The Wyoming Game & Fish Department has announced Free Fishing Day set for June 5th, the first Saturday of the upcoming month. It s also the first Saturday of National Boating and Fishing Week. Aside from Yellowstone National Park and Wind River Reservation, anyone can fish in Wyoming without a fishing license.
Alan Osterland, the Game and Fish chief of fisheries was excited to make the announcement for Free Fishing Day:
Free Fishing Day is a great time to kick off summer fishing or take up fishing as a new hobby.If you need some tips to start off, head to the Game and Fish Youtube page for how-to videos.
Wyoming Woman Gets Prison For False Sexual Assault Claim
A 36-year-old Lander woman has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for falsely accusing a man of sexually assaulting her, according to the Wyoming U.S. Attorney s Office.
According to the release, Rachel Myla Stagner pled guilty in January to falsely accusing a man identified in the release only as a white male of sexually assaulting her on the Wind River Indian Reservation.
According to the release, Stagner continued to make false allegations as the case was investigated as part of an effort to extort money from the man. Because of the fact that the alleged crime happened on the reservation, the FBI has jurisdiction and handled the investigation.
Large Hail, A Few Tornadoes Possible In SE Wyoming On Wednesday
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The agency posted this statement on its website:
Here s the thunderstorm outlook for southeast Wyoming and Nebraska Panhandle from the Storm Prediction Center for today and Wednesday. A dry day today, with no thunderstorms expected. Conditions change Wednesday as winds shift southeasterly with a cold front stalling over the area Wednesday afternoon. Right now, it looks like severe thunderstorms will be possible across most of the area, especially east of the Laramie Range. A Slight Risk Area for severe thunderstorms covers the Nebraska Panhandle to just east of I-25 in southeast Wyoming. A Marginal Risk Area for severe thunderstorms from the I-25 Corridor, west to Rawlins has been outlined on the graphic for Wednesday. Severe thunderstorms will be possible with this activity with the main hazards of 60+ mph winds and golf ball or larger size hail. A few tornadoes can t be fully ruled out either
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Residents of southeast Wyoming will be able to see a total lunar eclipse early Wednesday morning, according to the Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service.
According to nasa.gov:
A total lunar eclipse occurs when the moon and the sun are on exact opposite sides of Earth. Although the moon is in Earth s shadow, some sunlight reaches the moon. The sunlight passes through Earth s atmosphere, which causes Earth’s atmosphere to filter out most of the blue light. This makes the moon appear red to people on Earth.
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NASA says this will be the first total lunar eclipse in about two and a half years. The Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service posted the following information on the eclipse: