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<title>Homeless Montana Man Awarded $27.75 Million For Vicious Prison Beating | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A homeless Montana man whose conviction for sex assault was overturned won a $27.75 million judgment for a vicious beating he took in prison. A private prison company, which also does business with Wyoming, didn’t do enough to project him, a jury found.

Homeless Montana Man Awarded $27.75 Million For Vicious Prison Beating

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<title>State Wants To Know How Much Coal Is Left In Wyoming, And Who Will Buy It | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Wyoming Energy Authority is preparing a first-of-its-kind analysis of Wyoming’s coal industry. It will determine just how much coal is left in Wyoming, and who will buy it if it’s mined.

State Wants To Know How Much Coal Is Left In Wyoming, And Who Will Buy It

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Leo Wolfson

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<title>25% Property Tax Cut Has Cities And Counties Expecting To Cut Budgets | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A 25% residential property tax cut approved earlier this year by the Legislature has cities and counties across Wyoming crunching numbers. Many tell Cowboy State Daily they’re already contemplating where to cut their budgets.

25% Property Tax Cut Has Cities And Counties Expecting To Cut Budgets

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Renée Jean

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<title>Wyoming Is Perfect For Data Centers, So Why Do They Cluster Only In Cheyenne? | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Wyoming has the right climate for data centers, and the Interstate 80 corridor could be a magnet for attracting more of them. So why do data centers cluster in Cheyenne, but hardly anywhere else in Wyoming?

Wyoming Is Perfect For Data Centers, So Why Do They Cluster Only In Cheyenne?

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Dale Killingbeck

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<title>Man Says Casper Cops Shot, Killed Wife In Response To Reported Burglary | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A 37-year-old woman was shot and killed in an officer-involved shooting at a Casper home early Monday. The woman's estranged husband told Cowboy State Daily that "there was not a burglar" and that "the cops shot her."

Man Says Casper Cops Shot, Killed Wife In Response To Reported Burglary

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<title>Giant Killer Whale Swallowing A Truck Unleashed On The Roads Around Missoula | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Missoula man has spent the last five years converting an Isuzu box truck into a giant killer whale. Now his creation, named “Killatrina,” has been unleashed on the roads around town.

Giant Killer Whale Swallowing A Truck Unleashed On The Roads Around Missoula

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