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<title>Rock Springs Man Who Stabbed Friend At Least 26 Times Gets 55 Years To Life | Cowboy State Daily</title>

William Brewer, 34, was sentenced Monday in a Green River courtroom to between 55 years and life in prison for killing his friend in 2023. He stabbed his victim at least 26 times in what a prosecutor compared to a grizzly bear attack. 

Rock Springs Man Who Stabbed Friend At Least 26 Times Gets 55 Years To Life

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<title>Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Tuesday's headlines include:
* Casper Woman Killed By Police
* Why Aren’t There More Data Centers Across I-80
* Thermop Teen Mourns Dad As He Gets Into West Point

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, April 29, 2025

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<title>Homeless Montana Man Awarded $27.75 Million For Vicious Prison Beating | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A homeless Montana man whose conviction for sex assault was overturned won a $27.75 million judgment for a vicious beating he took in prison. A private prison company, which also does business with Wyoming, didn’t do enough to protect him, a jury found.

Homeless Montana Man Awarded $27.75 Million For Vicious Prison Beating

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<title>25% Property Tax Cut Has Cities And Counties Expecting To Cut Budgets | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A 25% residential property tax cut approved earlier this year by the Legislature has cities and counties across Wyoming crunching numbers. Many tell Cowboy State Daily they’re already contemplating where to cut their budgets.

25% Property Tax Cut Has Cities And Counties Expecting To Cut Budgets

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Renée Jean

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<title>Wyoming Is Perfect For Data Centers, So Why Do They Cluster Only In Cheyenne? | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Wyoming has the right climate for data centers, and the Interstate 80 corridor could be a magnet for attracting more of them. So why do data centers cluster in Cheyenne, but hardly anywhere else in Wyoming?

Wyoming Is Perfect For Data Centers, So Why Do They Cluster Only In Cheyenne?

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Dale Killingbeck

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<title>Man Says Casper Cops Shot, Killed Wife In Response To Reported Burglary | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A 37-year-old woman was shot and killed in an officer-involved shooting at a Casper home early Monday. The woman's estranged husband told Cowboy State Daily that "there was not a burglar" and that "the cops shot her."

Man Says Casper Cops Shot, Killed Wife In Response To Reported Burglary

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