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Forest Officials: Stay Out of Caves [AUDIO]
Officials are reminding the public that entering caves on the Bighorn National Forest is prohibited in an effort to protect the spread of a disease to bats. An interim legislative committee has passed a bill that would make tax zappers illegal in Wyoming. Doug Randall has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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USDA Special Crop Insurance Provisions On the Way [AUDIO]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will soon provide special provisions connected to livestock haying and grazing and cover crops for next spring to help mitigate the impact of this year’s drought. A large Jackson hotel has been sold to a Rhode Island company. Doug Randall has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Teen Found Near Rock Springs Victim of Homicide
The body of a young man found near Rock Springs on Sunday August 19 has been officially confirmed to be that of a missing Rock Springs youth.
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Competency Hearing Scheduled for Wheatland Shooter [AUDIO]
A District Court judge has set a competency hearing for a Everett Conant III who is accused of killing his three sons and his brother in a shooting rampage in Wheatland last summer. Doug Randall reports. The federal government has opened a new office for the registration of sex offenders on the Wind River Indian Reservation. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Famous Grizzly Hazed Back Into Grand Teton National Park [AUDIO]
One of Grand Teton National Park’s celebrity grizzlies wandered outside the park’s southern boundary last week and had to be hazed back into the park. Doug Randall reports. The City of Rawlins was recognized as Wyoming’s first “aspiring tourism community”. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Guard Unit Getting Ready to Deploy to Bahrain [AUDIO]
Four people were hurt in a flash fire at a Conoco Phillips natural gas processing plant in Fremont county. Doug Randall reports. A Wyoming National Guard unit is preparing to deploy to Bahrain. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Wyoming National Guard Hometown News
Wyoming Army National Guard Capt. Eric Will, of Torrington, Wyo., assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 115th Fires Brigade, based in Cheyenne, was awarded the Seven Seals Award and the 20-Year Wyoming National Guard Service Device. W
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Casper Woman Wins Woman of Distinction Award
The Wyoming Council for Women’s Issues recognized Casper resident Bev Dye with its annual Woman of Distinction Award Saturday at the Casper Petroleum Club.
As a former single parent with firsthand knowledge of the issues facing women today and an appreciation of her own education and her parents’ encouragement and work ethic, Dye has devoted 28 years to making a difference for others through Casper College’s ABE/GED Center. She is passionate about the program and sharing the renewed dreams of adults with previous mixed success in the educational system and makes every effort to put them on the right path.
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Wyoming OSHA Considering New Rule for Rig Clothing [AUDIO]
The Wyoming Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing a rule that would require workers wear flame resistant clothing within 75 feet of an oil and gas well bore. Doug Randall reports. A Wyoming soldier who was killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan was laid to rest in Colorado Tuesday. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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BLM:Avoid Burned Areas in Carbon County [AUDIO]
The Bureau of Land Management is asking hunters to avoid areas burned by two wildfires in carbon county this summer. Republican Cynthia Lummis’ top challenger in the November election is a political newcomer with little financial backing. Doug Randall reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Recent Rain Helps Soybean Crop But Not Corn [AUDIO]
The Wyoming Highway Patrol says a tractor trailer that was pulled over during a traffic stop over the weekend was carrying 231 pounds of marijuana worth almost $1.4 million dollars. Doug Randall reports. The recent rain is too little too late to help the deteriorating corn crop, but has helped the soybean crop somewhat, that’s according to u.s.d.a meteorologist Brad Rippey. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Sinclair Oil Fined by the EPA [AUDIO]
Sinclair Oil has agreed to pay a $3.8 million dollar fine for exceeding air pollution limits at two of its refineries in Wyoming. Doug Randall has the details. A man faces charges for making threats toward employees at the Verizon store in the Eastridge Mall in Casper. Kevin Koile reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.