Our Cheyenne news staff, with reporting from Doug Randall and Joy Greenwald.
Cheyenne News Staff
Northern Arapahoe Tribe Blasts States Request That EPA Stay Reservation Boundary Ruling [AUDIO]
The Northern Arapahoe Tribe is asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reject a request from the state of Wyoming to halt implementation of the agency's decision that over 1 million acres around Riverton remains legally Indian country...
Highway Contracts Awarded [Audio]
Contracts totaling nearly $12.8 million for six highway projects around Wyoming were awarded by the Wyoming Transportation Commission during its January meeting in Cheyenne. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department alerted hunters to some changes specific to wild bison.
Officials: Wolf Shot on Private Land in Grand Teton National Park [AUDIO]
State and federal officials are investigating the shooting of a wolf on private land inside Grand Teton National Park. Deborah Lee James, Secretary of the Air Force, says she moved up her fact-finding mission to the country's nuclear missile bases due to the cheating scandal that was unveiled last week...
BLM To Hold Sage Grouse Meetings [Audio]
The Bureau of Land Management will hold a series of public meetings on sage grouse management next month. A federal judge has ordered a Russian man who pleaded guilty to trying to export high-tech military rifle sights to leave the country...
Gas Prices Steady For Now [AUDIO]
Two Alpine, Wyoming men cited for trapping violations. Gasbuddy.com says gas prices should go down slightly through the end of January, but motorists should expect increased price volatility in February.
Cheyenne Frontier Days Dandies Have A New Director [AUDIO]
Wyoming Supreme Court hears arguments on case of an environmentalist who says he was denied state records related to endangered species protection for grizzly bears. Cheyenne Frontier Days General Committee has chosen Michelle Hess to replace Diane Humphrey as Cheyenne Dandies director...
Gro Biz Conference and Idea Expo Coming In Cheyenne in February [AUDIO]
The 12 Annual Gro Biz Conference and Idea Expo will be held in Cheyenne February 18th-20th at Little America. An Insurance company has reached a confidential settlement agreement with the company that owns Cheyenne's Hitching Post Inn.
Congress Still Working the Farm Bill [AUDIO]
The state of Wyoming capitalized on last year's record breaking year on Wall Street to bank hundred's of millions in profits on state investments. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says there are some parts of the farm bill that would need to be implemented right away, once the bill passes Congress...
Comprehensive Grant Training Program Coming Up [AUDIO]
A Wyoming lawmaker is pushing a bill to allow use of the firing squad to execute condemned state inmates if constitutional problems or other issues prevent the use of lethal injection. Registration is now open for a comprehensive grant training program...
SnoWest Magazine: Four of Top Ten Snowmobile Trails In Wyoming [AUDIO]
The new CEO of the Wyoming Lottery Corporation says tickets could go on sale in the state as early as June. Four of the top snowmobile trails in the country, as determined by SnoWest Magazine are in Wyoming.