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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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Renée Jean

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<title>Wyoming Land Expert Tapped For BLM As Trump Considers Selling Federal Land | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Wyoming land expert with deep ranching roots has been tapped for a senior position with the Bureau of Land Management. Her appointment comes at a time when the potential sale of public lands in Wyoming has become a lightning rod across the state.

Wyoming Land Expert Tapped For BLM As Trump Considers Selling Federal Land

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Jen Kocher

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<title>Judge Won’t Overturn Wyoming’s First Fentanyl Manslaughter Conviction | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Greybull man who was the first person in Wyoming to be convicted of manslaughter for selling fentanyl-laced drugs won’t get a new trial. A judge Wednesday rejected a motion that challenged his plea deal, which got him 15-20 years in prison.

Judge Won’t Overturn Wyoming’s First Fentanyl Manslaughter Conviction

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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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Mark Heinz

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<title>Hageman Says Vast Swaths Of Wyoming Public Lands Won’t Be Sold | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Wyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman says a Wilderness Society map that shows nearly 15 million acres of public land could be sold if the Senate budget bill passes is wrong. The group stands by its report, which it says is based on what the language of the bill says.

Hageman Says Vast Swaths Of Wyoming Public Lands Won’t Be Sold

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Clair McFarland

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<title>Gillette Nursing Home Ignored Signs Of Fatal Overdose, Family Claims In Lawsuit | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Tramadol overdose in November killed Rhonda Parker, 66, who was living at a Gillette assisted living center. Her family sued the care facility Wednesday, claiming caretakers ignored severe signs of her overdose for hours before she died.

Gillette Nursing Home Ignored Signs Of Fatal Overdose, Family Claims In Lawsuit

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