Sara Teter

Cool, wet weather over the weekend helped crews gain containment over the badger creek fire, which is now estimated at 20,090 acres and is now 85 percent contained.

The Badger Creek Fire has now grown to 17,934 acres, with zero containment.

Super Scoopers are filling up at Lake Hattie near Medicine Bow National Forest to assist with the Badger Creek Fire fighting efforts.

As many Wyoming residents have been dealing with smoke pollution in the air due to the Badger Creek Wildfire in Medicine Bow National Forest, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality is reminding residents that it offers near real-time air quality information.

The Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team Black says the Badger Creek Fire has grown to 14,960 acres, with no containment.

The University of Wyoming has announced its choice for dean of UW’s College of Business.

Officials from the Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team Black and cooperators held a meeting at 7 p.m, at the Albany County Fairgrounds. Wednesday to brief Albany County residents on the Badger Creek Fire.

In light of an outpouring of community support, the Big Laramie Fire Department has set up a trailer at The Butcher Block in West Laramie to collect donated items for the firefighters battling the Badger Creek Fire in the southern Snowy Range.

The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees approved the 2018-2019 operating budget during their meeting Wednesday morning.

The Badger Creek Fire doubled in size Tuesday afternoon, from 2,300 acres to 5,244 acres, with growth primarily to the east.