News Releases

WYO 70 over Battle Pass opens for the season

SARATOGA, Wyo. — Maintenance crews with the Wyoming Department of Transportation reopened the seasonally closed section of Wyoming Highway 70 today for the summer season. Crews from Saratoga and Baggs started work on the 23-mile stretch of highway in mid-April, using multiple rotary plows and other heavy equipment to clear large drifts of snow. The highway is one of several high-elevation mountain...

DUI Top Cop, other officers honored at Casper impaired driving enforcement awards ceremony

Editors: Besides honoring DUI Top Cop Lt. Jared Frakes of Rawlins, Officer Casey Tadewald of the Lander Police Department was among Tuesday's MADD HERO Law Enforcement and Community Recognition Pin Recipients. Representatives from Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and the Governor’s Council on Impaired Driving (GCID) announced the winner of the Governor's Inaugural DUI Top Cop Award Tuesday at the...

Work will begin on Interstate 80 bridges in Evanston

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) and contract crews from Coldwater Group, Inc. will begin work on two Interstate 80 bridges in Evanston beginning Monday, April 27. Crews will be replacing the bridges decks on the eastbound and westbound I-80 bridges over the Bear River and railroad tracks on the east end of Evanston. This summer, crews will be working on the eastbound structure. Work...

Summit Rest Area to close temporarily for repairs

LARAMIE, Wyo. – The Summit Rest Area near mile marker 323 on Interstate 80 will be temporarily closed due to facility repairs and maintenance. The closure will begin the morning of Monday, April 27. Facilities, including restrooms and tourist information areas, will be closed to the public while upgrades and repairs take place. Parking areas will remain open. The expected reopening date for the rest...

Public Safety Communications Commission to meet April 29-30

The Wyoming PSCC will meet April 29-30, 2026, in Casper for an education session and business meeting in the Turn Table Room of the Thyra Thomson State Office Building, 444 W. Collins Drive, Casper. The education session is scheduled for Wednesday, April 29, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. The agenda topics include Motorola lifecycle planning, Radio over Internet Protocol (RoIP), and 911 workgroups. Following...