Cheyenne News Staff
Investigation Continues Into Laramie Shooting [AUDIO]
The investigation into a shooting last night in Laramie is continuing. Trevor T. Trujillo has the story from Laramie. Torrington authorities are defending their actions after settling a lawsuit with a former Wyoming Legislature, who sued because he was banned from city council meetings. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
Game and Fish Expo Coming Up Next Month [AUDIO]
A wildfire deep in the Shoshone National Forest in central Wyoming is growing larger by the day. Doug Randall reports. Time is running out for organizations, businesses, agencies, and individuals who wish to be a part of the 15th annual Wyoming Hunting and Fishing Expo, September 13-15 at the Casper Events Center. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
Legal Challenges to Wolf Delisting in Wyoming Still Possible [AUDIO]
A U.S. Senate hearing held in Colorado Springs today gathered testimony from experts and federal agencies about mitigation. One theory is that “fire plains” much like floodplains could be pinpointed and managed differently in Wyoming and other western states. The federal government plans to announce an end to protections for wolves in Wyoming later this month, but the legal challenges may not be
Medicare Cracking Down on Fraud [AUDIO]
Martin Engineering is opening a new sales and service center in Gillette. Doug Randall reports. Medicare spokesman Mike Fierburg says that agency has new tools under to help combat fraud. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
Meeting In Sheridan On Wyoming Retirement System [AUDIO]
Teachers, firefighters and nurses are among those scheduled to speak tonight at a town hall meeting in Sheridan about the Wyoming Retirement System. Meetings will be held later this year in Cheyenne and Casper. The search is on to replace John Corra who is retiring as the head of the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality. Doug Randall reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio
Virginia Man Wins AARP National Spelling Bee [AUDIO]
The University of Wyoming and a state non-profit rural water organization have teamed up in an effort to make water safer to drink worldwide. Doug Randall reports. A Virginia man was a repeat winner of Saturday’s National AARP Spelling Bee in Cheyenne. Deborah Smith has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
Wyoming Hay Production Down From 2011 [AUDIO]
A Riverton, Wyoming man has been sentence to more than three years in prison for a drunken driving crash that killed his passenger. Doug Randall has the details. Wyoming all hay production is down 23 percent from 2011 according to the Wyoming field office of the U.S.D.A’S National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
U.W. Proffessor Uses Worms In Cancer Research
A University of Wyoming researcher has discovered what could be an important insight in reversing cancer-associated properties of cells caused by genetic mutations in humans. And he did it using worms.
David Fay, a UW professor of molecular biology, studied a strain of nematode worm (Caenorhabditis elegans, which are transparent and approximately 1 millimeter in length) that carries a gene mutatio
Laramie Man one of 3 Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan [AUDIO]
A Laramie man is among three soldiers killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan. Doug Randall has the story. People from all over the country are in Cheyenne to compete in this weekends AARP National Spelling Bee. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
LCSD#1 Registration Information
Laramie County School District #1 Fall 2012 Registration gets underway. Parents/guardians will need to provide proof of address for the 2012–2013 school year to their school. Documentation should be a current rent receipt, utility bill, phone bill, credit card or bank statement.