KGAB 650AM » Wyoming Radio News http://kgab.com KGAB, Your source for Cheyenne news and talk Sun, 19 May 2013 13:39:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Near Record Antlers on Display At Saturday's Antler Auction In Jackson [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/near-record-antlers-on-display-at-saturdays-antler-auction-in-jackson-audio/ http://kgab.com/near-record-antlers-on-display-at-saturdays-antler-auction-in-jackson-audio/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 21:46:00 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=263067 A near record set of antlers found on the National Elk Refuge will be on display but won't be sold at an auction in Jackson. Doug Randall reports. The University of Wyoming has finalized an agreement for a beverage distributor. Trevor T. Trujillo has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News. 

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kgab.com/near-record-antlers-on-display-at-saturdays-antler-auction-in-jackson-audio/feed/ 0 USFWS Task Force Studying School Security in Wyoming [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/task-force-studying-school-security-in-wyoming/ http://kgab.com/task-force-studying-school-security-in-wyoming/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 17:46:13 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=263005 A task force studying school security in Wyoming is focusing on police officers in schools, security vulnerabilities in school buildings and training for police and educators. Doug Randall reports. Wyoming officials are worried that the proposed BLM regulations for hydraulic fracturing on federal land might unnecessarily duplicate existing state regulations. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News. 

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kgab.com/task-force-studying-school-security-in-wyoming/feed/ 0 Amy Richards\TSM Lawmakers Call for Coal Bed Methane Well Action [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/lawmakers-call-for-coal-bed-methane-well-action-audio/ http://kgab.com/lawmakers-call-for-coal-bed-methane-well-action-audio/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 12:59:43 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=262941 Some Wyoming lawmakers are calling for action to address hundreds of abandoned coal-bed methane wells in Wyoming. Amy Richards has a report. A Casper man is denying allegations that he threatened two people with a knife in April. Anthony Pollreisz has a report. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kgab.com/lawmakers-call-for-coal-bed-methane-well-action-audio/feed/ 0 Kentucky Fugitive Arrested in Laramie [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/262718/ http://kgab.com/262718/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 21:46:23 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=262718 A federal fugitive, wanted for interstate flight to avoid prosecution, was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Laramie. Doug Randall reports. Prosecutors won't be able to use two previous DUI convictions against a Gillette man  in a a trial over the death of a tow-truck driver. Rich Denison has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kgab.com/262718/feed/ 0 File Photo Trevor T. Trujillo Special Olympics Kick off in Laramie [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/special-olympics-kick-off-in-laramie/ http://kgab.com/special-olympics-kick-off-in-laramie/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 17:46:22 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=262690 The Wyoming Special Olympics games kick off tonight in Laramie. The Wyoming Cattlewomen announced the selection of the 2013 Wyoming Beef Ambassador Team. Joy Greenwald reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kgab.com/special-olympics-kick-off-in-laramie/feed/ 0 KOWB- Laramie Prices Show Overall Decrease [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/prices-show-overall-decrease-audio/ http://kgab.com/prices-show-overall-decrease-audio/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 12:56:21 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=262601 Encana Oil and Gas Plans to build as facility to treat produced water from an oil and gas field west of Casper. Amy Richards reports. Sharp drops in fuel and food costs reduced a measure of wholesale prices last month by the most since February 2010. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kgab.com/prices-show-overall-decrease-audio/feed/ 0 usdagov, flickr Obama Administration May Be Covering Up Eagle Deaths Caused by Wind Farms [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/report-is-obama-administration-covering-up-eagle-deaths-caused-by-wind-farms-audio/ http://kgab.com/report-is-obama-administration-covering-up-eagle-deaths-caused-by-wind-farms-audio/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 22:35:37 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=262475 Thousands of eagle deaths are being attributed to wind farms and one Associated Press report says the Obama Administration may be shielding wind energy companies. Trevor T. Trujillo has the story.  Doug Randall reports that a bipartisan group of western lawmakers is pushing a bill that would restore federal mineral severance tax money. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kgab.com/report-is-obama-administration-covering-up-eagle-deaths-caused-by-wind-farms-audio/feed/ 0 Sean Gallup/Getty Images Forest Service and UW Host Open Houses on Forest Recovery [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/forest-service-and-uw-host-open-houses-on-forest-recovery-audio/ http://kgab.com/forest-service-and-uw-host-open-houses-on-forest-recovery-audio/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 20:10:14 +0000 Amy Richards http://kgab.com/?p=262455 Nobody was hurt in a fire at a power plant near Wheatland. Doug Randall has the story. The Forest Service and UW's Ruckelshaus Institute will hold open houses in Laramie, Saratoga and Steamboat Springs, Colorado for the public to learn more about forest recovery. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kgab.com/forest-service-and-uw-host-open-houses-on-forest-recovery-audio/feed/ 0 Medicine Bow/Routt National Forest (US Forest Service) Bus Tour To Showcase Agriculture Innovation [audio] http://kgab.com/bus-tour-to-showcase-agriculture-innovation-audio/ http://kgab.com/bus-tour-to-showcase-agriculture-innovation-audio/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 12:48:34 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=261950 Wyoming lawmakers are looking into legislation that would keep repeat alcohol offenders out of jail and instead subject them to stringent testing. Amy Richards has details. An upcoming bus tour of the Thermopolis and Kirby areas will highlight innovations in Agriculture. Joy Greenwald has details. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kgab.com/bus-tour-to-showcase-agriculture-innovation-audio/feed/ 0 Tim Boyle/Getty Images Wildfire Plane Will Be Based in Casper This Summer [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/wildfire-plane-will-be-based-in-casper-this-summer-audio/ http://kgab.com/wildfire-plane-will-be-based-in-casper-this-summer-audio/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 21:46:24 +0000 Amy Richards http://kgab.com/?p=261922 Federal Officials say this year's wildfire season is made even more challenging because of sequestration. Doug Randall reports. A DC-10 Jet Aircraft configured to fight wildfires will be based at the Casper/Natrona County Airport this summer. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kgab.com/wildfire-plane-will-be-based-in-casper-this-summer-audio/feed/ 0 (www.nasa.gov) Laramie Police Looking for Man In Attempted Abduction [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/laramie-police-looking-for-man-in-attempted-abduction-audio/ http://kgab.com/laramie-police-looking-for-man-in-attempted-abduction-audio/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 17:31:14 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=261913 A 23 year old Gillette man accused of growing 14 marijuana plants in his house is facing a felony charge of possession with intent to deliver. Bruce Dougherty has more. Laramie police are looking for a man who they believe tried to abduct a child Monday.  Doug Randall has the details.

