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Clair McFarland

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<title>Sheridan Deputies Find Burglary Evidence All… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Four young men face felony charges after at least one of them posted evidence to Snapchat of their alleged escapades robbing the Big Horn Y gas station in Sheridan, Wyoming. One suspect reportedly texted a Snapchat contact, “Yeah, We Robbed It.” 

Sheridan Deputies Find Burglary Evidence All Over Suspects' Snapchat

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The father of a 22-year-old hiker missing since Sept. 17 after summiting Yellowstone’s highest peak is coordinating private and volunteer search teams to help find his son. One of their clues is a note the hiker left at the mountain's summit.

Missing Yellowstone Hiker's Note A Clue For Volunteer Search Teams Now Mobilizing

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Leo Wolfson

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A pair of huge wildfires have burned more than 147,000 acres in Wyoming, and people are wondering why that’s not national news. Others are pushing conspiracy theories, including the government started the fires to access rare earth minerals.

Wyoming’s Huge Wildfires Prompt National Online Conspiracy Theories

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The Laramie County School Board voted this week to close eight Cheyenne elementary schools, rescue one and build another. But some parents want a re-vote of what amounts to a “massive overhaul” of the school district.

Cheyenne School Board Votes To Close 8 Schools, Parents Want A Re-Vote

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Andrew Rossi

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Comet Tsuchinshan – ATLAS, aka "the green comet," will make its closest approach to Earth 30 minutes after sunset Saturday. It’ll be brighter than Venus and Mercury over Wyoming, and it could be a once-in-humanity chance to see it.

Once-In-Humanity Comet Will Look Brighter Than Venus And Mercury On Saturday

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Renée Jean

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<title>Elk Fire Breaking The Rules Of Wildfires And ‘Is… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The strategists in charge of battling the huge 76,000-acre Elk Fire in northern Wyoming say the stubborn blaze is breaking the rules of wildfires. One said it even seems oppositional to authority and “is behaving like a teenager.”

Elk Fire Breaking The Rules Of Wildfires And ‘Is Behaving Like A Teenager’

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