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<title>Casper Woman Accused Of Hitting Herself With Hammer To Fake Abuse Pleads Not Guilty | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Casper woman told police she hit herself with a sledgehammer to treat a medical condition, not to fake abuse from her husband. She pleaded not guilty Tuesday to allegations she stabbed him in the neck with a knife.

Casper Woman Accused Of Hitting Herself With Hammer To Fake Abuse Pleads Not Guilty

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Clair McFarland

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<title>Mike Yin Bristles At Chuck Gray Plan To Ban Political Party Changes After Jan. 1 | Cowboy State Daily</title>

State Rep. Mike Yin argued against a proposal by Chuck Gray to ban political party changes after Jan. 1 in election years. “Why are you interested in making it harder for people?” Yin asked. “I view it as an election integrity issue,” Gray answered.

Mike Yin Bristles At Chuck Gray Plan To Ban Political Party Changes After Jan. 1

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<title>Wandering Wolverine Wyoming Hiker Saw Was Tracked Over 200 Square Miles | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Wyoming biologists say a wolverine that had a rare close-range encounter with a hiker in the Wind River Range mountains is the same animal they’ve been tracking for more than a year. And it has a huge range, being tracked over 200 square miles.

Wandering Wolverine Wyoming Hiker Saw Was Tracked Over 200 Square Miles

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Jackie Dorothy

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<title>Wyoming People: Mark Potter Gives Up Big City Chaos To Live In Wind River Canyon | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Mark Potter gave up a chaotic life in Denver to live in isolation in Wyoming’s Wind River Canyon with a pair of yappy dogs. He likely saved his neighbors May 16 when he called 911 to report a wildfire near the railroad tracks in the canyon.

Wyoming People: Mark Potter Gives Up Big City Chaos To Live In Wind River Canyon

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Andrew Rossi

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<title>Meteorologist Don Day Says Don’t Lose Your Mind Over Possible Super El Niño | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Meteorologist Don Day says reports of a Super El Niño brewing in the Pacific Ocean are ludicrous. An El Niño is coming and that will likely be beneficial for Wyoming, but anything stronger is too far out to predict and, at this point, just clickbait.

Meteorologist Don Day Says Don’t Lose Your Mind Over Possible Super El Niño

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Renée Jean

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<title>Bell At Famous Red Shell Schoolhouse Rings Again After Decades Of Silence | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The bell at the Red Shell School is ringing again after a decades-long effort to save the iconic 111-year-old one-room Wyoming schoolhouse. It’s so picturesque it became nationally famous for being featured on the cover of textbooks.

Bell At Famous Red Shell Schoolhouse Rings Again After Decades Of Silence

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