Rich Denison

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Larry Clapp, who served as Casper’s mayor in the 80s, faces felony charges for alleged possession of child pornography.

Clapp was arrested on Wednesday, and appeared in court on Thursday

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Authorities have confirmed the body of a male was discovered in a fire at a mobile home in the Aspen Trailer court. The fire on Lathrop was reported Sunday afternoon. The fire was extinguished by crews from the Evansville Fire Department.

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The emergency dispatch center in Casper has been overwhelmed with people calling 911 with questions about the fire. But when the “Sheep Herder Hill” fire started on Sunday afternoon, several people watched it in its initial stages without calling it in.

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An electrical problem appears to have caused a ventilation unit to catch fire at Casper’s Hall of Justice Saturday. A police spokesperson said a power surge, or brief power outage sparked the small fire, and resulted in smoke in the south of the building

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A yearling black bear spotted roaming near Casper at the base of Casper Mountain last week has a new home. Robin Kepple, an information specialist with Wyoming Game and Fish, says the bear was safely relocated southeast of town.

Kepple said the agency was “able to tranquilize the bear and we took him up into

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Fire crews continue their battle against the Little Boxelder fire in Converse County. The fire, which started Friday night during a storm, has consumed about 7,000 acres 10 miles south of Glenrock. It’s locate

Fire crews in Converse County are battling a large wildland fire south of Glenrock. Converse County Emergency Manager Russ Dalgarn tells K2 Radio that the fire has burned at least 100 acres, and is producing heavy flames and smoke. The fir

Audition times for Wednesday’s American Idol Small Town Bus Tour have changed. A representative with the on-site publicist told K2 Radio on Monday that the line-up and audition process is now scheduled to begin at 8:00 a

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The Casper Police Department is warning of another scam making the rounds. The latest involves phone calls made to Casper residents from someone claiming to be with the Border Patrol of Canada. The caller tells the potential victim that their relative has been arrested for transporting drugs, and needs money for bail.

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Five people were killed Saturday morning in a two-vehicle head-on crash about 33 miles north of Thermopolis on WYO 120 in Hot Springs County.

The Wyoming Highway Patrol reports that shortly after 10:00 a

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