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James A. Crutchfield

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Don Day

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R.B. Miller

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Crime & Courts

Courts

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<title>Fort Laramie Police Chief Charged With Lying On Car Title | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The police chief of Fort Laramie is facing criminal charges for allegedly lying to get a vehicle title. His case started with a stop by a Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper while driving a car with the wrong license plate.

Fort Laramie Police Chief Charged With Lying On Car Title

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Around Wyoming

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<title>Winter’s Not Done Yet; More Snow Coming For Wyoming | Cowboy State Daily</title>

It may be the middle of May, but winter isn’t done with Wyoming yet. Another wave of wet weather from the Pacific Ocean will reach Wyoming over the weekend, which will mean more snow in the mountains and across other parts of the state.

Winter’s Not Done Yet; More Snow Coming For Wyoming

Outdoors

Public Lands

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<title>Dimwitted California Rapper Stands Next To Boiling Yellowstone Pool For Video | Cowboy State Daily</title>

If you’re dead set on committing a federal crime in Yellowstone National Park, you might as well post video of yourself doing the deed to social media. That’s what a California rapper did, coming dangerously close to a boiling thermal pool.

Dimwitted California Rapper Stands Next To Boiling Yellowstone Pool For Video

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<title>Lawsuit Claims Wyoming Billionaire, 89, Propositioned Employees For Orgies | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Hansjörg Wyss, an 89-year-old Teton County billionaire is being sued in a California court. He’s accused of repeatedly propositioning a woman and her husband who worked for his company to have orgies with him.

Lawsuit Claims Wyoming Billionaire, 89, Propositioned Employees For Orgies

Law Enforcement

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<title>ICE Arrests Wanted Illegal Mexican National In Casper Operation | Cowboy State Daily</title>

ICE officers met with other federal agents just before 4 a.m. Thursday in Casper to plan the arrest of a wanted illegal Mexican National. In what the agency calls the first Wyoming ICE ride-along it knows of, Cowboy State Daily documented the operation.

ICE Arrests Wanted Illegal Mexican National In Casper Operation

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<title>Steve Inman: Friday, May 16, 2025 | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Leadicillin highlights, as narrated by MMA announcer Steve Inman.....

Steve Inman: Friday, May 16, 2025

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Sheridan police Sgt. Nevada Krinkee was one of 148 U.S. law officers killed in the line of duty in 2024. They were honored by an estimated 30,000 people at a Tuesday candlelight vigil in Washington, D.C., including the Wyoming delegation.

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30,000 Candles Burn For Sheridan Police Officer, 147 Others Killed In 2024

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