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Officials celebrated Wyoming's 124th State Arbor Day Monday with a tree planting ceremony on the north lawn of the Wyoming Supreme Court Building. Wyoming State Forester Bill Crapser says it's important to recognize the importance of trees in Wyoming. Crapser says  "you have to be serious about growing trees in this part of the world, but they are very important in our towns and our forests.

A biologist says prescribed burns and timber thinning on more than 15,000 acres of national forest on the west side of Jackson is unjustified and could damage the ecosystem. Doug Randall reports. This year's wildland fire outlook is more difficult to predict than in year's past according to a spokesman with the National Interagency Fire Center...

A multiple car crash on Interstate 80 just east of Cheyenne shortly before 11am Sunday claimed the life of a 37 year old Carpenter woman and sent her husband to the hospital, according to Wyoming Highway Patrol spokesman Sgt. Steve Townsend. He says an earlier crash and resulting diesel spill had closed the westbound lane of I-80 and caused the detour of traffic at the College Drive Interchange. R

The Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities is reminding residents that the summer watering schedule takes effect on Tuesday, May1. That means watering is prohibited between the hours of 10am until 5pm through the summer months. Wasting of water, such as letting it run down the street is also prohibited, according to BOPU spokesman Clint Bassett.

The Cheyenne Street Railway Trolley kicks off it's 25th season of street tours this weekend, according to Visit Cheyenne C-E-O Darren Rudloff. He says the trolley is offering a special discount price for Cheyenne residents on Saturday and Sunday of only $2 to ride the trolley. Rudloff says the tour begins at the Cheyenne depot plaza and gives riders a chance to see some of the city's most historic

Despite the fact that Laramie County School District #1 was one of 20 school districts in Wyoming to receive a waiver from a state-mandated student/teacher ratio of 16-1 ,  LCSD #1 Superintendent Mark Stock says the district is working to reduce the current ratio...

Win Health Partners recently brought Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County into it's provider network. Business Reporter Sharon Fain has details. Wyoming livestock cash receipts for 2011 totaled almost $1 Billion. Amy Richards has details. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Cheyenne Regional Medical Center Vice President for Marketing Leigh West says a partnership between CRMC and Wyoming Medical Center in Casper could be up and running as soon as the latter part of this summer.  The two hospitals this week signed a formal letter of intent to explore the partnership, to be known as 'Wyoming Solutions'. West says the letter of intent is a legal document that formally

The Chief of the U.S. Forest Service says he expects this year's fire season to be as active as last year. Doug Randall reports.  The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services announced that it has filled all seven Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Safety Consultant positions. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Another update to WYDOT''s “State Transportation Improvement Program” (STIP) for 2012 has been issued and is available for viewing on the agency’s Web site, www.dot.state.wy.us.