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<title>8-10 Years For Casper Teen Who Said ‘I Hope I Killed One’ After Shooting At Homes | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A 15-year-old boy who shot into two Casper homes in separate incidents August got eight to 10 years in prison Friday. He reportedly told friends, “I hope I killed one.”

8-10 Years For Casper Teen Who Said ‘I Hope I Killed One’ After Shooting At Homes

David Madison

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Politics

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<title>Hageman And House Committee Open Up Sale Of Federally Owned Public Land | Cowboy State Daily</title>

An amendment attached to legislation moving its way through the U.S. House this week opens federal land for sale in Utah and Nevada. Wyoming’s Harriet Hageman supports the move, while Republicans in other Western states oppose it.

Hageman And House Committee Open Up Sale Of Federally Owned Public Land

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Clair McFarland

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<title>Wrong-Way Driver Shuts Down I-90 With Claim Of Bomb In Vehicle | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Gillette man drove the wrong way on Interstate 90 three times Thursday as he led law enforcement on a 70-95 mph chase. He then claimed there was a bomb in his vehicle, but it turned out to be a possibly drug-induced perception of loose and exposed wires.

Wrong-Way Driver Shuts Down I-90 With Claim Of Bomb In Vehicle

Coy Knobel

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<title>Don Day's Wyoming Weather Forecast: Friday, May 9, 2025 | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Sunny in Wyoming on Friday with a few chances for afternoon rain. Mostly clear overnight. Highs from the mid 60s to the upper 70s and lows from the mid 30s to the mid 50s. 

Don Day's Wyoming Weather Forecast: Friday, May 9, 2025

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Mark Heinz

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Fishing

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<title>Helicopter Drops Christmas Trees Into Popular Montana Lake To Save Yellow Perch | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Walleyes were gobbling up too many yellow perch in Montana’s Canyon Ferry Lake. So, state officials started dropping old Christmas trees into water to provide spawning habitat and shelter for perch hatchlings.

Helicopter Drops Christmas Trees Into Popular Montana Lake To Save Yellow Perch

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Justin George

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<title>Wyoming Catholics Celebrate Election Of First American Pope | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Catholics across Wyoming celebrated the appointment of the first American pope on Thursday. Former Wyoming Gov. Mike Sullivan, who was fishing the North Platte, told Cowboy State Daily he was "tickled to death" to hear the news.

Wyoming Catholics Celebrate Election Of First American Pope

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Barbara Jean Chambers

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