Doug Randall

The Cheyenne Police Department has began assigning officers foot patrols., or walking a beat as it is commonly known, in the downtown area according to a department spokesman.

Officer Dan Long says having officers on foot in the downtown business district increases their approachability and gives them a chance to get to know people in the area better

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Cheyenne Police Chief Brian Kozak says his agency implements anti-terrorism security measures at Cheyenne Frontier Days and other events that draw large numbers of people.

Kozak says police  plan ahead of such events to see what sort of security measures need to be implemented

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An army Sergeant at Ft. Carson is getting the U.S. Military's third-highest combat medal. Trevor Trujillo has more. A Yellowstone National Park Elk featured in a BBC film has died after likely being killed by a wolf pack. Amy Richards has a report. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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Laramie County Sheriff Danny Glick says it's a mistake to think a terrorist attack like the recent Boston Marathon bombing couldn't happen in Wyoming.

Glick says one thing that could make Wyoming a target is  the widely held belief that it wouldn't happen in such a rural, lightly populated area

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Cheyenne Regional Medical Center and the Wyoming Neurology clinic have partnered to open a new epilepsy center on the fourth floor of the hospital.

Center Medical Director Dr. Prabhu Emmady says before the local center opened epilepsy victims had to travel 100 miles to Denver for diagnosis and treatment

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The Cheyenne City Council Monday night voted 6-4 in favor of purchasing the former Dinneen's Car Dealership in downtown Cheyenne as a location for the city's new Public Safety Building.

Voting yes were Mayor Rick Kaysen, Council President Mark Rinne, and council members Jimmy Valdez, Georgia Broyles, Sean Allen and Jim Brown

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Laramie County School District #1 Superintendent says he has no problem with home schooling.

Stock calls homeschooling a ''viable option'' for parents adding he doesn't think the government should dictate to parents how to raise their children

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Officials with the Cheyenne Boys and Girls Club says progress is being made on a new location for the club in south Cheyenne.

Rolinda Sample, Chief Professional Officer for the club, says materials for the club's new gym arrived on Thursday

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A spokesman for the Sweetwater County Sheriff's Department says there have been numerous reports from across Wyoming about a variety of internet scams which try to take advantage of the Boston Marathon bombing

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Laramie County School District #1 Superintendent Mark Stock says the district is waiting for a decision from the state on a proposal to build six new 5th-6th grade schools to help deal with overcrowding, especially at the k-3 grade levels

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