Entries from February 24th, 2010

Dr. “Fritz” Cubin; Husband of Former Congresswoman Passes Away

By Mick Birge posted Feb 24, 2010 at 7:27AM

Dr. Frederick “Fritz” Cubin, a Casper doctor and husband of former U.S. Rep. Barbara Cubin, has died after a long illness.  He was 71. Son Bill Cubin says Dr. Cubin died Monday at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper with his wife at his side. Dr. Cubin had been diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder that progressed [...]

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Barrasso & Enzi Both Invited; State Dem Chair Says This Is An “Honor”

By Mick Birge posted Feb 24, 2010 at 7:22AM

Wyoming’s two U. S. senators will be part of an attempt by President Obama to win bipartisan support for health care insurance reform.  Mike Enzi and John Barrasso will join the president and other top members of congress this week to exchange ides about health care reform.  Enzi is the ranking member of the senate health, [...]

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CSNN “Legislative Report” for February 24

By Mick Birge posted Feb 24, 2010 at 7:14AM

(Click to hear today’s Legislative Report with CSNN’s Mick Birge)

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Pokes Football Sees Results From Bowl Win

By Reece Monaco posted Feb 24, 2010 at 6:59AM

   The Wyoming Cowboy football team got a lot of national exposure this year, from playing number two Texas and a TCU team that played in a BCS Bowl game, to winning the New Mexico Bowl and playing on national television, Dave Christensen’s first year in Laramie was a productive one.  He says that getting [...]

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Top Seeds Set For 1A/2A Regionals

By Reece Monaco posted Feb 24, 2010 at 6:47AM

BOYS 2A EAST REGIONAL TOP SEEDS: SOUTHEAST (SE) AND BIG HORN (NE) 2A WEST REGIONAL TOP SEEDS:  GREYBULL (NW) AND WYOMING INDIAN (SW), VIA A COIN FLIP  1A EAST REGIONAL TOP SEEDS:  MIDWEST (SE) AND HULETT (NE) 1A WEST REGIONAL TOP SEEDS:  BURLINGTON (NW) AND SNAKE RIVER (SW)  GIRLS 2A EAST REGIONAL TOP SEEDS:  BURNS [...]

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Barrasso Hopes Summit Will Work

By Mick Birge posted Feb 23, 2010 at 8:30AM

U. S. Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming says he hopes some good comes out of the health care summit scheduled for later this week in Washington D.C. President Obama will convene a bipartisan summit searching for ideas on how to get health care insurance reform legislation passed.  Barrasso says the president and congress do need to find solutions…(Click [...]

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Missing Kansas Man Last Seen in Wyoming

By Mick Birge posted Feb 23, 2010 at 8:23AM

The Olathe, Kansas Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a man who has been missing since this past summer. Lt. Mark Munari of the Cheyenne Police Department says 22-year old Michael Fuska, who also goes by the name of Bradyn, was last seen July 16th south of Wheatland where his Ford Explorer [...]

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Three Yet To Be Identified From Crash That Killed Five

By Mick Birge posted Feb 23, 2010 at 8:12AM

The Wyoming Highway Patrol is still trying to identify three of the five occupants of a pickup truck who were killed when the driver lost control on Interstate 80 near Elk Mountain and collided head-on with a tractor-trailer. The Patrol first announced news of the Thursday wreck yesterday after notifying family members of the identified [...]

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Bill Would Do Away With Gun Permit

By Mick Birge posted Feb 23, 2010 at 8:07AM

The Wyoming House of Representatives yesterday approved a bill that would allow residents to carry concealed guns without a permit. But before passing the bill 42-15, the House amended the bill (HR 113) to make sure people have proper familiarity with guns by passing a certified safety course or have a background of military or police [...]

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Councilman Calls Out Cheyenne Mayor

By Mick Birge posted Feb 23, 2010 at 8:01AM

A dispute over the how Mayor Rick Kaysen (pictured on left with councilman Jack Spiker) is handling Cheyenne’s budget problems has gone public.  A column in Sunday’s Wyoming Tribune-Eagle from city councilman Patrick Collins called the mayor out for his handling of the situation.  Collins says the mayors wait and see approach to the city’s budget problems [...]

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