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<title>Authorities Say Woman Taped Man To Chair, Tortured Him For Three Days             | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Campbell County Sheriff’s investigators say a woman in Wright, Wyoming, taped a man to a chair at her home and tortured him for three days. She bit his ears, and beat him with a hammer and a pistol, court documents allege. 
 

Authorities Say Woman Taped Man To Chair, Tortured Him For Three Days            

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Mark Heinz

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<title>Bill Would Hike Wyoming Hunting License Application Fees By 300% To 400% | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Hunting license application fees could see huge increases in Wyoming, jumping 300% for Wyomingites and 400% for nonresidents under a legislative bill. Game and Fish would put that money to good use, proponents say. 

Bill Would Hike Wyoming Hunting License Application Fees By 300% To 400%

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Leo Wolfson

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<title>First-Day Fireworks In Wyoming Senate Over Abortion, Pick For Committee Leader | Cowboy State Daily</title>

An attempt to prevent Eric Barlow from nomination for chairman of the Senate Health, Labor and Social Services Committee sparked fireworks Tuesday on the first day of the Wyoming Legislature’s 2025 session. The attempt, based on his abortion stance, failed.

First-Day Fireworks In Wyoming Senate Over Abortion, Pick For Committee Leader

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Dale Killingbeck

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<title>Casper Man Accused Of Stabbing Two People, Tells Police One Was An Accident | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A 71-year-old Casper man faces two felonies after police claim he stabbed a 35-year-old woman and 41-year-old man at his apartment Sunday. He allegedly said stabbing the woman was an “accident.”

Casper Man Accused Of Stabbing Two People, Tells Police One Was An Accident

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Renée Jean

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<title>Wyoming's Powder River Basin Sitting On Untapped Oil And Gas Potential | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The oil and gas industry has been talking up the potential of the Powder River Basin for 20 years. Even so, Wyoming’s busiest play still only has about 11 rigs running. It’s going to take more than an oil-friendly administration to increase production.

Wyoming's Powder River Basin Sitting On Untapped Oil And Gas Potential

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Wendy Corr

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<title>Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, January 14, 2024 | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Tuesday's headlines include:
- 68th Wyoming Legislature Starts Today
- Finally, Feds OK Turbine Graveyard In Coal Mines
- Denver Int Airport No Longer Accepting Cash To Park

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, January 14, 2024

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