Latest from Dale Killingbeck
Natrona County Coroner Says Suicide Rate An Astronomical ‘Top Four In The World’
The Natrona County coroner says 2024 is shaping up to be a “crazy year” for unnatural deaths, with suicides through the first four months of the year on a record-shattering pace that ranks in the "top four in the world."
Dale KillingbeckMay 08, 2024
Natrona County OKs Another $600,000 To Guarantee Salt Lake Flight
Having already balked at paying the full $1.3 million tab for a year of guaranteeing a Casper-Salt Lake City flight with SkyWest, the Natrona County Commissioners OK’d another $600,000 on Tuesday.
Dale KillingbeckMay 08, 2024
Opponents Of Casper Gravel Pit Threaten Lawsuit If Governor Doesn’t Halt It
A group opposed to a controversial gravel pit planned for state-owned land near Casper Mountain sent a letter to Gov. Mark Gordon on Tuesday threatening legal action if he doesn’t halt it.
Dale KillingbeckMay 08, 2024
Casper Man Who Blurted ‘I Killed Somebody’ During Hearing Pleads Not Guilty
A 44-year-old homeless Casper man who blurted out “I killed somebody” during an unrelated court hearing on a probation violation changed his mind on Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to a second-degree murder charge.
Dale KillingbeckMay 08, 2024
What’s So Special About State Land Proposed For Controversial Casper Gravel Pit?
Around 100 people showed up Sunday to see for themselves just what’s so special about the “School Section” of state-owned land at the base of Casper Mountain where a gravel mine operation is proposed.
Dale KillingbeckMay 06, 2024
Irrigating Wyoming – It’s Complicated, Involves Lots of Dams And Careful Monitoring
In central and southern Wyoming, a system of dams, canals and irrigation that allows agriculture to thrive today goes back to the vision of the first U.S. president to ever live west of the Mississippi River -- Teddy Roosevelt.
Dale KillingbeckMay 05, 2024
Split Rock, Wyoming’s Natural Gunsight, An Important Landmark On Historic Trails
For hundreds of years, or perhaps longer, a peculiar gunsight-like rock formation called Split Rock has provided direction for travelers in central Wyoming’s Sweetwater River Valley, including the historic Oregon, Mormon and California trails.
Dale KillingbeckMay 05, 2024
Champion Wyoming Aussie Shepherd Off To Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
Sansa, a champion Australian shepherd from Casper, will join a Douglas pooch representing Wyoming at the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, the Super Bowl of dog shows, in New York on May 11.
Dale KillingbeckMay 05, 2024
Wyoming History: Casper Sailor Crossed Equator With Herbert Hoover 100 Years Ago
A globe-trotting Casper sailor who enlisted in the U.S. Navy after a scrape with the law in 1925 crossed the equator with Herbert Hoover and took plenty of photos. His photos are on display at the Wyoming Veterans Memorial Museum in Casper.
Dale KillingbeckMay 04, 2024
Virus Ends Wyoming Mountaineer's Second Attempt To Climb Mount Everest
Casper mountaineer Dr. Joe McGinley’s second attempt to summit Mount Everest in a year has been stopped by a cold virus that is affecting his heart. Everest remains his last of climbing tallest peaks on all seven continents.
Dale KillingbeckMay 03, 2024
Charges Dropped Against Casper Coin Dealer Accused Of Faking Theft Of $100K Collection
Criminal charges have been dropped against a Casper coin dealer originally accused of being part of a wild scheme to fake the theft of a customer’s $100,000 collection. He says police and the city have “destroyed my business with fake accusations.”
Dale KillingbeckMay 03, 2024
Second Wyoming Courthouse In 3 Days Evacuated Because Of Suspicious Package
The Casper Hall of Justice was evacuated and shut down for hours Thursday as a suspicious package was investigated. It was the second Wyoming courthouse in three days closed for a potential threat.
Dale KillingbeckMay 02, 2024
Green River’s Historic 117-Year-Old Carnegie Library Won’t Be Torn Down — Yet
Sweetwater County commissioners say that, despite social media rumors, there are no plans to tear down the crumbling 117-year-old Green River Carnegie Library. But it could happen sometime, as it’s in bad shape and could be too expensive to fix.
Dale KillingbeckMay 01, 2024
Casper Woman Survives Son’s Suicide By Keeping Others From Theirs
A Casper mother said her son was depressed and openly talked about suicide. When he took his life, Jenny said her own sense of despair was overwhelming. Now she keeps going by trying to help others from making the same choice her son did.
Dale KillingbeckApril 28, 2024
Casper Man Pieces Together Decades-Old WWII Wyoming Training Flight Crashes
On New Year’s Day 1945, the Liberator bomber from Casper Army Air Base slammed into Shirley Basin during a winter storm. Pieces of that crash and 90 others from 1942-1945 are still out there. A retired Casper geologist is piecing them together.
Dale KillingbeckApril 28, 2024
Ghost Hunting at Wyoming's Fort Caspar
Twice a year, in October and April, Wyoming's Fort Casper allows ghost hunters to investigate paranormal happenings at the 162-year-old fort.
Dale KillingbeckApril 28, 2024
Youth Leader Says Casper Has To Stop Finger-Pointing After Bobby Maher Stabbing
YMCA youth leader DC Martinez says finger-pointing must stop and everyone needs to work together to end violent youth “fight culture.” Martinez grew up in Las Vegas and said he understands gang culture and the pressures facing the city’s youth.
Dale KillingbeckApril 28, 2024
Iconic Wyoming Ice Cream Parlor Is A Frankenstein Mashup Of Historic Buildings
Plains Old Fashion Ice Cream Parlor in Douglas is a Frankenstein mashup of historic Wyoming buildings. It began as an 1880 barn, the counter is made from the old Henning Hotel doors in Casper with marble is from the old Converse County Courthouse.
Dale KillingbeckApril 28, 2024
Wyoming Cowboy Carver Whittled To Pass Time And Created Timeless Western Art
A Wyoming-raised rancher spent decades keeping his hands busy by whittling tiny Western figurines. His great-grandson owns the collection now and calls them timeless and soulful cowboy art that reflects the Code of the West.
Dale KillingbeckApril 28, 2024
‘The Casper Vigilantes’: A Secret Group Of Wyoming Prohibition-Era Crime Fighters
Bob David, a World War I veteran and businessman, got fed up with crime and corruption within law enforcement during Prohibition in Casper so he formed a secret group that called themselves "The Vigilantes." They took on an "epidemic" of bank robberies in the area.
Dale KillingbeckApril 27, 2024
Wyoming History: The Incredible, And ‘Terrifying,’ Dale Creek Bridge
In 1868, the Union Pacific Railroad’s Dale Creek Bridge southeast of Laramie was an incredible engineering marvel that was 650 feet long and 150 feet high. Train engineers said it was so “terrifying to cross” that few would agree to do it.
Dale KillingbeckApril 27, 2024