drought

Climatologists with the University of Nebraska and the U.S. Department of Agriculture say Wyoming is emerging from a persisting drought. The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission will Sept. 22-23 in Jackson. Amy Richards reports.

Climatologists with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the U.S. Department of Agriculture say Wyoming is emerging from a persisting drought. About six percent of the state has emerged from drought entirely. Abnormally dry conditions are being seen in Wyoming’s northeastern, northwestern and southeastern corners...

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.

A Cheyenne-based meteorologist is forecasting near normal weather conditions for southeast Wyoming this summer. But Don Day says portions of western and southwestern Wyoming could see an increasingly severe drought through the next few months...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A cool, rainy spring is easing dry conditions in parts of the nation's farm belt that saw the worst of last year's drought. But optimism is being tempered, as that weather pattern has kept anxious farmers in most of Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, and Wisconsin from planting...

Much of the west could continue to see drought conditions through this summer, according to USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey. Tax Freedom Day falls on April 18th this year, according to the Tax Foundation's Annual Calculation. Amy Richards has details. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Bureau of Reclamation officials say Buffalo Bill Reservoir may not fill to the brim this spring but it should have enough water to meet irrigation needs in northern Wyoming this spring and summer.

Hot, dry weather took a toll on Wyoming's 2012 hay crop.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is releasing its final crop report for 2012, providing a glimpse of what last year's drought cost the nation's farmers and others. The report covers a number of crops, but attention will likely focus on corn production...

A federal judge has agreed to delay a civil lawsuit over the 2010 fire that damaged the historic Hitching Post Inn. Doug Randall has the details. The lingering drought could have an effect on future Christmas Tree production. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.