Afternoon News Update

No leads yet for the Wyoming Game & Fish Department as they seek information on a mule deer that was shot in Casper last week. One house burned and dozens of others were evacuated as a wildfire burned through the town of Upton in northeastern Wyoming.

Long term safety plans for safety upgrades on to Interstate-25 as it passes through Casper are what precipitated the current proposal to eliminate the south bound on ramp at Bryan Stock Trail. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is seeking information on a mule deer that was possibly shot within the Casper city limits.

Budget cutting ideas were on the table when Natrona County Commissioners met Tuesday afternoon. Designs for the renovation and expansion of NCHS were presented on Monday night.

The Wyoming Highway Patrol is in full force this week and into the holiday weekend. Two write-in candidates with sufficient votes maybe headed to a spot on the November ballot in Natrona County.

Subsidies for bus and CATC fares in Casper are cut in half for the coming year. A conversation about a possible new interchange for I-25 north of Casper happens this Tuesday.

Citizens for the Library kickoff event was held this morning at the Natrona County Public Library. Wyoming Medical Center held ground breaking ceremonies Thursday morning for their new west tower.

Natrona County election officials will recount the Republican House District 35 vote this afternoon. Only 25 percent of Wyoming voters went to the polls on Tuesday.

One person is dead in connection to Tuesday's hostage standoff at the Super 8 on Casper's west side. An explosion has injured at least four workers at the Conoco-Phillips  Lost Cabin Natural Gas Treatment plant near Lysite.

An industrial accident has claimed the life of a Casper man. Warmer temperatures are expected to bring more activity on several wildfires burning in Wyoming.

A Casper man has admitted he illegally obtained prescription drugs. Casper-Natrona County International Airport says it will receive a $100,00 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.