Daylight Saving Time

As residents spring forward an hour for Daylight Saving Time this Sunday, Cheyenne Fire and Rescue is reminding people to change their smoke alarm batteries.

It looks like Wyoming residents will have to keep changing their clocks twice a year.

Rep. Dan Laursen of Powell is proposing a bill that will do away with standard time, which is from November to March.

As residents spring forward an hour for Daylight Saving Time this Sunday, Cheyenne Firefighters are reminding people to change their smoke alarm batteries.

Daylight Saving Time was first used in the United States during World War I and has been used at various times over the years before settling in as the "law of the land" during the energy crisis in the 1970's. Since that time the pros and cons of DST have been debated ad nauseam...

The second Sunday of March brings us Daylight Saving Time, or DST, and Standard Time returns on the first Sunday of November.

One of the early indicators that spring is on the horizon is the arrival of Daylight Saving Time. Clocks will "spring forward" one hour to give an extra hour of daylight in the evenings.