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
Step Up For Kids, Rally Returns Friday Noon
When the Mayor of Casper proclaims Friday as "Step up for Kids day", she'll be calling for everyone to take to heart the negative impact of budget cuts on young children.
The awareness raising event, now in its sixth year, is designed to bring childhood issues and concerns to the forefront for policymakers and voters...
Veterans Offered Free Tickets To U-W, Airforce Academy Game
Tickets are going fast for a ticket give away to Wyoming Veterans for the U-W football game, October 13th against U...
Medicaid Expansion, Positive Move For Wyoming Says Consumer Group
Governor Matt Mead announced recently the state won't meet an upcoming federal health care reform deadline that would specify whether Wyoming will establish its own health insurance exchange.
Mead says he wants more information, including how long the federal government will help pay for it...
Glenrock Man Dies In Wyo 91 Rollover
A Glenrock man was killed when he lost control of his vehicle on Cold Springs Road west of Douglas Tuesday evening.
According to the Wyoming Highway Patrol, 49-yr-old, David L. Geho, was westbound on Highway 91 when he drifted over the centerline...
City Government Disperses $8.5 Million Excess Funds
At the start of Tuesday night's city council public hearing, Councilman Keith Goodenough reminded the audience that every four years, at the end of the optional penny tax cycle, there's potential for excess funds.
About $7.3 million in leftover optional one cent #13 monies were allocated Tuesday night...
Bridle Trail Access Questions Continue
One landowner impacted by abuse from trail users at Rotary Park made his case at the "Friends of the Bridle Trail" users meeting Monday.
Howard Christman maintains, while the wrong-doers are in the minority, the abuses - including allegedly having had a gun pulled on him - leave him feeling it may be time to end 27 years of trail access across his land...
Drought Effect On Food Prices Yet To Come
The latest consumer price index shows a tiny hike in overall food prices last month.
U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Price Economist, Ricky Volpe says the drought won't effect prices for another two to three months. Right now he says, "All food is up 2 percent...
Public Hearing Considers Allocation Of $8.5 Million In Excess Funds
Casper City Council holds a public hearing Tuesday of its proposed ideas for expenditure of excess one cent tax dollars, plus monies left over from last year's general fund. The dollars to be distributed total about $8.5 million.
One million of that is proposed for an idea, through the Boys and Girls Club, called the All American Center...
Property Owners Get Escort In To View Damage
The 36 cabin or home owners who lost properties in the Sheep Herder Hill Fire were told they'd have a chance to be escorted in briefly on Saturday.
"So folks that have destroyed structures can start looking at their places and start making a game plan as far as clean up and recovery...
Indiana Man Dies In Salt Creek Highway Crash
Alcohol may be a contributing factor in a fatal accident off of Salt Creek Highway Wednesday around 2 am.
The Wyoming Highway Patrol reports that 20-yr-old Joseph M. Janiga of of Indiana was driving southbound on Wyoming Highway 254 near the intersection of Coleman Circle when he lost control on a curve...