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An official with the state Department of Worker’s Compensation says employers in Wyoming can now have voluntary inspections done to identify possible workplace safety hazards as well as possible solutions.

Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen says that while it is true the city’s new Unified Development Code does increase costs for some local businesses, many of the changes from the old city code reflect what members of the public told the city they would like to see in terms of development in Cheyenne.

Amy Richards has a report on how you can use household greywater as an alternative water source for landscapes. The Medicine Bow-Routt Resource Advisory Committee is accepting proposals for funding for natural resource projects through August 31, according to spokesman Aaron Voos. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Another fire at Sinclair Refinery sends a worker to the hospital. Doug Randall has the details. A Mills man, accused of shooting a man who he believed was selling drugs to his stepson has made a deal with prosecutors. Click past  the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen says the city was able to add $1.7 Million to it’s cash reserves at the end of fiscal year 2012, which ended on June 30th.

Doug Randall reports that the Wyoming Supreme court has ordered a lawyer representing a Sheridan teenager serving a life sentence in a 2009 home invasion killing, to present information about how a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision could affect the teen’s sentence. Economist Ernie Goss says you should stock up on meat now while the prices are low because they will go up due to the drought.  Click

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says additional funding and other assistance  will be provided by the USDA to help agriculture producers deal with the drought conditions that have struck much of the nation. Members of the University of Wyoming Energy Resources Council and the Advanced Conversion Technologies Task Force will meet this month in Laramie. Amy Richards reports. Click past jump to lis

Federal agencies say they aim to have their permit and review decisions for a wind farm development in southern Wyoming complete by October 2014. Doug Randall reports. Season one of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s television show, Wyoming’s Call of the Wild,  is now available online. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

In partnership with Governor Matt Mead’s office, the Wyoming Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Wednesday honored nine outstanding Wyoming employers at the seventh annual Wyoming Safety Conference. Wyoming OSHA and the State Mine Inspector’s Office, divisions of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, presented Governor’s Safety Awards to Wyoming employers demonstrating

Visitation to Yellowstone National Park for July is down slightly compared to year ago levels. Spokesman Al Nash says the park recorded 888,335 recreational visitors in July 2012, down 2.1 percent from last year.