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<title>Wyoming High Court Expands Right To Remain Silent, Throws Out Molestation Conviction | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A striking Wyoming Supreme Court ruling defends people’s right to remain silent more vigilantly and could change how prosecutors try cases. The Thursday ruling also throws out the conviction of a Casper man accused of sexually touching young girls. 

Wyoming High Court Expands Right To Remain Silent, Throws Out Molestation Conviction

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Dale Killingbeck

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<title>Huge 150,000-Square-Foot Sports Facility Brings $1M To Casper In First Weeks | Cowboy State Daily</title>

In its first weeks of operation in Casper, the huge 150,000-square-foot WYO Sports Ranch has made a $1 million economic impact on the community. It’s already drawing attention to host state and national tournaments.

Huge 150,000-Square-Foot Sports Facility Brings $1M To Casper In First Weeks

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Wendy Corr

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<title>Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, March 21, 2025 | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Friday's headlines include:
* Byron Murder-Suicide Tox Results
* Colorado Wolf Kills Northern Wyo Sheep
* Degenfelder Celebrates End of U.S. Dept of Ed

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, March 21, 2025

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<title>Tow Truck Driver Hit On I-80 By Rogue Pickup Recovering In Casper Hospital | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A tow truck operator is recovering after losing a kidney and suffering other organ ruptures. A rogue pickup struck him Wednesday on the shoulder of Interstate 80 outside of Wamsutter, Wyoming.

Tow Truck Driver Hit On I-80 By Rogue Pickup Recovering In Casper Hospital

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<title>Death Penalty Off The Table For 1 Teen Charged In Deadly Bow-And-Arrow Ambush | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The death penalty is off the table for one of two Big Piney, Wyoming, teens accused of conspiring to kill a man in a bow-and-arrow ambush. But the prosecutor said Thursday he’s not ready to say if he’ll seek death for the teen accused of firing the bow.

Death Penalty Off The Table For 1 Teen Charged In Deadly Bow-And-Arrow Ambush

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Mark Heinz

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Wildlife

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<title>Transplanted Colorado Wolf Killed In Wyoming Had Been Attacking Sheep | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A wolf from Colorado that killed five sheep in north-central Wyoming was killed by USDA Wildlife Services on Friday. It was one of the wolves brought into Colorado from British Columbia and released there as part of that state's reintroduction program.

Transplanted Colorado Wolf Killed In Wyoming Had Been Attacking Sheep

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Christina "Chris" M. Bartholomew, 73