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Gov Mead: AML Money to Wyoming Will Be Restored [AUDIO]
Governor Matt Mead says he is “optimistic” that congress will restore AML funding. a recently passed Federal Transportation Funding Law put a cap on how much Abandoned Mine Land payments states can get. The Wyoming Territorial Prison in Laramie is attracting more tourists. Doug Randall reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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17th Annual Komen Wyoming Race for the Cure® Saturday In Cheyenne
The 17th annual Susan G. Komen Wyoming Race for the Cure® is Saturday, August 11 at the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne! Join thousands in Wyoming who will participate in the Race to eradicate breast cancer. You can register early online at www.komenwyoming.org.
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Lawsuit Judge Won’t Visit Site of A Grizzly Mauling [AUDIO]
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he judge in a lawsuit filed by the widow of a man killed by a grizzly bear has decided not to visit the mauling site near Yellowstone National Park. Doug Randall has the details. Wyoming Air National Guard and F.E. Warren Air Force Base firefighters demonstrated the new Mobile Aircraft Fire Trainer (MAFT) Friday. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Judge Throws Out Coal Lease Lawsuit [AUDIO]
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from environmental groups that sought to block federal coal leases in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin on the grounds that burning the coal would contribute to global warming. Clay Van Houten, Emerging Diseases Unit Chief for the Wyoming Department of Health, says the number of Whooping Cough (aka Pertussis) cases in Wyoming are up this year. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Local Military Firefighters Train for Aircraft Fires
Wyoming Air National Guard and F.E. Warren Air Force Base firefighters demonstrated the new Mobile Aircraft Fire Trainer (MAFT) Friday. F.E. Warren Fire Chief John McDougall says the MAFT allows firefighters to train locally on how to safely extinguish an aircraft fires. He says in the past, crews had to travel across the country annually to receive the training.
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Enhanced Oil Recovery Near Casper [AUDIO]
Two companies are getting ready to boost production from a central Wyoming oil field by pumping carbon dioxide underground. An update on Wyoming Olympians Jennifer Nichols and Brett Newlin. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Wyoming Hay Prices Up Again in July [AUDIO]
Wyoming’s state parks and recreation sites have escaped damage from wildfires for the most part this summer, but officials expect visitation will be hurt because of bans on open campfires. Doug Randall reports. Hay prices in Wyoming in July were well above last year according to the Wyoming Field Office of the U.S.D.A.’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Cheyenne Light Gets Go Ahead to Build Power Plant
The Wyoming Public Service Commission Tuesday approved a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for Cheyenne Light Fuel and Power and Black Hills Power, to build a $222 million dollar natural gas fired plant in Cheyenne.
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Busy Day For First Responders In Yellowstone Monday
Yellowstone National Park rangers spent the day Monday responding to numerous incidents, including several involving significant injuries to visitors. Yellowstone National Park spokesperson Dan Hottle says 56 year old Carl Dullmaier, of Gernsheim, Germany, sustained a head injury when he was thrown from a horse near Tower Junction. He later died from his injuries after being lifeflighted to a Billings, Montana, hospital.
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U.W. Professor Drops His Senate Run [AUDIO]
The U.S. Forest Service is spending more on fire prevention on national forests, that’s according to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. A University of Wyoming history professor is dropping his bid to run as an independent for the U.S. Senate. Doug Randall has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Michelin Issues Tire Recall [AUDIO]
Michelin is recalling around 841,000 BF Goodrich and Uniroyal tires because the tread can separate, causing rapid air loss. Doug Randall reports that the Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded contracts totaling nearly $17.8 million for 11 highway projects around the state during its July teleconference meeting. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Wyoming’s Senators Vote Against Tax Extension Bill [AUDIO]
Doug Randall reports that both Senators Mike Enzi (R-WY) and John Barrasso (R-WY) both opposed a bill sponsored by democrats to extend tax cuts for all but the highest earning Americans. Wyoming was ranked 19th in the annual “Kids Count” data book released Wednesday by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.