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New Cheyenne Brewed Beer Available Friday Video included

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Beer lovers, there's a new local beer to try.

Brand 307 is it's name, coined after a local band.

It's scheduled to be unveiled on Friday at Freedom's Edge Tap House.
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Hit and Run Suspect Arrested

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On Tuesday Cheyenne Police arrested Willis Lambertson of Barrington, IL on charges of attempted second degree murder and aggravated assault. More>>

District to hold immunization clinics for sixth-grade students

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Since Wyoming's immunization law requires all students entering seventh grade to receive a tetanus vaccine, Laramie County School District 1 and Cheyenne-Laramie County Health Department nurses are sponsoring immunization clinics for sixth-grade students. Tdap vaccines will be available, which cover tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis. More>>

Department of Education Not Able to Provide Data for LSO Video included

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Interim Director of the Wyoming Department of Education, Jim Rose, says it doesn't have enough data to give to the Legislative Service Office for it's end-of-the-session financial report. More>>

Galena Fire Expected To Be 75 Percent Contained

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On Sunday night the Galena Fire burning near Fort Collins was expected to be 75 percent contained. More>>

Theismann Speaks at St. Mary's Fundraiser

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On Saturday former NFL great and ESPN broadcaster Joe Theismann was the keynote speaker at St. Mary's Fanfare for Education fundraiser. More>>

Renovations Coming to Dog Park Video included

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Dog park lovers will soon see some long overdue improvements. More>>

Passengers React to New TSA Regulations Video included

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Transportation Security Administration Chief John Pistole, is sticking by his decision to let passengers carry knives, with blades no longer than 2.36 inches and no wider than a half-inch, back on planes. More>>

$917 Million in Unclaimed 2009 Tax Returns

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Refunds totaling just over $917 million may be waiting for an estimated 984,400 taxpayers who did not file a federal income tax return for 2009, the Internal Revenue Service announced today. More>>

Local Priest Talks About New Pope Video included

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With the election of a new pope, people are already speculating at what direction the Church is headed in the next few years. As a member of the Jesuit Society, which is well known for its educational More>>

Mayor Discusses Dinneen Property and SLA Project Video included

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Mayor Rick Kaysen chimed in Thursday about the search for a new Public Safety Administration Building.

He says the Dinneen property is still a possibility, but they're going to look at other options downtown.
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This Week is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week Video included

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Governor Mead signed a proclamation earlier today declaring March 11th-17th as Multiple Sclerosis Week. Several were on hand for the event including those currently suffering from the disease. More>>

AirLife Making A Difference With Critical Care Transport Service Video included

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Since last May, Cheyenne Regional Medical Center has been partnering with AirLife to bring critical care transport to our region. The company, which is part of the HealthOne system of hospitals and based More>>

Sex Offender Transition Home Proposed Video included

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A proposed housing program is geared toward helping sex offender transition into society. More>>

Lottery Coming to Wyoming

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Governor Matt Mead signed the bill allowing Wyoming to enter into a multi-state lottery or start a state lottery. The law creating a lottery corporation goes into effect on July 1st. More>>

Western Illinois Students "Pay it Forward" to Cheyenne Video included

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You've heard of the concept of paying it forward made popular by "Pay it Forward, the movie.

A group of 40 college students from Western Illinois University were doing exactly that in Cheyenne today.
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Chavez "Not That Bad"

(VIDEO) CBS NewsChannel 5's Robert Geha sits down with Charlie Hardy, a former priest who lived in Venezuela for almost 30 years. More>>

"Project Prom" Helps Out High Schoolers

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It started nearly a decade ago with the simple idea of providing free dresses for a few girls so they could attend their high school prom. More>>

City Council Denies Dinneen Sale

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It's back to the drawing board for the City of Cheyenne in its search for a building to house the new Public Safety Administration Building. The city had been pursuing an agreement to purchase the former More>>

Locals Get Go Ahead to Open Roads to Yellowstone

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Governor Matt Mead has decided that Wyoming Department of Transportation equipment and labor will be made available if the Cody and Jackson communities raise money to pay the state to get the roads to the east and south gates of Yellowstone National Park open on time. More>>

Tobacco Company Whistleblower Visits LCCC

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The real-life person who blew the whistle on the tobacco companies and is the basis of the 1999 move "The Insider", spoke at LCCC Monday. More>>

  • National

  • The Senate appears set to approve a huge, bipartisan spending bill to keep the government running through September and ruling out the chance of a government shutdown later this month.
    The Senate approved legislation Wednesday to lock in $85 billion in widely decried spending cuts aimed at restraining soaring federal deficits - and to avoid a government shutdown just a week away. President Barack...
  • Plaintiffs' attorneys have rested their case at a trial over the deadly Deepwater Horizon rig explosion and massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
    A federal judge conducting a trial to assign fault for the nation's worst offshore oil spill dismissed claims Wednesday against a BP contractor and the company that made a key safety device on the drilling rig that...
  • Arizona lawmakers have jumped in to the national debate over the rights of transgender people with a bill being debated Wednesday that would make it illegal for people to use public restrooms not associated with...
    Lawmakers are delaying a debate over equal access rights after dozens of transgender people flooded the Arizona House of Representatives to fight a proposed law that would have made it illegal for them to use the bathroom of...

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