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<title>Interstate 80 Closed For 21 Miles After More Weather-Related Crashes On Wednesday | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Winter weather created nasty driving conditions that contributed to a pair of multi-vehicle crashes Wednesday that closed a 21-mile stretch of west I-80. “It was just a whiteout,” one motorist caught in the middle of the pileups told Cowboy State Daily.

Interstate 80 Closed For 21 Miles After More Weather-Related Crashes On Wednesday

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<title>Senators Vow Crack-Down On Wyoming-Based LLC Fraud | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Wyoming has surpassed Delaware as the top state for business incorporations per capita, and with that has come more LLC fraud. The state Senate passed a bill Wednesday that could crack down on using the state's business-friendly LLC laws to scam people.

Senators Vow Crack-Down On Wyoming-Based LLC Fraud

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<title>‘Too Good To Be True:’ Wyoming Rancher Not Surprised By $200M Cattle Fraud | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Wyoming hasn’t yet been linked to a $200 million cattle fraud case that’s hit 14 other states, but its cattle industry has been aware of the company, Agridime, for years. A Sublette County rancher said he never trusted the claims, calling them “too good to be true."

‘Too Good To Be True:’ Wyoming Rancher Not Surprised By $200M Cattle Fraud

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<title>Two Charged In Illegal, Out-Of-Season Wolf Killing In Wyoming | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Two men were charged in connection with an illegal wolf killing near Cody. The wolf was killed in a wolf hunting zone, but authorities allege it was shot without a license and out of season.

Two Charged In Illegal, Out-Of-Season Wolf Killing In Wyoming

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Clair McFarland

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<title>House, Senate Brace For Showdown Over $40 Million Cut to University Of Wyoming | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Wyoming House on Wednesday voted to keep a proposed $40 million cut to the University of Wyoming. The Senate did the opposite - setting the two chambers up for a clash in a compromise committee later this month.

House, Senate Brace For Showdown Over $40 Million Cut to University Of Wyoming

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Dale Killingbeck

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<title>Casper Man Accused Of Kidnapping, Assault Of Man He Allegedly Called ‘Snitch’ | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A 20-year-old Casper man faced his initial hearing Wednesday on charges he assaulted and kidnapped a 26-year-old man and threatened him with a weapon for being a “snitch.” The defendant also faces charges of witness tampering.

Casper Man Accused Of Kidnapping, Assault Of Man He Allegedly Called ‘Snitch’

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