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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the clock is ticking on automatic budget cuts, including cuts affecting meat inspectors. Attorneys in a class-action lawsuit say Atlanta-based Furniture Retail Company Aarons' Inc. hasn't notified at least 800 customers targeted by spyware installed on the company's rental computers. Amy Richards has a report. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio N

A new National Park Service report shows that nearly 6 million national park visitors in Wyoming in 2011 spent  $627 million and supported over 9,100 jobs. Doug Randall reports. Crop insurance deadlines are coming up. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Cheyenne Frontier Days officials announced the opening acts for this year's Frontier Nights Concert series. Doug Randall has the details. Wyoming sheep and lamb producers lost an estimated 43,000 head of sheep and lambs in 2012. Joy Greenwald reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Wyoming Senator Mike Enzi voted with the minority on Tuesday as the U.S. Senate voted to move forward the nomination of former Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense. Contracts totaling nearly $20.1 million for 12 projects around the state were awarded by the Wyoming Transportation Commission during it's February meeting. Amy Richards has a report. Click past jump to listen to Wyomin

The Wyoming Senate rejected a bill Monday on a 15-14 vote that would have expedited the process for some felons to retain their voting rights. Gas prices continued to go up in the state last week. Doug Randall has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

A group encouraging export terminals for coal in the Pacific Northwest is gathering support from Wyoming companies and organizations. Business reporter Sharon Fain has the details. Doug Randall reports that the Bureau of Land Management has released the Lander Resource Management Plan and final Environmental Impact Statement. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services will host the 2013 Wyoming Safety and Workforce Summit in June in Rock Springs. Doug Randall reports. Former Vice President Dick Cheney and his eldest daughter, Liz Cheney, are scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the Steamboat Institute Freedom Conference in August. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell says he expects to award contracts soon to add several large jet air tankers to the nation's fleet of firefighting planes. Amy Richards reports. Commercial red meat production in Wyoming in January increased by 50 percent compared to the previous month. Joy Greenwald reports. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News. //townsquare.media/site/99/files/201

The final report on a chemical spill into a Yellowstone River tributary along the Montana-Wyoming border says the initial release of 1,000 gallons of deicer was enough to briefly double the river's total flow. Doug Randall has the details. The mayor of Saratoga says members of the public will get a chance to speak at town council meetings. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News. Read

Jackson Hole Airport officials say an $18 million dollar baggage and administration expansion is now in the bidding phase, and could be operational in late 2014. Business Reporter Sharon Fain has the details. University of Wyoming trustees will released the names of the finalists for the next University President after all. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.