Cheyenne News Staff
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First Lady and UW Literacy Center Offer New Program [AUDIO]
The Chairman of the Crow Tribe has signed an agreement giving a Wyoming mining company rights to lease an estimated 1.4 billion tons of coal beneath the tribe's southeastern Montana reservation. First lady Carol Mead and the University of Wyoming Literacy Research Center are offering a new program to communities across the state to promote literacy. Doug Randall reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Appeals Court Will Not Rehear Power Plant Pollution Case [AUDIO]
A federal appeals court will not reconsider a decision blocking an Obama administration effort to tighten restrictions on power plant pollution. The Wyoming Business Council's Main Street Program discuss Cheyenne's application for the program during their meeting next month. Doug Randall reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Barrasso Calls for Spending Reform [AUDIO]
Senator John Barrasso says the current debate over the debt limit is an appropriate time to discuss federal spending reforms.A task force studying issues related to proposals to divert water from Flaming Gorge Reservoir in Wyoming to Colorado says state leaders need to first agree on how Colorado's water needs can be met. Amy Richards reports. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Military: C-130′s May Be Deployed Sooner For Wildfires [AUDIO]
The general in charge of the military response to civilian emergencies says officials are weighing whether to make it easier to call in military planes to help fight wildfires. Doug Randall reports. the Wyoming FFA foundation is seeking applicants for its scholarship program. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Enzi Supports ”No Budget, No Pay” [AUDIO]
Wyoming Senator Mike Enzi is among a group of senators demanding that congress pass a budget b y the beginning of each fiscal year or not get paid until they do.. A Colorado-based company is proposing a new uranium mine in Campbell County in 2015
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Forest Service Won’t Merge Two Forests [AUDIO]
The U.S. Forest Service has recommended against merging management of the Bridger Teton National Forest in Wyoming with the Caribou-Targhee National Forest in Idaho. Doug Randall has the story. A man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for shooting a Laramie County Sheriff's Deputy in November of 2011. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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New Employee Housing Proposed for Jackson Hole Mountain Resort [AUDIO]
Students and staffers at Central Wyoming College in Riverton have been watching a video about how to respond to a shooting. Doug Randall reports. Jackson Hole Mountain Resort plans to construct five new employee housing units. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Project Lifesaver Finds Missing Woman
A 61-year-old Cheyenne woman was rescued today by the Laramie County Project Lifesaver team within minutes of being reported missing. Cheyenne Police Department spokesman Officer Dan Long says the woman’s caregiver contacted the Project Lifesaver team when she could not find her client, at her client’s home in the 5000 block of King Arthur Way, Saturday afternoon.
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DWS Warns Of Unemployment Insurance Scam
CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services (DWS) is warning of a phishing scam website bearing DWS’s Unemployment Insurance division name. The website lists false contact numbers and information
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Second Man Indicted For Hitching Post Fire [AUDIO]
Another man has been indicted in connection with the 2010 hitching post fire. Doug Randall has the details. The State Loan and Investment Board approved a $5.4 million dollar grant for the Cirrus Sky Technology Park in Laramie. Kari Eakins has the story. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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State Has Bison For Sale [AUDIO]
The state of Wyoming is accepting bids on 12 animals from the state bison herd. Doug Randall reports. A Casper woman is accused of stabbing a former boy-friend. Kevin Koile has more on that story. For information on the bison program call Jody Lange at (307) 921-2610, John Fish at (307) 921-1965 or Kevin Skates at (307) 921-2057. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Wind Energy Tax Credit Still Available [AUDIO]
Citing a decline in funding, the Wyoming Land Trust has laid off employees and is transferring some deeds to other organizations. Doug Randall reports. An extension of the Wind Energy Tax Credit was included in the recent "fiscal cliff" deal. Deborah Smith with Wyoming News Service reports.