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Laura Drake Named Teacher of the Year
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Cindy Hill announced Tuesday that Laura Drake, a third grade teacher at Goins Elementary School in Cheyenne, has been named Wyoming's 2013 Teacher of the Year
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Mead Developing Energy Policy [AUDIO]
Wyoming Governor Matt Mead says he is moving ahead with plans for a state energy policy. Gasoline prices continue to fall in Wyoming heading into the Thanksgiving holiday. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Cheyenne Police Nab Oklahoma Murder Suspect
A spokesman for the Cheyenne Police Department says that agency arrested an 18 year man wanted in Oklahoma on first degree murder charges Monday.
According to a press release from spokesman Officer Dan Long, local police learned that Dacota Wright was in Cheyenne and arrested him without incident in the area of West Carlson Drive and Education Drive shortly after noon Monday
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Steenbergen Says Merchants Hoping for Strong Season
Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce president and C-E-O Dale Steenbergen says a generally strong and improving local economy has local merchants hoping for a strong Christmas shopping season this year
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Barrasso Says Sebelius Not Prepared To Answer Questions
Wyoming Senator John Barrasso says Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is ''not prepared to answer questions" from states about implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
Barrasso also says it appears to him that Sebelius hasn't given much thought to the implementation of the act
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Gas Industry Awaits Obama Action [AUDIO]
Wyoming Senator Mike Enzi says senior lobbying groups need to put forward plans for maintaining the viability of Social Security. The natural gas industry is waiting to see what action President Obama takes on issues related to their industry during his second term. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.
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Enzi Says Senior Groups Threaten Future Social Security
Wyoming Republican Senator Mike Enzi says demographics and the fact more people are living long enough to collect Social Security mean some sort of changes will be needed to make sure the program is viable for future generations
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Fire District 2 Elects Board Members
Laramie County Fire District 2 recently elected two members of it's five member Board of Directors, according to District 2 spokesman Lew Simpson.
He says incumbent board member David Funk and Diane Martin defeated two other candidates for the two seats
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District 1 Preparing for Common Core
The recent adoption of the Common Core Curriculum will require an in-depth review of the current curriculum in Laramie County School District 1, according to Dr. Tracy Kinney, Assistant Superintendent of Instruction for the district
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Barrasso Advocates Spending Cuts
Wyoming Senator John Barrasso says spending cuts, rather than tax increases, should be the focus of efforts to avoid a ''fiscal cliff" budget deficit current looming for the federal government in January
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Police Cite 91 School Zone Speeders in October
The Cheyenne Police Department wrote 91 tickets for speeding in school zones in October, according to spokesman Officer Dan Long.
The tickets were written as part of a special enforcement effort targeting traffic violations in school zones, and were the single largest category of traffic tickets written during the month
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Alcohol Possible Factor in Fatal Crash
A spokesman for the Wyoming Highway Patrol says alcohol may have been a factor in a head-on collision that took the life of a 29 year old Montana man 17 miles west of Kemmerer Monday evening.
Sergeant Steve Townsend says a Volkswagon Jetta driven by 29 year old Allen Halsted of Butte, Montana was eastbound on U