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kgab.com/laramie-police-looking-for-man-in-attempted-abduction-audio/feed/ 0 Trevor T. Trujillo, Townsquare Media Emergency Unemployment Benefits Cut [audio] http://kgab.com/emergency-unemployment-benefits-cut-audio/ http://kgab.com/emergency-unemployment-benefits-cut-audio/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 12:48:37 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=261888 Federally funded Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) Program benefits will be reduced under the federal government's budget sequester. Amy Richards Reports. Bighorn Fiber has been established as Wyoming's first Internet Peering Exchange. Joy Greenwald has the story. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kgab.com/emergency-unemployment-benefits-cut-audio/feed/ 0 David Ramos/Getty Images Wyoming's Snowpack Declines Significantly [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/wyomings-snowpack-declines-significantly-audio/ http://kgab.com/wyomings-snowpack-declines-significantly-audio/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 21:39:31 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=261862 Wyoming's snowpack saw some significant melting in the last week. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as given the City of Cheyenne a $1 million dollar grant to access and clean up contaminated properties in the west downtown area. Doug Randall has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kgab.com/wyomings-snowpack-declines-significantly-audio/feed/ 0 Snowy Range (Couresty Wyoming Tourism) Wyoming Air Guard Members Will Receive Reminders of Home [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/wyoming-air-guard-members-will-receive-reminders-of-home/ http://kgab.com/wyoming-air-guard-members-will-receive-reminders-of-home/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 17:45:36 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=261835 U.S. Senator Mike Enzi says the application deadline for Fall 2013 page positions is June 5th. The 160 members of the recently deployed Wyoming Army National Guard's 133rd Engineering Company will be receiving regular reminders of home. Doug Randall reports.Click past the jump to listen to live Wyoming Radio News. [

