Cheyenne News Staff
Officials Extend Access to Caves Ban [AUDIO]
Governor Matt Mead toured several of the state’s recent fire areas this week. The Governor said over 4000 people have come into Wyoming to fight fires this year and the fire season is not over yet. An order restricting access to caves and old mines on national forest and grasslands in five states is being extended, so that a bat killing fungus won’t spread. Doug Randall reports. Click past the ju
Workforce Services Hosting an Employers Seminar This Month [AUDIO]
District Court Judge Peter Arnold has ordered a competency hearing for murder suspect Nathaniel Castellanos. The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services will hold an employers seminar later this month in Rock Springs. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
Report: Forest Service Should Use Different Planes To Fight Wildfires [AUDIO]
A new report from the RAND Corp recommends a much different strategy for using airplanes to fight wildfires than the one currently used by the Forest Service. Wyoming Secretary of state Max Maxfield reminds candidates the deadline for candidates and PACS to file campaign finance reports is August 14th. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
Some Rivers in Yellowstone Closed to Fishing [AUDIO]
A Yellowstone National Park spokesman says three rivers in the park will be closed to fishing because of unusually warm water temperatures. Firefighters quickly attacked a new wildfire in Grand Teton National Park on Monday afternoon as they contained other new fires that began over the weekend across Wyoming. Doug Randall has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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U.W. Professor Studying Impacts of Energy Development on Environment [AUDIO]
An assistant professor in the University of Wyoming Department of Ecosystem Science and Management is working to answer how to measure the impacts of energy development on landscapes and wildlife. Doug Randall reports. Vacutech has settled into their new Wyoming plant. Business reporter Sharon Fain has the story. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
Governor Mead: It Has Already Been an Expensive Fire Season [AUDIO]
A task force is conducting two feasibility studies on natural gas and coal conversion technologies in Wyoming. Doug Randall has the details. Governor Matt Mead says it has already been an expensive fire season for the state and it could get more expensive as the summer moves on. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
WHP Cracking Down on Impaired Riding
The Wyoming Highway Patrol says they will be joining with other Wyoming law enforcement and highway safety agencies across the State to launch an aggressive campaign on impaired riding. Wyoming Highway Patrol Sgt. Stephen Townsend says during this time of year, we begin to see an increase in motorcycle use here in Wyoming. As the number of motorcycles increases on Wyoming’s highways, so does t
BLM Taking Comment on Wild Horse Sanctuary [AUDIO]
Authorities in Fremont County are investigating the death of a 28 year old Riverton woman whose body was recovered from a local reservoir on Saturday. Doug Randall has the details. The Bureau of Land Management is taking public comment on a proposed wild horse sanctuary about 30 miles west of Laramie. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
Report: BLM’s Oil and Gas Leasing Process Improving
A report released Tuesday analyzes how the Bureau of Land Management’s policies toward oil and gas leasing on public lands have changed since 2008, noting specific improvements related to the experiences in the Jonah and Pinedale gas fields.
Aurora Shooting Suspect Appears in Court
The man accused of going on a deadly shooting rampage at the opening of the new Batman movie appeared Monday in court for the first time. Fox news is reporting that James Holmes, 24, who is accused of killing 12 people and wounding 58 others inside a packed movie theater in Aurora, Colo
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