A UW student and commercial tour guide is missing in Grand Canyon National Park after a hike on Tuesday night. Morgan Heimer, a 22-year-old native of Cody, was reported missing around 8 p.m. on Tuesday near Pumpkin Springs, Arizona. Heimer was in the process of guiding a commercial trip on the Colorado River. A member…
In Wyoming drug-related arrests are rising, alcohol-related arrests are falling and meth arrests have doubled, according to an annual report published by the Wyoming Association of Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police (WASCOP). Albany County had an increase in both alcohol-related arrests (from 707 in 2013 to 737 in 2014) and drug-related arrests (from 135 in…
Wyoming lawmakers are co-sponsoring a congressional bill aimed at leaving protection of the sage grouse to the states. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colorado) pushed the bill in the U.S Senate, and Wyoming Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso are co-sponsoring the bill. The bill would block federal authorities from protecting the sage grouse, leaving enforcement of…
A shooting incident in the Medicine Bow National Forest (MBNF) is prompting officials to examine current target shooting regulations in the area. Perry and Leslie Irving, long-time Laramie locals, were driving in the Pole Mountain area March 27 when a target bullet hit their van. “The bullet was pretty much about head height and a…
Cannabis legalization activists spread their message to students passing through the Union yesterday. The Wyoming chapter of the National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) is working on a ballot initiative to legalize medical marijuana, said the chapter’s Executive Director Chris Christian. “My goal is to spread the information that NORML will have an…
A study by The Center for Public Integrity (CPI) ranked Wyoming as the state with the fourth highest number of students referred to the police, and also found black students in Wyoming are three times more likely to be referred to the police than white students. Published on April 10, the study looked at data…
The Wyoming chapter of the National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) proposed an initiative to legalize medical marijuana in Wyoming last week. If the initiative is granted provisional certification by the secretary of state’s office, NORML can start collecting signatures. Chris Christian, the 66-year-old director of NORML Wyoming, said they needed to receive…
Alex Dragaytsev was arrested and charged with aggravated vehicular homicide after a large pileup west of Laramie on I-80 led to two fatalities, but his charges have since been dropped and he was released from police custody. Albany County Attorney Peggy Trent said Dragaytsev is instead being cited for failure to use caution for hazardous…
Wyoming ranks fourth nationally in law enforcement referrals, according to a study by the Center for Public Integrity, The studies were conducted by polling 2011 through 2012 Department of Education data. According to the study approximately 12 out of every 1000 students were referred to the police. A referral means that the school either called…
A man, Canadian Alex Dragaytse, was arrested and initially charged with aggravated vehicular homicide and was transported to Albany County Detention Center following a pileup on I-80 on Monday. UPDATE: While Dragaytsev was arrested and charged with aggravated vehicular homicide, the charges against him were dropped on Tuesday and he was released from custody, according…
The Wyoming Republican party elected lawyer Matt Micheli as their new chairman last week. The party met in Casper to hold elections on Saturday, April 11, and the results were announced two days later. “I am humbled and honored to serve as the Republican Party state chair,” Micheli said in a press release. “I know…
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…
