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ABDUCTION ATTEMPT
2 Powell girls say man tried to abduct them
(Information in the following story is from: Powell (Wyo.) Tribune, http://www.powelltribune.com)
POWELL, Wyo. (AP) — Powell police say two 12-year-old girls reported that a man tried to …

FLOODING
Volunteers, others work to hold back North Platte
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) Volunteers, National Guard members and others are filling and piling sandbags along the swollen North Platte River in Carbon County in south-central Wyoming.
Melting snow and …

PLANE CRASH-BROTHERS
2 bodies recovered from Wyoming plane crash
CODY, Wyo. (AP) — A rescue team has recovered the bodies of two brothers whose small plane crashed into a mountain near Yellowstone National Park three weeks ago.
The bodies …

WYOMING CENSUS
Bar Nunn is fastest growing town in Wyoming
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — U.S. Census Bureau population estimates show that Bar Nunn in Natrona County is the fastest growing town in Wyoming.
Bar Nunn grew 9.4 percent between July …

GRADUATION RATES
Wyoming high school graduation rate falls again
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The percentage of Wyoming high school students failing to graduate after four years declined for the fourth consecutive year last year.
In one Fremont County district, …

NUCLEAR MISSTEPS
AP Exclusive: Air Force nuke security failed test
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Air Force document obtained by The Associated Press says armed security forces at a nuclear missile base failed a drill last summer that …

COAL-RAILROADS
Rail congestion ails Wyoming coal
(Information in the following story is from: Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune, http://www.trib.com)
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Congested rail lines have slowed shipments of Powder River Basin coal in the first quarter of this year, …

WYOMING-MARIJUANA
Wyoming state lawmaker wants to revisit marijuana
(Information in the following story is from: Wyoming Tribune Eagle, http://www.wyomingnews.com)
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming state legislator whose bid to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana failed this session …
John Birbari, host of The Morning Buzz, interviewed Taylor Haynes, Candidate for Governor.
Listen to the interview – CLICK HERE

JOB CORPS
Meeting Friday for Wind River Job Corps
(Information in the following story is from: The (Riverton, Wyo.) Ranger, http://www.dailyranger.com)
RIVERTON, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Labor is holding a meeting Friday as it searches …

WYOMING GOVERNOR-CLIMATE CHANGE
Wyoming governor says he might be wrong on climate
(Information in the following story is from: Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune, http://www.trib.com)
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) â Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead, a climate-science skeptic from the nation’s top coal-producing state, …

OIL AND GAS COMMISSION-PETITION
Oil, gas regulators reject petition on well rules
(Information in the following story is from: Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune, http://www.trib.com)
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming regulators have rejected a landowner group’s petition for stricter rules on …