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<title>Cowboy State Daily Video Newscast: Thursday, February 19, 2026 | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Thursday's headlines include:
* Cattle Scam “Too Good To Be True"
* Illegal Wolf Killing Outside Yellowstone
* Carbon County GOP Calls For Resignations 

Cowboy State Daily Video Newscast: Thursday, February 19, 2026

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Clair McFarland

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<title>Carbon County GOP Calls For Reps To Resign Over Silence On ‘CheckGate’ | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Carbon County GOP is calling for resignations of four state reps for their silence on the ongoing “CheckGate” scandal. The party says they knew defamation claims aimed at Rep. Mike Yin for making the check-passing public were wrong, but didn’t speak out.

Carbon County GOP Calls For Reps To Resign Over Silence On ‘CheckGate’

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Andrew Rossi

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<title>Interstate 80 Closed For 21 Miles After More Weather-Related Crashes On Wednesday | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Winter weather created nasty driving conditions that contributed to a pair of multi-vehicle crashes Wednesday that closed a 21-mile stretch of west I-80. “It was just a whiteout,” one motorist caught in the middle of the pileups told Cowboy State Daily.

Interstate 80 Closed For 21 Miles After More Weather-Related Crashes On Wednesday

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Legislature

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<title>Senators Vow Crack-Down On Wyoming-Based LLC Fraud | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Wyoming has surpassed Delaware as the top state for business incorporations per capita, and with that has come more LLC fraud. The state Senate passed a bill Wednesday that could crack down on using the state's business-friendly LLC laws to scam people.

Senators Vow Crack-Down On Wyoming-Based LLC Fraud

Kate Meadows

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Agriculture

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<title>‘Too Good To Be True:’ Wyoming Rancher Not Surprised By $200M Cattle Fraud | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Wyoming hasn’t yet been linked to a $200 million cattle fraud case that’s hit 14 other states, but its cattle industry has been aware of the company, Agridime, for years. A Sublette County rancher said he never trusted the claims, calling them “too good to be true."

‘Too Good To Be True:’ Wyoming Rancher Not Surprised By $200M Cattle Fraud

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Mark Heinz

Outdoors

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<title>Two Charged In Illegal, Out-Of-Season Wolf Killing In Wyoming | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Two men were charged in connection with an illegal wolf killing near Cody. The wolf was killed in a wolf hunting zone, but authorities allege it was shot without a license and out of season.

Two Charged In Illegal, Out-Of-Season Wolf Killing In Wyoming

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