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Plant Closing-Morning Update [AUDIO]

Bruce Dougherty — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:35:14 +0000

A natural gas processing facility in Casper is closing, leaving dozens of area workers without a job. WYOMING'S STATE FORESTER SAYS CONDITIONS REMAIN TOO DAMP TO FUEL THE KIND OF LARGE FOREST FIRES THAT ARE BURNING IN THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS.

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Jennings Sentenced On Aggravated Assault Charge-Morning Update [AUDIO]

Bruce Dougherty — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:34:34 +0000

A CASPER WOMAN WILL SPEND TIME IN PRISON FOR POISONING HER STEPMOTHER WITH EYE-DROPS. Former Wyoming Secretary of State Thyra Thomson has died. She was 96.

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Amacher Sentenced On Battery Conviction-Morning Update [AUDIO]

Bruce Dougherty — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:28:53 +0000

A CASPER MAN IS HEADING TO PRISON AFTER ATTACKING HIS THEN-GIRLFRIEND, BUT HE MIGHT GET A CHANCE TO SHORTEN HIS TIME BEHIND BARS. THE NATRONA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE HAS OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED THE NATRONA COUNTY GOP OF THE UPCOMING VACANCY OF THE SHERIFF'S ELECTED POSITION.

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Body Found In Area Of Coal Mountain Road-Morning Update [AUDIO]

Bruce Dougherty — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:39:10 +0000

NATRONA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING THE DISCOVERY OF A BODY FOUND SOUTHWEST OF CASPER. A LICENSE REVOCATION HEARING AGAINST OPERATORS OF A MOTEL ON CASPER'S EAST SIDE HAS BEEN CANCELLED BY OFFICIALS WITH THE CASPER-NATRONA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

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Airport Numbers Up In May-Morning News [AUDIO]

Bruce Dougherty — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:35:56 +0000

OFFICIALS AT CASPER-NATRONA COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ARE CELEBRATING ANOTHER STRONG MONTH. CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY ECONOMIST ERNIE GOSS SAYS HIS LATEST SURVEY OF PURCHASING MANAGERS IN WYOMING FORECASTS A GROWING ECONOMY OVER THE NEXT 3 TO 6 MONTHS.

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Area Firefighters Battling Wildfires In New Mexico-Morning Update [AUDIO]

Bruce Dougherty — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:39:30 +0000

FIREFIGHTERS FROM THREE WYOMING COUNTIES ARE IN NEW MEXICO BATTLING WILDFIRES THAT HAVE SCORCHED SEVERAL THOUSANDS ACRES IN THAT STATE. A federal judge has sentenced a New Mexico man to serve five years in prison for torching the Hitching Post Inn in Cheyenne in 2010.

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Changes Coming To Public Access TV In Casper-Morning Update [AUDIO]

Bruce Dougherty — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:39:25 +0000

SEVERAL CHANGES ARE COMING TO PUBLIC ACCESS TELEVISION IN CASPER. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management says it welcomes recommendations by a panel of scientists to change the way it manages wild horses.

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Council Approves Of Community Branding Initiative-Morning Update [AUDIO]

Bruce Dougherty — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:36:02 +0000

THE CITY OF CASPER WILL HELP FUND A COMMUNITY BRANDING INITIATIVE SPEARHEADED BY SEVERAL CITY AND NATRONA COUNTY-BASED AGENCIES. Authorities believe a Wyoming man whose body was found at Flaming Gorge Reservoir drowned while trying to retrieve a boat.

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Joshua's Storehouse Funding Options-Morning Update [AUDIO]

Bruce Dougherty — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 10:35:50 +0000

JOSHUA’S STOREHOUSE OFFICIALS SAY PLANS TO EXPAND THE ORGANIZATION’S WAREHOUSE WILL LIKELY MOVE FORWARD DESPITE A RECENT CASPER CITY COUNCIL DECISION TO SHELF A PAIR OF OPTIONAL ONE-CENT FUNDING REQUESTS. The Wyoming Department of Transportation is using reflector poles in several areas in the state to see if they help prevent wildlife/vehicle collisions.

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Semi Tips Over On Busy Intersection-Morning Update [AUDIO]

Bruce Dougherty — Fri, 31 May 2013 10:49:23 +0000

A BUSY INTERSECTION IN CASPER WAS CLOSED FOR MOST OF THURSDAY, WHEN A SEMI-TRACTOR TRAILER CARRYING LIQUID CHEMICALS TIPPED OVER. Federal prosecutors say two Wyoming men have been indicted for their roles in the slaying of an Idaho man whose remains were found by hikers in March.

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Casper City Council Approves 2014 Budget-Morning Update [AUDIO]

Bruce Dougherty — Thu, 30 May 2013 10:44:04 +0000

THE CASPER CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED THE CITY'S BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014. Wyoming oil production topped 57 million barrels last year.

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Casper City Council Continues Budget Talks-Morning Update [AUDIO]

Bruce Dougherty — Wed, 29 May 2013 10:39:35 +0000

CASPER CITY COUNCIL COMPLETED ITS THIRD NIGHT OF BUDGET DISCUSSION AT ITS REGULAR WORK SESSION TUESDAY NIGHT. Leaders of an effort to repeal changes to the state schools chief's duties and powers have turned in petition signatures to the secretary of state's office.

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Wisenbaker Enters Guity Plea On Assault Charge-Morning Update [AUDIO]

Bruce Dougherty — Tue, 28 May 2013 11:33:03 +0000

A CASPER MAN ADMITS THAT HE ATTACKED TWO DESIGNATED DRIVERS. MORE THAN $3 MILLION DOLLARS IN IMPROVEMENTS TO WYOMING'S OREGON TRAIL STATE VETERANS CEMETARY, IN EVANSVILLE ARE UNDERWAY.

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

Bruce Dougherty — Fri, 24 May 2013 10:41:32 +0000

CASPER CITY COUNCIL CONTINUED ITS DISCUSSION ABOUT THE CITY OF CASPER’S PROPOSED $144 MILLION BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014 AT ITS SECOND OF FOUR BUDGET WORK SESSIONS THURSDAY NIGHT. Lawyers for the federal government and several pro-hunting groups have joined the state of Wyoming in urging a federal judge in Cheyenne not to allow a coalition of environmental groups to drop a lawsuit challenging recent federal action turning wolf management over to the state.

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City Council Begins Budget Process-Morning Update [AUDIO]

Bruce Dougherty — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:37:12 +0000

CASPER CITY COUNCIL HAS STARTED TO COMB THROUGH THE CITY OF CASPER’S PROPOSED $144 MILLION BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014. Two teenagers charged in the shooting deaths of a woman and her parents near the Wyoming-Montana border earlier this year have pleaded not guilty.

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Council Passes 2nd Reading Of Revised Smoking Ban-Morning Update [AUDIO]

Bruce Dougherty — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:45:09 +0000

CASPER CITY COUNCIL IS NOW ONE STEP AWAY FROM MAKING SWEEPING CHANGES TO A CONTROVERSIAL CITY-WIDE BAN ON PUBLIC SMOKING. Wyoming is one of five western states that has contributed for 15 percent of the growth in oil production in the U.S.

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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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