Cheyenne News Staff
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Senators Trying to Get Severance Tax Money Restored [AUDIO]
Senators from Wyoming and New Mexico say the will sponsor a bill that would restore about $110 million in cuts to a federal minerals payment program that hit their states the hardest. Doug Randall has the story. Holly Frontier Corporation reported a better first quarter in March this year than the same quarter an year ago. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Black Hills Power To Sell Power Generation unit to Gillette [AUDIO]
Black Hills Power Corp says it will sell a natural gas fired power generation unit to the City of Gillette. Doug Randall has the story. The X-Factor television show is holding contestant auditions next week in Denver. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Mead Meets With Gun Company CEO [AUDIO]
A Florida who claims that Sheriff's Deputies in western Wyoming violated his rights when they detained him for carrying a handgun has appealed a judge's dismissal of his lawsuit. Amy Richards has details. Governor Matt Mead says he met Monday with Phillip Howe, the CEO of gun manufacturing company Hiviz, which last week announced it was moving it's core operations from Colorado to Laramie. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Wyoming Workforce Services Accepting Nominations [AUDIO]
The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services and its partners are now accepting nominations for the 2013 Wyoming Safety and Workforce Summit in June. A Utah prosecutor says he plans to decide in a day or two what charges to file against a teenage accused of punching a soccer referee who later died after slipping into a coma. Doug Randall has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Suspicious Letter At City Hall Contained Coffee/Creamer
Cheyenne Police wer called to the City Municipal Building around 2 p.m. Monday afternoon, after receiving a call about a suspicious letter found by an employee. Police, Cheyenne Fire, and the Air National Guard HazMat crew were all on scene to investigate
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Oklahoma Company Suing Three Wyoming Counties Over Taxes [AUDIO]
The Jackson Hole Outfitters and Guides Association has endorsed Wyoming's proposal to cut the number of wolf hunting permits this fall by half. Doug Randall has the details. An Oklahoma Company is disputing a $885,000 dollar tax bill in Wyoming. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Wyoming Officials Working to Enhance Profile of State Parks [AUDIO]
The anonymous administrator for a controversial facebook page is speaking out. Trevor T. Trujillo reports. Wyoming officials working on a plan to increase the profile of state parks, which are overshadowed by Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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East Entrance To Yellowstone To Open Today [AUDIO]
The East Entrance to Yellowstone National Park was scheduled to open today, after a combination public/private effort to get roads plowed in spite of federal budget cuts was implemented. A Fort Collins, Colo. based maker of firearms accessories says it is relocating to Laramie. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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”Robin Hood” Bank Robber Convicted [audio]
A case involving three men accused of taking part in a Casper liquor store robbery is moving forward. Kevin Koile has details. An Australian man who claimed he robbed a Jackson Bank to give money to homeless people has been convicted. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Bison, Elk To Be Driven From Refuge [AUDIO]
The Laramie Police Department has spoken out against an unofficial bike ride/pub crawl that has become a tradition at the end of the school year. Any elk or bison remaining on the National Elk Refuge will son be driven off to preserve forage for next winter, according to Refuge Biologist Eric Cole. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Game&Fish Proposing Motorboat Ban On Part Of Snake River [AUDIO]
Bomgaars will be the first business to locate in a new business park in Torrington. Joy Greenwald has details. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is proposing to ban motorboats on a roughly 20 mile stretch of the Snake River south of Grand Teton National Park. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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State Nearing Coal Milestone [AUDIO]
A prescribed burn in the Medicine Bow National Forest didn't burn as much as the U.S. Forest Service had hoped. The state of Wyoming will celebrate it's 10 billionth ton of coal mined sometime this month. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.