Good morning, Laramie.

A Delta flight from Salt Lake City encountered severe turbulence over southern Wyoming on Wednesday and made an emergency landing in Minneapolis-St. Paul, leaving 25 passengers and crew hospitalised—Delta said several crew members and some passengers were later released.

The airline cooperated with the National Transportation Safety Board and operated a special flight Thursday evening for passengers continuing to Amsterdam.

University of Wyoming Athletics and the State of Wyoming are set to launch a new bourbon called Pretty Good Horse Bourbon that features a Brown and Gold label with elements linking the Bucking Horse & Rider and a nod to Ragtime Cowboy Joe.

It will be available statewide in August with a launch party scheduled at the Backwards Distilling Company tasting room in Casper on August 22.

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Vaughan Planetarium will host 26 Dome After Dark events in August to start its fall term. The series will offer interactive shows and immersive displays — a shift from summer activities to academic programming.

Crews from the Wyoming Department of Transportation and S&S Builders, LLC will begin bridge rehabilitation on WY O12/Herrick Lane at mile marker 8.07 on Monday, weather permitting — the project will repair the deck, fix structural steel, and reinforce deteriorating girders while closing the bridge with detours until it is completed this fall.

Wyoming lawmakers in Cheyenne are planning new rules to boost oil production and attract more oil companies—officials say the proposal is still under review and debate will begin soon—.

This effort aims to make the state a more competitive place for energy investment.

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