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<title>House Speaker, Reps Tell How They Got Checks, Shock Over Controversy | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Wyoming House had a raw exchange Wednesday night about the check-passing controversy that burst into a criminal bribery investigation. “Not one time did it cross my mind that I did anything wrong,” House Speaker Neiman said, noting he had received a check.

House Speaker, Reps Tell How They Got Checks, Shock Over Controversy

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<title>Cowboy State Daily Video Newscast: Thursday, February 19, 2026 | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Thursday's headlines include:
* Cattle Scam “Too Good To Be True"
* Illegal Wolf Killing Outside Yellowstone
* Carbon County GOP Calls For Resignations 

Cowboy State Daily Video Newscast: Thursday, February 19, 2026

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<title>Don Day's Wyoming Weather Forecast: Thursday, February 19, 2026 | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Chance of snow in Wyoming mainly in the morning on Thursday, otherwise partly to mostly sunny. Partly to mostly cloudy overnight. Highs in the teens and 20s. Lows from single digits below 0 to above 0 single digits.

Don Day's Wyoming Weather Forecast: Thursday, February 19, 2026

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<title>Carbon County GOP Calls For Reps To Resign Over Silence On ‘CheckGate’ | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Carbon County GOP is calling for resignations of four state reps for their silence on the ongoing “CheckGate” scandal. The party says they knew defamation claims aimed at Rep. Mike Yin for making the check-passing public were wrong, but didn’t speak out.

Carbon County GOP Calls For Reps To Resign Over Silence On ‘CheckGate’

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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>‘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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