The prep football season in Wyoming hits full stride with Week 1 of the 2024 season on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Schools in Class 4A and a handful of others played last week. The rest make their debut this week. Six games feature ranked opponents squaring off. Three defending champions play a road game this weekend. WyoPreps will track scores throughout these three days.

The leaves are just beginning to change colors. Scarves will emerge soon along with crisp air and hearty soups. Not this Saturday, not next Saturday, but the one after that is Fall Fest in Casper, a celebration of change. September 21st from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at David Street...

LARAMIE -- Pancakes. There were lots and lots of those. The fluffy kind, too. Throw in a few eggs, some strips of bacon and even a side of oatmeal. Don't forget the protein shake. Muscle Milk is the go-to. Add some potato chips for a snack and before you know it, lunch time has arrived.

Police in Rock Springs are looking for a motorist who ran into a cannon a couple of days ago before driving away. That's according to a post on the Rock Springs Police Department Facebook page. Incident Happened On Tuesday Night. According to the post, on September 3 at around 8...

To all Casper residents that don't have a library card, now is the perfect time to get one. The Natrona County Library has a cool new feature if you are getting a library card for the first time. Earlier this morning (Thursday, September 5th, 2024), the official Natrona County Library...

CASPER, Wyo. — City of Casper officials are inviting the public to join them on two nights this month to learn more about its push for a 6th Cent tax to fund any or all of eight propositions. In late June, Casper City Council finalized its recommended list of...

The following story focuses on themes of addiction and mental health. If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, call or text the Crisis Lifeline at 988. Those who have lived in Casper for a certain amount of time have undoubtedly been to La Cocina, one of the town’s preeminent Mexican restaurants. La Cocina is owned by the Childs family, specifically Jim and his wife, Andrea. They’ve owned and operated the restaurant for decades, beginning with a small taco kitchen in the mid-’90s and turning it into one of, if not the best Mexican restaurant in town.

The fall high school golf season in Wyoming is quickly winding down. Next week are the conference championships or state qualifiers, which means this week has the final tune-ups for teams around the state. There are some one-day events in Buffalo, Evanston, Sheridan, and Wright. Jackson and Star Valley hook up in a two-day dual at two separate courses. Torrington will host the biggest number of teams. It’s a different week of action on the links.

As we approach the last few weeks of the season, a lot of teams are picking up matches throughout the week. Torrington plays two Nebraska schools in boys-only matches on Tuesday. Sheridan hosts many matches on Friday and Saturday, as four other schools travel there to play two triangulars. The Campbell County and Thunder Basin boys head out of state this weekend to play in the Scottsbluff Invite.

This log may not reflect all arrests for this time period. For example, police will not release any information about juvenile arrests. State law prohibits any official from identifying a person accused of a sex crime until the defendant is arraigned in district court. Everyone listed here is presumed innocent...

Fall is coming, and it's a big time of year for the birds in Wyoming, which will begin their migration. It's estimated that 5.6 million birds have already begun to migrate, and Audubon Rockies asks that you help prevent their confusion as they travel south for the fall and winter.

Wyoming Department Of Transportation (WYDOT) maps show us what's going on across our state, including road conditions, closures, and even webcam views. Visit this link to see the map of road conditions. Use the layer menu in the upper right corner of this web page to bring up the camera...

Much of the fire fighting in Wyoming has been done by air, due to how hard it can be to reach some of the areas on fire. Both the planes and the pilots are as badass as badass can be. Let's have a look at the tiny, mighty "Air Tractor."...

Former Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney was considered the most conservative member of Congress, while she served in the U.S. House Of Representatives. But the events in the U.S. Capital of January 6th, 2021, caused her to go on the offensive against Donald Trump. She went so far as to serve...

As of 2022, the population of Hispanic residents throughout the state of Wyoming is around 10.5%, which is an estimated 60,518 people. After seeing those numbers, it is no wonder that not one, but two Wyoming cities ranked in the top 50 for Best Cities for Hispanic Entrepreneurs (2024). This...

CODY TRIANGULAR – Cody, Newcastle, Worland. CASPER QUAD at KW – Cheyenne Central, Douglas, Kelly Walsh, Natrona County. GILLETTE TRIANGULAR – Campbell County, Laramie, Thunder Basin. GREEN RIVER PRE-INVITE – Evanston, Green River, Kemmerer, Lyman, Rawlins, Riverton, Rock Springs. TERRY BARTLETT INVITATIONAL IN CODY – Buffalo,...

CASPER, Wyo. — Congratulations to all of the happy couples applying for marriage licenses in Natrona County. Here is a list of those who applied for a marriage license from Aug. 21 to Aug. 27. All filings are reported to Oil City News by the County Clerk’s Office.

There will be no access to King Boulevard from Poplar Street (WYO 220) beginning Monday, Sept. 9 through Thursday, Sept. 26, to allow for paving of Poplar Street’s southbound lanes. Access to King Boulevard during this time will be via 13th Street. This closure does not affect business access...

Nestled in the Shoshone National Forest sleeps the tragic ghost town of Kirwin, Wyoming. Abandoned for more than 100 years, this small mining town has rich history and restless spirts. The town of Kirwin began when gold and silver were discovered on Spar Mountain in the 1880s. Once the word...

There’s a debate among the general public on the subject of AI (Artificial Intelligence) and its rise in the workforce. Some people hate it, stating that AI takes jobs away from actual human beings, that the margin for error vastly outweighs the benefits and that AI robots, at some point, are going to become sentient and have minds and emotions of their own and will eventually grow to resent the human race so they will have no choice but to eradicate it.