Wyoming Radio News

Deborah Smith of Wyoming News Service says a provision of the Affordable Care Act is increasing the number of doctors in rural states including Wyoming. An upcoming luncheon will focus on the state and national economies. Joy Greenwald reports...

Sixty-one year old Wyoming resident Nic Patrick says he has no animosity toward the grizzly sow that nearly killed him June 20th on the South Fork. The group that stages the annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada has launched a YouTube Poetry contest for those between the ages of 18 and 35...

Two Cheyenne men were sentenced in federal court last week on meth charges. A 55 year old Hudson, Wyoming man is due in court later this month for arraignment on charges that he made online threats against law enforcement and government officials...

A former USDA Chief Economist says the crop insurance program has grown significantly since it's start in 1981. The Wyoming Business Council Board of Directors will meet on Thursday in Cheyenne. Amy Richards reports.   <iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="//w.soundcl...

Starting in the summer of 2014, the University of Wyoming will offer a distance Master's Degree program in English. Joy Greenwald reports. "Think local and think small",  that's the message from the US Small Business Administration. Deborah Smith of Wyoming News Service reports    

The University of Wyoming is proceeding with more than $250, 000 in renovations to a house it rents to former UW President Bob Sternberg. Amy Richards reports. Governor Matt Mead has included proposed raises for state employees as part of his budget proposals for the next biennium...

Beginning this winter, the Douglas Ranger District will utilize a forest special order to close LaBonte Canyon Road and Harris park Rod during wet weather and or thaw periods. The Town of Manderson is considering expanding its ban on ownership of pit bulls to Rottweilers and Dobermans...

The National Park Service has released a prospectus soliciting proposals from businesses interested in providing guided, interpretive oversnow vehicle tours of Yellowstone National Park. Wyoming Highway Patrol Troopers are starting special overtime patrols on Thanksgiving Day that will continue through New Years Eve...

WYDOT is reminding motorists about the state's chain law. Joy Greenwald reports. The legislature's Management Audit Committee is set to release draft program evaluation reports today. Amy Richards has details.    

Areas where road construction has taken place are also attractive to wildlife as they congregate in newly seeded areas where groundcover seeding has taken place.