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Clair McFarland

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<title>One Dead In ATV Collision With Truck Near Encampment | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Carbon County Sheriff's deputies and other first responders responded to a fatal collision between an ATV and a commercial truck near Encampment Thursday afternoon. Sheriff Alex Bakken said preliminary reports indicate the ATV was traveling at a high rate of speed.

One Dead In ATV Collision With Truck Near Encampment

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Outdoors

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<title>Body Recovered From Montana Lake Believed To Be Missing Cheyenne Marine | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A body believed to be that of a 58-year-old Marine, elite endurance athlete and Cheyenne resident James “Dingo” Dominguez was found Wednesday. He disappeared in July when his rowboat capsized in a storm on Flathead Lake in Montana.

Body Recovered From Montana Lake Believed To Be Missing Cheyenne Marine

Courts

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<title>Gillette Man Says Stabbing Brother In The Spleen Was Self-Defense | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Gillette man accused of stabbing his brother so that the latter's spleen had to be removed told a judge Thursday that he was defending himself. Aaron Duane Smith could face up to life in prison if convicted of attempted murder.

Gillette Man Says Stabbing Brother In The Spleen Was Self-Defense

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Mark Heinz

Hunting

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<title>Carcass Dumpsters Keep Landscape From Being Littered With Rotting Animal Parts | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Wyoming Game and Fish has set up carcass dumpsters for hunters to dispose of their kills after dressing them out. The hope is to keep the landscape from being littered with rotting animal parts.

Carcass Dumpsters Keep Landscape From Being Littered With Rotting Animal Parts

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Andrew Rossi

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Tourism

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<title>Jackson Photographer Gets Once-In-A-Lifetime Shot Of Bull Elk And Grand Tetons | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Jackson wildlife photographer Savannah Rose got a once-in-a-lifetime image of a bull elk in front of Grand Teton. She said it was an "incredibly tense" moment of excitement, and adds another uniquely Wyoming image to a portfolio already full of them.

Jackson Photographer Gets Once-In-A-Lifetime Shot Of Bull Elk And Grand Tetons

Jackson Walker

Government & Politics

Legislature

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<title>Gordon, Local Officials Expect Critical Budget Shortages After Property Tax Cuts | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Gov. Mark Gordon on Wednesday forecasted critical budget shortages as a result of a 25% property tax cut the state Legislature passed last session. But he agrees with the Freedom Caucus that Wyoming needs a slimmer government.

Gordon, Local Officials Expect Critical Budget Shortages After Property Tax Cuts

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