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On July 5, the Albany County Commission updated the Casper Aquifer Protection Plan for the first time in over a decade. The city of Laramie had previously established a protection plan in 2008, and Albany County established a plan in 2011. While those plans were separate, this updated version was created jointly between the two governments.
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The funds are going to support various projects in Laramie, Cheyenne, Dubois, Thayne, and Sheridan.
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On July 5, the Laramie City Council unanimously approved the creation of a police advisory board. It’s slated to be up and running within three to six months and will act as a sounding board for the community.
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A new study finds that mountain regions will get more extreme rain because of climate change, raising the risk of hazards like floods and landslides.
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Throughout this week, Laramie residents will have the opportunity to try foods and experience culture from more than 40 countries around the globe.
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Serial Productions has come out with a new podcast series titled, “The Coldest Case in Laramie.” The show focuses on the 1985 murder of a 22-year-old University of Wyoming student named Shelli Wiley. New York Times journalist Kim Barker lived in Laramie when it happened. She opens the podcast by talking about how much that murder stuck with her. Wyoming Public Radio’s Kamila Kudelska asked her why she decided to look into the case after years of reporting.
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Grady Kirkpatrick talked with project producer Carl Gustafson from Laramie about "MOJA: A Music Saga." It's the story of African-influenced music through seven generations.
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UW celebrates 'UW in Scotland' this week. Events include lectures, exhibitions, a film festival, and a fundraiser.
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Residents of Orr Hall Dormitory at the University of Wyoming were evacuated early Tues. morning, Feb. 14 after a fire was reported in one of the rooms.
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Mindy Uitterdyk helps run the "Letters to Santa" program at the UniWyo Credit Union, which accepted letters to the North Pole this year. It also helps publish them in the Laramie Boomerang on Christmas Eve. She caught up with Wyoming Public Radio’s Will Walkey to talk about it.