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Campbell County Commissioners have asked school district officials to allow them to build a new fire station on land designated for a second high school. Doug Randall reports. a forum on prescription drug abuse is scheduled for the University of Wyoming on September 21st. U.S. Attorney’s Office spokesman John Powell says prescription drug abuse is a growing problem. Click past the jump to listen t

(Mario Tama/Getty) September is National Preparedness Month and the Wyoming Department of Health is encouraging residents to  consider joining a local Medical Reserve Corps unit. Angelyn Mayes, state Medical Reserve Corps Coordinator, says Community-based Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) units are a specialized, health-related component of Citizen Corps, a national network of hometown security vol

Rigoberto Alvarado (Courtesy Sweetwater County Sheriff's Department) 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 . Th ...

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 spe

Getty Images/Stringer 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

Michael Smith/Getty Images 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.

mosquitoes (David McNew/Getty) 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.

(John Moore/Getty) 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. Read M

Guernsey Reservoir (Courtesy of Wyoming State Parks) 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 ...