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<title>Wyoming U.S. Attorney Battling Misconduct Claims Ahead of Monday Confirmation Vote | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Wyoming U.S. Attorney Darin Smith is set for a U.S. Senate confirmation vote Monday as a controversy heats up over allegations he prejudiced a grand jury. Eight defendants are now suing to dismiss their cases, including one for first-degree murder.

Wyoming U.S. Attorney Battling Misconduct Claims Ahead of Monday Confirmation Vote

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<title>Montana Suspected Fatal Grizzly Attack Happened Same Day As Yellowstone Mauling | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A suspected fatal grizzly attack in Glacier National Park is thought to have happened the same day two brothers were mauled by a grizzly in Yellowstone. Outdoorsman say the attacks are the beginning of “human-bear conflict season."

Montana Suspected Fatal Grizzly Attack Happened Same Day As Yellowstone Mauling

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<title>Day After Grizzly Attack, Dimwitted Tourist Takes Video Of Bear From 5 Feet Away | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A day after two brothers were mauled by a grizzly in Yellowstone, a dimwitted tourist was spotted five feet from a bear taking video on his phone. Retired biologist Gary Gaston said the scene was “so absurd” he had to leave.

Day After Grizzly Attack, Dimwitted Tourist Takes Video Of Bear From 5 Feet Away

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Kolby Fedore

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<title>Snow King Accountant Accused Of Embezzling More Than $45,000 From Resort | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A former accountant at Snow King Mountain in Jackson faces felony charges, accused of embezzling more than $45,000 from the resort. Detectives say he would put through duplicate invoices, with the excess going to a separate account of his. 

Snow King Accountant Accused Of Embezzling More Than $45,000 From Resort

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<title>As Data Centers Boom, Wyomingites Want To Know Where The Water’s Coming From | Cowboy State Daily</title>

As the state’s data center industry booms, Wyomingites want to know where the water is coming from. The  Select Water Committee dove into that Thursday, as critics clashed over property rights, supply, and impacts for one of the nation’s driest states.

As Data Centers Boom, Wyomingites Want To Know Where The Water’s Coming From

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<title>Ted Turner Was Most At Home At His Flying D Ranch In Montana | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Media mogul Ted Turner, who died Wednesday, once owned four ranches in Montana and the largest bison herd in North America. His friends say he was most at home at the Flying D Ranch and its 113,613 acres of wildness in the southwest part of the state.

Ted Turner Was Most At Home At His Flying D Ranch In Montana

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The family of Mike Enzi would like to thank everyone for their love and support to us during the loss of our loved one. 

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Enzi Family: Thanks To All

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The state reported 724 new laboratory-confirmed and 167 new probable cases, leaving Wyoming with 2,782 active cases.

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724 New Coronavirus Cases In Wyoming Monday; 2,782 Active

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The state reported 200 new laboratory-confirmed and 56 new probable cases, leaving Wyoming with 1,891 active cases, an increase of 228 active cases since Tuesday.

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200 New Coronavirus Cases In Wyoming Wednesday; 28 Recoveries, 1,891 Active

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The most current U.S. Drought Monitor Map shows nearly 93% of Wyoming in some sort of drought condition, from moderate to extreme

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Drought Deepens In Wyoming With An End ‘Difficult To Predict’

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