Our Cheyenne news staff, with reporting from Doug Randall and Joy Greenwald.
Cheyenne News Staff
Wyoming Senate Passes Loan Program Bill [AUDIO]
The Wyoming Senate has approved a bill to establish a loan program that supporters say would let the state move more quickly to recruit large business ventures. A man accused of sexual assault in the Rock River area was arrested in Minnesota on February 22nd...
School Improvement Conference Scheduled [AUDIO]
AdvancED's 32 annual school improvement conference is scheduled for next month in Casper. The latest USDA export forecast is out.
Education Committee Approves Changes to Hathaway Scholarship Program [AUDIO]
The House Education Committee has endorsed two bills that would raise the Hathaway Scholarship Award and allow Hathaway money to be used for summer classes. The Natrona County School District will pursue a $33 million bond election later this year to pay for school improvements not covered by the State of Wyoming...
Denver Wants the 2016 Republican National Convention [AUDIO]
The City of Denver has requested that the Republican Party consider holding its 2016 National Convention there. Attorneys hired by the City of Casper say officials should move forward with a contested case against city councilor Craig Hedquist...
Traffic Crash Results in Fatality
The Cheyenne Police Department has made no arrest in the case.
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 beginning in July...
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...