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.
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.
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.
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.
State health officials are reporting a surge in influenza cases across wyoming. Clay Van Houten with the wyoming department of health says the number of flu cases is higher than at any point during the bad flu season of 2009-2010. Teton county tourism officials are opposed to a proposal in the supplemental budget to cut tourism funding. Doug Randall reports.
The Wyoming Workforce Development Council has awarded the newly-re-opened Saratoga Sawmill, now known as Saratoga Forest Management a $50,000 grant to train 22 workers. Joy Greenwald has a report. A comprehensive grant writing program will be offered at the Plains Hotel inn Cheyenne April 29-May 2. Amy Richards reports.
Efforts are continuing to try to expand broadband internet service to more rural communities, that's according to harry thibedeau of rural american internet service. A Montana judge has dismissed a lawsuit that challenged the state's decision to let migrating bison roam freely across 70,000 acres outside of Yellowstone National Park. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
A new conservation easement will help protect 153 acres on a dude ranch near Jackson Hole. Amy Richards reports. Federal lawmakers are asking the U.S. Department of the Interior to review whether companies are shortchanging federal and state governments out of millions of dollars in royalty payments. Joy Greenwald reports. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
Ten major banks and mortgage companies have agreed to pay $8.5 billion to settle complaints that they wrongfully foreclosed on homeowners who should have been allowed to stay in their homes. Utah and Wyoming wildlife agencies have come up with a fund way to get rid of unwanted fish in the Flaming Gorge Reservoir. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
The Bureau of Land Management will allow an extra 45 days of public comment on the expansion of a large drilling project in Wyoming's Red Desert. Doug Randall reports. Some students at Pine Bluffs Junior-Senior High are getting a hands-on lesson in business. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
The BLM has issued a new policy regarding conditions on wild horse and burro sales. Amy Richards reports. The first licensed poultry processing plant in the state is now open. Business Reporter Sharon Fain has details. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs in December. The Labor Department says the unemployment rate stayed at 7.8 percent last month. State environmental officials have removed groundwater cleanup systems at five locations in downtown Riverton. Doug Randall reports.. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
