Morning News Update

The Cheyenne Police Department has initiated an AMBER ALERT for a 2-year old girl believed to have been abducted by her non-custodial mother Tuesday morning. Another day of searching has failed to find any trace of a small plane that went missing in western Wyoming.

In front of  grateful Casper residents, area school children, military veterans and family, a Casper man who served in Afghanistan received a great welcome home on Monday. Wyoming gas prices continue to go down this past week.

Final decision on a swing space for Natrona County High School students was made Friday afternoon. Gillette Rep. Tom Lubnau II will be the next Speaker of the House in the Wyoming Legislature.

A Mills man denies his role in the shooting death of his brother. Environmental groups are asking a judge in Cheyenne to expand the scope of a lawsuit they've filed against the U.S. Forest Service over coal mining in northeast Wyoming.

A Casper man had his bond raised after not showing up to his trial earlier this week. The Wyoming Legislature convenes its General, non-budget session in January.

Casper Police say the enhanced patrols around Casper schools have helped and made the streets around the schools safer. The Natrona County Sheriff's office is looking for a man that one witness says exposed himself near a school.

Natrona County School District Supt. Dr. Joel Dvorak announced his intention to retire next summer. Hunters have killed at least 33 wolves in northwest Wyoming since the start of the state's first wolf hunt six weeks ago.

The Natrona County Sheriff's Office says a wandering horse hair thief that wrecked havoc across rural areas in central Wyoming this past summer remains at large. Officials with Allegiant Air and the Casper/Natrona County International Airport celebrated an important milestone Friday.

A months-long fire ban for the city of Casper and Natrona County has been lifted. The Casper-Natrona County International Airport will be a busy place this holiday season.

Wyoming Governor Matt Mead says he's somewhat surprised by the outcome of the presidential election on Tuesday. Natrona County Library Board president comments on the failure of the vote on Tuesday for a new library.