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Greg Johnson

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<title>Man Calls In 6 Bomb Threats To Evanston Horse Palace | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A man forced the Evanston Horse Palace to close Wednesday night when he called six times in a row to say he planted a bomb inside. After a sweep with a bomb-sniffing dog, the threats are believed to be a hoax that could’ve come from anywhere.

Man Calls In 6 Bomb Threats To Evanston Horse Palace

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Clair McFarland

Courts

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<title>Wyoming Girl Who Fought Off Attacker Forgives Him As He Gets 36-40 Years | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A man who attacked and tried to kidnap a Wyoming girl outside a Riverton movie theater was sentenced Thursday to 36-40 years in prison. His victim told Cowboy State Daily that as she fought him off, she was determined to not be another memorial on Facebook.

Wyoming Girl Who Fought Off Attacker Forgives Him As He Gets 36-40 Years

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Mark Heinz

Government & Politics

Legislature

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<title>Wyoming Legislator Pushes Back On Claim Shooting Prairie Dogs Is “Psychopathic” | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A retired professor told a Wyoming legislative committee Thursday that shooting prairie dogs is “psychopathic.” That raised the hackles of the sponsor of a bill to allow shooting the critters from vehicles. It’s about pest management, he says.

Wyoming Legislator Pushes Back On Claim Shooting Prairie Dogs Is “Psychopathic”

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Leo Wolfson

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<title>Wyoming Republicans Divided On How To Best Achieve Property Tax Relief | Cowboy State Daily</title>

How to best achieve property tax relief has been the driving issue of the 2025 legislative session so far, and is dividing Wyoming Republicans. The main sticking points are whether to backfill deficits created by the cuts, and if so, how much.

Wyoming Republicans Divided On How To Best Achieve Property Tax Relief

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Renée Jean

Business & Tourism

Business

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<title>Wyoming Native Reid Rasner Puts Together $47.45 Billion Offer To Buy TikTok | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Casper native Reid Rasner has put together a $47.45 billion bid to bring the popular social media app TikTok to Wyoming, which he said would keep the app away from China and boost the state’s economy.

Wyoming Native Reid Rasner Puts Together $47.45 Billion Offer To Buy TikTok

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<title>Two Dead In Crash Outside Of Green River; Not Part Of Tunnel Detour | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Two people died and one person was injured in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday evening outside Green River, at a junction that isn’t part of a congested detour through the town, the Wyoming Highway Patrol says.

Two Dead In Crash Outside Of Green River; Not Part Of Tunnel Detour

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Elizabeth Marie Davison

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