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<title>Scott Clem: When Campaign Cash Matters More Than The People's Work | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Columnist Scott Clem writes, "We’re being told it’s Rep. Provenza’s fault for taking the picture. It’s Rep. Yin’s fault for raising the issue on a bill supported by the lobbyist who handed out the checks. It’s everyone’s fault except the people who accepted the money."

Scott Clem: When Campaign Cash Matters More Than The People's Work

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Clair McFarland

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<title>Big Piney Man Gets 75 Years To Life For Killing Autistic Victim With Bow And Arrow | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Big Piney man was sentenced Thursday to between 75 years and life in prison for the bow-and-arrow killing of a 23-year-old autistic man. “I want him back,” the victim's mother wept. “I have a blanket with his photo on it, just so I can hug him.”

Big Piney Man Gets 75 Years To Life For Killing Autistic Victim With Bow And Arrow

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Greg Johnson

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<title>Couple In White Bronco Promise Casper Homeless Men Jobs, Leave Them Facing Felonies | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Duped by a couple in a white Ford Bronco into cashing more than $22,000 worth of bogus checks at local banks, four down-on-their-luck Casper men now face felony charges. One man said he cashed a check he found “with his name conveniently written on it.”

Couple In White Bronco Promise Casper Homeless Men Jobs, Leave Them Facing Felonies

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Andrew Rossi

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<title>Two People Killed, More Than 20 Injured In 34-Vehicle Accident On I-80 Near Evanston | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Two people are dead and more than 20 people were injured after a 34-vehicle incident in the westbound lane of I-80 near Evanston on Wednesday afternoon. The westbound lane was finally opened late Thursday morning as wreckers were busily clearing vehicles from the highway.

Two People Killed, More Than 20 Injured In 34-Vehicle Accident On I-80 Near Evanston

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<title>Guest Column: Wyoming Doesn’t Need Saving | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Rep. Cody Wylie writes, "I was born and raised in this great state. Wyoming shaped me under these wide-open skies. I find myself increasingly concerned by a growing tone in our Legislature suggesting Wyoming is broke and we need to be 'saved.' We don’t."

Guest Column: Wyoming Doesn’t Need Saving

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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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Michael Blaine Cuin

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