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Clair McFarland

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<title>Riverton Man Gets 15-20 Years For Burning… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Riverton, Wyoming, man who initially claimed pouring gasoline inside his house, lighting it on fire and killing his girlfriend an accident got 15-20 years in prison Friday. The judge didn’t buy it, saying that “this was not an accident.”

Riverton Man Gets 15-20 Years For Burning Girlfriend To Death With Gasoline

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Mark Heinz

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<title>Draws Of A Lifetime: Powell Boys Get Sheep,… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Some Wyoming hunters try for decades to draw hunting tags for bighorn sheep or mountain goats and still don’t get one. A pair of Powell farm boy had draws of a lifetime, each getting one — one on his first try and the other his second.

Draws Of A Lifetime: Powell Boys Get Sheep, Mountain Goat Tags On 1st, 2nd Tries

Michael Stellpflug and Tami Hinson

<title>Gillette Prosecutor Blasts Defense Attorney For… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Gillette, Wyoming, prosecutor is blasting a defense attorney for getting nearly two years’ worth of an alleged crime victim’s personal phone records. Even if it’s a questionable thing to do, it could be allowed under Wyoming law.

Gillette Prosecutor Blasts Defense Attorney For Getting Victim’s Phone Records

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Pat Maio

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<title>Kemmerer Coal Mine Sold To Southern California… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Kemmerer, Wyoming, coal mining operation has been quietly sold to a Southern California real estate investment company. No word yet on what the new owner, ECC Capital Corp., wants to do with it.

Kemmerer Coal Mine Sold To Southern California Real Estate Company

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Andrew Rossi

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<title>Right On Schedule, Blizzard On Beartooth Highway… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

There may still be a week left in Summer going by the calendar, but that didn’t mean anything for those caught in a blizzard on Wyoming’s Beartooth Highway on Thursday. The storm was right on schedule, typical for this time of year.

Right On Schedule, Blizzard On Beartooth Highway With A Week Left In Summer

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Renée Jean

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Business

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<title>Billionaire Ricketts Buys Granite Creek Ranch,… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Billionaire Joe Ricketts has bought Granite Creek Ranch, a rare wilderness inholding in Teton County near Jackson. Local officials say there’s likely too many hurdles for him to realize his dream of “Little Jackson Hole” there.

Billionaire Ricketts Buys Granite Creek Ranch, Rare Jackson Wilderness Inholding

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