Our Cheyenne news staff, with reporting from Doug Randall and Joy Greenwald.
Cheyenne News Staff
Winter Travel Restrictions to Begin on Bridger-Teton National Forest
Spokeswoman Mary Cernicek says the restrictions include areas of crucial wildlife winter range that are closed to all human presence.
Wyoming Game and Fish Says Be Aware of Migrating Animals
Areas where road construction has taken place are also attractive to wildlife as they congregate in newly seeded areas where groundcover seeding has taken place.
Wyoming Highway Patrol Says Use GPS and A Map
The patrol says a 19 year-old female was located last weekend by troopers on a U.S. Forest Service road in the Big Horn mountains after spending a night in her car after she became stuck. She was apparently following driving instructions on her GPS.
Bureau of Land Management: Respect Cultural Resources on Public Lands
Laws such as the National Historic Preservation Act, the Archaeological Resource Protection Act, and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, prohibit disturbing, or removing artifacts.
Duke Energy Agrees To Pay $1 Million In Connection With Bird Deaths
Under a plea agreement with the government, the company was sentenced to pay fines, restitution and community service totaling $1 million and was placed on probation for five years.
Enzi: Amendments to The Defense Bill Should Be Heard and Debated
Enzi says Senator Reid has used a technical procedure to prohibit votes on anything that he doesn’t deem worthy. The Senate is scheduled to resume consideration of the NDAA, on Dec. 9th.
Wyoming Cross Country Star Competes at NCAA Championships Saturday
A native of Rock Springs, Zans placed fifth at the Mountain West Championships on Nov. 1 to earn All-MW First-Team honors, before crossing the line 14th at the NCAA Mountain Regional last Friday to claim All-Region accolades.
Transportation Commission Awards 51.5 Million for Highway Projects
Three pavement preservation projects made possible by increased state fuel tax revenue, were awarded by the Wyoming Transportation Commission during its November meeting.
Governor Appoints New Justice to the Wyoming Supreme Court
Governor Matt Mead has appointed Catherine (Kate) M. Fox as the newest member of the Wyoming Supreme Court. Fox replaces the Honorable Barton R. Voigt, who has been on the Supreme Court since 2001 and served as Chief Justice from July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2010...
Cheyenne Frontier Days Joins Other Rodeos To Help Stop Domestic Violence
To support awareness for this cause, Tuesday, July 22, will now be known as “Man-Up Crusade Against Domestic Violence Day”. All park-goers are encouraged to wear purple on this day.