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<title>No, You Can’t Make Wild Turkeys In Sheridan And Casper Your Thanksgiving Dinner | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Mobs of wild urban turkeys in Sheridan and Casper, Wyoming, can be thankful they’re not on the Thanksgiving menu. It’s illegal to hunt turkeys in those cities, although that could change in Sheridan.

No, You Can’t Make Wild Turkeys In Sheridan And Casper Your Thanksgiving Dinner

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Clair McFarland

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<title>Wyoming Man Pleads Guilty To Killing Woman After Beating Another | Cowboy State Daily</title>

An Ethete, Wyoming, man pleaded guilty Tuesday to stabbing a woman to death on the Wind River Indian Reservation. Months earlier, Kevin Mendibles also was arrested for beating another woman. He faces life in prison.

Wyoming Man Pleads Guilty To Killing Woman After Beating Another

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Leo Wolfson

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<title>Wyoming’s Only Mile-Long Horse Track Also State’s First New Track In Decades | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A new horse racetrack has been approved for Cheyenne, the first new track to be built in Wyoming since the 1980s. When complete, it will be Wyoming’s first mile-long track for horse racing.

Wyoming’s Only Mile-Long Horse Track Also State’s First New Track In Decades

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Renée Jean

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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>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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Joyce Mary (Sharp) Morrow

Joyce Mary (Sharp) Morrow, 92