Wyoming Radio News

The federal government will withhold more than $53 million in mineral payments from the State of Wyoming as part of the automatic federal budget cuts. Doug Randall has the details. A Cody killer is looking at a lengthy prison sentence. David Koch reports from Cody. Click past the judge to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded $12.5 million in contracts for 12 highway projects during its March meeting in Cheyenne. Doug Randall has the details. Adrian Cronauer will be part of the Wyoming welcome home day celebration Saturday in Worland. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Despite oil finds in neighboring states, Nebraska isn't looking for an oil boom anytime soon. Bruce Dougherty has the details. Wyoming State Treasurer Mark Gordon says the recently completed "Wyoming Windfall" program reunited more than 1,400 owners with their unclaimed funds. Doug Randall has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

This morning, law enforcement officers from multiple agencies from southeast Wyoming and Colorado began serving federal arrest warrants for 18 individuals in both states. A federal judge has denied a request from the State of Wyoming to have a mental health expert examine the state's lone death row inmate. Doug Randall has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Bankers in 10 Midwest and plains states expect the rural economy to continue growing in the months ahead because of the strength of farm income. Doug Randall has the details. Casper police say the arrest of a suspect in Gillette and a car crash in the North Platte river are both tied to a local stabbing. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Gobankingrates is continuing its state-by-state historical rate comparison by focusing on interest rates offered by local banks and credit unions in Wyoming. Those who drive  hybrids and electric cars may soon be able to recharge their vehicles for free in Jackson. Anthony Pollreisz has the story. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

In an effort to absorb potential cuts totaling 7.6 percent to the overall budget due to sequestration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is scaling back farm payments. That's according to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Plans to construct a $1 billion dollar plant in Carbon County to turn coal into gasoline may be delayed. Doug Randall has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming

It could have been much worse for four Northwest College students who were stranded in the Owl Creek Mountains Sunday night. Anthony Pollreisz has that story. Mental health, substance use and abuse and other health conditions will be the focus of the University of Wyoming's sixth annual Higher Education Mental Health and Substance Abuse Summit March 27-28 in Laramie. Amy Richards reports. Click pa

Employers can get information about safety laws at a seminar in Cheyenne Thursday. Doug Randall has the details. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded about $243,000 in grants for three homeless programs in Wyoming. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Senator's John Barrasso (R-WY) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) reintroduced a bill that would eliminate the health insurance tax (HIT) in the Affordable Care Act. Doug Randall has the details. The Director of the School Facilities Department is stepping down April 1st. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.