Our Cheyenne news staff, with reporting from Doug Randall and Joy Greenwald.
Cheyenne News Staff
Committee Appointed For Hill Investigation [Audio]
House Speaker Tom Lubnau has appointed the house Rules and Resources Committee to investigate Superintendent Cindy Hill's management of the state Education Department. Amy Richards has details. World mil production is up for 2013. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
CAEDA, UW Sign Incubator Agreement [Audio]
The Casper Area Economic Development Alliance and the University of Wyoming have singed an agreement for UW to operate Casper's new business incubator. Amy Richards reports. A new report from Transportation for America finds that over 11 percent of highway bridges in the U.S. are classified as 'structurally deficient". Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
Behind The Chutes Tour at Cheyenne Frontier Days 2013
If you ever wanted to get a first-hand look at what goes on during the rodeo from behind the scenes at Cheyenne Frontier Days, than you can take a free Behind the Chutes Tour. The tours follow the path of the bulls and broncs as the animals are rounded up and threaded through the gates on their way to the chutes and out into the arena
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Senate Declares July 27th As National Day of the Cowboy
U.S. Senator Craig Thomas started the tradition of naming the fourth Saturday in July “National Day of the American Cowboy” in 2005.
Legislative Committee Endorsed Two Bills to Help Those Wrongfully Convicted [AUDIO]
A Wyoming legislative committee has endorsed two bills that could help state convicts who say they are innocent of the crimes that sent them to prison. Doug Randall has th details. Wyoming Game and Fish officials arrested four people for boating under the influence at Alcova Reservoir over the July 4th weekend. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
Wyoming State Penitentiary May Need $3.5 Million in Repairs [AUDIO]
Searchers in Yellowstone National Park Thursday found the body of a hiker who had been missing on Electric Peak. The Wyoming State Penitentiary has additional seepage problems and may need $3.5 million in repairs. Doug Randall has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
F.E. Warren Hosts Ft. D.A. Russell Days, During Cheyenne Frontier Days 2013
The F. E. Warren Air Force Base open house called Fort D.A. Russell Days/ MUSKETS TO MISSILES runs July 19th-July 21st.
Households Get Drinking Water Cisterns [Audio]
Twenty households east of Pavillion are getting drinking water cisterns paid for by the state. Amy Richards reports. Wyoming Attorney General Greg Phillips will be sworn in as a Federal Appeals Court Judge Monday afternoon. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
First Cheyenne Frontier Days 2013 Grand Parade Steps Off Saturday 7/20
The first of four Cheyenne Frontier Days Grand Parades steps off at 9:30 Saturday morning July 20th in downtown Cheyenne. The route starts at the Capitol at East 24th Street and Capitol Avenue, heads south to 18th Street and then east to Central Avenue to Lincolnway, it turns west to Carey Blvd and then ends at East 24th Street...
Gov. Mead Says EPA’s Regional Haze Proposal Will Be Expensive [AUDIO]
New charges have been filed against a Casper man who prosecutors say was involved in a stabbing earlier this year. Kevin Koile has the details. Gov. Matt Mead harshly criticized a plan by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reduce regional haze. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.