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Gov. Mead Announces Anti-DUI Campaign-Morning Update [AUDIO]

Bruce Dougherty — Tue, 21 May 2013 10:43:20 +0000

GOVERNOR MATT MEAD SAYS THE GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL ON IMPAIRED DRIVING IS LAUNCHING A STATEWIDE CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE DRUNK DRIVING RELATED FATALITIES AND INJURIES IN WYOMING. Police are investigating a homicide that occurred late Sunday night in Laramie.

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Power Outage Hits Casper On Sunday-Morning Update [AUDIO]

Bruce Dougherty — Mon, 20 May 2013 10:37:40 +0000

SEVERAL THOUSAND CASPER HOMES AND BUSINESSES WERE WITHOUT POWER SUNDAY, AFTER A SUBSTATION FAILED IN THE BONNIE BRAE AREA. The Casper City Council will take another vote tomorrow to amend the city's public smoking ban.

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Parham Faces Aggravated Assault Charges-Morning Update [AUDIO]

Bruce Dougherty — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:34:33 +0000

A CASPER MAN HAS DENIED ALLEGATIONS THAT HE THREATENED TWO INDIVIDUALS WITH A KNIFE DURING AN INCIDENT IN APRIL. Gov. Matt Mead's office says the latest Wyoming revenue figures continue to support his position that the state probably won't have to cut agency budgets in the coming year.

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Wnuk Arraigned On Charges Of Burglary On Casper Mountain-Morning Update [AUDIO}

Bruce Dougherty — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:41:22 +0000

A JUVENILE HAS DENIED IN COURT THAT HE WAS INVOLVED IN A STRING OF CABIN BURGLARIES ON CASPER MOUNTAIN LAST SUMMER. THE NATRONA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS SEEKING HELP FROM THE PUBLIC IN THEIR SEARCH FOR A MISSING GIRL.

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Suspects In Casper Mountain Burglaries Are Arraigned-Morning Update [AUDIO]

Bruce Dougherty — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:38:05 +0000

TWO MEN ARE DENYING THEIR SUSPECTED ROLES IN NUMBER OF BURGLARIES ON CASPER MOUNTAIN. JOB GROWTH IN WYOMING SLOWED DOWN IN THE END OF 2012.

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Natrona Co. School District Approves Special Election-Morning Update [AUDIO]

Bruce Dougherty — Tue, 14 May 2013 10:40:04 +0000

THE NATRONA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS IT PLANS TO ASK FOR VOTER APPROVAL IN A SPECIAL ELECTION NEXT YEAR TO HELP PAY FOR SOME DISTRICT-WIDE FACILITIES IMPROVEMENTS THAT THE STATE OF WYOMING DOESN’T NORMALLY FUND. Laramie police are asking for help in finding a man they believe tried to abduct a boy yesterday afternoon.

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Miller Will Not Face Death Penalty In Murder Case-Morning Update [AUDIO]

Bruce Dougherty — Mon, 13 May 2013 10:31:53 +0000

PROSECUTORS SAY THEY WILL NOT SEEK THE DEATH PENALTY IN THE CASE AGAINST A CASPER MAN CHARGED WITH FIRST-DEGREE MURDER. The 160 members of the recently deployed Wyoming Army National Guard's 133rd Engineering Company will be receiving regular reminders of home.

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City Council Starts Work On 2014 Budget-Morning Update [AUDIO]

Bruce Dougherty — Fri, 10 May 2013 10:40:18 +0000

CASPER CITY COUNCIL WILL DISCUSS THE CITY OF CASPER’S BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014 AND THE CITY'S NEW FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AT UPCOMING WORK SESSIONS SCHEDULED FOR LATER THIS MONTH. Wyoming's senior U.S. senator is delaying the release of legislation that aims to block the federal government from cutting mineral royalty payments to 35 states.

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Code Enforcement Meeting-Morning Update [AUDIO]

Bruce Dougherty — Thu, 09 May 2013 10:37:07 +0000

THE CITY OF CASPER’S CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD A MEETING NEXT WEEK TO DISCUSS SOME COMMON CODE VIOLATIONS SEEN IN THE CITY. THE SOUTH ENTRANCE TO YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK WILL OPEN FOR THE SEASON ON FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 10.

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Casper City Code Enforcement Meeting Next Week-Morning Update [AUDIO]

Bruce Dougherty — Wed, 08 May 2013 10:35:26 +0000

THE CITY OF CASPER’S CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD A MEETING NEXT WEEK TO DISCUSS SOME COMMON CODE VIOLATIONS SEEN IN THE CITY. GOVERNOR MATT MEAD SAYS WYOMING'S REVENUE PICTURE IS LOOKING UP. THE GOVERNOR SAYS REVENUES ARE COMING IN AHEAD OF FORECAST IN ALMOST EVERY AREA.

