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Daily Cartoon: Saturday, December 21, 2024

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<title>Off-Duty Gillette Cop Spots Stolen Gun While Scrolling Online | Cowboy State Daily</title>

An off-duty Gillette police officer scrolling gun sales online spotted a pistol reported stolen six weeks earlier. That led a 19-year-old Wyoming man who had that gun and other stolen weapons. He was charged Thursday with multiple felonies.

Off-Duty Gillette Cop Spots Stolen Gun While Scrolling Online

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Energy

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<title>Cluster Of Wind Turbines Sitting Idle Outside Casper Won’t Turn Anytime Soon | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A cluster of turbines sitting idle in the December winds outside Casper will remain idle into the next year. Chevron is citing “telemetry issues” with PacificCorp for why they’ve not been used for much of the past few years.

Cluster Of Wind Turbines Sitting Idle Outside Casper Won’t Turn Anytime Soon

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<title>Fueled By Wyoming Talent, Montana State Guns For National FCS Championship | Cowboy State Daily</title>

If undefeated Montana State University wins a national FCS title this season, it will have Wyoming fingerprints all over it. The Bobcats feature a host of former Wyoming high school players and are coached by a longtime UW assistant.

Fueled By Wyoming Talent, Montana State Guns For National FCS Championship

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<title>Musk-Trump Spending Overhaul Has Congress Scrambling To Avoid Shutdown | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Wyoming Congresswoman Harriet Hageman supports President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s overhaul of a 1,500-page spending package. Their 116-page version failed Thursday night with a Friday shutdown deadline looming.

Musk-Trump Spending Overhaul Has Congress Scrambling To Avoid Shutdown

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<title>Locals Shellshocked After Historic Wyoming Union Pacific Water Tower Torn Down | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A historic water tower along the Union Pacific line near the Wyoming-Colorado state line was a local landmark for about 80 years. Now it’s gone, torn down Tuesday without notice or discussion, leaving locals and railroad buffs shellshocked.

Locals Shellshocked After Historic Wyoming Union Pacific Water Tower Torn Down

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The International Pathfinder Camporee brought 60,000 people to Gillette this week but not enough porta-potties. One youth leader says the foul situation ruined it for his group, while the sanitation contractor says they needed 1,000 more.

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Camporee Brought 60,000 People To Gillette, But Not Enough Porta-Potties

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