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Renée Jean

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<title>USPS Does About-Face, Now Won’t Move Mail Processing Out Of Cheyenne, Casper | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The U.S. Post Office did an about-face Friday on its controversial plan to move local mail processing out of Wyoming’s main hubs. Cheyenne and Casper now won’t ship local mail to other states.

USPS Does About-Face, Now Won’t Move Mail Processing Out Of Cheyenne, Casper

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Dale Killingbeck

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<title>Wyoming Man Who “Wanted To Feel It” When He Killed Woman Gets 40 Years | Cowboy State Daily</title>

An Ethete, Wyoming, man who told police he “wanted to feel it” when he brutally beat and stabbed a woman to death last year was sentenced to 40 years in prison Friday.

Wyoming Man Who “Wanted To Feel It” When He Killed Woman Gets 40 Years

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Clair McFarland

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<title>UW Volleyball Players Want Judge Off Case For Making Them Call Trans Player ‘She’ | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Three University of Wyoming volleyball players are among those who sued over a transgender player being allowed on a rival team. They’re now asking a Colorado judge to recuse himself from their case for making them refer to the trans player as “she.”

UW Volleyball Players Want Judge Off Case For Making Them Call Trans Player ‘She’

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<title>The American West: Murder And Mayhem In Old Deadwood | Cowboy State Daily</title>

After the killing of Wild Bill Hickok on August 2, 1876, another feud in Deadwood broke out. This time it was between Laughing Sam and Harry Young. Speculation is that it was over a woman. Unfortunately, the feud led to the death of Bummer Dan in a case of mistaken identity.

The American West: Murder And Mayhem In Old Deadwood

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<title>Why Cheyenne Had To Give Up Putting Windshield Barnacles On Cars | Cowboy State Daily</title>

With tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid parking tickets, Cheyenne started using the high-tech windshield Barnacle device on cars. Less than three years later, that’s been abandoned because too many Wyoming windshields are chipped or cracked.

Why Cheyenne Had To Give Up Putting Windshield Barnacles On Cars

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<title>Coyote Hunting Contest Prompts Wyomingites To Weigh Pros, Cons Of Events | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Supporters of coyote hunting contests say that they’re helping big game herds. Opponents claim the events accomplish nothing and make Wyoming look bad.

Coyote Hunting Contest Prompts Wyomingites To Weigh Pros, Cons Of Events

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