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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

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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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<title>Cheyenne City Council Blasted Over Banning "Nuisance" RVs Parking On City Streets | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A proposal to not allow "nuisance" RVs and other similar vehicles on city streets was blasted by some Cheyenne residents Monday. They say it’s an example of government overreach, while the city says it’s about safety.

Cheyenne City Council Blasted Over Banning "Nuisance" RVs Parking On City Streets

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Andrew Rossi

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<title>Utah Officials Tell People To Stop Brining Turkeys In The Great Salt Lake | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Great Salt Lake State Park in Utah has issued a Thanksgiving week message telling people to stop brining turkeys in the Great Salt Lake. Monday’s warning was prompted by finding a wayward bird on a beach that may have been brining in the lake.

Utah Officials Tell People To Stop Brining Turkeys In The Great Salt Lake

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