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<title>Those Who Shoot Their Own Wild Turkeys Know They’re Nothing Like Store-Bought | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Those who shoot their own Wyoming wild turkeys for their Thanksgiving table know two things. There are a lot of them out there, and they’re nothing like the mass-produced, flash-frozen birds from the supermarket.

Those Who Shoot Their Own Wild Turkeys Know They’re Nothing Like Store-Bought

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Leo Wolfson

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<title>Wyoming’s Only Mile-Long Horse Track Also State’s First New Track In Decades | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A new horse racetrack has been approved for Cheyenne, the first new track to be built in Wyoming since the 1980s. When complete, it will be Wyoming’s first mile-long track for horse racing.

Wyoming’s Only Mile-Long Horse Track Also State’s First New Track In Decades

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Renée Jean

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Coal

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<title>BLM Outlaws Coal In Powder River Basin; Gordon Says Prepare For A Fight | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The BLM has made it official Tuesday — it’s ending new coal leases in the Powder River Basin, with an eye to producing no more coal after 2041. Gov. Mark Gordon says those are fighting words.

BLM Outlaws Coal In Powder River Basin; Gordon Says Prepare For A Fight

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<title>Montana Principal Pleads No Contest To Blocking Police Investigation Of Teacher | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Montana school principal and former candidate for the state’s top education post pleaded no contest Tuesday to blocking a police investigation into a teacher. Prosecutors didn’t buy her claim she hindered police to protect parental rights.

Montana Principal Pleads No Contest To Blocking Police Investigation Of Teacher

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Clair McFarland

Law Enforcement

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<title>Teton County Has Let 103 Illegal Immigrants Slip Away In Two Years, Says ICE | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Within the past 21 months, the Teton County Sheriff’s Office has allowed 103 illegal immigrants to slip away, Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) told Cowboy State Daily on Tuesday. They say the sheriff’s office has not been honoring ICE’s requests for holds.

Teton County Has Let 103 Illegal Immigrants Slip Away In Two Years, Says ICE

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<title>Mexican Nationals Accused Of Beating Gillette Roommate, Leaving Him For Dead | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Three Mexican nationals are accused of beating their roommate from Gillette, Wyoming, driving out to a remote part of Campbell County, and leaving him for dead. Beaten and cold, the man followed some railroad tracks back to town.

Mexican Nationals Accused Of Beating Gillette Roommate, Leaving Him For Dead

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