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
Health Department Reports COVID-19 Cluster at Wyoming Behavioral Institute
Wyoming remains the only state without a death from COVID-19.
Wyoming Total Reported COVID-19 Cases Rises to 162
Wyoming remains the only state with no reported deaths in connection to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wyoming Department of Health Limits COVID-19 Testing
The Wyoming Public Health Laboratory will no longer accept samples from patients who do not fall within the department’s priority categories.
Wyoming Department of Education Approves School Districts’ Adapted Learning Plans
The school districts had to submit their adapted learning plans by April 6 or else lose state funding.
DCI Investigates Officer-Involved Shooting in Platte County
The Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating the case.
Three Patients, One Employee at Wyoming Behavioral Institute Test Positive for COVID
As of Wednesday afternoon, the Wyoming Department of Health had confirmed 15 cases in Natrona County and 130 statewide.
Report: Wyoming Projected to Have 142 COVID-19 Deaths by August
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation said hospital resources will reach their peak on May 4.
Statewide COVID-19 Total Rose to 120 by Tuesday Evening
No deaths have been reported in Wyoming in connection to COVID-19.
Wyoming Oil & Gas Commission Axes Conservation Tax for Six Months
Since 2016, the tax has been five/tenths of a mill.
Statewide COVID-19 Total Jumped by 14 to 109 on Tuesday Morning
No deaths have been reported in Wyoming in connection to COVID-19.