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The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded contracts totaling more than $14.8 Million for eight highway projects around the state during it’s August meeting in Cheyenne. Amy Richards has a report. Despite drought, heat and rising feed costs, the nation’s dairy’s are still producing slightly more than a year ago. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

General Motors Co. will recall 249,260 midsize sport utility vehicles to correct a potential fire hazard. The Northwest College board has approved a plan to raise $5 million dollars for a new classroom building from four sources, none of which involve raising taxes. Doug Randall reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

As Many states are experiencing a very active year for West Nile virus (WNV), the Wyoming Department of Health is saying an adult male from Crook County is the state’s first reported human case for 2012. Wyoming  Department of Health Spokeswoman Kim Deti says  while summer may be winding down, the season for West Nile virus is not yet over.

The Wyoming Department of Health has launched a website a telephone line to allow state residents to report suspected medicaid fraud. A resource guide is available for Wyoming landowners with information ranging from soil and forest issues to septic systems and growing local food. Doug Randall reports.Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Tuesday is primary election day in Wyoming. Laramie County Clerk Debbye Lathrop says the polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.  She says there have been some changes in polling places since the last election.

The BLM has released it’s final Environmental Analysis on the proposed Lost C reek uranium mine in a remote area of southwest Wyoming. Amy Richards has a report. Yahoo Travel has ranked Yellowstone National Park the number one place every American should see, beating out the Grand Canyon and New York City. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

A former financial manager in lander has pleaded not guilty to charges of embezzling more than $2.5 million dollars. Doug Randall has the details. The rural Mainstreet Index dropped further into negative territory this month, suggesting economic contraction. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

The National Weather Service Doppler Radar serving southeast Wyoming and western Nebraska will be enhanced with the latest dual-polarization technology beginning in October. John Griffith, Warning Coordination Meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Cheyenne, says conventional Doppler radars send out a horizontal pulse that gives forecasters a one‐dimensional picture of whatever is in t

U. S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the department is is continuing efforts to expand American agriculture exports. Authorities say a man who was killed after a rupture at a natural gas well in northern Colorado was from Wyoming. Doug Randall has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Laramie County School District One Superintendent Mark Stock says a recent study of fifth grade reading test scores in the district shows that students who changed schools usually scored lower than those who have not moved.