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kgab.com/wyoming-air-guard-members-will-receive-reminders-of-home/feed/ 0 Fracking Bill Introduced In Congress [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/fracking-bill-introduced-in-congress-audio/ http://kgab.com/fracking-bill-introduced-in-congress-audio/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 12:49:06 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=261776 A bill called the ''Fracturing Responsibility and Awareneness of Chemicals Act" has been introduced in congress. Deborah Smith, with Wyoming News Service, has a report. The Wyoming Rural Development Council will hold a workshop to train new community assessment team members. Amy Richards reports. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kgab.com/fracking-bill-introduced-in-congress-audio/feed/ 0 (Christopher Furlong/Getty) Game and Fish Director Says Agency Needs More Money [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/game-and-fish-director-says-agency-needs-more-money-audio/ http://kgab.com/game-and-fish-director-says-agency-needs-more-money-audio/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 21:46:24 +0000 Amy Richards http://kgab.com/?p=261428 Wyoming Game and Fish Department Director Scott Talbott says the agency faces another round of budget cuts unless lawmakers increase its funding. Amy Richards reports. Doug Randall reports that Sen. Mike Enzi will delay until next week, introducing a bill that would prohibit the federal government from withholding severance tax monies from 35 states including Wyoming. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News. 

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kgab.com/game-and-fish-director-says-agency-needs-more-money-audio/feed/ 0 (Amy Richards/TSM) Program Launches New "Hear This Wyoming" Campaign [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/program-launches-new-hear-this-wyoming-campaign-audio/ http://kgab.com/program-launches-new-hear-this-wyoming-campaign-audio/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 17:47:21 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=261421 The Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming office released the proposed list of parcels for the quarterly competitive lease sale in Cheyenne on August 6th. The Wyoming Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program has launched a new awareness campaign called "Hear This Wyoming." Doug Randall has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kgab.com/program-launches-new-hear-this-wyoming-campaign-audio/feed/ 0 (Utah State University) Game And Fish Taking Mountain Lion Comments [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/game-and-fish-taking-mountain-lion-comments-audio/ http://kgab.com/game-and-fish-taking-mountain-lion-comments-audio/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 12:46:04 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=261336 The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is taking public comment on proposed mountain lion hunting quotas and rules. Amy Richards reports. Marc Wall, the U.S. Pacific Command's Foreign Policy Adviser and a former U.S. Ambassador to Chad is the new Senior Visiting Scholar in Global Studies at the University of Wyoming. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kgab.com/game-and-fish-taking-mountain-lion-comments-audio/feed/ 0 (Courtesy Wyoming Game and Fish Department) Developer Drops Plans For Coal Export Terminal In Oregon [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/developer-drops-plans-for-coal-export-terminal-in-oregon/ http://kgab.com/developer-drops-plans-for-coal-export-terminal-in-oregon/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 21:47:42 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=261175 A developer has dropped plans for a coal export terminal downstream of Portland along the Columbia River and will look for another site in the Northwest. A former apartment manager now has to payback money that was not hers. Kevin Koile reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kgab.com/developer-drops-plans-for-coal-export-terminal-in-oregon/feed/ 0 An open pit coal mine. (Sean Gallup/Getty) State Engineer: More Calls on North Platte Water Rights Likely [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/state-engineer-more-calls-on-north-platte-water-rights-likely-audio/ http://kgab.com/state-engineer-more-calls-on-north-platte-water-rights-likely-audio/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 17:36:10 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=261118 The Wyoming State Engineer's office expects more calls on water rights in the North Platte River drainage in the months ahead despite heavy snowfall in the river's headwaters. Doug Randall has more on that story. University of Wyoming student Maggie Moran was chose as one of 21 recipients of the college women's leadership award. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Read More|Comment

]]> http://kgab.com/state-engineer-more-calls-on-north-platte-water-rights-likely-audio/feed/ 0 (North Platte River/Bureau of Land Management)