K2 Radio News: Flash Briefing For January 29th, 2018 – Evening

LORI BURNS OF THE CASPER HOUSING AUTHORITY SAID HER AGENCY COORDINATED THE ANNUAL "PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT NATRONA COUNTY" WITH ABOUT 30 OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS AT THE KING'S CORNER AT BEECH AND EAST FIRST STREETS ON FRIDAY.
BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE EVENT WAS THE "POINT IN TIME" HOMELESS COUNT FRIDAY WHEN GOVERNMENT AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS CANVASSED NEIGHBORHOODS TO COUNT THE NUMBER OF HOMELESS PEOPLE.
GOV. MATT MEAD ANNOUNCED THE PROGRAM A YEAR AGO SAYING "THE 'POINT-IN-TIME' COUNT GIVES NUMBERS RATHER THAN RELYING ON GUESSES ABOUT THE MAGNITUDE OF HOMELESSNESS IN THE STATE.
BURNS ADDED THE HOUSING AUTHORITY DOES ITS WORK YEAR-ROUND WITH ITS HUB PROJECT, WHICH ALLOWS THE HOMELESS TO COME IN AND REGISTER FOR A MAIL BOX AND A VOICE MAIL BOX, AND TO ALLOW THEM TO USE COMPUTERS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY ON NORTH DURBIN STREET.
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WYOMING'S GOVERNOR HAS SIGNED TWO EXECUTIVE ORDERS SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO DIVERSIFY THE STATE'S ECONOMY.

GOV. MATT MEAD SIGNED AN ORDER FRIDAY AIMED AT INCREASING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE STATE WITH A POST-SECONDARY DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE AND ANOTHER ONE THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE STATE TO USE TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FROM WYOMING COMPANIES, WHEN POSSIBLE.

HE ALSO DIRECTED THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO LOOK AT HOW IT MIGHT FACILITATE THE INSTALLATION OF BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE WHILE HIGHWAYS ARE BEING BUILT OR REPAIRED.

THE RECOMMENDATIONS CAME FROM THE ECONOMICALLY NEEDED DIVERSITY OPTIONS FOR WYOMING, OR ENDOW, COUNCIL.

THE COUNCIL IS TASKED WITH FINDING WAYS FOR WYOMING TO DIVERSIFY ITS ECONOMY SO IT IS NOT AS RELIANT ON THE VOLATILE MINERAL EXTRACTION INDUSTRY.
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POLICE ARE ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC'S HELP IN FINDING WHOEVER STOLE A CAR FROM THE CHEYENNE YMCA ON JAN. 16.

OFFICER KEVIN MALATESTA SAYS A GOLD 2016 HONDA ACCORD WITH WYOMING LICENSE PLATE 2-30054 WAS TAKEN SOMETIME BETWEEN 6:15 P.M. AND 7:30 P.M.

"A PERSON WENT INTO THE Y FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND IN THAT TIME SOMEBODY STOLE THE KEYS TO HER CAR AND THEN STOLE THE CAR."

MALATESTA IS ASKING ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE THEFT TO CALL CRIME STOPPERS SILENT WITNESS AT (307) 638-TIPS. CALLERS WILL REMAIN ANONYMOUS AND MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CASH REWARD OF UP TO $1,000.
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K2 RADIO NEWS HAS LEARNED THAT AN INCIDENT INVOLVING STUDENTS FROM RIVERTON HIGH SCHOOL IS BEING INVESTIGATED IN NATRONA COUNTY.

SOURCES IN RIVERTON REPORT THAT THE ADMINISTRATORS AT THE SCHOOL WERE INFORMED OF A SERIOUS HAZING INCIDENT THAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED ON A SCHOOL TRIP, THE NATURE OF WHICH; ATHLETIC, BAND OR SPEECH, ISN'T KNOWN.

THE ADMINISTRATORS IN RIVERTON ADMITTED THE REPORT OF THE INCIDENT WAS RELAYED TO THEM. K2 HAS SUBSEQUENTLY LEARNED FROM A SOURCE IN RIVERTON THAT INDEED, THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON A SCHOOL BUS THAT WAS IN NATRONA COUNTY AT THE TIME.

A CALL TO THE NATRONA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE REVEALED THAT THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THE EVENT.

"WE ARE LOOKING INTO THE MATTER TO DETERMINE IF ANY CRIMINAL ACT TOOK PLACE," SGT. AARON SHATTO TOLD US. BUT DUE TO THE AGES OF THE PEOPLE INVOLVED, THAT IS ALL THEY CAN SAY.
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CASPER, WYO. (AP) - PRELIMINARY DATA SAY POWDER RIVER BASIN COAL PRODUCTION FELL TO 75.5 MILLION TONS IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS OF 2017, ABOUT A SEVEN MILLION TON DROP COMPARED TO THE FINAL THREE MONTHS OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

THE CASPER STAR-TRIBUNE REPORTS DATA FROM THE MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION SHOW PRODUCTION AT THE 12 MINES IN NORTHERN WYOMING, HOWEVER, ROSE TO 305.3 MILLION TONS IN 2017, A 6.3 PERCENT INCREASE COMPARED TO THE YEAR PRIOR.

WYOMING MINING ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TRAVIS DETI SAYS HE BELIEVED POWDER RIVER BASIN COAL COMPANIES ANTICIPATED THE NUMBERS AND COULD LIKELY ABSORB THE DIMINISHED DEMAND.

THE 12 MINES PROVIDE THE BULK SHARE OF THE COUNTRY'S COAL SUPPLY.

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