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<title>Body Found On Wind River Reservation May Be Missing Father, Daughter Says | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Authorities declined Tuesday to confirm to Cowboy State Daily whose body they found on the Wind River Reservation, but the daughter of a man missing since December said it may be her father.

Body Found On Wind River Reservation May Be Missing Father, Daughter Says

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Leo Wolfson

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<title>Mom Says 19-Year-Old Wind Tech Who Jumped From Turbine Struggled Long Before Death | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Cristy Cobb, the mother of a 19-year-old wind energy technician who died when he jumped from a turbine earlier this month, said he battled mental health issues long before his death. She wants his story to now help others.

Mom Says 19-Year-Old Wind Tech Who Jumped From Turbine Struggled Long Before Death

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<title>Unpopular Choices May Be Ahead To Pay For Wyoming Schools As Minerals Money Shrinks | Cowboy State Daily</title>

How Wyoming can make up for declining oil and gas revenues to fund public schools was a main topic of discussion at a state trust land forum held in Laramie on Tuesday. It could mean some unpopular choices may be ahead to raise money.

Unpopular Choices May Be Ahead To Pay For Wyoming Schools As Minerals Money Shrinks

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Mark Heinz

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<title>Horizontal Drilling Could Keep Wyoming’s ‘Path Of The Pronghorn’ Clear | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Protecting the “Path of the Pronghorn” migration route is vital for the Sublette antelope herd, which is a national treasure, a biologist says. Drilling technology could help keep the path clear for Wyoming’s prized pronghorn.

Horizontal Drilling Could Keep Wyoming’s ‘Path Of The Pronghorn’ Clear

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Jen Kocher

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<title>Police Say Gillette Dementia Patient Froze After Nursing Assistant Ignored Alarm | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A nursing assistant at a Gillette senior living center was formally charged Tuesday with involuntary manslaughter for the freezing death of an 88-year-old dementia patient. Police say he ignored an alarm she triggered when she went outside in January.

Police Say Gillette Dementia Patient Froze After Nursing Assistant Ignored Alarm

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<title>Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Tuesday's headlines include:
* Wyo Gets New Fleet Of C-130s
* Cops Caught Playing “Crime Bingo”
* Half Of Charges Dropped Against Foster Dad

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, April 22, 2025

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