Latest Wyoming Headlines
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Tornado Touchdown Confirmed In Southeast Wyoming
Jun 12 2014 // A tornado touched down in a sparsely populated area of Laramie County in southeast Wyoming on Sunday, the National Weather Service has confirmed. NWS says the tornado touched down around 1 p.m. about 7 miles east of...
No Fault for Wyoming Resort in 2009 Chair Lift Spill
Jun 2 2014 // A jury has ruled that Snow King Resort in Wyoming was not at fault for a 7-year-old’s 2009 tumble from a ski lift. The final judgment stated that Glenn and Leya Oswald would recover nothing from the case, and the...
No Fault For Wyoming Resort in 2009 Chair Lift Spill
May 13 2014 // A jury has ruled that Snow King Resort in Wyoming was not at fault for a 7-year-old’s 2009 tumble from a ski lift. The final judgment stated that Glenn and Leya Oswald would recover nothing from the case, and the...
Wyoming Parking Garage Shifted by Creeping Landslide
Apr 23 2014 // A small parking structure is the latest victim of a slow-moving landslide in Jackson, Wyo. Town officials say part of the two-story parking garage serving a restaurant and other businesses has shifted 3 or 4 inches. They...
Red Cross App Helps Colorado, Wyoming Citizens Affected By Floods
Mar 20 2014 // Red Cross officials have announced the release of a smartphone application they hope will save lives if Colorado and Wyoming experience floods from runoff this spring. Gino Greco, CEO of the Red Cross Colorado &...
Wyoming Traffic Fatalities Dropping
Feb 10 2014 // The Wyoming Highway Patrol says fewer people died in traffic accidents across the state last year than in 2012. The Powell Tribune reported 87 people were killed in the state in 2013, 34 fewer than the year before and the...
Wyoming Traffic Fatalities Dropping
Jan 27 2014 // The Wyoming Highway Patrol says fewer people died in traffic accidents across the state last year than in 2012. The Powell Tribune reported 87 people were killed in the state in 2013, 34 fewer than the year before and the...
Wyoming Hitching Post Owners, Insurer Settle Suit
Jan 17 2014 // An insurance company has reached a confidential settlement agreement with the company that owns The Hitching Post Inn, the landmark Cheyenne, Wyo. hotel that lost its main lodge in an arson fire a few years ago. U.S....
Mother of Wyoming Student Wrestler Sues Hospital
Jan 13 2014 // The mother of a 16-year-old boy who was paralyzed after breaking two vertebrae during high school wrestling practice filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a Wyoming hospital that treated him. The suit from Melissa Plumley...
Wyoming Woman Awarded $28.2M In Carbon Monoxide Case
Dec 30 2013 // A federal court jury has awarded $28.2 million to a woman who said she suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning at a Casper, Wyo. apartment. The Casper Star-Tribune reported a jury ruled for Amber Lompe on Dec. 20 in...
Mother Of Wyoming Student Wrestler Sues Hospital
Dec 27 2013 // The mother of a 16-year-old boy who was paralyzed after breaking two vertebrae during high school wrestling practice has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a Wyoming hospital that treated him. The lawsuit from Melissa...
Attorneys: $10M+ Settlement Reached In Wyoming Fire
Nov 22 2013 // Attorneys for a Montana man severely burned in a Bakken, Wyo. oil patch fire say they have reached a multi-million dollar settlement with an oil and gas company. The attorneys for Lester “Gary” Roberts...
Wyoming City Weighs Ban On Cellphone Use While Driving
Nov 21 2013 // The Jackson Town Council is considering a ban on cellphone conversations while driving that could start in Wyoming town in mid-December. The Jackson Hole News & Guide reported the council gave preliminary approval to...
Wyoming Event Raises $56,000 For Blizzard-Hit South Dakota Ranchers
Nov 14 2013 // An auction in Gillette, Wyo. raised $56,000 for ranchers in South Dakota who lost nearly 20,000 head of cattle in a blizzard last month. The Gillette News-Record reported nearly 500 people attended Saturday’s auction...
Wyoming Traffic Fatalities Decrease In 2013
Nov 4 2013 // The Wyoming Highway Patrol says traffic fatalities in the state have decreased this year. According to Sgt. Steve Townsend, 120 people died in traffic accidents in Wyoming last year. There were only 67 traffic deaths...
Wyoming Outdoor Leadership School Sued Over 2011 Death
Nov 1 2013 // The mother of a 20-year-old Minnesota man has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Lander, Wyo.-based National Outdoor Leadership School. The lawsuit filed by Elizabeth Brenner, of Minnetonka, Minn., in federal court...
Rain, Snow Help Wyoming Emerge From Drought
Oct 25 2013 // Most of Wyoming has emerged from drought thanks to heavy rain in September and substantial snow over the past few weeks. Only 39 percent of Wyoming is experiencing drought right now, down from 98 percent of the state a...
Wyoming Traffic Fatalities Decrease In 2013
Oct 21 2013 // The Wyoming Highway Patrol says traffic fatalities in the state have decreased this year. Sgt. Steve Townsend tells KGWN-TV that 120 people died in traffic accidents in Wyoming last year. There have been only 67 traffic...
Wyoming Government, Pool Paid $1.25M To Man Cleared Of Murder
Oct 18 2013 // Wyoming government agencies paid $1.25 million last month to settle a federal lawsuit brought by a Montana man who was cleared of a murder conviction. The state recently entered a confidential settlement with Troy...
Wyoming Court Oks Phone Approvals For DUI Testing
Oct 8 2013 // The Wyoming Supreme Court has endorsed a 2011 state law allowing judges to grant authority to police over the telephone to force motorists to submit to DUI testing. In Friday’s ruling, the court concluded it’s...
