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<title>Driver Says Car Smelled Like Pot When He Got It, Then 75 Pounds Of It Found In Trunk | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The driver of a Honda stopped on a rural Campbell County highway Sunday said the car was rented, and it smelled like marijuana when he got it. That’s probably because there was 75 pounds of pot in the trunk, along with more than 1,000 grams of liquid THC.

Driver Says Car Smelled Like Pot When He Got It, Then 75 Pounds Of It Found In Trunk

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Clair McFarland

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<title>After Abortion Ruling, Powell City Councilman Calls For 'Hanging Bad Judges' | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Powell City councilman suggested on Facebook that Wyoming start “hanging bad judges” after a judge blocked the state’s most recent abortion ban. A former Wyoming Supreme Court Justice said, “This man is obviously an idiot and does not deserve public office."

After Abortion Ruling, Powell City Councilman Calls For 'Hanging Bad Judges'

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<title>Rock Springs Hotel Manager Accused Of $200K Fraud By Making Up Guests Is Arrested | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The former manager of a Rock Springs hotel accused of embezzling nearly $200,000 through fake guests and cash deals for long-term stays has been arrested. She was bound over to felony court Friday.

Rock Springs Hotel Manager Accused Of $200K Fraud By Making Up Guests Is Arrested

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Kate Meadows

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<title>Angry Cheyenne Residents Speak Out Against Annexation And Proposed Data Center | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Dozens of angry Cheyenne residents spoke out Monday against a 1,200-acre annexation and possible data center before City Council tabled the decision. “To me it looks like a quick way to make a nice big buck,” said one woman about the landowner's motive.

Angry Cheyenne Residents Speak Out Against Annexation And Proposed Data Center

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Renée Jean

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<title>Hotels, Convention Center And Indoor Arena Could Follow PRCA To Cheyenne | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Now that the PRCA’s move to Cheyenne is official, local leaders are sketching big plans to turn the 416-acre Hitching Post subdivision into a Western "Field of Dreams" for rodeo. That could include hotels, a convention center and an indoor arena.

Hotels, Convention Center And Indoor Arena Could Follow PRCA To Cheyenne

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<title>Neighbor Says Sheridan Shooter 'Sprayed' Cop Cars With Gunshots During Standoff | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A woman went from house to house pleading for help early Sunday morning, telling neighbors her husband “has a gun." A neighbor said Monday that the man "sprayed" police cars with gunshots for around 20 minutes before being shot and hospitalized.

Neighbor Says Sheridan Shooter 'Sprayed' Cop Cars With Gunshots During Standoff

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