WPR News
11:21 am
Fri March 17, 2006

Triabl Casino Nearing Construction

Riverton, WY – Construction on the Northern Arapaho Tribe's $10 Million casino is excepted to start soon. Tribal councilman Norman Willow doesn't give a specific date for when work would begin. But he says no "major roadblocks" stand in the way of the casino, which has been in the works for five years. The tribe won the right to operate Vegas-style gaming after a lengthy court fight with the state of Wyoming.

WPR News
11:19 am
Fri March 17, 2006

Lander Woman Faces New Meth-Related Charges

Lander, WY – A Lander woman unsuccessfully prosecuted on a charge of exposing her unborn child to methamphetamine is again in trouble with the law. Michele Foust was arrested earlier this month on new charges of exposing her 16-month-old child to meth. The charges follow an undercover investigation by the state Division of Criminal Investigation and the Lander Police Department. Foust is charged with endangering a child by allowing him to remain in a room where a controlled substance was located and sold.

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11:15 am
Fri March 17, 2006

Indian Small Business

Wind River Reservation – Renny MacKay reports on how small businesses on the Wind River reservation are trying to raise their profile.

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11:14 am
Fri March 17, 2006

Wind River, Wind Energy

Wyoming – An Eastern Shoshone wind project is set to receive federal money to explore the development of a wind energy project. Aaron Alpern reports.

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11:11 am
Fri March 17, 2006

Bird Flu

Wyoming – Wyoming Dept. of Health chief Dr. Brent Sherard speaks with Bob Beck about the potential impacts of bird flu in the state.

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11:09 am
Fri March 17, 2006

Health Insurance

Wyoming – A new bill sponsored in part by Senator Mike Enzi could curb health insurance costs for small businesses, but some say the bill could hurt more than it helps. Capitol Hill reporter Todd Zwillich has the story.

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11:07 am
Fri March 17, 2006

Vox Populi

Wyoming – Cheyenne residents speak out on what the news media is missing.

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11:06 am
Fri March 17, 2006

Reporters' Roundtable

Wyoming – Newspaper editors join Aaron Alpern for a discussion about open government in honor of Sunshine Week.

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11:04 am
Fri March 17, 2006

Reclaiming CBM Land

Wyoming – Surface landowners and industry may disagree on how to reclaim coal bed methane-impacted land, but some are asking for a fresh approach, as Bob Beck reports.

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11:03 am
Fri March 17, 2006

Women's History Month

Wyoming – Historian Claudia Thompson speaks with Kristin Espeland about Victorian wife-turned suffragist and first-time voter Amalia Post.

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