A second pile up in five days took place on Interstate 80 yesterday when between 21 and 40 vehicles wrecked 15 miles west of Laramie in dense fog around 8 a.m. One fatality has been confirmed, along with 16 injuries, which were taken to Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie. The primary cause of the wreck…
Spring storms resulted in a massive car pile up yesterday on interstate 80. The Highway Patrol reported that approximately 40-50 commercial vehicles and 20 passenger vehicles were involved and several people were taken to Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. Bruce Burrows, public affairs specialist at the Wyoming Department of Transportation, said he did not know how…
Spring storms resulted in a massive car pile up yesterday on interstate 80. The Highway Patrol reported that approximately 40-50 commercial vehicles and 20 passenger vehicles were involved and several people were taken to Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. Bruce Burrows, public affairs specialist at the Wyoming Department of Transportation, said he did not know how…
Wyoming’s American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) office will close today, and I would love to think everyone at UW understands why this is unfortunate. Just a guess, I’ll assume this is probably not the case. The indicator of what people care about, social media, has been mute for anyone under the age of 40—Yik-Yak has…
The Union Gardens, the university’s only beer vendor, will likely close at the end of the semester, following an unofficial statement from the UW administration. Administrators have said the closing is based solely on financial concerns. Some students, however, believe the administrators’ problem with the Gardens has to do with the sale of alcohol. A…
The death of Senate File 115 in Wyoming’s legislature last week has been characterized by one unfortunate phrase: “When hell freezes over.” Uttered by Rep. Harlan Edmonds, R-Cheyenne, his tragically bigoted demeanor prevailed as the legislature allowed a bill extending anti-discrimination workplace protections for gay and transgender people in the state. Edmonds had plenty of…
A bill that would allow anyone with a concealed carry permit to bring firearms into public facilities and gatherings, including on campus at UW, passed the Wyoming House of Representatives yesterday morning. Officials from UW oppose HB 114, saying schools and public places should be free of guns and rely on police protection from potential…
Sub zero temperatures wreaked havoc in UW facilities over winter break, as flooding caused considerable damage in multiple locations. Although the uni- versity Physical Plant assured facilities would be open and functional for classes yesterday, Board Member Dave Bostrom said he had seen similar problems in the recent past. “We’ve had these same kinds of…
Controversy stirred yesterday at Simpson as a gathering protested police brutality and racism. Students, staff, faculty and community members carried signs and shouted slogans like “no justice, no peace” as onlookers accumulated. A small counter protest carried their own signs as some students shouted support. Detractors had defaced several slogans written in chalk on walkways…
Dalton Dale Williams will face second-degree murder charges for the death of UW student Joseph McGowan. Despite a state Supreme Court ruling narrowing the requirements for second-degree murder in the state, handed down the day before Williams was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, Circuit Court Judge Robert Castor has bound the case to…
The case of a Casper man charged in the death of a UW student will be one of the first “test cases” for a new legal precedent for second-degree murder in Wyoming. A Wyoming Supreme Court decision in Wilkerson v. Wyoming, handed down on Oct. 31, may have an impact on the state’s case against…
The below pages are digital copies of the affidavit provided by Patrol Officer Miles Cushman following the death of Joseph McGowan. [gview file=”http://www.uwbrandingiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/5458217f407d9.pdf.pdf”]
