2018 releases

April 24 2018

Casper man leads WHP on a high-speed pursuit

A Casper man led the Wyoming Highway Patrol on a high-speed chase and at one point fired a gun at troopers during an incident on US 20-26 on Sunday, April 22. Zachery Whiteman, 46, was taken to Wyoming Medical Center in Casper following the incident that occurred around 10:15 p.m. near Casper. Law enforcement from the Mills Police Department was initially pursuing Whiteman, who was driving a 2005...

April 23 2018

Slide repairs planned beginning Tuesday on Chief Joe Slide; engineers available to meet with residents Tuesday afternoon

A private contractor and Wyoming Department of Transportation personnel will perform temporary repairs beginning about 8 a.m. Tuesday on the Chief Joe Slide on WYO 296 northwest of Cody. "The contractor will be soil nailing the remaining driving lane in place," said WYDOT resident engineer Todd Frost of Cody. "Soil nailing is a remedial measure commonly used around the world to treat unstable natural...

April 23 2018

Move Over law will help protect more WYDOT employees

Motorists will soon have to move over for maintenance, construction and utilities workers and vehicles when traveling on Wyoming’s interstates and highways. Starting July 1, 2018, Wyoming’s Move Over law will now include those workers in addition to emergency responders such as the Wyoming Highway Patrol. The state Legislature approved the changes to the Move Over law during this past legislative session....

April 20 2018

Aeronautics Commission to meet April 24

The Wyoming Aeronautics Commission will meet by teleconference for a supplemental meeting at 3 p.m., April 24, to provide advice and consent to the governor on his proposed appointment list for the Wyoming Commercial Air Service Improvement Council. The phone number to join the teleconference is (888) 531-9486. Commission meetings are open to the public. For more information about the meeting agenda...

April 20 2018

Farm, Ranch and Agricultural Transportation Exemption Reference Guide

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced a temporary waiver from the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) rule for certain agriculture-related transportation through September 30, 2018. Further guidance will be provided as we near the September 30, 2018 expiration for the existing waiver. Additionally, during this time period, FMCSA will publish final guidance on both the agricultural...