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R.B. Miller

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Tracie Sullivan

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Abby Roich

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Clair McFarland

Crime & Courts

Courts

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<title>Wyoming Supreme Court Reverses Seizure Of $54K From 76-Year-Old Caught With Drugs | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Wyoming Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed a judge's order that the state could take $54,226 from a retired Wamsutter trucker. The state claimed the money was part of a drug conspiracy, but the judge let the state have it too easy in court.

Wyoming Supreme Court Reverses Seizure Of $54K From 76-Year-Old Caught With Drugs

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Outdoors

Hunting

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<title>Baiting Elk With Salt Licks Was Once OK Wyoming, But Is Now Illegal | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Baiting big game with corn, salt licks and other treats is illegal and frowned upon as unethical across the West. But it didn’t used to be, and was once standard practice in Wyoming. It’s still allowed in other places, such as Texas.

Baiting Elk With Salt Licks Was Once OK Wyoming, But Is Now Illegal

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Andrew Rossi

Energy

Environment

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<title>Aurora Joined By Rare, Super-Hot Band Of Colorful Plasma Across Wyoming Sky | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A rare phenomenon called STEVE was seen across Wyoming's dark skies around midnight Tuesday. It's a super-hot streak of plasma that manifests during intense auroras, and several Wyoming photographers got good shots of it.

Aurora Joined By Rare, Super-Hot Band Of Colorful Plasma Across Wyoming Sky

Wildlife

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<title>Bighorn Sheep With Rare, Weird Horn Mutations Keep Showing Up Near Lovell | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A number of bighorn sheep rams in the foothills of Wyoming's Bighorn Mountains exhibit a rare genetic mutation where one horn grows faster than the other. That's why people keep seeing weird-horned bighorns near Lovell.

Bighorn Sheep With Rare, Weird Horn Mutations Keep Showing Up Near Lovell

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Renée Jean

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<title>Gillette Man Who Admitted To Child Sex Crimes While Applying For Job As Jailer Gets 24 Years | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Gillette 19-year-old was sentenced Monday to up to 24 years in prison for molesting three young girls. He confessed to the sexual abuse during a polygraph test when applying for a job at the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office.

Gillette Man Who Admitted To Child Sex Crimes While Applying For Job As Jailer Gets 24 Years

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<title>Hunter Who Shot Huge Bull Elk On Public Land Accused Of Trespassing During Hunt | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Gillette hunter who says he shot the bull elk of a lifetime is facing a trespassing charge. A land manager says the hunter had to cross his private property to get to the public land where the bull was killed, and he was cited by a game warden.

Hunter Who Shot Huge Bull Elk On Public Land Accused Of Trespassing During Hunt

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Steve Bohnel

Government & Politics

Legislature

Six Republican state lawmakers were criticized by some for their visit to Israel this month, where they toured the ruins of the Hamas attack and spoke with officials. Those who went say they found many themes relevant to Wyoming.

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Wyoming Legislators Criticized For Israel Visit Say Trip Was Worth It

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