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<title>Riverton Man Gets 6-12 Years For Drunken Fight That Killed Cousin | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Fremont County man was sentenced Thursday to between six and 12 years in prison for drunkenly beating his cousin to death last March. “I was robbed,” wailed the mother of the victim during the court proceeding.

Riverton Man Gets 6-12 Years For Drunken Fight That Killed Cousin

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Energy

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<title>Even Industry Insiders Find It Hard To Keep Up With Wyoming Nuclear Boom | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The dizzying, supercollider pace of energy investment in Wyoming — especially nuclear — is bringing waves of new faces into the state. It’s happening so fast that industry insiders and trade associations find it hard to keep up.

Even Industry Insiders Find It Hard To Keep Up With Wyoming Nuclear Boom

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Andrew Rossi

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<title>Cody Family Finds Snakes — One Pregnant — Nesting In The Walls Of Garage | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The wall of a Cody family’s garage had to be pulled off to get to a pair of breeding bull snakes. After first fearing they were rattlesnakes, the family instead had a pest control expert get them when they learned they weren’t dangerous.

Cody Family Finds Snakes — One Pregnant — Nesting In The Walls Of Garage

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<title>Cody Mom Accused Of Seeking Hit Man To Murder Daughter’s Boyfriend Deemed Sane | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A murder trial is set for August for a Cody woman accused of trying to have her daughter’s boyfriend killed. A judge ruled that Wendy Coe, whose last trial derailed when she asked for a mental health evaluation, is mentally fit to stand trial. 

 

Cody Mom Accused Of Seeking Hit Man To Murder Daughter’s Boyfriend Deemed Sane

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<title>Wyoming’s Miracle Mile Is Prized For Trout, But Not So Much The Kokanee Salmon | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Miracle Mile on the North Platte River in central Wyoming is prized as a trout fishery. Spawning kokanee salmon can also be caught there, although they might taste awful if caught during fall spawning runs.

Wyoming’s Miracle Mile Is Prized For Trout, But Not So Much The Kokanee Salmon

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Renée Jean

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<title>At $3,300 An Ounce, Prices Prime For Southeast Wyoming’s CK Gold Project | Cowboy State Daily</title>

With gold prices trading high at $3,300 an ounce, timing may be prime for the CK Gold Project in Southeast Wyoming. It’s completed most of its state permitting, with a Laramie County hearing for local permits next month.

At $3,300 An Ounce, Prices Prime For Southeast Wyoming’s CK Gold Project

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