Wyoming Radio News

ExxonMobil has partnered with the University of Wyoming's School of Energy Resources to promote k-12 energy education in Wyoming. Amy Richards has details. USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey says winter wheat production is ending up doing fairly well, despite being behind last year's numbers. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

The Shoshone National Forest has banned soft-sided tents at some campgrounds. Doug Randall reports. Wyoming's State Board of Land Commissioners (SBLC), along with the Wyoming Conservation Corp  and employees from Devon Energy recently participated in conservation projects. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Wyoming Attorney General Gregory Phillips was confirmed by the Senate Monday as a judge on the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Doug Randall has the details. A recent survey by the Center for Rural Affairs shows discontent in rural areas of the nation. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Wyoming has just recorded it's best year ever for total returns on state investments. Yellowstone National Park administrators  say a tentative plan to relax gray wold hunting and trapping rules in Montana appears to be aimed at substantially reducing the park's population of the predators. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News

Governor Matt Mead's office is keeping a portion of a report critical of State Superintendent of Public Instruction Cindy Hill sealed for now. Wyoming's tourism industry is looking goo so far this year. Doug Randall reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Congress will enter the debate this week over whether taxpayers are getting a fair return on coal mined on public lands in the west. Doug Randall has more on that story. Wyoming relatives of one of the 19 firefighters killed in Arizona are raising money to help his widow. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

A federal judge has given a man jail time for lying on his passport application. Doug Randall reports. Hunters who did not obtain an elk, deer or antelope license this year will have an opportunity to get a leftover license starting next week. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

The Wyoming Honor Farm in Riverton now has a new 72 bed intensive treatment unit. Doug Randall reports. A Laramie County Commissioner wants the City of Cheyenne to repeal the Unified Development Code. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

The BLM Wyoming State Office and the Western Area Power Administration are seeking input on the Transwest Express Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement. Amy Richards reports. The latest drought report shows a reversal of recent encouraging trends, according to a USDA Meteorologist. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Five public meetings have been scheduled across Washington in September and October to give people an opportunity to comment on a proposed coal export terminal. The cost to get the nation's trails up to minimum standards could cost over $500 million dollars. Deborah Smith reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.