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<title>Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, January 23, 2025 | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Thursday's headlines include:
* Winds Topple Record Number Of Semis
* Wyoming Transplants Laugh At Snow In South
* First Comes Terra Power, Next Comes AI Data Centers

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, January 23, 2025

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<title>Significant Property Tax Cuts Sailing Through Wyoming Legislature | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Wyoming Legislature has been advancing a series of property tax relief bills that will significantly cut tax bills for most residential property owners. Even so, legislators who support them still say they fall short of “real reform.”

Significant Property Tax Cuts Sailing Through Wyoming Legislature

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Andrew Rossi

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<title>As Locals Freak Out, Transplanted Wyomingite In The South Loves The Record Snow | Cowboy State Daily</title>

While many people in the U.S. South are freaking out over a winter storm that brought record snowfall across Alabama, Florida and Louisiana, a transplanted Wyomingite is loving it. He's having too much fun showing neighbors how to handle the snow.

As Locals Freak Out, Transplanted Wyomingite In The South Loves The Record Snow

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<title>Wild Winds Up To 90 MPH Blow Over At Least 9 Semis On Wyoming Highways | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Tuesday’s wild winds across Wyoming gusted to nearly 90 mph in some spots, closing some stretches of I-25 and I-80. But not everyone observed the closures, because at least nine semis were blown over, WYDOT reports, the most in at least two decades.

Wild Winds Up To 90 MPH Blow Over At Least 9 Semis On Wyoming Highways

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Clair McFarland

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Jen Kocher

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<title>Report: “Give Me A Hug Now,” Gillette Man Tells Mom After Shooting Sister In Head | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Gillette, Wyoming, man has been charged with second-degree murder on claims he killed his sister. Police report that after he shot his sister in the head, he told his mother, “Give me a hug, because I am going to jail.”
 

Report: “Give Me A Hug Now,” Gillette Man Tells Mom After Shooting Sister In Head

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Mark Heinz

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<title>Hageman Blasts Feds For “Weaponized” Intimidation Of Ranch Family Over Fence | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Harriet Hageman is calling out federal officials for an armed federal agent in tactical gear showing up on a South Dakota ranch over a fence line dispute. She condemns the “weaponized” response and wants the feds to explain themselves.

Hageman Blasts Feds For “Weaponized” Intimidation Of Ranch Family Over Fence

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