Latest Wyoming Headlines
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Lack of Insurance Halts Gunfighters Show in Wyoming
Jun 6 2017 // The Cody Gunfighters show in Wyoming will not resume anytime soon. And that’s because the organizers can’t get insurance. The Cody Enterprise reported the performers were unable to acquire liability insurance,...
Average 2017 Wildfire Season Predicted for Wyoming
May 31 2017 // State forester Bill Crapser says most of Wyoming is predicted to have slightly below average to average large wildfires this year. Crapser says there could be a lot of wildfires started by lightning but most are not...
Wyoming Flood Preparations Follow Flood Predictions
Apr 21 2017 // Fremont County, Wyo. residents and disaster response officials are making preparations for spring flooding. Predictions are that the county could see its biggest runoff from the mountain snowpack in decades. National...
Wyoming County February Storm Caused $2.8M in Damage
Apr 20 2017 // Officials estimate a February storm that cut power to thousands of homes in Teton County, Wyo. and prompted a disaster declaration caused nearly $3 million in damages. The Jackson Hole News and Guide reported Nancy Casper...
Wyoming to Protect Homeowners from Storm-Chasing Contractors
Mar 13 2017 // Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead made his the 28th state to enact legislation designed to protect homeowners who have suffered damage as a result of a hailstorm from being victimized a second time by storm-chasing contractors. The...
Big Snow Could Mean Big Flooding along Major Wyoming Rivers
Mar 10 2017 // The heavy snowfall so far this winter in parts of central and western Wyoming has forecasters looking at potential spring flooding in some major watersheds that haven’t seen it in decades. National Weather Service...
Drone Operator Causes 1,500 Elk to Stampede Through Wyoming Snow
Feb 28 2017 // Wildlife refuge officials say a man with a drone caused 1,500 elk to stampede half a mile through the snow. The stampede happened Monday at the National Elk Refuge in western Wyoming. Elk and bison often congregate at the...
Wyoming Refiner Pays $655K for Asbestos Cleanup
Dec 20 2016 // Sinclair Casper Refining Co. has paid $655,000 to the Environmental Protection Agency for cleaning up asbestos at an oil refinery in the town of Thermopolis, Wyo. The Casper Star-Tribune reported the agency determined...
Uber Looking to Begin Service in Wyoming for First Time
Nov 28 2016 // The ridesharing service Uber is looking to begin service in Wyoming, one of the few states where it’s not yet doing business. Wyoming law will need to be changed before ridesharing services may operate in the state....
Wyoming Transit Department Can’t be Sued in Pedestrian Death, Judge Rules
Nov 8 2016 // A state judge has ruled that the Wyoming Department of Transportation cannot be held legally responsible for the death of a 7-year-old girl who was struck and killed by an elderly driver last year in Riverton. The parents...
Fire Season in Wyoming’s Yellowstone Seen as One of Worst in Decades
Sep 26 2016 // The wildfire season this summer in Yellowstone, Wyo. is being called the worst in decades. A larger percentage of Yellowstone National Park burned this summer than in any year since 1988. The wildfire season of 2003 was...
Arch Coal Agrees to Fund Mine Cleanups to Exit Bankruptcy
Sep 19 2016 // U.S. coal miner Arch Coal has agreed to set aside collateral to cover future mine cleanup costs as part of its bankruptcy reorganization plan, according to a court filing, ending its controversial use of...
Arch Coal Ends Self-Bonding, Agrees to Fund Future Mine Cleanups to Exit Bankruptcy
Sep 13 2016 // U.S. coal miner Arch Coal has agreed to set aside collateral to cover future mine cleanup costs as part of its bankruptcy reorganization plan, according to a court filing, ending its controversial use of...
U.S. Court Approves Clean-Up Deals, Executive Bonuses for Peabody
Sep 6 2016 // Bankrupt coal company Peabody Energy late last month won U.S. court approval for agreements with three states to partially cover $1.14 billion in potential environmental liabilities and for a bonus plan for its six top...
U.S. Court Approves Clean-Up Deals, Executive Bonuses for Peabody
Aug 19 2016 // Bankrupt coal company Peabody Energy has won U.S. court approval for agreements with three states to partially cover $1.14 billion in potential environmental liabilities and for a bonus plan for its six top...
Damage From Storm That Struck Colorado and Wyoming Exceeds $25M
Aug 15 2016 // A hail storm that struck northern Colorado and Wyoming in July has caused at least $25 million in damage to insured private property. The Greeley Tribune reported insurance professionals have deemed the July 29 storm...
Weather Services Classifies Storm Near Wyoming Town as Tornado
Aug 12 2016 // The National Weather Service has classified the windstorm that damaged 16 homes near Gillette last weekend as a tornado. The Gillette News Record reported that the weather service says the EF-1 tornado with wind speeds...
Peabody Reaches Coal Mine Cleanup Deal with 3 U.S. States
Aug 8 2016 // Peabody Energy Corp., the largest U.S. coal producer, reached a deal to cover mine clean-up liabilities while in bankruptcy with three U.S. states, court documents showed late last month. Peabody has benefited from a...
Peabody Reaches Coal Mine Cleanup Deal with 3 U.S. States
Jul 28 2016 // Peabody Energy Corp., the largest U.S. coal producer, reached a deal to cover mine clean-up liabilities while in bankruptcy with three U.S. states, court documents showed on Tuesday. Peabody has benefited from a federal...
Alpha Natural Resources Reaches Deal with U.S. to Exit Bankruptcy, Clean-Up Mines
Jul 8 2016 // The U.S. government agreed to a mine clean-up deal that allows coal producer Alpha Natural Resources to exit bankruptcy, despite concerns that Alpha will be unable to fund $400 million in commitments, a government lawyer...
