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Around Wyoming brings you news from around the state, keeping you informed with brief updates of stories you may have missed.

Monday, September 19

According to the Wyoming State Historical Society, on September 18, 1890, two passenger trains collided near Rock Springs. Only one person was injured. Also on September 18, but a few years later in 1893, Capt. William Kieffer and others climbed the Grand Teton. They claimed later to be the first to make the ascent. On September 19, 1920, a bank president was struck and killed by lightning in Moorcroft. On September 24, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt designated Devils Tower as the first national monument in the state. Just under three years later, on September 21st, 1909, President Taft designated Shoshone Cavern National Monument as the second national monument created in Wyoming. And on September 24, 1869, celebrity suffragist Anna Dickinson spoke to 250 people in Cheyenne.

According to the Wyoming Almanac, on September 18, 1986, two inches of rain fell in 45 minutes in Wheatland. On September 20, 1983, a temperature of -15 degrees was reported in Big Piney.

Ivy started as a science news intern in the summer of 2019 and has been hooked on broadcast ever since. Her internship was supported by the Wyoming EPSCoR Summer Science Journalism Internship program. In the spring of 2020, she virtually graduated from the University of Wyoming with a B.S. in biology with minors in journalism and business. When she’s not writing for WPR, she enjoys baking, reading, playing with her dog, and caring for her many plants.

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