Our Cheyenne news staff, with reporting from Doug Randall and Joy Greenwald.
Cheyenne News Staff
Lummis Criticizes Cancellation of White House Tours
U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo) issued the following statement on the cancellation of White House tours:
“President Obama has announced that because of the sequester cuts he is cancelling all White House tours, including long-scheduled tours by tourists and schoolchildren...
Park Service Releases Future Yellowstone Winter Use Plan
The National Park Service on Friday morning released a preferred alternative plan plan for the future of winter use in Yellowstone National Park. The following is from a news release from the Park Service on it's proposal. The plan still must undergo a 60 day public comment period before the Park Service's Intermountain Regional Director issues a Record of Decision on the plan...
Governor Mead Signs Superintendent Bill
Governor Matt Mead signed a bill Tuesday that transfers most of the duties of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to an appointed director.The Governor said the debate on the bill has been tough on everyone and the decision to sign the bill was not easy for him...
Leak Causes Fire at Holly Frontier Refinery
No one was injured by a fire at holly frontier which began just after noon Wednesday. refinery spokesman Kevin Burke says a leak occurred in a piece of equipment adjacent to the refinery's delayed coker unit. Burke says the fire was extinguished at about 1:45 p...
Cheyenne Woman Killed In Crash On I-80
A 43 year old Cheyenne woman was killed in a single vehicle crash Wednesday morning on I-80 about 12 miles east of Laramie in Albany County.
The Wyoming Highway Patrol says the dtiver, 49 year old Cheyenne resident James Evans, was westbound on I-80 in the right lane. Black ice conditions exsisted on the roadway and Evans lost control of the vehicle as it started to rotate towards the right should
Wyoming OSHA Fines Sinclair Oil for Safety Violations
The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Salt Lake City-based Sinclair Oil for 11 violations at its Sinclair Refinery in Sinclair, Wyoming.