CASPER, Wyo. — Casper will celebrate Arbor Day at Fort Caspar, 4001 Fort Caspar Road, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, according to a press release from the City. Mayor Stephen Cathey will read the Arbor Day proclamation and start the festivities. Kindergarten and third-grade students from St. Anthony Tri-Parish School will help plant five trees. The trees are sponsored by Rocky Mountain Power. The Wyoming State Forestry Division will honor Casper for its commitment to effective urban forest management, too. Casper met all the Arbor Day Foundation Tree City USA requirements in 2023, so District ..read more

CASPER, Wyo. — A Mills man has been sentenced to four to eight years in prison for firing a gun at a vehicle with his estranged wife and her then-boyfriend inside. “That you had the audacity to do it in the parking lot of [the Mills] police station is unfathomable,” Judge Josh Eames said when imposing the sentence on Friday, April 19. 40-year-old Brandon Waltrip had ultimately pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated assault and battery. The hearing began with testimony by the victim, who said she was never actually afraid of Waltrip and advocated for leniency. The shooting in the Mills ..read more

CASPER, Wyo. — Information for the Casper Police Department Incident Summary Report and Map is provided by the Casper Police Department and is published as a public service to our readers. For privacy reasons, exact addresses and certain types of calls may not be included, and certain calls may have some information withheld. The CPD Incident Summary Report contains information about the time, approximate location, and nature of a law enforcement call as the call was first received. The reported nature of the call may not necessarily represent the actual situation upon law enforcement arrival ..read more

CASPER, Wyo. — Information for the Natrona County Sheriff’s Office incident summary report and map is provided by the NCSO and is published as a public service to our readers. For privacy reasons, exact addresses and certain types of calls may not be included, and certain calls may have some information withheld. The NCSO Incident Summary Report contains information about the time, approximate location, and nature of a law enforcement call as the call was first received. The reported nature of the call may not necessarily represent the actual situation upon law enforcement arrival.  Tues ..read more

CASPER, Wyo. — A man who escaped from the Casper Reentry Center on Monday was arrested in Fremont County on Wednesday. Jordan Oldman, 31, did not return from his work-release program at 9 p.m. Monday and was reported as an escape from the Natrona County Sheriff’s Office, according to a press release on Tuesday. Wednesday afternoon, Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Kiera Grogan announced Oldman had been located and arrested in Fremont County. The announcement did not state where in Fremont County he was, nor if he was arrested without incident. Oldman was originally sentenced to four to seven year ..read more

CASPER, Wyo. — Casper residents have become more aware about “dangerous buildings,” which is good for living here. But it’s hard on the City because sometimes funding for demolition falls on the residents as taxpayers. “As Council is aware, we’ve been anxiously engaged in trying to deal with properties that have gone a long time without any attention, and as a result it becomes a public safety hazard,” City Manager Carter Napier told City Council during its work session at its temporary chambers at The Lyric, 230 W. Yellowstone Highway. People living near these properties have been doing thei ..read more

CASPER, Wyo. – In 1974, the top song of the year was “The Way We Were” by Barbara Streisand. The top TV show was “All In the Family” on CBS, and the number one movie was Mel Brooks’s “Blazing Saddles.” General Motors was the largest American corporation, and the 55 mph speed limit was enacted in response to the fuel crisis. This was also the year when a local entrepreneur named Dawn Stevenson took ownership of the Mode O’ Day clothing store franchise in downtown Casper. At the time, Casper’s store was one of 840 franchises around the country. In a 2019 interview with Oil City News, Stevenson ..read more

CASPER, Wyo. — In the past few years, local indie band Pleasure People has become a staple of the Casper music scene with its distinctive vocals and genre-blending instrumentation. In the coming weeks, the band’s fans will be able to enjoy their first official album. With several singles and EPs already under the band’s belt, “All Black and Blue” will be Pleasure People’s first full album and is set to release on streaming platforms May 3. According to band member Nick Cantine, the 10-song album features several new never-before-heard tracks from the band, as well as a song that may be famili ..read more

CASPER, Wyo. — Gov. Mark Gordon will host the inaugural Wyoming Sportsperson Conservation Forum on May 22 in Dubois. According to a release from the governor’s office, the event — which includes the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, along with numerous conservation leaders — will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 22 at the National Museum of Military Vehicles in Dubois. The event will serve as a platform to discuss the state’s most critical conservation issues and foster a comprehensive exchange of ideas among Wyoming’s leadership, stakeholders and conservation groups, the release said. A ..read more

CASPER, Wyo. — On Tuesday, the Casper City Council approved a rental agreement with the owner of a new junior hockey team to use the ice arena. Parks, Recreation and Public Facilities Director Zulima Lopez spoke to the council at its work session at its temporary chambers at The Lyric, 230 W. Yellowstone Highway. Lopez and Recreation Manager Nicholas Whipps detailed the three- to five-year agreement with BladeEdge Ventures LLC to rent the Casper Ice Arena for National Collegiate Development Conference hockey, in a memo they wrote to City Manager Carter Napier from In March, the Casper Roughne ..read more