Our Cheyenne news staff, with reporting from Doug Randall and Joy Greenwald.
Cheyenne News Staff
Pictures From The Cheyenne Frontier Days 2013 Challenge Rodeo
The Cheyenne Frontier Days Challenge Rodeo is a tradition all its own.In its 18th year, the Challenge Rodeo pairs special-needs children with the PRCA rodeo contestants in a modified rodeo performance.
The children are assisted in events which include 8 -second bull rides, barrel racing, steer roping using broomstick horses for travel and a solid push to wrestle the roughstock...
Agriculture Secretary Talks About Farm Bill [AUDIO]
State House Speaker Tom Lubnau will address the Wyoming Republican Party Central Committee this weekend to answer questions about the legislative investigation into school Superintendent Cindy Hill. Doug Randall has the details. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says proposals by some lawmakers to impose new work requirements on SNAP participants may make it difficult for any compromise on the Far
Barrasso Calls For Obamacare Repeal [AUDIO]
U.S. Senator John Barrasso says the best way for the Obama administration to help middle class Americans would be to repeal Obamacare and cancel the new national energy tax. The Bureau of Land Management has identified the preferred route for the Proposed Gateway South Transmission Line. Amy Richards reports. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
New Hearing for Wyoming Death Row Inmate Dale Wayne Eaton [AUDIO]
A federal judge has set aside two weeks for a hearing on claims by Wyoming's lone death row inmate Dale Wayne Eaton that he didn't get a fair trial before a jury sentenced him to death nearly 10 years ago. Doug Randall has the details. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is seeking feedback from the public on proposed budget cuts. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
Peabody Profits Decline [AUDIO]
Peabody Energy Corp., a major player in the coal industry, is reporting a 56 percent decline in profits in the second quarter because of lower pricing. Amy Richards reports. The U.S. Geological Survey's Wyoming and Montana Water Science Centers will merge in October. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
BTNF Opens Several Areas Along Greys River Road for Day Use [AUDIO]
A special house committee to investigate Superintendent of Public Instruction Cindy Hill's management of the Wyoming Department of Education over the last two years will hold its first meeting in Cheyenne on August 7th. The Bridger-Teton National Forest has reopened Lynx Creek along the Greys River Road for day use. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
Wyoming Supreme Court Will Decide on Grizzly Bear Records [AUDIO]
The Wyoming Supreme Court must decide on whether Governor Matt Mead was justified in withholding documents pertaining to grizzly bear management. Doug Randall reports. The University of Wyoming is losing faculty members at an accelerating rate and is falling behind average pay levels at other public research universities. Trevor T. Trujillo has more. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio
Gas Prices Still Climbing [AUDIO]
If you expected the USDA's cattle on fed report to show lower numbers across the board you were right, according to Livestock Analyst Shayle Shagum. Gas prices continue to climb both in Wyoming and nationally. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
Second Cheyenne Frontier Days 2013 Parade Tuesday
The 2nd of two Cheyenne Frontier Days Grand Parades steps off Tuesday morning.
Forest Service Agrees To Sale [Audio]
Five Wyoming companies have completed a customized export training program.to help expand their global markets. Amy Richards reports. The U.S. Forest Service has agreed to sell 10 acres at the Bridger-Teton National Forest Headquarters to the town of Jackson. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.