Associated Press
WORLAND, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Department of Transportation is using reflector poles in several areas in the state to see if they help prevent wildlife/vehicle collisions.
WYDOT spokesman Cody Beers tells the Associated Press the goal is to determine if the reflectors are instrumental in keeping deer off the highway and to figure out if there's a pattern to the animal crossings
TULL, Ark. (AP) — Authorities say a driver died when strong winds knocked a tree onto his car in rural Arkansas as thunder storms and several tornadoes swept through the Midwest.
The Grant County Sheriff's Office says the man was killed late Thursday in Tull, 30 miles southwest of Little Rock
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead is calling on state residents to join an effort to raise money to support victims of the recent tornado that hit Moore, Okla.
Mead said Thursday that Wyoming residents Foster and Lynn Friess have committed to donate $1 million to the relief effort
POWELL, Wyo. (AP) — Two elk have tested positive for brucellosis in the Bighorn Mountains.
However, no cattle in the same area have been found with the disease.
State Veterinarian Jim Logan is recommending a risk assessment of livestock and advised area livestock producers to conduct voluntary surveillance for brucellosis