Wake Up Wyoming

There’s still time to “buy” a horse, give it your favorite racing name, and cheer it on!

CASPER, Wyo. — On Thursday, April 10 and Friday, April 11, the Casper College Goodstein Foundation Library is hosting the inaugural Wyoming Veteran Services Symposium, presented by the Wyoming Veterans Commission. On the second day of the event, Gov. Mark...

CASPER, Wyo. — A team of students at CY Middle School is a finalist in a nationwide competition after its members built a robot designed to help lift people’s spirits and improve mental health The team was recently named one of the 10 finalists in the Samsung Solve For Tomorrow competition, and will fight to take home the top prize later this month. “We kno...

CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Family Services says it’s business as usual for the foreseeable future in regards to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIEAP, in the state after staff in the federal department that runs the program were suddenly eliminated this week. “At this ti ...

CASPER, Wyo. — Former Bar Nunn fire chief Robert William Hoover, 57, has pleaded not guilty to felony charges related to allegations of stealing fundraiser cash and misusing about $8,000 of department funds for personal transactions, including the alleged purchase of a less-than-mint-condition ATV from himself. Hoover...

CASPER, Wyo. — Hoping for the best, and planning for the worst. That’s how Natrona County Library Executive Director Lisa Scroggins described the mood as word spread that the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ entire staff in Washington D.C. was put on imm...

David Alden Helzer: 1953 – 2025 David Alden Helzer, 71, passed away quietly in his sleep April 2, 2025. He was born to Walter and Charolette Helzer on August 15, 1953. A private family funeral will be held at a later date. David is survived by his wife, Polly Helzer of Casper; son, Michael (Erin) Helzer of Casper; daughter, LaTisha Nett of Cheyenne; grandchildren: Bridget, Breann and Brooke Helzer

A 45-year-old Cheyenne man is facing a felony forgery charge after reportedly using movie prop money to buy fast food.

A man who was last seen by his family in central Cheyenne on March 20 has been found safe, police say.

Wyoming Legion Baseball starts the 2025 season this weekend, weather permitting.

Springtime in Wyoming is hit-and-miss weather-wise, so the athletes will deal with great or not-so-great conditions. Postponements are part of the deal as well, but we do have some images to pass along this week from softball, soccer, and track...

The suspect had a no-bond warrant for his arrest for threatening to use explosives or place bombs.