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AAA says more people in the eight state Mountain West region are planning to make a Labor Day getaway compared to last year.  Doug Randall reports. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is proposing changes to the Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) regulation that would go into effect beginning 2013. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

A spokesman for the Cheyenne Police Department says police are still seeing traffic laws banning cell phone usage (except for hands free devices) and texting by motorists widely ignored.

Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce President and C-E-O Dale Steenbergen says the Laramie County economy is doing fairly well in most areas.

A 17 year old teenager led a Wyoming Highway Patrol Trooper on  a high speed chase that eventually ended in Idaho. Wyoming Highway Patrol Sgt. Stephen Townsend says the juvenile had apparently stolen a car from a job site in Green River Saturday night.  Several hours later, a Wyoming Trooper observed the stolen vehicle, a 2006 Chrysler 300, on the western outskirts of Kemmerer on US 30 and initiat

Wyoming may expand bison hunting because the state’s population is above management goals. Amy Richards reports. Some livestock groups and others are calling for the E.P.A. to issue a waiver on renewable fuel standards. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

A national magazine says the University of Wyoming is one of the top institutions in the country when it comes to outdoor adventures. Doug Randall reports. The sale of the Snow King resort in Jackson to J.M.I. Realty is expected to wrap up by the end of the month. Business reporter Sharon Fain has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Officials are reminding the public that entering caves on the Bighorn National Forest is prohibited in an effort to protect the spread of a disease to bats. An interim legislative committee has passed a bill that would make tax zappers illegal in Wyoming. Doug Randall has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Monday was the first day of classes at St. Mary’s Catholic school in Cheyenne, and principal Janet Materi says enrollment appears to be up by one student compared to last year.

Encana Oil and Gas has granted $23, 630 to the Wyoming Stock Growers Association to continue funding the realranchers.com initiative. Amy Richards reports. Conservation groups are welcoming a federal report how sage grouse should be managed in 11 western states to avoid new federal protections. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will soon provide special provisions connected to livestock haying and grazing and cover crops for next spring to help mitigate the impact of this year’s drought.  A large Jackson hotel has been sold to a Rhode Island company. Doug Randall has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.