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<title>As Locals Freak Out, Transplanted Wyomingite In The South Loves The Record Snow | Cowboy State Daily</title>

While many people in the U.S. South are freaking out over a winter storm that brought record snowfall across Alabama, Florida and Louisiana, a transplanted Wyomingite is loving it. He's having too much fun showing neighbors how to handle the snow.

As Locals Freak Out, Transplanted Wyomingite In The South Loves The Record Snow

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Clair McFarland

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Jen Kocher

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<title>Report: “Give Me A Hug Now,” Gillette Man Tells Mom After Shooting Sister In Head | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Gillette, Wyoming, man has been charged with second-degree murder on claims he killed his sister. Police report that after he shot his sister in the head, he told his mother, “Give me a hug, because I am going to jail.”
 

Report: “Give Me A Hug Now,” Gillette Man Tells Mom After Shooting Sister In Head

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Leo Wolfson

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<title>Despite Trump Now In Office, Wyoming DEQ Wants To Double Emission Fees | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality is asking for a 108% hike in emission fees charged to energy producers. That’s despite President Donald Trump’s promises to reverse Biden’s energy policies.

Despite Trump Now In Office, Wyoming DEQ Wants To Double Emission Fees

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Mark Heinz

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<title>Bill Aims To Stop Wyoming’s Prime Trout Waters Getting Mobbed By Out-Of-Staters | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Wyoming’s prime trout fishing spots are getting mobbed by out-of-staters. Backers of a bill said Tuesday it could stop that by restricting the number of boats allowed on prime sections of the state’s rivers.

Bill Aims To Stop Wyoming’s Prime Trout Waters Getting Mobbed By Out-Of-Staters

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<title>Montana Bill Would End Online Certificates For Emotional Support Animals Sight Unseen | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Montana state senator says it’s too easy to log online, pay a fee and get a certificate to have an emotional support animal. He says that’s unfair to landlords who are forced to accept these animals, whether or not they really serve a medical purpose.

Montana Bill Would End Online Certificates For Emotional Support Animals Sight Unseen

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<title>Wyoming Man Who Worked 15 Years To Free Leonard Peltier Calls Commutation “Bittersweet” | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Joe Biden commuted the two consecutive life sentences of Leonard Peltier on Monday. Wyoming filmmaker Preston Randolph, who worked 15 years to free Peltier from prison, said he’s "happy but bittersweet” with the decision.

Wyoming Man Who Worked 15 Years To Free Leonard Peltier Calls Commutation “Bittersweet”

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