Articles by Reece Monaco

By Staff 6.27,2016 The evacuation order for Kara Creek Fire has been lifted. Residents may return to their homes.  Following additional mapping information, the Kara Creek Fire is 12,340 acres and is 75 percent contained.   […]

By Staff 6.27,2016 Several thousand gallons of crude oil leaked from two tanker trailers after a crash occurred on Wyoming State Highway 450 on June 26th. The crash occurred around 9:40 a.m. on the 26th […]

By Staff 6-27,2016 Stage I fire restrictions will go into effect on the Thunder Basin National Grassland as of midnight tonight. Restrictions are necessary to protect public health and safety due to the current and […]

By Staff 6-27,2016 The Kara Creek Fire, which is located east of the Keyhole Reservoir, was very active during the day yesterday and grew to 13, 073 acres. Following intensive firefighting efforts, the fire is […]

AP 6-23,2016 The Legislature’s Joint Appropriations Committee has voted against asking for a special legislative session to address Wyoming’s financial woes. The decision Wednesday came a day after Gov. Matt Mead detailed about $248 million […]

By Staff 6-23,2016 Winds continued to push the Beaver Creek Fire to the east on Wednesday and the burned acreage estimate is now 7,000 in Jackson County, Colo. The fire, which began last Sunday on […]

By Staff 6-22,2016 On Tuesday a federal judge in Wyoming struck down the Obama Administration’s regulations against hydraulic fracturing. US District Court Judge Scott Skavdahl ruled that the Bureau of Land Management did not have […]

AP 6-22,2016 Authorities say a police officer shot and killed a man who was shooting at neighboring homes in a Casper residential area. Casper Police Chief Jim Wetzel said police were called about 10:45 p.m. […]

AP 6-22,2016 A judge has ruled that federal regulators lack the authority to set rules for hydraulic fracturing, dealing another setback to the Obama administration’s efforts to tighten how fossil fuels are mined. In an […]

AP 6-21,2016 Wyoming Matt Mead on Tuesday announced $248 million in cuts to state agency budgets over the coming two years. Mead told lawmakers in Cheyenne falling energy revenues require cutting the $3-billion state general […]