Latest Wyoming Headlines
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More than 200 Homes Damaged in Wyoming Flooding
May 26 2016 // Officials say four homes were destroyed and 200 more were damaged by flooding in Wyoming. The Ranger reported that the American Red Cross says flood waters in the Wind River Basin destroyed the Fremont County homes in...
Fewer Fatal Crashes on Wyoming Roads in 2016
May 25 2016 // Wyoming authorities say the number of people killed in crashes on state roads has decreased by more than half this year compared to the same time in 2015. The Casper Star-Tribune reported that there have been 18 fatal...
Wyoming Hospital Headed for Bankruptcy after Numerous Lawsuits
May 23 2016 // A Powell, Wyo. hospital has filed for bankruptcy as it faces about 20 lawsuits over surgeries performed by a former orthopedic surgeon. The Powell Tribune reported that Powell Valley Healthcare’s board of directors...
Lawsuit Takes Aim at Wyoming School District in Teacher Abuse Case
May 9 2016 // A lawsuit accuses Cheyenne school officials of failing to stop a sixth-grade female teacher from sexually abusing a student over a two-year period even after they became aware of an inappropriate relationship. The lawsuit...
Wyoming Losing Workers Due to Energy Downturn
Mar 28 2016 // More people are leaving Wyoming than are coming to the state in the wake of thousands of jobs being lost in the fossil fuels extraction industry, and it’s a trend that an economist doesn’t see reversing until...
Worker Claims Retaliation over Asbestos Report at Wyoming’s Old Faithful Inn
Mar 23 2016 // A maintenance worker at Yellowstone National Park in Montana said a park concession company retaliated against him after he reported that he and five other employees were exposed to asbestos at a more than century-old...
Wyoming Workplace Safety Meetings Planned Around State
Mar 21 2016 // Responding to the trend of workplace shootings that have happened around the country, the state of Wyoming is offering free workplace training in April and May to inform workers and supervisors how to respond to active...
Wyoming Man Sentenced to Probation For Workers’ Comp Fraud
Feb 23 2016 // A Sheridan, Wyo. man accused of collecting disability payments while working for a tree service company has entered a no contest plea to one count of workers’ compensation fraud. The Sheridan Press reported that...
Wyoming Acknowledges Coal Mine Cleanup Insurance Policy is Flawed
Feb 18 2016 // A program that has allowed U.S. coal companies to forego cleanup insurance on massive western mines is flawed and needs to be fixed, Wyoming officials have told federal regulators. Coal companies must restore the land...
Midwest Group Challenges Peabody Energy’s Plan to Self-Bond Mines
Feb 16 2016 // A Midwestern environmental group has followed through on its promise to formally challenge Peabody Energy’s ability to guarantee it has enough money for future cleanup of its Illinois and Indiana coal mines. The...
Worst State for Emergency Response Times: Wyoming
Jan 25 2016 // According to a recent study, Wyoming is worst in the nation for response times for road emergencies. A national study by Auto Insurance Center using National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data concluded that the...
Worst State for Emergency Response Times: Wyoming
Jan 12 2016 // According to a recent study, Wyoming is worst in the nation for response times for road emergencies. The Casper Star-Tribune reported that a national study by Auto Insurance Center using National Highway Traffic Safety...
‘Average’ Would Describe Wyoming Wildfire Season, Forester Says
Dec 31 2015 // Wyoming firefighters put out a typical number of wildfires in 2015 despite a surge in blazes nationwide. The Casper Star-Tribune reported that Wyoming state forester Bill Crapser says the state’s weather...
Widow of Wyoming Man Killed by Sleeping Trucker Files Suit
Dec 8 2015 // The widow of a man who died after a truck driver fell asleep at the wheel and struck him in southern Wyoming is suing for wrongful death. The Rock Springs Rocket-Miner reported that Katsiaryna Krauchanka has filed a...
Owners of Home Destroyed by Wyoming Landslide File Suit Against Contractor
Nov 2 2015 // The owners of a home destroyed in a landslide in Jackson, Wyo., have filed a lawsuit saying construction work made the hillside below their house unstable. Jeremy and Sara Budge are seeking compensation from construction...
Judge Orders Wyoming Restaurant to Pay $11.4M in Salmonella Case
Oct 29 2015 // A judge has ordered a Cheyenne, Wyo. restaurant to pay a Nebraska couple nearly $11.4 million after the husband contracted salmonella poisoning. The Casper Star-Tribune reported Christopher Gage and his wife, Heather, sued...
Owners of Home Destroyed by Wyoming Landslide File Suit Against Contractor
Oct 23 2015 // The owners of a home destroyed in a landslide in Jackson have filed a lawsuit saying construction work made the hillside below their house unstable. Jeremy and Sara Budge are seeking compensation from construction and...
Suit Against Wyoming Wilderness School in Hiker’s Death Dismissed
Oct 15 2015 // A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against a Wyoming-based wilderness training academy over the death of a hiker on a 2011 trip to India. U.S. District Judge Alan B. Johnson last week dismissed the suit filed by...
Gains Made on Wyoming Wildfire That’s Destroyed Dozen-plus Structures
Oct 14 2015 // Wyoming State Forester Bill Crapser blames unseasonably dry weather with temperatures in the 70s and 80s for a destructive wildfire just outside Casper, which is practically unheard of at this time of year in the Cowboy...
Wyoming Man and His Insurers to Pay $2.9M for 2012 Wildfire
Oct 5 2015 // A man who accidentally started a 2012 wildfire that burned over a mountain and threatened the town of Jackson has agreed to a $2.9 million payment under a legal settlement. James G. Anderson Jr., 79, will be responsible...
