Our Cheyenne news staff. Amy Richards is news director, with reporting from Doug Randall, Kari Eakins, Karen Snyder, Daniel Sandoval, Sharon Fain and Ahren Broad.
Cheyenne News Staff
University of Wyoming Study: Beavers are Important to Riparian Habitats [AUDIO]
A University of Wyoming study is confirming that beavers can be helpful managers of the ecology and hydrology in riparian habitats. The Wyoming Business Council Board of Directors will meet in Cheyenne this week.
Official: Wild Horse Management Program Headed For Financial Trouble [AUDIO]
The head of the federal government's $70-million-dollar Wild Horse Management program warned last summer that the program is headed for a financial collapse unless some drastic changes are made to the decades old round-up policy. Stacy Bush will be the new principal at Laramie High School begin…
University of Wyoming Scholarship and Research Symposium Set For March 7th [AUDIO]
The University of Wyoming College of Education Scholarship and Research Symposium will be held on Friday, March 7. Two teens have been charged as adults in the strangulation last week of a 24-year-old guard in a Nebraska Jail.
A Legislative Committee Approves Bill to Support A Cody Lab [AUDIO]
The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced a bill aimed at enticing a major pharmaceutical company to expand operations in Cody. Yellowstone National Park officials have captured roughly 150 migrating bison as they step up efforts to reduce the animals population...
U.S. Department of Agriculture Recalls Over 8 Million Pounds of Beef [AUDIO]
The USDA has recalled over 8 million pounds of beef because of allegations that a California producer used "diseased and unsound animals" in the production of its meat. March 7 is the application deadline for the annual University of Wyoming Alumni Association Scholarship...
Casper Events Center to Get New Lighting [AUDIO]
The Sweetwater County Sheriff's Department says carbon monoxide poisoning has killed a Utah father and his son who were camping at Flaming Gorge Reservoir. The Casper City Council has signed off on plans to update the lighting system at the Casper Events Center...
Rapid Temperature Changes Concern for Wheat Crop [AUDIO]
New Jersey's largest newspaper tells the State of Wyoming to butt out of a concealed weapons lawsuit in that state. The rapid up and down temperatures this winter are causing concerns for some of the winter wheat crop.
Bridger-Teton Road Warning Issued [Audio]
Officials with the Bridger-Teton National Forest are urging recreationists to stay off of slushy, soggy roadways.
Acclaimed National Geographic journalist Mark Jenkins is scheduled to give a presentation at the University of Wyoming next month...
Acclaimed National Geographic journalist Mark Jenkins is scheduled to give a presentation at the University of Wyoming next month...
Gas Prices Going Up Around Wyoming and The Country [AUDIO]
Gas prices in Wyoming and around the country are on the rise again, according to analysts with Gasbuddy.com. Work in the Biomechanics of cell division and the cell biology of cancer has earned a University of Wyoming scientist an award.
Duke Energy Reports Significant Jump in Fourth Quarter Profits [AUDIO]
Wyoming gets kudos in a Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) child safety seat report. Duke Energy is reporting a 58 percent jump in 4th quarter profit after raising rates and getting a strong performance from its Brazilian operations...