NEW MEXICO SLAYING
Suspect in New Mexico slaying arrested in Wyoming
GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — A man wanted in a fatal shooting in New Mexico has been arrested on charges of stabbing a woman in Wyoming.
The Gillette News-Record reports 36-year-old Charles …

Listen to the Thursday broadcast: YNP Visitation Increases… Packhorse Race This Weekend… Operation Jessica… Tribal Liaison Quits… South Pass Paving… Great Lakes Aviation Continues Descent.

(Cheyenne) – Wyoming’s only airline reports its passenger numbers were down 62 percent in May compared to the same month last year.
The Wyoming Business Report says the airline, which serves Riverton Regional …

(Riverton) – A pair of asphalt pavement improvement projects are under way on Wyoming Highway 28 over South Pass.
Wyoming Department of Transportation engineer Erik Smith says those driving between Lander and Farson should …

(Casper/AP) – The Eastern Shoshone’s tribal liaison to the Wyoming Legislature and the governor’s office has resigned, saying officials showed little respect for the position and discriminated against her because she is …

(Cheyenne) – Last week, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, in conjunction with the U.S. Marshal’s Service, conducted “Operation Jessica” on the Wind River Indian Reservation.
Operation Jessica is intended to ensure those convicted …

(Dubois) – The Don Scheer Memorial Packhorse race will be held Saturday and Sunday at the Dubois Town Park.

Teams will break down their camp, pack one horse, saddle two other horses and trot …

(Jackson) – Visitation to Yellowstone National Park for the first five months of 2014 is up almost six percent compared to the previous year.

Through May of this year, over 415,000 people had visited Yellowstone …

The following reports are provided by the Riverton Police Department. All those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
JUNE
June 11 Arrests
Rysen TallWhiteMan – 22 – Ethete – Bond Revocation
June 4 …

WESTERN GOVERNORS-CLIMATE
EPA promotes global warming proposal to governors
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency is promoting proposed clean power plant rules to western governors as a way to deal with …

GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — City officials in Gillette say they’re just now finding out that a severe snowstorm last October seriously damaged several more trees than they’d originally thought. Ten cottonwood trees will be cut …

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) — A family friend and cousin say they remember a slain Las Vegas police officer as a devoted father who loved his job and enjoyed woodworking. Alyn Beck was originally from …