Ellen Fike

Daily Crossword: Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Tourists Drive Past ‘Road Closed’ Signs On Way To Yellowstone, Get Stuck For 6 Hours

A Cody tow truck driver was mobilized in the wee hours of the morning Thursday to rescue a family trying to get to Yellowstone. Instead, they drove past “road closed” signs and got stuck for six hours.

Fireworks Businesses In Southeast Wyoming Denied Permits Because They’re “Obnoxious”

The Laramie County Commissioners on Wednesday denied permits to two fireworks businesses on the Wyoming - Colorado border because their loud marketing — often with a bullhorn and targeting a competitor — is too “obnoxious.”

Small Wyoming Power Co-Op Scrambles To Fix 600 Downed Power Poles

High West Energy, a small rural power cooperative based in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, has been scrambling for 10 days fixing nearly 600 power poles that were downed during a recent wind and snowstorm.

6,000 Fentanyl Pills Found After Wild High-Speed Chase Ends On Wheatland Golf Course

Four people were arrested Monday after a high-speed chase the wrong way on I-25 spilled over onto Wheatland's golf course. In the car were 6,000 fentanyl pills and a gun.

Where’s Dino? Someone Swipes One-Of-A-Kind Sculpture From Cheyenne Yard

A Cheyenne family is asking the community to be on the lookout for Dino, a one-of-a-kind brontosaurus sculpture stolen last week from their fenced-in yard.

Wyoming’s Famed Big Boy 4014 — Largest Steam Locomotive Ever — To Tour Again

Union Pacific Railroad's famed Big Boy 4014, the largest steam locomotive ever built, will hit the rails for a 2024 summer tour, pulling out of Cheyenne June 30 on a monthlong run West to California and back.

Ravens Taking Over Rawlins Landfill To Be Poisoned

Because ravens have overrun the landfill in Rawlins, the city and the USDA are targeting them with a special bird poison to control the population. Administrators say they are confident that only ravens will be affected by the poison.

Total Eclipse A Huge Event, Even In Wyoming Where It Was Only About 60%

Although Wyoming wasn't on the path of totality for Monday's total eclipse like it was in 2017, plenty of people were looking to the sky around midday to see the eclipse, which was about 50% to 60% across the state.

91 MPH Winds Blast Cheyenne, Blizzard Hits Niobrara, Campbell Counties 

A powerful spring storm pounded Wyoming in different ways over the weekend, with winds gusting up to 91 mph uprooting trees in Cheyenne to dumping more than a foot of snow on Niobrara and Campbell counties.

Wyoming Highway Workers Honored For Saving Life Of Driver After Suicide Attempt

Four Wyoming Department of Transportation maintenance workers from Basin have been honored for saving the life of a motorist who had attempted suicide in his car.

Wyoming Skywatchers Can See Solar Eclipse And Green Devil Comet On Same Day

Viewers of the partial solar eclipse in Wyoming on Monday will also have the opportunity to see the green "Devil Comet" on the same day. The chance of seeing a celestial event like this is very rare, according to UW planetarium director Max Gilbraith.