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People living near of visiting the Keystone area of the Medicine Bow National Forest should expect higher than normal flows in Douglas Creek starting on Friday May 11th. Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities spokesman Clint Bassett says the higher flows will be the result of water being released from Rob Roy Reservoir...

A  new report from Families USA says tax credits included in the Affordable Care Act could help millions of small businesses offer health coverage for their employees.

On Saturday May 12, Cheyenne and Laramie County letter carriers will help ''stamp out hunger" by conducting the largest single day food drive in the nation, according to Sara Weber with United Way of Laramie County. She says people can contribute to the drive by leaving non- perishable items such as canned goods, rice and pasta by their mail boxes Saturday.

Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce President and C-E-O Dale Steenburgen says he has some concerns about the new city building code. Steenburgen says that while the intention of the new code is to improve safety and clarify city regulations, he's concerned the end result will be increased costs and over regulation of business.

Tree planting is in full swing in the Brush Creek-Hayden Ranger District of the Medicine Bow/Routt National Forest. Amy Richards has a report. May 11 is the last day that artwork from the 29th annual Conservation Stamp Art Competition can be seen at the Wyoming Game and Fish Department Headquarters in Cheyenne, according to Game and Fish spokesman Al Nash. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radi

Government officials plan to haze a large herd of migrating bison back into Yellowstone National Park this week. Nationally known fundraising expert Penelope Burk will be the keynote speaker at the Wyoming Philanthropy Days in June at Little America in Cheyenne. Doug Randall has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Some of Wyoming's forests, including the Medicine Bow National Forest, are seeing a let up of the Mountain Pine Beetle infestation. Les Koch, Forest Health Specialist with the Wyoming State Forestry Division says the reason the  infestation is declining in some areas is because they have run out of trees to kill.

Wyoming Game and Fish spokesman Al Langston says with the  the warmer weather,  boating interest is on the upswing and with that interest, boaters are asked to take special precautions to make sure their boats are not carrying Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS)...

U.S. Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY) during debate on a bill that would delay a hike in student loan rates for a year, said he was disappointed with the majority party's plan for paying for the bill. A University of Oregon led project to create an atlas of Yellowstone National Park is done. Doug Randall has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Cheyenne's drinking water meets or exceeds all EPA  and local water requirements according to a new report from the Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities, according to BOPU spokesman Clint Bassett.