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<title>Flaming Gorge Marinas Race To Survive As 1M Acre-Feet Of Water Sent Downriver | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Releases of up to 1 million acre-feet of water downriver from Flaming Gorge are gutting the gorge’s world-famous kokanee fishery and has marinas racing to survive. “This is like a holocaust for nature,” said one marina owner about the impact.

Flaming Gorge Marinas Race To Survive As 1M Acre-Feet Of Water Sent Downriver

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<title>Crackdown On Sketchy Trucking Practices Continues With Supreme Court Decision | Cowboy State Daily</title>

An industry lawyer calls the Supreme Court's unanimous decision that trucking brokers are liable for hiring unsafe drivers “a monumental victory.” All three branches of federal government are cracking down on sketchy trucking practices.

Crackdown On Sketchy Trucking Practices Continues With Supreme Court Decision

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<title>Wyoming Veterans Fear Changing Disability Hunting Regs Could Freeze Them Out | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Wyoming groups that host hunts for disabled veterans fear a proposal to change Game and Fish regulations on what counts as a disability could freeze out some vets. The change could disqualify vets with PTSD or disabilities that aren't apparent. 

Wyoming Veterans Fear Changing Disability Hunting Regs Could Freeze Them Out

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Dale Killingbeck

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<title>Cheyenne Family Of 12 Devastated By Arson Fire That Destroyed All They Had | Cowboy State Daily</title>

An extended Cheyenne family of 12, including eight children, are still shellshocked and devastated a week after a fire that destroyed all they had. Meanwhile, a man accused of starting the fire and charged with arson is in court Wednesday.

Cheyenne Family Of 12 Devastated By Arson Fire That Destroyed All They Had

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Kolby Fedore

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<title>'You Shoot My Dogs, I’ll Shoot You’: Wyoming Feud Over Ranch Dogs Explodes | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Fremont County ranchers say roaming Great Pyrenees have killed livestock and terrorized neighbors for years in a rural feud that’s now spiraled into criminal charges. “Somebody’s going to get hurt,” a rancher says about the escalating conflict.

'You Shoot My Dogs, I’ll Shoot You’: Wyoming Feud Over Ranch Dogs Explodes

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<title>Looks Like Feds Won't Let Wyoming Invest Trump-Backed Health Care Grants | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The federal government looks likely to reject Wyoming's plan to invest roughly $1 billion in projected Trump-backed grants for rural medical services. Wyoming has to spend the money quickly instead, which leaves one economist full of questions and concerns.

Looks Like Feds Won't Let Wyoming Invest Trump-Backed Health Care Grants

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