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<title>Wyoming Woman Charged With Impersonating Police Officer While Boarding Plane | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Shoshoni, Wyoming, woman is accused of impersonating a police officer while trying to get onto an airplane in Riverton. Wearing a security officer badge on her waist, she allegedly claimed she was transporting DNA evidence for the FBI.

Wyoming Woman Charged With Impersonating Police Officer While Boarding Plane

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Andrew Rossi

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<title>Get Ready To Shiver — Cold Wave To Plunge Wyoming Below Zero This Week | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A surge of polar air from Canada will move into Wyoming by the end of the week, plunging much of the state into below zero temperatures. It’s the start of what could be a prolonged period of serious cold.

Get Ready To Shiver — Cold Wave To Plunge Wyoming Below Zero This Week

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<title>Bill Splitting Deer Seasons Would Just Get More Mule Deer Shot, Biologist Says | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Advocates of legislative bill to split Wyoming hunting seasons for white-tailed and mule deer say it will help save mule deer. A retired wildlife biologist says that would just get more mule deer killed.

Bill Splitting Deer Seasons Would Just Get More Mule Deer Shot, Biologist Says

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Dale Killingbeck

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<title>Price Tag For University Of Wyoming Projects Over Past 10 Years Nearly $900M | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Construction on a new $65 million swim center is underway at the University of Wyoming. It’s the 11th capital project in 10 years for Wyoming’s only public university, with a combined price tag of nearly $900 million.

Price Tag For University Of Wyoming Projects Over Past 10 Years Nearly $900M

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<title>Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, January 13, 2025 | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Monday's headlines include:
- Cheyenne Fire Station Burns Down
- Family Builds House Inside National Park
- Elk Hunting Without Food, Water, Or Matches

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, January 13, 2025

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<title>Fossils Of 47 Million-Year-Old "Alien Plant" Raise More Questions Than Answers | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Researchers have found nearly every plant part they need to trace the prehistoric history of a 47 million-year-old "alien plant" from Utah. That’s why it's baffling that it remains so elusive and unlike anything else ever found on the planet.

Fossils Of 47 Million-Year-Old "Alien Plant" Raise More Questions Than Answers

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