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UW research resolves controversial ‘energy gap’ size between atomic material

CASPER, Wyo —University of Wyoming research has resolved a long standing physical science controversy regarding the amount of force between atoms of chromium tribromide, a Van der Waals material. The... Read more »

01/17/21 2:45 PM

RIP: Mars digger bites the dust after 2 years on red planet

01/16/21 1:16 PM

Wyoming’s 860 lichen species catalogued on UW database

01/16/21 12:11 PM

UW-led research finds models overstate warming effect of wildfire smoke

01/12/21 1:51 PM

Study: 76% of hospitalized COVID patients experience at least one symptom 6 months later

01/09/21 4:23 PM

CWD discovery to trigger discussion of Jackson Elk Herd size

12/26/20 12:48 PM

Endangered ferrets get experimental COVID-19 in Colorado

December 25, 2020 By JONEL ALECCIA Kaiser Health News In late summer, as researchers accelerated the first clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines for humans, a group of scientists in Colorado... Read more »

12/26/20 7:00 AM

Exceptional Geminid Meteor Shower peak overnight Sunday with no light from new moon

CASPER, Wyo– The Geminid Meteor Shower, “widely recognized as the best annual meteor shower a stargazer can see,” peaks Sunday night into Monday, December 14, according to NASA writer Lance... Read more »

12/13/20 12:49 PM

Cold Moon, Beaver Moon, Child Moon: Sunday night’s full moon goes by many names

CASPER, Wyo — The waxing gibbous moon will appear full 3 nights in a row starting Saturday night, according to NASA. As the last full moon before the winter solstice... Read more »

11/28/20 1:27 PM

Former UW professor’s research could lead to treatment for heart disease in humans

CASPER, Wyo — Research conducted at the University of Wyoming could help pave the way for a treatment for a neuromuscular degenerative disease that causes heart failure in humans, the... Read more »

11/21/20 1:57 PM

Drones, mites, electromagnetic energy — Wyo’s war on invasives

November 17, 2020 by Christine Peterson, WyoFile On a mid-fall day in 2016, Brian Mealor opened an email with a picture attached asking for verification of a worst-case scenario.  Oakley Ingersoll, a... Read more »

11/21/20 11:04 AM

Landscape rehab team completes assessment of area burned by Mullen Fire

CASPER, Wyo — A Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team assembled by the U.S. Forest Service has completed its assessment of the landscape altered by the 176,878-acre Mullen Fire in... Read more »

11/09/20 5:56 PM

Dietician and educator Karla Case is Rotary Club’s presenter Monday

CASPER, Wyo — Registered Dietician and professional educator Karla Case will be the featured speaker of the Rotary Club of Casper’s noon meeting Monday, Nov 9.  Case started the Kitchen... Read more »

11/08/20 10:16 PM

UW professor’s research suggests key difference in cocaine, sugar’s effect on the brain

CASPER, Wyo. — Sugar and cocaine may have “largely distinct” effects on a part of the brain that plays “a central role in the risk-reward circuit.” This difference is suggested by research... Read more »

10/28/20 1:25 PM

UW receives $800K grant to test COVID-19 shed into Wyoming’s wastewater

CASPER, Wyo. — A University of Wyoming research team has received an $800,000 grant from the Wyoming Department of Health “to test effluent from Wyoming communities for SARS-CoV-2, the virus... Read more »

10/26/20 1:46 PM

Meteor shower featuring Halley’s Comet debris peaking early Wednesday

CASPER, Wyo. — The Orionid Meteor Shower peaks during the mid-October each year and NASA says that the shower is expected to peak early in the morning of Wednesday, Oct.... Read more »

10/20/20 2:19 PM

“Full” Mars will be brightest and closest to earth Tuesday night for apparition cycle

CASPER, Wyo — Mars, the Red Planet, will be the brightest and closest as it will be for the next 15 to 17 years on Tuesday night, October 13, according... Read more »

10/13/20 6:56 PM

UW gets $8 million grant to boost snowpack monitoring for flood, drought prediction

CASPER, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming has been awarded a five year $8 million grant from the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The grant is to fund efforts... Read more »

10/05/20 2:57 PM

VIDEO: UW professor helps discover volcano during Indian Ocean expedition

CASPER, Wyo. — University of Wyoming Associate Professor of Geology and Geophysics Michael Cheadle served on an expedition to the Indian Ocean in which the research team discovered a volcano... Read more »

10/01/20 2:36 PM

Two full moons this Halloween month, kicking of with Blood Moon Oct. 1

CASPER, Wyo. — The skies are cooperating with the mood of Halloween season in 2020. NASA says that October will be a “Blue Moon” month because two full moons will... Read more »

10/01/20 1:40 PM

Northern Lights may be visible in Wyoming and Casper next two nights

CASPER, Wyo. — The Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, may be visible in Wyoming on Monday and Tuesday night. The University of Alaska-Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute forecasts high aural activity from... Read more »

09/28/20 4:49 PM

UW botanist’s research identifies extinction of Yellowstone rockcress, other flora

CASPER, Wyo — A University of Wyoming (UW) botany professor has contributed to research paper identifying 65 plant species that have gone extinct in North America since European settlement. That figure... Read more »

09/11/20 12:47 PM

Famed Wyoming Archaeologist George Frison Dies at 95

Frison, who achieved international acclaim as an archaeologist during a lengthy career, died Sunday in Laramie. He was 95.

