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<title>Brief: Two Gillette Motorcyclists Killed In Head-On Near Wright | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Two Gillette men died Wednesday when a work truck collided head-on with both their motorcycles on the highway between Wright and Newcastle. Fatigue for the truck driver is being investigated as the cause of the crash.

Brief: Two Gillette Motorcyclists Killed In Head-On Near Wright

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Dale Killingbeck

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<title>Cheyenne Man Accused Of Threatening To Play ‘Russian Roulette’ With Women | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A 38-year-old Cheyenne man is accused of pulling out a pistol Tuesday, showing it to two women and telling them he was going to play “Russian roulette.” He now faces a felony charge of aggravated assault.

Cheyenne Man Accused Of Threatening To Play ‘Russian Roulette’ With Women

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Andrew Rossi

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<title>Wyoming's Wild Weather: Snow And Pushing 100 Degrees This Weekend | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Wyoming’s weather will be wild this weekend with near-record highs, including pushing 100 in some areas, then snow and freezing temperatures. Whether it’s brutal heat or summer snow, “everyone’s going to be mad at me,” says meteorologist Don Day.

Wyoming's Wild Weather: Snow And Pushing 100 Degrees This Weekend

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<title>Degenfelder Plans $6.4 Million School Choice Payout, But Judge Could Stop It | Cowboy State Daily</title>

As a lawsuit against the program escalates, Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder is still planning at this point to pay out $6.44 million for school choice July 1. A judge could decide next week to halt the payments.

 

Degenfelder Plans $6.4 Million School Choice Payout, But Judge Could Stop It

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Greg Johnson

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<title>Cheyenne Murder A Web Of Conflicting Statements And Admitted Lies | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Investigators are trying to piece together how an 18-year-old was murdered just after midnight Friday at a Cheyenne mobile home park. The suspect and witnesses have given a convoluted web of conflicting statements and admitted lies.

Cheyenne Murder A Web Of Conflicting Statements And Admitted Lies

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<title>By The Way, Montana Is Exempt From Public Land Sales In Budget Bill | Cowboy State Daily</title>

While many in Wyoming and other western states are worried about potential public land sales, our neighbors to the north aren't sharing those concerns. Montana's congressional delegation was able to exempt the state from any potential public land sell-offs.

By The Way, Montana Is Exempt From Public Land Sales In Budget Bill

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Edward "Ed" Wayne Eldridge

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