KOWB Staff
Ultra Petroleum Giving $2M to University of Wyoming
A $2 million gift commitment from Ultra Petroleum Corp. will support and enhance the University of Wyoming’s energy research and academic program, the university announced on Tuesday.
Miss Wyoming 2012 Finishes as 3rd Runner-Up at Miss America Competition
Miss Wyoming Lexie Madden, a University of Wyoming student from Torrington, was named third runner-up at the Miss America Competition on Saturday night in Las Vegas. She is just the second Miss Wyoming to place in the national pageant, joining Carol Held, who was first runner-up in 1948.
Washington’s Second Half Pushes Pokes Past Nevada, 59-48
Senior forward Leonard Washington scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half and grabbed 13 rebounds to guide the 25th-ranked University of Wyoming men’s basketball team to a 59-48 win over Nevada on Saturday afternoon in the Lawlor Events Center.
UW Survey: Wyoming Voters Support Tax Increase
Fifty-six percent of the Wyoming sampled voters answered that they supported an increase compared to 44 percent who disagreed.
UPDATE: AMBER Alert for Young Cheyenne Girl Cancelled
The Cheyenne Police Department has initiated an AMBER Alert for a two-year-old girl believed to have been abducted by her non-custodial mother around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Angeleana Tyler, is described as white, 3 feet tall weighing 30 pounds with brown hair and eyes.
Public Offers Input on UW President Search
During a series of public meetings around the state, Wyoming residents have shared the qualifications and characteristics they hope to see in the next president of the University of Wyoming.