09/09/20 10:34 AM

Casper firefighters’ Fill the Boot campaign to fight muscular dystrophy held virtually this year

CASPER, Wyo — Social distancing realities in the COVID-19 era mean that the Fill the Boot campaign will be held virtually this year. The 66-year-running International Association of Firefighters fundraiser... Read more »

09/05/20 10:13 AM

Rocky Mountain Power: Wyoming carbon capture study ‘simply wrong’ in multiple ways

CASPER, Wyo. — Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon’s office praised the results of a carbon capture, utilization and storage study conducted by the United States Department of Energy at some Wyoming... Read more »

09/03/20 4:13 PM

UW team leads $6 Million NSF grant to build and test computational models

Thanks to a $6 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, researchers from the University of Wyoming, the University of Montana and the University of Nevada-Reno will be able to address pressing needs in the life sciences through research and education by this consortium.

08/21/20 2:51 PM

COVID-19 detected in wastewater at 11 Wyoming sites, includes Old Faithful, Casper

CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Health has been conducting testing of wastewater for the presence of COVID-19 at locations around the state. The testing is being done in... Read more »

08/19/20 12:21 PM

Yellowstone among 9 Wyoming COVID wastewater test sites; virus shed through feces

CASPER, Wyo. — Testing sewage wastewater for the presence of the virus that causes COVID-19 is showing “some promising early signs” as a way for health officials to monitor the... Read more »

08/06/20 2:35 PM

Wastewater shows indications of COVID-19 at all initial Wyoming test sites

CASPER, Wyo. —  The Wyoming Technology Coronavirus Coalition provided a number of recommendations in June aimed to expand COVID-19 testing capacity in Wyoming. One of those recommendations was for the state... Read more »

08/05/20 5:16 PM

USDA believes unsolicited seeds mailed are part of online ratings scam

CASPER, Wyo— The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) is working with the FBI, Homeland Security, U.S. Postal Service, and local agencies to investigate... Read more »

07/31/20 8:39 PM

UW professors awarded $750,000 NASA grant for in-space manufacturing research

CASPER, Wyo. — Three University of Wyoming professors have been awarded a $750,000 grant from NASA “to lead a team of researchers in developing machine learning materials and manufacturing methods... Read more »

07/30/20 11:26 AM

UW professor’s research models impact on global weather from warming Arctic region

CASPER, Wyo—  To better understand the rapidly-warming climate in the Arctic, director and professor of the University of Wyoming Department of Atmospheric Science Bart Geerts is looking at cold-air outbreaks,... Read more »

07/24/20 4:04 PM

Game & Fish explain stinky science behind Wyoming’s three skunk species

CASPER, Wyo. — Wyoming Game & Fish Statewide Nongame Bird and Mammal Program Supervisor Zack Walker explained on Thursday, July 23 that Wyoming has three species of skunk. Those are... Read more »

07/23/20 2:40 PM

Casper College camp for middle schoolers tracks plants from seed to plate.

CASPER, Wyo —Casper College (CC) is offering two four-day camps for students who will be entering sixth through eighth grade this fall in place of the school’s popular KEY Camp,... Read more »

06/30/20 12:47 PM

UW researchers publish on the decline of the Western bumblebee

CASPER, Wyo —  A University of Wyoming (UW) researcher and her Ph.D. student have spent the last three years studying the decline of the Western bumblebee. Their paper, titled “Western Bumble... Read more »

06/29/20 2:54 PM

(VIDEO) NASA tests breaking point of rockets for Artemis moon landing program

CASPER, Wyo — NASA today posted a clip of a spectacular controlled failure. The Marshall test team at NASA have been testing the Space Launch System (SLS) rockets to be used... Read more »

06/28/20 9:30 AM

The Science Zone virtual and outdoor summer camps open to registration

CASPER, Wyo —  The Science Zone is currently offering Virtual Backyard Science and Outdoor Camps for the month of June. Additional in-house camp offerings are pending for July and August... Read more »

06/16/20 3:19 PM

‘Project Moonshot’ provide recommendations for Wyoming COVID-19 testing

CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Technology Coronavirus Coalition, which is comprised of volunteers looking at technological solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic, announced in April that they had a “moonshot” goal... Read more »

