north platte river

State engineers have issued a call on the administration of water rights for many Wyoming communities situated along or near the North Platte River, citing persisting drought conditions, a lack of mountain snowpack and a general lack of available water...

Rescue crews are stepping up their efforts to find a person who is presumed to have drowned in the North Platte River in Casper.

Casper police are investigating whether there are any connections to a woman reported missing over the weekend and a presumed drowning in the North Platte River.

Casper Police Department is asking for assistance in identifying a missing woman.

The North Platte River Reservoir system in Wyoming is storing 38 percent more water than normal for this time of year. Amy Richards has a report. The Cheyenne area lodging industry had a good year in 2011, according to Smith Travel Research. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Wells Fargo Bank has donated money to Habitat for Humanity of Laramie County, to help build a twin home for two Cheyenne families. Business Reporter Sharon Fain has the details. The body of a Converse County Sheriff's deputy who jumped into the North Platte River to save a teenager last week, was found Sunday. Daniel Sandoval reports from Casper. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio New

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has suspended its evaluation of a proposed pipeline to carry water from southwestern Wyoming to the Front Range of Colorado, Doug Randall has the details. Daniel Sandoval reports on a rescue of a Casper teenager from the North Platte river. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Amy Richards has a report on the Wyoming Game and Fish department's decision not to request a flushing of the North Platte River. A senior state economist says Wyoming's economy added jobs between January 2010 and January 2011. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.