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<title>In Brief: Body Found In Tarp At Mirror Lake ID’d… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The body of a man found wrapped in a tarp and dumped at Mirror Lake in southern Wyoming has been identified. He’s a 56-year-old from Colorado, and the case is being investigated as a homicide, the Albany County sheriff said Thursday.

In Brief: Body Found In Tarp At Mirror Lake ID’d As Colorado Homicide Victim

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Dale Killingbeck

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<title>Service Spotty At Wyoming’s Only International… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Natrona County airport, Wyoming’s only international airport, has had spotty flight clearances since its longtime agent died. A foreign trade zone application to boost the region’s economy also remains on hold.

Service Spotty At Wyoming’s Only International Airport Since Death Of Customs Agent

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Pat Maio

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<title>Wyoming Oil And Gas Drilling Halted On 120,000… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A federal judge has told the Bureau of Land Management to halt issuing oil and gas drilling permits on 120,000 acres of public land in Wyoming. The ruling is to allow for a review of environmental impacts.

Wyoming Oil And Gas Drilling Halted On 120,000 Acres By Federal Judge

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Leo Wolfson

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<title>Tempers Flare Between House Candidate And County… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A candidate forum got heated in Buffalo on Tuesday night when Johnson County Sheriff Rod Odenbach said gun lobbyist and House candidate Mark Jones' support of two gun bills which became law makes it harder for law enforcement to do their jobs.

Tempers Flare Between House Candidate And County Sheriff At Buffalo Candidate Forum

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Mark Heinz

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<title>Grizzly Killed, Left In River With Head, Paws… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A grizzly carcass left in the Yellowstone River with its head and paws cut off is that of a well-known Yellowstone bear, Grizzly 769. Wildlife officials said they removed the parts after killing it last week so they wouldn't end up on the black market.

Grizzly Killed, Left In River With Head, Paws Cut Off, Was Well-Known Yellowstone Bear

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Andrew Rossi

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<title>Yellowstone Volcano Scientist Says Black Diamond… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Despite the intensity and size of the Black Diamond Pool eruption in Yellowstone on Tuesday, geologists categorized it as a "small" hydrothermal explosion. The scientist-in-charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory said they can get bigger. Much bigger. 

Yellowstone Volcano Scientist Says Black Diamond Eruption Was "Small," Can Get Much Bigger

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