18 2013 // The Wyoming Supreme Court is considering whether the state constitution is adaptable to changing technology when it comes to police officers obtaining search warrants to draw blood or perform other tests on people...
Wyoming Firm Fined More Than $15,000 For Deadly Fall
Apr 9 2013 // Wyoming regulators have fined a modular home construction company more than $15,000 in the death of a worker last year in Grand Teton National Park. The Jackson Hole News & Guide reported that the state Department of...
