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A statewide tornado drill will be conducted by the National Weather Service and emergency officials around 10:30 A.M. MDT on Wednesday, April 18 as part of Wyoming Severe Weather Awareness Week, April 16-20. The exercise is used to train emergency service organizations and educate people how to respond to a tornado warning. Communities may sound local warning sirens and many schools will conduct [...]

March 29th was a sad day in Newcastle as the process of the Toomey’s Mills demolition began. Area residents reminisced and some shed tears as they watched the three silo’s ripped apart and fall to the ground. The story of Toomey’s Mill dates back to 1904. The town of Newcastle rallied together and sold stock in order to build the mill so that the farmers north of town could sell their winter [...]

Representative Hans Hunt was the guest speaker for the Newcastle Area Chamber of Commerce Meeting held on January 10th. Representative Hunt is about to begin another Wyoming Legislative Session on February 13th with fellow representatives from all over Wyoming. This legislative session is a budgetary session and is shorter than sessions that are held in the odd numbered years. During the Chamber General [...]

On Wednesday, November 9 at noon, KASL participated in the National EAS Test alongside many radio and television outlets across the nation. This national test was completed with varying levels of success throughout the country and proved to have its issues. Later in the evening, KASL had the opportunity to provide public health and safety information regarding a true emergency that very evening. At [...]

For the first time ever, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is testing the Emergency Alert System (EAS) on a national level. The test will occur at Noon, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011. The EAS is a national alert and warning system established to enable the president of the United States to address the American public during emergencies. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s [...]

Winter Weather Advisory is in effect Statement as of 2:43 PM MDT on November 1, 2011 …A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 11 PM MDT this evening, Periods of snow will continue through the day before ending this evening, 2 to 5 inches of snow accumulation is expected by late tonight…with locally higher amounts possible.   Looking Ahead Looking forward over the next seven days [...]

Some violent weather made its way to our area Thursday night, October 6th in the form of a thunderstorm with wind gusts reported to be up to 78 miles per hour.  Around 7pm, on Thursday evening strong wind gusts hit the city and the surrounding area.  There was a great deal of property damage to houses, garages and cars following the storm.  Some roofs were torn from buildings, although  most of [...]

AM 1240 KASL Radio has been notified by the WC Attorney’s Office that the escaped inmate William S. Coomer has been arrested and now is in the custody of the WC Detention Center.

Authorities are investigating the apparent homicide of a Newcastle woman, according to a media release from the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation. Read More