Local News

 Press Release – The Campbell County Rockpile Museum and the Campbell County Public Library invite the public to a program by Mike Wandler to discuss the origins, growth, and development of L&H Industrial. The program will be held on July 12th at 7:00 p.m. in the Wyoming Room at the Campbell County Public Library. Mike […]

Press Release – Before the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games kick off in Seattle this Sunday, July 1, an elite group of individuals will serve as the “Guardians of the Flame” and escort the Special Olympics Flame of Hope on a journey across Washington State. Casalenda, Wickett and Koritnik are among those who will make up […]

Crime Stoppers needs your help in solving a theft that occurred on the 600 block of South Garner Lake Road. On the night of June 18, 2018, unknown persons stole a black and red 2017 Apollo 70 cc motorcycle. If you have information that can solve this or any other crime please call or text Crime Stoppers at (307) […]

City of Gillette Electrical Services crews are responding to a power outage affecting 4J subdivision and some businesses in the Powder Basin Shopping Center. We’ll keep you posted. For more updates also check out Basin Radio Facebook page or City of Gillette Facebook Page.

Press Release – Sheridan-area fisheries biologists assisted with walleye stocking on June 20, sorting many of the more than 529,000 young walleye that arrived in Wyoming before loading the fish into stocking tanks for distribution to water bodies around the state. The two-inch juvenile fish were raised at the Garrison Dam National Hatchery in Riverdale, North […]

Press Release – On June 24 at 3:49 a.m., The Campbell County Fire Department responded to the to  Duffy Road for the report of a residential structure fire. The fire was caused by lightning striking an antenna on the roof of the residence. The strike traveled through the coax into the residence where it started a […]

Press Release – On June 22nd, 2018 a fatal crash occurred at milepost 6 on US 212 near Hulett, Wyoming.  At 1:20 p.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were dispatched to the area for a motorcycle crash. A 2010 Honda Gold Wing motorcycle was traveling westbound on US 212. While traveling in raining weather conditions, the […]

Press Release – Governor Mead applauded the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit for upholding the dismissal by the US District Court of a lawsuit regarding the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Coal Leasing Program. The lawsuit would have required the BLM to prepare a new Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the Federal Coal […]

Press Release – On June 21st, 2018, Troopers with the Wyoming Highway Patrol were involved in a vehicle pursuit spanning over 47 miles on Interstate 25 in Platte County, Wyoming.  At approximately 12:51 p.m., a WHP Trooper observed a 2017 Hyundai Accent passenger car speeding 103 mph in a posted 80 mph zone near Glendo, […]

Press Release – During the most recent legislative session, the 2018 Omnibus Water Bill was passed. As in year’s past, it has contained funds earmarked for the continued financing of the Gillette Regional Water Supply project.  An amendment, advanced by Senator Ogden Driskill, substantially changed how water from the Gillette Regional Water Project could be used, how […]