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<title>How A Dog Lost In The Wyoming Wilderness Inspired Park Ranger Turned Author | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A former park ranger was inspired to write her first novel by Wyoming’s wilderness and a lost dog’s journey home. The result was “The Scent of Distant Family,” which has just been nominated for a national award.

How A Dog Lost In The Wyoming Wilderness Inspired Park Ranger Turned Author

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Clair McFarland

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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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Business

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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

Public Safety

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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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Mark Heinz

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Hunting

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<title>Former Wyoming Resident Busted For Illegal Deer Killing 26 Years Later | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A former Wyoming resident who had moved to Alabama was busted for illegally killing a deer 26 years after the fact, and after dodging a bench warrant for 24 years.

Former Wyoming Resident Busted For Illegal Deer Killing 26 Years Later

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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Corinne Woodward Hoopes

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