US 287

A multi-branch military operation included a dramatic scene on the Wyoming prairie when a US Air Force Reserve C-130J aircraft touched down on the highway.

Motorists are reminded that the Wyoming Department of Transportation and the Wyoming Highway Patrol will be shutting down US 287/WYO 789 between Rawlins and Lamont to all traffic from about 5-8:30 am on September 13 due to a large scale military training exercise. ...

There was no word on whether anyone was injured.

The pickup was pushed off the road to the left, where it went into the borrow pit and rolled over onto its roof.

Speed, cell phone use and driver inattention on the part of Doyle are being investigated as possible contributing factors.

An accident on US Highway 287 about 12 miles south of Laramie impacted travel for the holiday weekend Friday.

After the vehicles collided, the Toyota spun about 270 degrees and came to rest on the southbound shoulder of the highway.

Upon landing, the vehicle turned counterclockwise and rolled one and a half times, coming to rest on its roof.

A resident voices concern with the use of a merge lane.

A city official explains the construction on 287.