Wyoming Radio News

Authorities have recovered hundreds of pages of stolen personal information after stopping a vehicle for speeding near Farson. An organic farmers conference is scheduled for February 22, 2014 in Torrington.

Visitation to the State Parks was up in 2013 according to the Division of State Parks and Cultural Resources. The Casper City Council has unanimously approved $450,000 toward design and construction efforts at multiple Platte River revival sites...

The US Bureau of Reclamation is reducing the amount of water that flows out of a reservoir on the Idaho-Wyoming border. Research conducted by a University of Wyoming zoology professor indicates some bumblebees can fly higher than the top of Mount Everest...

A child sex sting operation by a Wyoming Law Enforcement team has resulted in federal felony charges against five men. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says there is a major reason why the USDA is setting up a system of regional climate change hubs...

As part of its efforts to increase beef demand, the Wyoming Beef Council has redesigned its website and its social media efforts with members of the millennial generation in mind. The Casper City Council has passed and implemented an amended animal tethering ordinance...

Winhealth is encouraging state residents to obtain health insurance by February 15, the next open enrollment deadline. A Casper woman is heading to prison after being convicted of embezzling money.

Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) says it is time for the administration to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline project. Wyoming education standards for Science, Social Studies, Physical Education, and Career and Vocational Education are under review and the Department of Education is seeking public comment...

Congressional investigators have found problems with federal coal sales that a leading lawmaker said might have cost taxpayers $200 million or more in lost revenue. The Navy is investigating cheating allegations against about one-fifth of its trainers at a school for Naval Nuclear Power Reactor operators...

The Wyoming Treasurer's office wants to return unclaimed funds to their owners. The UW Extension is examining the impacts and trends of the coal industry.  

Biologists say forage conditions at the National Elk Refuge have slipped to the point that they have to begin supplemental feeding of elk and bison. The American Society of naturalists has presented one of its highest honors to University of Wyoming professor Craig Benkman...