Morning News Update

A Casper man is going to prison for intentionally starting a fire. A Wyoming Republican Party finalist to succeed the late state Treasurer Joe Meyer was censured by the state Supreme Court for misleading an opposing lawyer in a civil lawsuit.

One person has been charged in connection to a deadly vehicle crash north of Casper over the weekend. Wyoming Governor Matt Mead says he's still requiring state agencies to prepare for 8-percent budget cuts even though the latest state revenue projections show slight improvement.

The deadline to register for November's general election is today. Wyoming Republicans are set to meet today in Riverton to begin the process of selecting a new state treasurer.

Family, Friends and Colleagues were on hand Thursday as State Treasurer Joe Meyer who died earlier this month was lying in state at the Capitol Building. The deadline to register for the November's general election is Monday.

The Casper Police Department says the return of its traffic enforcement unit is starting to make a difference. Gov. Matt Mead says Wyoming should consider putting less money into savings to pay for big-ticket items coming before the Legislature early next year.

A Mills man accused in the shooting death of his brother is being bound over for trial. U.S. Forest Service officials are reporting the second year of a significant drop in the number of tree deaths from bark beetle.

The name of the suspect believed to be responsible for the abduction and assault of a young girl in Cody last week is 39-year old Jesse Paul Speer. The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees says they won't reveal the names of the candidates seeking to become the next president of UW.

Searchers in southeast Wyoming have found the wreckage of a single-engine plane that failed to arrive in Casper on Tuesday. Authorities are asking for the public's help in locating an SUV linked to the abduction and sexual assault of a girl in Cody on Monday.

Officials with the Wyoming Civil Air Patrol confirm four people were on board a single-engine plane that disappeared in the Wheatland area. Police say there's "no specific connection" between the disappearance of a Colorado girl and the abduction and assault of an 11-year old girl Monday in Cody.

Fire crews continued work Tuesday on a wildland fire that started Monday on Casper Mountain's west side near Coal Mountain Road. Officials are still warning people of the dry conditions in the area despite the snow and rain this past week.