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Clay Brownell/Facebook Former Natrona Student killed in Crash [AUDIO]
Two of the workers injured in a fire at the Sinclair Oil Refinery have been released, while a third has been transferred to a Salt Lake City hospital. Amy Richards has a report. A former Natrona County High School student is dead after being involved in a single vehicle crash in Casper Tuesday. Kevin Koile has more on that story. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News. Read More...
Bison Cow (Courtesy of National Park Service) Judge Blocks Use of Helicopter in Bison Hazing Operation [AUDIO]
A federal judge has blocked Montana officials from using a helicopter to drive bison back into Yellowstone National Park. Doug Randall reports. A Union Pacific worker’s efforts to improve safety at a Wyoming rail yard is being recognized. Business Reporter Sharon Fain has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News. Read More...
Wyoming Capitol Building (Amy Richards/TSM) State Capitol Building In Need of Renovation
The Wyoming State Capitol Building in Cheyenne is one of the state’s most iconic buildings, but it is in need of some costly renovations.
State Construction Manager Rich Cathcart says while the building is structurally sound, the building’s steam-heating system is outdated, the air conditioning is nearly nonexistent, and its electrical wiring and water pipes require constant repair. In addition, a lack of a fire-suppression sprinkler system leaves the building vulnerable to disaster. Read More...
Luke Martinez (Couresy of U.W. Athletics) Luke Martinez to Speak At Reservation Schools
University of Wyoming men’s basketball student-athlete Luke Martinez has been invited by the Northern Arapaho Tribal Education Department to speak at two schools on the Wind River Reservation this weekend.
Martinez will address the 23 graduating seniors at Wyoming Indian High School’s commence
Gov Mead reads to 1st Graders (Amy Richards/TSM) Gov Mead Reads To First Graders
About 1,250 first graders from Laramie County Schools participated in the 7th annual “Wyoming Reads” event Tuesday at the Laramie County Library. Governor Matt Mead read to first graders from St. Mary’s School.
Thinkstock Hill Calls Lack of Curriculum Update ‘Irresponsible’
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Cindy Hill says the state needs to do a better job of updating it’s curriculum standards than has been the case in recent years. Hill also says the state’s current curric
State Superintendent Cindy Hill Superintendent Hill Pleased With Naep Results [AUDIO]
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Cindy Hill says she was pleased to see ‘sub groups’ of Wyoming students who generally do not do well on science tests exceed national averages on the recently released National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science test. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Wyoming says most of the complaints it receives from inmates in state jails and prisons deal with their medical and mental health care. Doug Randall reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News. Read More...
(courtesy of Keith Allison via Flickr) Off-Duty Officer Thwarts Robber’s Escape
Cheyenne Police were called to the Cheyenne Target store at 1708 Dell Range on Sunday afternoon on a report of a shoplifter who had threatened a store employee with a knife, according to a press release from the Cheyenne Police Department. Police say when they arrived on the scene they found the man, 28 year old Dustin Gebhardt of Cheyenne, had pulled a knife on an employee who confronted him about shoplifting in the store.
Dispensing Table (Amy Richards/TSM) Health Exercise in Cheyenne Monday
Local and State public health officials and emergency responders participated in “Operation Prairie Eagle” at Laramie County Community College Monday.
The public health exercise was based on a hypothetical biological anthrax event. State Health Officer Dr. Wendy Braund says the exercise tests the states capability to identify the need, request, receive, stage and distribute necessary federal medical supplies across the state.
Cheyenne Firefighter Joe Fender Cheyenne Firefighter to Run for State House
Cheyenne Fire Fighter Joe Fender has announced his plan to seek the Democratic nomination for the House District 7 seat in the Wyoming Legislature.
Fender, a fifteen-year veteran of the fire service, is a lieutenant with the Cheyenne Fire & Rescue Department. Fender says he has dedicated nearly his entire adult life as a public servant and sees serving in the Legislature as a way for him to continue to give back to the community that has been so good to me and my family.
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