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The BLM will hold a competitive coal lease sale by sealed bid on Wednesday, August 21 in Cheyenne. Amy Richards reports. Union Pacific legendary locomotive No. 844 along with one of the largest diesel-electric locomotives will pull the Denver Post-Cheyenne Frontier Days Train' again this year. Joy Greenwald has details. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Fire crews have reached 20 percent containment of the Sensebaugh wildfire burning southeast of Casper

Governor Matt Mead says he plans to ask the Legislature for state employee pay raises. The preliminary route favored by federal regulators for the proposed $3 billion dollar TransWest Transmission Line would create a new utility corridor through South-Central Wyoming. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

The preliminary route favored by federal regulators for a proposed $3 billion power line project to carry Wyoming wind power to California would create a new utility corridor through south-central Wyoming.

A Cody couple got a little more than they bargained for when a Saturday outing to explore the Red Lake area turned up what appeared to be a live hand grenade.

The lands had already been segregated from the mining laws under temporary measures.

The BLM Wyoming State Office and the Western Area Power Administration are seeking input on the Transwest Express Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement. Amy Richards reports. The latest drought report shows a reversal of recent encouraging trends, according to a USDA Meteorologist. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Four military firefighting planes are being moved to Arizona from Colorado. Amy Richards reports. The BLM is asking people to be careful with fire this holiday weekend. Joy Greenwald reports. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News. //townsquare.media/site/99/files/2013/07/wyoming-radio-news-am-2.mp3">

Wyoming hasn't had any big wildfires so far this year but several weeks in a row of warm, dry weather have led to the state's first widespread fire restrictions this year.

The Sweetwater County Commission has approved a subsidy to keep SkyWest Airlines service between the Rock Springs\Sweetwater County Airport and Salt Lake City. Doug Randall reports. The Bureau of Land Management announced partial fire restrictions beginning next week for Natrona, Converse, Goshen and Platte counties. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.