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Airport Records Another Month Of Increase Passenger Traffic-Morning Update [AUDIO]

Bruce Dougherty — Tue, 07 May 2013 10:35:19 +0000

IT WAS YET ANOTHER STRONG MONTH FOR CASPER-NATRONA COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. The University of Wyoming has eliminated 54 faculty and staff positions to meet state budget cuts.

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Banner Year For Tourism In Natrona Co.-Morning Update [AUDIO]

Bruce Dougherty — Mon, 06 May 2013 10:41:34 +0000

2012 WAS A BANNER YEAR FOR TOURISM IN NATRONA COUNTY. Wyoming officials are developing a plan to increase the profile of state parks.

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Casper Liquor Store Robbery Update-Morning News [AUDIO]

Bruce Dougherty — Fri, 03 May 2013 10:38:57 +0000

THE CASE INVOLVING THREE MEN ACCUSED OF BEING INVOLVED IN A CASPER LIQUOR STORE ROBBERY IS MOVING FORWARD IN COURT. Federal land managers are going back to the drawing board with their environmental review of a 678-mile natural gas pipeline stretching from Wyoming to Oregon.

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Coal Industry To Reach Milestone This Month-Morning Update [AUDIO]

Bruce Dougherty — Thu, 02 May 2013 10:36:20 +0000

THE STATE OF WYOMING WILL CELEBRATE AN IMPORTANT INDUSTRIAL MILESTONE LATER THIS MONTH. An Australian man who says he robbed a bank in Jackson on New Year's Eve so he could give money to the homeless is set to present his defense to a jury in Cheyenne.

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Ideen Sentenced In Gun Incident-Morning Update [AUDIO]

Bruce Dougherty — Wed, 01 May 2013 10:48:22 +0000

A CASPER MAN WILL AVOID PRISON TIME AFTER ADMITTING HIS ROLE IN A GUN INCIDENT. The mother of a gay University of Wyoming student who was robbed and beaten to death in 1998 says she finds it touching that NBA veteran Jason Collins honored her son by wearing jersey No. 98.

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Central Wyoming Summer Road Work-Morning Update [AUDIO]

Bruce Dougherty — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:42:54 +0000

AS THE SNOW STARTS TO MELT AWAY FOR THE SEASON, THE ORANGE BARRELS ARE USUALLY GETTING READY TO TAKE OVER THE ROADWAYS. Average retail gasoline prices in Wyoming have risen just a penny in the past week.

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Turner Pleads Guilty To Child Pornography Charges-Morning Update [AUDIO]

Bruce Dougherty — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:44:30 +0000

A MILLS WOMAN IS ADMITTING THAT SHE CREATED AND SENT PORNOGRAPHIC IMAGES OF CHILDREN. WYOMING'S HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE FELL TO 78.9 PERCENT IN 2011-12.FIGURES RELEASED FRIDAY BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHOW THE RATE IS DOWN FROM 79.7 PERCENT IN 2010-11 AND 80.4 PERCENT IN 2009-10.IN THE 2011-12 SCHOOL YEAR.

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Casper Woman Dies In Highway 220 Crash-Morning Update [AUDIO]

Bruce Dougherty — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:39:37 +0000

ONE PERSON IS DEAD AFTER A ONE-CAR ROLLOVER SOUTHWEST OF CASPER.
THE WYOMING BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED A FINAL LIST OF TRAITS THAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR IN A NEW DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

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Natrona Co. To Test Emergency Phone & Siren System Today-Morning Update [AUDIO]

Bruce Dougherty — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:34:53 +0000

OFFICIALS WITH NATRONA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN TO TEST CASPER-BASED EMERGENCY PHONE AND SIREN SYSTEMS ON TODAY. Sheridan County Attorney Matt Redle says he expects two teenagers sentenced to life in prison in the 2009 home invasion slaying of a Sheridan businessman to be resentenced this fall.

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Council Discuss Chickens and Honey Bees-Morning Update [AUDIO]

Bruce Dougherty — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:38:11 +0000

CASPER RESIDENTS MAY SOON BE ABLE TO KEEP HONEY BEES AND CHICKENS ON THEIR PROPERTY. A 29-YEAR-OLD COLORADO MAN DIED MONDAY FOLLOWING A ONE-CAR CRASH ON INTERSTATE 25 ABOUT 35 MILES NORTH OF CASPER.

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