06/09/20 11:36 AM

Sheridan-based carbon tech firm partners with DOE lab on coal-conversion projects

CASPER, Wyo — Carbon technology firm Ramaco Carbon, based in Sheridan, Wy, today announced it has entered into a partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the nation’s largest U.S.... Read more »

06/02/20 1:51 PM

“A good show”: The Science Zone’s June 4th fundraiser to feature explosions, drone footage

CASPER, Wyo — The Science Zone in Casper began posting live, home-friendly science experiments within the first week of public school closures in mid-March, 2020 to keep science literacy and... Read more »

06/01/20 5:13 PM
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Crime

Crime

Suspect accused of threatening people with a knife

01/25/21 2:32 PM

PHOTOS: 34 waterfowl carcasses found wasted; fifth such case in Idaho since late December

01/25/21 12:48 PM

Recent Arrests (1/22/21 – 1/25/21)

01/25/21 10:19 AM

Oil City Police Calls (1/22/21 – 1/25/21)

01/25/21 10:15 AM

Casper PD releases photos of suspect vehicle in parking lot hit-and-run

01/25/21 9:31 AM

Obituaries

Latest News

Obituaries: Johnson, Ordes, Oien, Shepherd, Edwards

01/25/21 5:19 AM

From presidents to faded stars, all welcomed by Larry King

01/24/21 9:45 AM

Hank Aaron, baseball’s one-time home run king, dies at 86

01/22/21 6:29 PM

Obituaries: Geis, Wentz, Tice, Hick

01/21/21 9:16 AM

Obituaries: Olson, McInroy, Myers, Wassenberg

01/20/21 5:31 AM

Community

Community

NCSD estimates CARES funding support to reach about $34.87 million

01/25/21 7:01 PM

Food for Thought see 50% increase in Natrona children needing weekend food bags in 2020

01/25/21 6:06 PM

Highway Patrol identifies pedestrian struck and killed by school bus last week

01/25/21 6:01 PM

Wyoming hospitals see COVID patient count drop under 70; over 33K in Cowboy State get first vaccine dose

01/25/21 5:32 PM

Game and Fish urges anglers to be aware of dangerous ice conditions

01/25/21 5:21 PM

Wyoming

Community

NCSD estimates CARES funding support to reach about $34.87 million

01/25/21 7:01 PM

Highway Patrol identifies pedestrian struck and killed by school bus last week

01/25/21 6:01 PM

Game and Fish urges anglers to be aware of dangerous ice conditions

01/25/21 5:21 PM

Gordon unveils ‘Wyoming Innovation Network’ effort to bolster education and diversify economy

01/25/21 4:45 PM

Report: Brake failure probable cause of deadly 2018 Wyoming train wreck

01/25/21 4:07 PM

Promoted

Casper Medical Imaging receives Accreditation in Superficial Venous Evaluation and Management from the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) Promoted

Casper Medical Imaging

Casper Medical Imaging raises bar for outpatient venous treatments in Wyoming

01/25/21 10:13 AM
Promoted
Father spends time talking with his son

Becoming a Better Parent: Show Them How Much You Care

01/18/21 10:33 AM
Promoted
Faculty member R. Paul Maddox uses one of the two Ohmni robots in the classroom

Telepresence Robots in the UW at Casper Counseling Classroom

01/12/21 10:31 AM
Promoted

307 First Advocates for Review of New Cody Regional Office Project Award

01/04/21 10:04 AM
Promoted
Couple stresses over eviction from home

Wyoming Housing Network Offers Housing Help in Uncertain Times

12/30/20 12:57 PM

Galleries

Community

PHOTOS: Former fire-ravaged Alpenglow space shines after gut-rehab in downtown Casper

01/21/21 11:37 AM

PHOTOS: Pro-Trump supporters reconvene at Casper park, cruise downtown

01/07/21 4:32 PM

PHOTOS: Hundreds attend rally against COVID restrictions at Wyo capitol building on Monday

01/04/21 4:01 PM

PHOTO GALLERY: One last glance back at 2020 in Wyoming

01/01/21 8:11 AM

PHOTOS: Snow and frost blankets Casper after winter storm

12/28/20 2:43 PM

National/World

AP

Janet Yellen wins Senate approval as treasury secretary

01/25/21 5:40 PM

Gaetz plans on ‘racking up frequent flier miles’ on Cheney-chiding trip to Wyoming

01/25/21 3:28 PM

Cheney plans to counter Democrats’ ‘attack’ on Wyoming energy production in new role

01/25/21 3:07 PM

Trump’s sway over GOP tested as impeachment heads to Senate

01/25/21 2:34 PM

Petroleum Association of Wyoming supports Cheney as a ‘champion’ of Wyoming industry in D.C.

01/25/21 1:29 PM
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