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<title>Wyoming Power Plant May Be Proving Ground For Emissions-Free Coal Burning | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Dave Johnston Power Plant near Glenrock is where PacifiCorp is trying to prove new tech that can achieve emissions-free coal burning. Some experts are optimistic about the prospect, while others wonder if it can be done and at what cost.

Wyoming Power Plant May Be Proving Ground For Emissions-Free Coal Burning

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<title>Wyoming Rancher Worries More Elk Tags Will Make Herds Hide From Hunters | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Elk hunters in northeast Wyoming are facing a quandary — how to give hunters access to kill enough elk to keep the herds in check. An area rancher worries more tags will make the herds hide from hunters.

Wyoming Rancher Worries More Elk Tags Will Make Herds Hide From Hunters

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<title>Body Cam Video Shows Shooting Death Of Autistic Idaho Teen By Police | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Body camera video has been released showing the shooting death by Pocatello, Idaho, police of a non-verbal autistic teen brandishing a large knife. The incident has sparked protests of the local police.

Body Cam Video Shows Shooting Death Of Autistic Idaho Teen By Police

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<title>Red-Vested Dogs Deploy Around Wyoming And The World To Help Save Wildlife | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Conservation dogs are easily identifiable by their red vests and noses to the ground. They’re trained to sniff out invasive plants, identify other animals and can even intercept poachers.

Red-Vested Dogs Deploy Around Wyoming And The World To Help Save Wildlife

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<title>Uzbekistani Trucker Accused Of Chasing Another Trucker With Knife | Cowboy State Daily</title>

An Uzbekistani truck driver was arrested after a road rage incident along Interstate 80 in southwest Wyoming, which escalated into him chasing another trucker with a knife, court documents say. He's scheduled for a Friday court hearing.

Uzbekistani Trucker Accused Of Chasing Another Trucker With Knife

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Leo Wolfson

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<title>Wyoming GOP Slams Lawsuit Brought By ‘Liz Cheney Republicans’ | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Wyoming Republican Party slammed the Hot Springs County GOP and a former state legislator Wednesday as "Liz Cheney Republicans" in response to a lawsuit against the state party’s efforts to tell the county party how to conduct its elections.

Wyoming GOP Slams Lawsuit Brought By ‘Liz Cheney Republicans’

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