Morning News Update

THERE’S A NEW LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR NATRONA COUNTY STUDENTS. AFTER TUESDAY’S SNOW DAY. State and federal road crews plowing from opposite ends of Yellowstone's East Entrance Road have met up, according to Governor Matt Mead.

OFFICIALS WITH SMOKEFREE NATRONA COUNTY SAY THEY’LL TRY TO DERAIL FUTURE ATTEMPTS BY CASPER CITY COUNCIL TO AMEND CASPER’S CURRENT PUBLIC INDOOR SMOKING ORDINANCE. A Wyoming man who was granted the state's first retrial based on DNA evidence has been released from jail on bond after more than 23 years in prison.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED ANOTHER WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NOON FOR CASPER AND MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING. WITH THE EXPECTED ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL, THE CITY OF CASPER'S PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT EXPECTS TO KEEP ITS CITY-EMPLOYED PLOW OPERATORS BUSY. A Wyoming man who's been in prison for more than 20 years is going before a judge today to argue that he dese

CASPER RESIDENTS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ABOUT PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE CITY'S CONTROVERSIAL PUBLIC INDOOR SMOKING BAN PRIOR TO A POSSIBLE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT VOTE THIS WEEK. SkyWest Airlines plans to eliminate one of its roundtrip flights between Gillette and Denver, starting May 2.

A MAN IS DEAD AFTER CASPER POLICE TOOK HIM INTO CUSTODY. The Powder River Basin Resource Council says it's ``disconcerting'' that the owner of an eastern Wyoming oil well that blew out won't face penalties.

AN ONLINE GAME WITH AN EX-GIRLFRIEND HAS A CASPER MAN FACING POSSIBLE PRISON TIME. As skiers and snowboarders enjoyed the last weekend at Hogadon Ski area a top Casper Mountain, the city-owned facility is looking to the future with its master plan.

IT WAS A SCARY MOMENT FOR RESIDENTS OF A CASPER MOBILE HOME PARK THURSDAY AFTERNOON. Genesis Oil is seeking permission to build a facility near Douglas so that oil can be shipped by train.

ANOTHER PERSON HAS BEEN CHARGED IN CONNECTION TO A STABBING IN CASPER LAST MONTH.  Wyoming Superintendent Cindy Hill will get to argue her case against a law that stripped her of most of her responsibilities in front of the state Supreme Court.

CERTAIN USAGE FEES WILL BE INCREASING AT THE CASPER MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE, THE CASPER RECREATION CENTER AND AT CERTAIN CITY-OWNED PARKS, ATHLETIC FIELDS AND TENNIS COURTS. The College National Finals Rodeo returns to Casper and the Events Center this June.

A POWELL MAN WANTED FOR THREATENING A CASPER WOMEN WITH A GUN WILL NOW HAVE TO PAY TWICE AS MUCH TO GET OUT OF JAIL. Wyoming Retirement System's chief investment officer has been fired after authorities learned he was indicted on insider trading charges in 2008, two years before he came to work for Wyoming.