Science

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

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

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Science

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

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

Wyoming’s 860 lichen species catalogued on UW database

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

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

CWD discovery to trigger discussion of Jackson Elk Herd size

Endangered ferrets get experimental COVID-19 in Colorado

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

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

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

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

Landscape rehab team completes assessment of area burned by Mullen Fire

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

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

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

Meteor shower featuring Halley’s Comet debris peaking early Wednesday

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

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

VIDEO: UW professor helps discover volcano during Indian Ocean expedition

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

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

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

Famed Wyoming Archaeologist George Frison Dies at 95

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

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

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

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

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

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

USDA believes unsolicited seeds mailed are part of online ratings scam

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

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

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

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

UW researchers publish on the decline of the Western bumblebee

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

The Science Zone virtual and outdoor summer camps open to registration

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

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

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

Crime

Crime

Suspect accused of threatening people with a knife

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

Recent Arrests (1/22/21 – 1/25/21)

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

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

Obituaries

Latest News

Obituaries: Johnson, Ordes, Oien, Shepherd, Edwards

From presidents to faded stars, all welcomed by Larry King

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

Obituaries: Geis, Wentz, Tice, Hick

Obituaries: Olson, McInroy, Myers, Wassenberg

Community

Community

NCSD estimates CARES funding support to reach about $34.87 million

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

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

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

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

Wyoming

Community

NCSD estimates CARES funding support to reach about $34.87 million

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

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

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

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

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Community

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

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