Laramie, Wy – A wind-driven grass fire forced the evacuation of an elementary school near Cheyenne Tuesday afternoon, but it was quickly contained by firefighters and caused no major damage. The fire was started accidentally at 1:10 p-m by a welding crew working on a radio tower along Wyoming 223 just south of Cheyenne. Laramie County Sheriff's Department spokesperson says no one was hurt and only a small electrical shed was damaged.
Laramie, Wy – Over the last two years more natural gas became available in the Rocky Mountain Region. That information comes from the Potential Supply of Natural Gas in the United States report. Doctor John Curtis helps draft the report. He says the reason for the nine percent increase is explained by breakthroughs in technology. This is the 40th year of the report and Curtis says it shows the Rocky Mountains could supply the nation with natural gas for 60 years. He says right now producers are extracting a little more than one percent of the existing gas each year.
Laramie, Wy – The city of Evanston wants to restore the old Union Pacific rail yard. U-P owned the site and donated it to the city in the 1970s. Now, Evanston wants to restore the existing buildings and build a parking lot on the yard. The city's Director of Administrative Services, Jim Davis says, the problem is there are some contaminants there and though they aren't hazardous for people's health they need to deal with them because they don't want them affected by run off. Fortunately he says the parking lot they're building could seal some of the metals in.
Laramie, Wy – A youth counselor is listed in serious condition after he was hit on the head with a shovel by participants in a wilderness program. Park County sheriff's officials say a 24-year-old was attacked Sunday while he was guiding eight clients of the Mount Carmel Youth Ranch near Clark. Deputies found the youths later in the day. Two of them were allegedly caught with a stolen pickup near Ralston. The other six were found near the east entrance of Yellowstone National Park.
Laramie, Wy – For nearly 20 years Wyoming was home to the world's most powerful nuclear missile. But, at a ceremony Monday the Air Force retired the Peacekeeper. Ronald Reagan named the missile that could carry 10 nuclear warheads at once and said it was important for a country defending liberty to be strong.
Laramie – The world's most powerful nuclear missile is retired. 50 Peacekeeper missiles were on alert around F-E Warren Air Force Base in southeastern Wyoming for almost 20 years. Now they are almost all dismantled. The Air Force marked this occasion with a ceremony Monday.
Wyoming Public Radio's Renny MacKay was there and has this report
