Hi. I'm the newest member of the K2 Radio news team, which marks the next phase of my three-decade journalism career including reporting for the Casper Star-Tribune from 1992 to 2012. For the past year-and-a-half, I've been taking classes at Casper College including web design, Photoshop, guitar, new media communications, creative writing, field biology, math and Spanish. Before arriving in Wyoming, I worked at papers in Colorado Springs and Beaumont, Texas. My formal education includes earning a Master of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in S. Hamilton, Mass., and a Bachelor of Arts in English Lit from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. I have yet to graduate from the College of Hard Knocks. Avocations and experiences include outdoorsy stuff, traveling by train, tutoring at Casper College's Writing Center, herding a cat named Noir, reading, writing including a couple of published books, acting at Stage III Community Theatre, driving a stock car, dancing, and driving my 1948 MG TC -- "the sports car America loved first." Musical interests range from classical to blues to rock. I fly the flag on my 1919-era house, listen to the Clash, cook, collect antiques, and nurture a curiosity about what's around the next bend. I look forward to reporting again on our wonderful, wild and sometimes wacky Wyoming. Send me an email at tom.morton@townsquaremedia.com .
Tom Morton
Lawsuit Against Powell-area Youth Ranches Details Abuses
All plaintiffs say they were subjected to physical, verbal, psychological and emotional abuse.
Lawsuit Filed by Former Wyoming Youth Centers’ Residents Names 19 Defendants
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Former Youth Centers’ Residents Allege Abuse, Forced Labor, Human Trafficking
They filed the lawsuit as class action, asserting there are at least 100 people who encountered the same abuses as the plaintiffs.
Major Wyoming Coal Producer Cuts Back Health Care Benefit Plans
In 2016, the company filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection and emerged from bankruptcy a year later.
Mills Woman Charged With Attempted Second-degree Murder Bound Over for Trial
The charging documents for the Hilyards are accompanied by lengthy affidavits.
Suspect Flees, Drags and Injures Sweetwater County Deputy
Tommy Gene Vensor remains in custody at Sweetwater County Detention Center awaiting his initial appearance in court.
Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney Demands President Trump to Respect Electoral Process
Cheney is the third-ranking Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Sweetwater County Sheriff Needs Help to Find Family of Man Found Dead
Investigators said the body had likely been there for months, and that the death does not appear suspicious.
Gov. Gordon Sends Emergency Support to Wyoming Hospitals
The Wyoming Department of Health is in contact with hospitals to discuss hospital capacity and surge plans.
Casper Council Debates COVID-19 Measures, Including Early School Closures
Casper Mayor Steve Freel said the city has no authority to impose a mask mandate.