Sidestepped into radio from film and video. Arrived at Ktwo Radio News in 2007 following a stint in Television. Enjoy applying my story telling skills to the real world. Generally cover City and County government. Also like tracking energy and conservation issues.
Karen Snyder
Significant Damage In Cody Avenue Structure Fire
An early morning fire in a Casper home may leave the structure uninhabitable.
Casper Fire-Ems reports the call came in shortly after 5:30 am Monday to a home on the 1400 block of Cody Avenue. Fire fighters arrived to find moderate smoke and a fire in the kitchen...
Late Tax Filing Deadline Monday, October 15th
Many of the more than 11 million taxpayers who requested an automatic six-month extension this year have yet to pay. IRS Spokesperson, Karen Connelly says there may be as many as 22,400 Wyoming tax payers whose returns and tax payments are due on Monday...
Long Time Active Republican Vies For District 28 Senate Seat [AUDIO]
The race for the legislative seat in Wyoming Senate District 28 is one of two contested races in Natrona County. Republican, Jim Anderson, of Casper is in the running and faces Democrat Kim Holloway.
Anderson describes himself as a third generation Wyomingite who's worked in the state since he was 12 years old...
Funding In Place For Traffic Signal At Poplar And Midwest
A long term down town development vision will take a step forward sometime next year with the placement of a traffic light at Poplar and Midwest. Its placement will allow signaled traffic flow across Poplar on to King Boulevard plus provide an eventual thoroughfare into the Old Yellowstone District to the east...
Bridle Trail Cleanup And Repair Outing, This Saturday
Weather should be good this Saturday morning, October 13th, for a session of cleanup, repair, and beautification on the Bridal Trail at Rotary Park.
Natrona County Parks Manager, Dick OHearn leads the effort organized by the Friends of The Bridal Trail Group...
Casper City Council Member Eyes State Senate Seat [AUDIO]
Current member of Casper City Council, Democrat, Kim Holloway is making a bid for the state legislature. Holloway challenges republican candidate, Jim Anderson, for the district 28 senate seat. Holloway says time spent working locally with Poverty Resistance, brought her in contact with a population that she feels are under represented...
Stock Up On Winter Reading, Library Book Sale This Weekend
The Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale is this weekend. The doors open 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday and 1 to 5 on Sunday.
Library Director, Bill Nelson says proceeds from the sale go towards a number of programs including, Reading is Fundamentally...
Mountain Fire District Gets City Funds For Water Truck
The City of Casper Is Supporting Plans For New Mountain Fire Equipment
$2.3 Million Grant Means State-Of-The-Art Health Science Lab For Casper College
A $2.3 million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to the Casper College School of Health Sciences will bring a state-of-the-art simulation lab to the campus.
Tammy Frankland is health science dean, and she says the new lab facility will have four mock hospital rooms complete with computerized mannequins...
Regional Drought Response, Hindered By Lack Of Farm Bill
Agricultural producers at a regional USDA meeting on drought complained to U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack that lack of a farm bill is complicating response to the ongoing disaster. Vilsack was at the first regional drought response meeting held in Omaha on Tuesday,
"There is a uniform agreement here that we need a farm bill and we need the tools that a farm bill would provide in more comprehen