By Mick Birge posted Jul 28, 2010 at 6:00AM


Governor Dave Freudenthal (pictured top) is urging U. S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to delay action on oil and gas regulations under a proposed bill he says has been hastily drafted.
Frudenthal says the bill would affect onshore leasing and energy production in states like Wyoming and rob the state of its traditional role of overseeing energy production.
In the U. S. Senate, Wyoming senator John Barrasso (also pictured) says the pending legislation is nothing more than a knee-jerk reaction to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico…(Click to hear comment from Sen. Barrasso)
Freudenthal is calling the legislation mistaken overreaction to the gulf spill.
Some Senate Democrats say a lack of regulation and oversight during the Bush Administration may be at the heart of the Gulf oil spill disaster.
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By Mick Birge posted Jul 28, 2010 at 5:56AM

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — A 46-year-old Georgia man is presumed dead after he was swept away in the Snake River Canyon while trying to help his 10-year-old son.
Lincoln County rescue crews have been looking for Joel Fegarido, of Newnan, Ga., since Sunday but say that the search will be now be scaled back and volunteers will be focusing on recovering his body. Lincoln County Sheriff Shane Johnson says Fegarido fell near rapids in the Snake River Canyon Saturday evening.
The family was in the area for a picnic. Witnesses say Fegarido was not wearing a life jacket and fell into the river while helping his son, who was struggling in the water.
Johnson says several people on boats followed Fegarido after he fell into the water and tried to catch up with him but were unsuccessful.
Photo: Snake River near Alpine, WY
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By Ty Stockton posted Jul 28, 2010 at 4:00AM
There’s a debate that’s gone on for decades about whether fish feel pain or not. I don’t know what the truth is, but I’m glad I’m not a fish anyway. Listen to today’s show to find out why.
The Great Outdoors
By Keith Kelley posted Jul 27, 2010 at 11:41AM
THE MEDIA SAY MIDDLE OF THE PACK……..MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE FOOTBALL MEDIA DAYS KICKED OFF IN LAS VEGAS YESTERDAY AWITH THE RELEASE OF THE PRESEASON CONFERENCE POLL. THE WYOMING COWBOYS WERE PICKED FIFTH BEHIND THE FOUR TEAMS THAT BEAT THEM LAST YEAR, AND AHEAD OF THE FOUR TEAMS THEY BEAT LAST SEASON. T-C-U WAS THE OVERWHELMING SELECTION TO WIN THE LEAGUE, GARNERING ALL 31 FIRST PLACE VOTES. THEY WERE FOLLOWED BY UTAH, WHICH WILL BE PLAYING THEIR FINAL MOUNTAIN WEST SEASON. B-Y-U WAS PICKED THIRD, FOLLOWED BY AIR FORCE, THEN THE POKES. AFTER U-W, SAN DIEGO STATE WAS SIXTH, THEN COLORADO STATE, U-NL-V AND NEW MEXICO.
WYOMING FREE SAFETY CHRIS PROSINSKI WAS NAMED TO THE PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM LIST, AFTER BEING NAMED SECOND TEAM ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST LAST YEAR. THE HORNED FROGS HAD EIGHT SELECTED TO THE PRESEASON TEAM, LEADING THE LEAGUE…UTAH HAD FOUR.
T-C-U SWEPT THE PRESEASON INDIVIDUAL AWARDS, AS ANDY DALTON WAS OFFENSIVE PLAYER, TANK CARDER ON DEFENSE AND JEREMY KERLEY FOR SPECIAL TEAMS.
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By Don Day posted Jul 27, 2010 at 7:40AM
The usual late July flow of higher humidity air from the south will bring increasing chances for showers and thunderstorms over all of Wyoming over the next several days. Thunderstorm and shower activity could pop up just about anywhere across Wyoming today through the weekend. Some thunderstorms will bring heavy rain, hail and strong and gusty winds. Temperatures will remain warm but not as hot as the past few days with most areas climbing into the 80s on the plains, 70s and lower 80s mountains.
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By Mick Birge posted Jul 27, 2010 at 5:58AM

Vice President Joe Biden says the hundreds of stimulus projects now under way in national parks across the U.S. are long overdue upgrades to what he calls the nation’s neglected national jewels…(Click to hear comment from Vice President Biden)
The vice president is on a two-day tour highlighting Recovery Act projects in Yellowstone and Grand Canyon national parks.
Biden spoke Monday to about 100 Yellowstone National Park employees (pictured) after surveying the progress of one of the projects, the $4.7 million replacement of the Madison Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Biden says some $750 million in stimulus money has gone to 800 national park projects.
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By Mick Birge posted Jul 27, 2010 at 5:56AM

Police in Sublette County are looking for the person or people responsible for an attack on a 20-year old Pinedale woman.
Police say the woman was found early Saturday morning by her roommate with what police say was a severe head injury.
The roommate told police she found the lights of the home on when she arrived and blood spattered as well. The injured woman, whose name has not yet been released, was found lying in bed. She was taken to Sublette County Medical Center in Pinedale.
Police say they have no suspects at this and investigators are trying to determine if two other similar incidents in the Pinedale area are connected.
In the meantime, the Sublette County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with any information concerning this incident is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office immediately at 307-367-4378.
Sheriff Wayne Bardin (pictured) is also asking local residents use caution if you come upon a suspicious person or people and to secure your premises.
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By Ty Stockton posted Jul 27, 2010 at 4:00AM
Most of us who fish try to make sure we don’t leave any trash on the banks — even used fishing line. Fishing line takes centuries to degrade. Until now, that is. Bioline, made by GoFastAndLight and marketed by Eagle Claw, degrades completely in five years. Click here for today’s show about Bioline.
The Great Outdoors
By Ty Stockton posted Jul 26, 2010 at 4:00AM
Grab the bow and head to the range. Do it now, rather than the day before the antelope season opens. If you don’t have a range in your area, click here to listen to today’s Great Outdoors to pick up a few ideas.
The Great Outdoors
By Keith Kelley posted Jul 23, 2010 at 11:23AM
Wyoming Quarterback Austyn Carta-Samuels became just the second sophomore ever to be named a team captain for the Cowboy football team. Carta-Samuels plays the most important position on the football field and is coming off a season that saw him director five fourth quarter comebacks, including in the New Mexico Bowl. Carta-Samuels is also the reigning freshman of the year in the Mountain West Conference. So is ACS excited to be a team captain, you betcha. (audio with ACS)
Carta-Samuels says that being a captain means a lot more responsibility for him.
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