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
Wildfire Benefits Significant For Flora And Fauna
No significant dispersal of wildlife off of Casper Mountain have been documented due to the Sheepherder Hill Fire.
"Most of the wildlife that occupy Rocky Mountain ecosystems have evolved and can adapt to fire. So generally speaking, they're pretty good at avoiding wildfire...
Suicide Focus For Awareness Walk And Radio Program
Suicide prevention week winds up with a suicide awareness walk, Breaking The Silence, along the Platte River Parkway in Casper Saturday. The event starts at Crossroads Park at 4:00.
Walk as far as you want to. Up to the Casper Events Center or back the other way...
Platte River Revival 2012, The Work Continues
Hundreds of volunteers are expected to help out this weekend as the city of Casper undertakes its 6th annual Platte River Revival. The Revival is an ongoing project to restore and revive the health of the river corridor. Jolene Martinez is the event coordinator with the city who says they'll have boats and volunteers working in the river along with crews working on the banks ...
Insurance Agents Prep For Catastrophic Claims
The Bon Agency in Casper has already called in catastrophic claims specialist to help work with home and cabin owners who've lost property on the mountain.
"If you have a total loss you definitely want a specialized crew in to handle the situation, because your talking about a more comprehensive loss involving a lot of contents, the structure itself...
Structure Assessments Slow Amid Dangerous Conditions
Assessments so far find 37 structures burned on the mountain, but Natrona County Emergency Manager, Stu Anderson pointed out at a public meeting on Wednesday that nobody has been killed or hurt.
He says parts of the mountain look really different now, "and unfortunately we were identifying places and homeowners and we had to tell some of you some bad news...
Fire Strategy Laid Out At Community Meeting
Great work done during initial attack on the Sheep Herder Hill Fire means crews are now able to move forward with containment, which, as of Wednesday, was at about 50 percent.
Larry Floyd, one of the operation chiefs on the fire, addressed a community meeting Wednesday saying the last 24 hours were focused on the west side, because that's where most of the houses are...
Power Outage Planned For Parts Of Casper Saturday
Areas of southwest Casper will be affected by a planned power outage overnight this Saturday.
Rocky Mountain Power Spokesman, Jeff Hymas says it will affect about 6600 customers and is part of maintenance at the Red Butte substation.
"And in general the area affected is Paradise Valley...
Smoke and Ash – Natrona County Health Department Advises Caution
Officials at the Natrona County Health Department say they've had reports of ash from the Sheep Herder Hill fire dropping as far away as Douglas. Audrey Grey is special operations manager at the health department and she says they're encouraging folks to take precautions if they find themselves cleaning up accumulated ash...
5pm Fire Update From Rich Denison [AUDIO]
K2 Radio's Rich Denison has been on the mountain all day and had this late afternoon update from the fire command center.
He says fire personel continue to arrive, with federal fire fighters expected to take over tomorrow.
This evenings storm system has grounded all firefighting aircraft...
Ballot Adds Three To Choice For Natrona County Commission
The Natrona County commissioner's race will have two additional parties with candidates on the ballot in November - The Independent and the Wyoming Constitution Parties.
Current city councilman and 20 year political veteran, Keith Goodenough, will run as an Independent...