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JOSHUA’S STOREHOUSE OFFICIALS SAY PLANS TO EXPAND THE ORGANIZATION’S WAREHOUSE WILL LIKELY MOVE FORWARD DESPITE A RECENT CASPER CITY COUNCIL DECISION TO SHELF A PAIR OF OPTIONAL ONE-CENT FUNDING REQUESTS. The Wyoming Department of Transportation is using reflector poles in several areas in the state to see if they help prevent wildlife/vehicle collisions.

A BUSY INTERSECTION IN CASPER WAS CLOSED FOR MOST OF THURSDAY, WHEN A SEMI-TRACTOR TRAILER CARRYING LIQUID CHEMICALS TIPPED OVER. Federal prosecutors say two Wyoming men have been indicted for their roles in the slaying of an Idaho man whose remains were found by hikers in March.

THE CASPER CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED THE CITY'S BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014. Wyoming oil production topped 57 million barrels last year.

CASPER CITY COUNCIL COMPLETED ITS THIRD NIGHT OF BUDGET DISCUSSION AT ITS REGULAR WORK SESSION TUESDAY NIGHT. Leaders of an effort to repeal changes to the state schools chief's duties and powers have turned in petition signatures to the secretary of state's office.

A CASPER MAN ADMITS THAT HE ATTACKED TWO DESIGNATED DRIVERS. MORE THAN $3 MILLION DOLLARS IN IMPROVEMENTS TO WYOMING'S OREGON TRAIL STATE VETERANS CEMETARY, IN EVANSVILLE ARE UNDERWAY.

CASPER CITY COUNCIL CONTINUED ITS DISCUSSION ABOUT THE CITY OF CASPER’S PROPOSED $144 MILLION BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014 AT ITS SECOND OF FOUR BUDGET WORK SESSIONS THURSDAY NIGHT. Lawyers for the federal government and several pro-hunting groups have joined the state of Wyoming in urging a federal judge in Cheyenne not to allow a coalition of environmental groups to drop a lawsuit challenging rec

CASPER CITY COUNCIL HAS STARTED TO COMB THROUGH THE CITY OF CASPER’S PROPOSED $144 MILLION BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014. Two teenagers charged in the shooting deaths of a woman and her parents near the Wyoming-Montana border earlier this year have pleaded not guilty.

CASPER CITY COUNCIL IS NOW ONE STEP AWAY FROM MAKING SWEEPING CHANGES TO A CONTROVERSIAL CITY-WIDE BAN ON PUBLIC SMOKING. Wyoming  is one of five western states that has contributed for 15 percent of the growth in oil production in the U.S.

GOVERNOR MATT MEAD SAYS THE GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL ON IMPAIRED DRIVING IS LAUNCHING A STATEWIDE CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE DRUNK DRIVING RELATED FATALITIES AND INJURIES IN WYOMING. Police are investigating a homicide that occurred late Sunday night in Laramie.

SEVERAL THOUSAND CASPER HOMES AND BUSINESSES WERE WITHOUT POWER SUNDAY, AFTER A SUBSTATION FAILED IN THE BONNIE BRAE AREA. The Casper City Council will take another vote tomorrow to amend the city's public smoking ban.