Laramie, WY – A company planning a uranium recovery operation in southern Campbell County has begun seeking a federal permit for the project.

Energy Metals Corporation is the first company in almost two decades to apply for a Nuclear Regulatory Commission permit for an in situ uranium project.

Rather than digging out uranium ore, the process involves extracting uranium ore from chemicals that are pumped underground.

The process already is being used elsewhere in Wyoming. The NRC received Energy Metals' application earlier this month.

Casper, Wy – Democrat Gary Trauner is making a second
bid for Wyoming's lone U.S. House seat.
Trauner lost by just over a thousand votes last year against
incumbent Republican Barbara Cubin in his first race for statewide
office.
Trauner is a businessman from the Jackson Hole community of
Wilson.
Cubin was first elected to the House in 1994. She is serving her
seventh two-year term.
Cubin hasn't officially announced her plans for next year, but
recently said at this point she intends to seek another term.

Cheyenne, Wy – Many people believe that medical errors drive up health care costs. That is because they typically lead to lawsuits which can raise doctors insurance costs and that can be passed on to consumers. The group common good is looking for a solution to the issue. Paul Berringer of Common Good says his group has been studying the issue and is trying to craft some overall solutions.

Wyoming – Nurturing population growth in Wyoming can happen, but some believe the state will never reach the size of its neighbors. Peter O'Dowd reports in part two of this series.

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By Elsa Partan

Laramie, WY – The director of the state's division of criminal investigation says he's seeing a fewer methamphetamine-related cases this year, but an increase in cocaine cases. Forrest Bright says the percentage of meth investigations is at its lowest point since 2000, when DCI began tracking the numbers with their current method.

Wheatland, WY – About 45 minutes north of Cheyenne, Wheatland is one historically agricultural town that has not benefited from the energy boom. Elsa Partan talks with the director of the Wheatland Area Development Corporation.

Wyoming – Driving up health care costs and doctors' medical malpractice insurance, medical errors account for the majority of medical malpractice cases in the country. Bob Beck talks with Paul Beringer from the nonprofit group Common Good about the problem of medical errors.

Wyoming – While insurance costs are a concern in Wyoming, so is the lack of doctors. Elizabeth Wayne Johnson reports from Idaho about the efforts to add many more doctors to rural areas in the region.