Trevor T. Trujillo

Vehicles near mile-marker 311 on I-80 are backed up after several crashes closed the highway’s westbound lane Thursday morning (Photo: WYDOT) UPDATE: As of approximately 1:00 Thursday afternoon, all westbound lanes of I-80 are listed as being open.  Wy... Read More ...

The Sheep Herder Hill Fire near Casper. (Photo: Tom McCarthy, Townsquare Media) Wyoming Governor Matt Mead has activated the Wyoming National Guard to assist in fighting the wildfire that has forced hundreds of families from their homes near Casper ... Read More ...

(Photo Saire Elizabeth, Flickr.com) Jason Cole, a man from Colorado, says he was taking in the media coverage of the movie theater shooting in Aurora, and says he was bothered at the direction it took. “It really bothered me how quickly we went from this tragic event to immeadiately talking about policies and government, and who’s going to benefit,” Cole said in an interview with KOWB on Thursday.

The nearly 11,000 acre Squirrel Creek Fire is 100% contained, this according to a release sent by California Interagency Incident Management Team Four Monday night. The release says that the California Interagency Incident Managment Team transferred command of the Squirrel Creek Fire back to the Medicine Bow National Forrest Tuesday at 6:00 AM ...

A wildfire Southwest of Laramie has caused the evacuation of residents along Fox Creek road near the community of Woods Landing.  The fire is said to be over 2,000 acres and is growing rapidly. According to the Albany County Sheriff’s Office, an “Urgent Code Red Evacuation Notice” has been issued for all residents from Jelm Mountain on the south, north along Sheep Mountain and all the way to High

Governor Matt Mead is asking for an agricultural disaster to be declared for most of the state, due to drought conditions. According to a press release from the Governor’s office, Mead is asking United States Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, to issue an agricultural disaster declaration for every county in Wyoming except Teton. A di ... Read More ...