Platte County

Two Wyoming men are in custody following a wild chase in Platte County, the Wyoming Highway Patrol says.

Wind gusts in excess of 65 mph were also seen along Interstate 80 from Elk Mountain to Cheyenne.

Pony Express riders will pick up Christmas cards and letters. They will get the special Pony Express stamp and be delivered to the postal system.

A Colorado man is behind bars following a high-speed chase and shootout with a Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper.

Between 150 and 200 firefighters are assigned to the blaze, including one crew from Florida.

Additional crews and engines will be arriving by Tuesday from other states, including California and Florida.

Donald Moede originally was charged with 81 counts in a criminal information document in August.

The BLM still maintains year-round restrictions on using fireworks and tracer ammunition on the land it manages.

If convicted on all counts, Donald Moede could receive a sentence of up to 648.5 years of imprisonment.

The BLM imposed partial fire restrictions on the four counties last week.

Court documents say the group tried to use fraudulent credit cards to get cash advances from several different banks in Casper, including Jonah Bank, U.S. Bank, Wells Fargo and Bank of the West.