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Guilty Plea In Online Threat Against Casper

Rich Denison — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:11:58 +0000

The man who prompted a lockdown of area schools faces a possible five-year prison sentenced after pleading guilty to charges stemming from the January incident.

Attend Wyoming Disability Awareness Walk on March 30

Erin — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:57:11 +0000

[button href="http://www.nowcapservices.org/aware" title="Click Here For More Info and/or to Register" align="center"] Have fun while you help raise awareness for people with disabilities at NOWCAP Services’ 9th annual Wyoming Disability Awareness Walk! It’s coming up on Saturday, March 30th in Casper, Cheyenne, Cody, Gillette, Newcastle, Riverton, Rock Springs, Sheridan and Worland. All walkers get a free t-shirt and [...]

Offensive or Accurate? See How Urban Dictionary Defines Casper

Aaron "Tallest DJ" Traylor — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 20:28:55 +0000

The web-based dictionary of slang words and phrases known as Urban Dictionary contains nearly 5 million descriptions submitted by its users. To learn the actual meaning behind such words as "swag" and "YOLO", this would be your go-to source. However, when you type the name of our city into its search engine, you'll see that some people don't exactly have the kindest words to share about Casper.

Is This Comment About Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Racist? [Poll]

DJ Nyke — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 23:08:40 +0000

K2 Radio posted about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. One commenter had some not-so flattering things to say about the holiday and claimed to speak for the entire state population in his comment.

Wyoming Braced for Impacts of CO Pot Law

Associated Press — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 22:17:24 +0000

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming is bracing for increased marijuana crimes because of Colorado's new constitutional amendment allowing anyone over 21 to use the drug.

Wyo. Arts Center, Musician, Instructor Honored

Trevor T. Trujillo — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:49:53 +0000

An arts center, a country musician and a retired community college instructor will receive this year's Wyoming Governor's Arts Awards.

Wyoming Whiskey Hits The Shelves

Ian Delap — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:42:08 +0000

Only the finest Wyoming grains were chosen. Only the best, most natural water was harvested from aquifers deep in the Wyoming ground. After three years of ageing in oak barrels, Wyoming Whiskey is finally available to eager Wyomingites everywhere. Bourbon whiskey originated in Kentucky. Thanks to Master Distiller Steve Nally, Wyoming now has a robust [...]

Fire Burning On West Side Of Casper Mountain

Rich Denison — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:00:19 +0000

Natrona County Fire District Crews are battling a wildland fire on Coal Mountain Road on the west end of Casper Mountain. Natrona County Fire District spokesman Dave Baker said the fire is estimated to be 200 to 300 acres in size. Baker adds that erratic winds and very rugged terrain made fighting the fire very [...]

Casper's Sheep Herder Hill Fire, As Seen On YouTube [VIDEOS]

Gailen Sprague — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:12:07 +0000

Even since Casper Mountain's 2006 fire, the proliferation of smart phones and social media has increased at an amazing rate - leading to a ton of videos and photos being posted and shared on the Sheep Herder Hill fire. (Important to note that you shouldn't be in the way of officials while shooting these, as some tend to do in Casper during emergency situations.) Here's a look at some of what's making YouTube so far - let us know if we missed anything!

American Idol Auditions In Casper: Date, Location Announced

Gailen Sprague — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 19:17:18 +0000

When the folks at American Idol announced that season 12 would come with some new twists, we didn’t know that one of those twists would include a visit to Casper as an audition stop. Casper was one of the ten small U.S. cities selected for their “American Idol Small Town Audition Bus Tour” – but [...]