Cheyenne News
(Courtesy of MathiasKabel/Wikipedia) Harlem Ambassadors Coming To Cheyenne
The Harlem Ambassadors Basketball Tour will be visiting Cheyenne for a game at South High School on Friday March 16th, at 7:00 p.m. The Ambassadors have partnered with HOPE (Hispanic Organization for Progress and Education) to raise scholarship money for deserving Hispanic students who wish to pursue higher education.
Ticket sales, raffles and sponsor donations will go to HOPE. Concession sales will benefit the South High School Student Activity Fund. Read More...
East High School (Courtesy of LCSD #1) WDE Education to Demonstrate New Assesment Tool
The Wyoming Department of Education will host a demonstration of its Assessment Resource Tool (ART) at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 14 in the Westward Room of the Natrona County School District’s Central Services building. Wyoming Department of Education spo
Workers prepare concrete. (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty) Wyoming Lawmakers Pass Workplace Safety Bill [AUDIO]
Yellowstone National Park officials say the park’s wolf population has stabilized at about 100 wolves over the last two years. Doug Randall reports. The Wyoming Legislature passed a workplace safety bill aimed at helping companies reduce fatalities and injuries, during their just concluded Budget session. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News. Read More...
(Courtesy Wyoming Poison Control Center) Poison Prevention Urged
A spokeswoman for the Wyoming Poison Control Center says with National Poison Prevention Week coming up (March 18-25), now is a great time to consider the potential for accidental poisonings in your home. Joan Macavoy says prescription drugs and even over the counter medications are potential hazards, so it’s important to follow directions closely and know what is in the medications you are taking. She also says it’s important to keep medications out of reach of children, because ”there’s no such thing as a childproof container. Kids can usually get into any bottle in a minute or two”. Macavoy says 100 people a day die in the U-S from accidental poisonings, most commonly from prescription medications. She says that number has tripled since 1990. Read More...
Ag Photo Contest Accepting Pictures [AUDIO]
The Bureau of Reclamation has named it’s new Wyoming-area manager. Business Reporter Sharon Fain has details. The Wyoming Business Council’s Agribusiness Division is now accepting photos for it’s 5th annual ag photo contest. Amy Richards has a report. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News. Read More...
Gov. Matt Mead (R-WY) Gov. Mead Talks About Proposed National Guard Cuts [AUDIO]
Governor Matt Mead, in his capacity as a member of the Council of Governor’s, says he has had some discussions with the Department of Defense on their proposed cuts to the National Guard.
A family that has lived on a ranch inside Grand Teton National Park for five generations will be able to remain in business there. Doug Randall reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News. Read More...
(Courtesy of the U.S.D.A.) USDA Promotes New Conservation Initiative [AUDIO]
The federal government is teaming up with farmers and other landowners to help protect habitat for several species of wildlife and protect the ability of those landowners to keep that land productive. Grand Teton National Park rangers found the bodies of two missing skiers who were buried in an avalanche on Ranger Peak. Doug Randall has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News. Read More...
Downtown Cheyenne during the storm. (J. Green/TSM) Kaysen says Hail Damage Total Still Unknown
Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen says the current tally of $719,000 in damages to city property from a pair of devastating hail storms last July will likely go much higher when the final total is known. Kaysen says the city is still assessing the damage, which includes 31 roofs and a number of other damages not included in the total so far. Kaysen says the good news is that due to good insurance policies the actual cost to the city will be relatively low. Read More...
(Courtesy Wyoming Department of Health) Feds May Investigate Casper Spice [AUDIO]
The EPA will partner with the state of Wyoming and the USGS, in collaboration with the Northern Arapahoe and Eastern Shoshone tribes, to complete additional sampling of wells in the Pavillion area. Amy Richards has a report. Even though Governor Matt Mead signed a bill into law broadening the definition of the synthetic substance known as spice, the compound that is reported to have made at least three people critically ill in Casper last week remains outside of Wyoming drug laws. But Casper Police Chief Chris Walsh says his agency is approaching federal drug-enforcement agencies about a possible investigation into the matter. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News. Read More...
(Creative Commons license: uhuru1701/Flickr) Despite Wolf Hunts, Wolf Population Increases [AUDIO
The wolf population in the Northern Rockies increased in 2011 despite the removal of federal protections and wolf hunts in Montana and Idaho. Doug Randall reports. The least populated county in Wyoming opted not to commit any Republican presidential candidate in a Wednesday night caucus. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News. Read More...
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