Our Cheyenne news staff, with reporting from Doug Randall and Joy Greenwald.
Cheyenne News Staff
Fire District 2 Responds to Oil Well Fire
At 8:55 AM Monday, Laramie County Fire District #2 was called to a reported oil well fire near the intersection of US 85 and County Road 222. The oil well was located ½ mile south of milepost 29 on US85 and 1 ½ miles north of County Road 222
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Hillsdale Man Arrested After Shooting at 2 Men
The Laramie County Sheriff’s Department has arrested 51 year old Hillsdale resident Stanley D. Harnish Saturday afternoon for Attempted Second Degree Homicide. Laramie County Sheriff's Department spokesman Gerry Luce says the incident occurred at about 3 p...
Barrasso: Concerns About Sally Jewell As Interior Secretary
U.S. Senator John Barrasso was among 11 republicans who voted against the confirmation of Sally Jewell to be the next Secretary of the Interior. Barrasso said he is concerned that Jewell is not committed to the multiple use of public lands. Bar...
Wyoming National Guard’s 133rd Engineer Company to Deploy Next Week
The Wyoming Army National Guard will deploy 162 Soldiers from the 133rd Engineer Company, based in Laramie, Wyo., to Operation Enduring Freedom April 12th.
The unit’s deployment ceremony will be held at the University of Wyoming’s Arena-Auditorium April 11 at 3:30 p...
Bomb Threat at Triumph High School Cleared
The situation at Triumph High School has been cleared. Earlier this morning the school received an unconfirmed bomb threat and law enforcement asked Laramie County School District 1 to lock down Triumph and surrounding schools Spokeswoman Mary Quast says the lockdown at the surrounding schools was lifted at approximately 10:55 a...
Police Investigate Incident at Goofy’s Bar
The Cheyenne Police Department continues to investigate an incident that occurred March 31 at Goofy’s bar located at 2801 East Lincolnway.Spokesman Officer Dan Long says at approximately 2:50 a.m. officers arrived on scene and found three people had been hit by a vehicle in the parking lot...
Wyoming Medication Donation Program Meets Several Needs
Wyoming residents are asked to consider donating unused medications to help others who may have trouble affording the prescription drugs and supplies they should have.
Suspects in Vehicle Vandalisms Identified
Cheyenne Police have identified a group of individuals believed to be responsible for over 100 vehicle vandalisms that occurred in the Cheyenne area over the past four months.
Cheyenne Police Detectives have identified 12 juveniles that have been vandalizing the vehicles...
Gov. Mead Applauds Fracking Decision
Governor Matt Mead said he is pleased with District Judge Catherine Wilking's order affirming Wyoming's policy regarding the disclosure of hydraulic fracturing components. Environmental groups had requested the ingredient lists from the Wyoming Oil and Gas conservation commission, arguing that the public needs to know what chemicals companies are putting underground...
Wyoming Guard: Furlough Notices Went Out Before Pentagon Announced Delay
Col. Tammy Maas, Director of Human Resources for the Wyoming Military Department, says the intent to furlough notices that were sent out last week, before they got word of the pentagon's decision to delay the notification of unpaid time off for two more weeks...