Snow Day

Natrona County School District on Wednesday morning will close all buildings and cease operations for the day thanks to a winter storm. "Based on careful examination of current transportation conditions and predictions of additional snowfall, wind, drifting snow and hazardous blizzard-like conditions throughout the day, NCSD schools and district offices will be closed today...

That means the protocol for reporting minor car crashes has changed significantly.

Parents and guardians should inquire directly with their child's school about specific after-school programs.

Anyone with an emergency can still call 911.

Police will still respond to major crashes that involve injuries or block intersections.

A 'snow day' has been called by the Casper Police Department, meaning they will only be responding to serious crashes.

The Casper Police Department still will be responding to major crashes that involve injuries or are blocking intersections.

Anyone who is in a crash that results in injury, or a hit-and-run, is asked to call police and an officer will respond.

For more information about the weather and road conditions, visit the National Weather Service and the Wyoming Department of Transportation websites.

Roads are slick and officers are stretched thin as accidents pile up in town due to the snowstorm moving across the state.