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Law enforcement officials in Rock Springs say they are focusing on four different areas in their investigation of the murder of 17-year-old Rigoberto Alvarado, whose body was found in a shallow grave outside Rock Springs on August 19 . Those
Steve Woodson sworn in by Justice William Hill (Amy Richards/TSM)
Steve Woodson was sworn in Tuesday by Wyoming Supreme Court Justice William Hill as the new head of the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation. DCI is part of the Attorney General’s office and is Wyoming’s chief law enforcement agency. Woodson has worked for the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for 20 years as a special agent, most of that work based in Wyoming. Woodson also spent years as a special agent and team leader with the Wyoming DCI.
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Four people received enough write-in votes in Powell to run for mayor in November, but the ballot will only list one candidate. Doug Randall reports. The National Park service has reopened the public comment period for 30 days on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for long-term plan for winter use in Yellowstone National Park. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Manufacturing company Ridgelein Energy Services has begun remodeling an abandoned school in Deaver. Business Reporter Sharon Fain has details. The Bureau of Land Management will lease two coal tracts south of Gillette containing nearly 380 tons of coal. Amy Richards reports.
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A team of professional paleontologists is excavating dinosaur bones in the Dana Quarry in northern Wyoming. Janet Mcallister of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says the weather patterns this year have contributed to the recent outbreak of West Nile Virus in the U.S. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Twenty year old Joseph Jude Jenkins, a co-defendant charged in the slayings and robbery of a Hudson couple, has pleaded not guilty by reason of mental illness or deficiency. A judge has ordered a mental evaluation. The University of Wyoming will host a cattleman’s boot camp September 28th and 29th. Doug Randall reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Wyoming Main Street is accepting applications from communities interested in participating in its program. business reporter Sharon Fain has the details. The Bureau of Reclamation will lower Guernsey Reservoir again. Doug Randall reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
Despite a late comeback attempt, the Wyoming Cowboy football team lost a hard-fought contest Saturday to 15th-ranked Texas on Saturday, 37-17.
Wyoming (0-1 overall) held an early 9-7 lead over the Longhorns (1-0 overall), but were outscored 30-8 the rest of the way in the 2012 season opener for both teams. UW junio
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) —The head of a Texas company says it has contracted with a firm to build a plant in Carbon County to turn coal into gasoline. Robert Kelly, chairman of DKRW Advanced Fuels of Houston, says Sinopec Engineering Group is based out of China and has built similar facilities before. K
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, speaking at the the central bank summit in Jackson Hole Friday, says high U.S. unemployment is a “grave concern” and that the Fed will provide more help if the economy doesn’t improve. A purebred Yellowstone bison is growing up at the Bronx Zoo after scientists were able to successfully implant a genetically pure embryo into a commercial bison. Doug Randall has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that the Wyoming population of gray wolves is recovered and no longer warrants protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Beginning September 30th, wolves in Wyoming will be managed by the state under an approved management plan, as they are in the states of Idaho and Montana. F
Despite declines in production, U.S.D.A. Chief Economist Joe Glauber says Agriculture exports are expected to reach record levels in Fiscal Year 2013. Funding is available for trail projects in Wyoming. Doug Randall has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
