A group encouraging export terminals for coal in the Pacific Northwest is gathering support from Wyoming companies and organizations. Business reporter Sharon Fain has the details. Doug Randall reports that the Bureau of Land Management has released the Lander Resource Management Plan and final Environmental Impact Statement. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services will host the 2013 Wyoming Safety and Workforce Summit in June in Rock Springs. Doug Randall reports. Former Vice President Dick Cheney and his eldest daughter, Liz Cheney, are scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the Steamboat Institute Freedom Conference in August. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell says he expects to award contracts soon to add several large jet air tankers to the nation's fleet of firefighting planes. Amy Richards reports. Commercial red meat production in Wyoming in January increased by 50 percent compared to the previous month. Joy Greenwald reports. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
The final report on a chemical spill into a Yellowstone River tributary along the Montana-Wyoming border says the initial release of 1,000 gallons of deicer was enough to briefly double the river's total flow. Doug Randall has the details. The mayor of Saratoga says members of the public will get a chance to speak at town council meetings. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
Jackson Hole Airport officials say an $18 million dollar baggage and administration expansion is now in the bidding phase, and could be operational in late 2014. Business Reporter Sharon Fain has the details. University of Wyoming trustees will released the names of the finalists for the next University President after all. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
A scholar in cell biology and neuroscience who has served as a dean at two universities has been named Dean of the University of Wyoming College of Arts and Sciences. Amy Richards reports. An aging parking structure in downtown Casper will soon see some major changes. Anthony Pollrieisz has the story. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
The Wyoming Department of Health plans to continue studying the possibility of expanding the medicaid program this year despite the Legislature's rejection of adding to the rolls. Doug Randall has the details. Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis says the federal government cannot tax its way out of the budget challenges it faces. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
Grand Teton National Park saw a nearly 5 percent increase in visitors last year, with more of those visitors choosing to camp rather than stay in park lodges. Amy Richards has a report. The state Board of Education has approved an RFP--or Request For Proposals--for a firm to be used in it's search for a new Director. Joy Greenwald has a report. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
More than 150 University of Wyoming administrators and staff members participated in a review of the university's emergency response plan. Doug Randall reports. Officials with Cheyenne Regional Medical Center say work on the hospital's new cancer center is right on schedule for a November opening. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) says Senate Republicans last week blocked the confirmation of Chuck Hagel to lead the Pentagon because they wanted more information. Wildlife officials trying to save the endangered black-footed ferret are trying to persuade more ranchers to reintroduce the species on their land. Doug Randall reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
Prosecutors want to drop charges against the Teton Raptor Center's Program Director, who was accused of owning more hawks than allowed. Doug Randall reports. Wyoming's Amangani Hotel has been named the best hotel in the nation by U
A U.W. Professor is using the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputer to model snow pack's effect on Alpine Region agriculture. Amy Richards has a report. Better milk prices have diary operators trying harder to hold on to most of their cows. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
