10:52 am
Mon August 6, 2007

Trial for Football Player Stabbing

Wyoming – A Wyoming Native is on trial for stabbing a fellow football player at Northern Colorado. Wyoming Public Radio's Bob Beck talks with KUNC's Katie Goetz, who has been following the case closely.

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10:50 am
Mon August 6, 2007

Ethanol Boom Makes Corn Attractive for Wyoming Farmers

Wyoming – The demand for ethanol nationwide has made some farmers switch to corn. But it's also caused a jump in products that go into growing corn, from seed to fertilizer. Peter O'Dowd reports.

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10:46 am
Mon August 6, 2007

Doctors Screen for Veterans' Mental Health

Wyoming – The Wyoming Department of Health has sent questionnaires to private doctors throughout the state asking them to screen veterans for mental health problems. Wyoming Public Radio's Kristin Espeland talked with Medicaid medical director James Bush about what veterans returning from war are facing.

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10:44 am
Mon August 6, 2007

Teton County's Assessed Valuation

Wyoming – Wyoming Public Radio's Bob Beck reports that Teton County's Assessed Valuation has reached a billion dollars and talks with the Teton County assessor.

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10:42 am
Mon August 6, 2007

Yellowstone Volcanoes Are Mysteries Bubbling Below

Yellowstone, WY – Scientists have been monitoring Yellowstone National Park's massive volcano system, but they're held back by ancient technology. And some say there could be hazards we aren't tracking sufficiently. Wyoming Public Radio's Kristin Espeland reports.

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10:39 am
Mon August 6, 2007

Furry Pikas in Trouble

Wyoming – Scientists are looking at examples of rapidly changing ecosystems as the Rocky Mountains get gradually warmer. Tiny, furry Pikas may be one casualty of that change. Aspen Public Radio's Kirk Siegler has more.

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10:37 am
Mon August 6, 2007

A Legend of Wyoming Saddles and Ropes Dies

Wyoming – Don King, the man who started the legendary King's Saddlery and King's Ropes, has died. Wyoming Public Radio's Kristin Espeland talks with his son, Bruce King.

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10:35 am
Mon August 6, 2007

Arapaho Horse Trainer Helps Teens in Trouble

Wyoming – An Arapaho horse trainer on the Wind River Indian Reservation has a special gift for communicating with horses. As it turns out, Stanford Addison has a way with troubled teens, too. Wyoming Public Radio's Elsa Heidorn reports.

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10:33 am
Mon August 6, 2007

Secrets of the Old Lincoln Highway

Wyoming – Before the days of Interstate 80, the Lincoln Highway took travelers across Wyoming. Wyoming Public Radio's Bob Beck talks with Michael Wallis, who has written a book about the old highway and what is special about it.

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9:26 am
Mon August 6, 2007

Governor Picks New Attorney General

Cheyenne, Wy – Cheyenne Attorney Bruce Salzburg has been chosen by the Governor to be the next Wyoming Attorney General. Salzburg is a partner in the law firm of Freudenthal-Salzburg and Bonds and has been involved in a number of cases of statewide importance.

Salzburg notes that there are a number of pending legal cases but he says he has followed many of them through the media and notes that the AG's staff should be able to get him up to speed. He begins his new job in September.

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