Craig Hedquist

A lawyer hired by Casper to investigate a city council member's alleged conflict of interest says he advocated more for his construction company than for taxpayers.

In a report released Tuesday morning, a Casper-based attorney has concluded that city councilor Craig Hedquist violated conflict of interest laws and tried to use his position on Casper City Council to leverage better road construction deals between his company and the city...

The city of Casper has hired another lawyer to conduct its conflict of interest investigation into city councilor Craig Hedquist. Holly Frontier's third quarter earnings fell by 86 percent.