Forecasters with the Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service say the weather this weekend should pretty nice for most types of outdoor recreation.
The agency posted the following on its website:
Got outdoor plans for the long weekend? Well you’re in luck! Temperatures this weekend will be on the cooler side from a dry cold front moving across the area on Saturday, however, most locations will see mostly sunny skies for the duration of the weekend! Temperatures will still be above average for this time of year.
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Cheyenne, Laramie Forecast
Cheyenne Forecast
Today
Areas of smoke before 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tonight
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Mostly clear, with a low around 46. South wind around 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the evening.
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Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 37.
Columbus Day
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Sunny, with a high near 74.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
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Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night
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Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy.
Laramie Forecast
Today
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Partly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 73. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
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Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
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Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Columbus Day
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
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Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Wednesday
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Sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy.
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Meet the Four-Legged Heroes of the Cheyenne Police Department
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In many situations, they’re the first ones to put their lives on the line to protect their human partners, proving that not all heroes wear capes, some wear fur coats.
This story is part of our Quick Hits series. This series will bring you breaking news and short updates from throughout the state.
The former director of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) agency is joining Wyoming’s Game and Fish Department.
9-News reported that Jeff Davis was hired as the department’s deputy director in late December. That’s after Doug Brimeyer retired.
He starts the job in February.
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Davis resigned from CPW last year instead of being fired as part of a settlement agreement. The settlement agreement Davis signed did not directly cite a reason for his termination.
Davis joined CPW as the state reintroduced wolves. His resignation came shortly after Washington state said it would not provide wolves to Colorado’s reintroduction program.
Before joining CPW in 2023, Davis had a long career in the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. While there, he focused on coordinating conservation initiatives involving interdisciplinary teams and salmon recovery.
BILLINGS— Activists on both sides praised and criticized the Wyoming Supreme Court’s ruling of abortion bans as unconstitutional on Tuesday in a 4-1 majority.
The ruling marks the end of a four-year legal battle in Wyoming since the state’s 2022 abortion ban went in place with the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, which overturned abortion rights on a federal level.
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Activists react after Wyoming high court rules abortion ban unconstitutional
The ban was put on hold after Wyoming’s only abortion clinic, Wellspring Health Access in Casper, led a suit against the state.
“I was holding my breath as I opened it and read it. But soon that turned to being rather elated. We couldn’t be more pleased with the opinion,” said Julie Burkhart, the clinic’s president.
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Julie Burkhart
The decision comes after a years-long fight and setbacks, including an arsonist who set the clinic on fire in May of 2022.
“We were set to open that next month, but unfortunately that arson set us back by 11 months. We weren’t able to open that until 2023. It was quite devastating,” said Burkhart.
“I don’t think it’s moral, ethical, appropriate for anyone to tell another person what they can or cannot do with their own body,” she added.
Wellspring Health Access
Wellspring Health Access after 2022 fire
For a Montana advocacy group, it was a different story.
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“I was very disappointed,” said Amy Seymour, president of Yellowstone Valley Christians for Life, an anti-abortion advocacy group.
“These pre-born children who are unique, complete, living, individual human beings from the moment of their conception, they can be protected if Wyoming decides to have a constitutional amendment to that degree,” she added.
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Amy Seymour
Wyoming state Speaker of the House Chip Neiman, a Republican, echoed Seymour’s sentiments with a written statement.
“Today’s decision is an abomination. Four unelected justices thwarted the will of the people to establish a ‘right’ to kill an innocent baby. Thanks to these justices, Wyoming has some of the most radical abortion laws in America. I will not stand for that, and will continue fighting for innocent unborn babies,” said Neiman.
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Wyoming Supreme Court strikes down abortion bans, keeping procedure legal
GLENROCK, Wyo. — A 55-year-old Wyoming man died Monday night after his vehicle went over a bridge rail and caught fire on Interstate 25 near Glenrock.
Gavin Stanek was traveling north in a Cadillac Escalade around 9:13 p.m. when the vehicle drifted into the median near milepost 156, according to a Wyoming Highway Patrol report. The vehicle continued through the median until it struck a bridge retaining wall.
The driver’s side of the Escalade scraped along the rail before the vehicle went over the edge toward the river. The Cadillac rolled toward the passenger side and landed on its roof on the river embankment, where it was engulfed in flames, the report states.
The Wyoming Highway Patrol identified driver fatigue or the driver falling asleep as a possible contributing factor in the crash. Road conditions were dry and the weather was clear at the time of the incident.
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This story contains preliminary information as provided by the Wyoming Highway Patrol via the Wyoming Department of Transportation Fatal Crash Summary map. The agency advises that information may be subject to change.
