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<title>Boyfriend Of Missing Gillette Woman Irene Gakwa Set For Prison Release | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The boyfriend of Irene Gakwa, a Gillette nursing student missing for three years, is set to be released from prison this month. Nathan Hightman drained her accounts after she disappeared and remains a “person of interest” in the case.

Boyfriend Of Missing Gillette Woman Irene Gakwa Set For Prison Release

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Andrew Rossi

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<title>Crews With Trucks And Chainsaws Have Begun Months-Long Process Of Clearing Yellowstone Roads | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Construction vehicles outfitted with snowplows and blowers have started the months-long process of clearing roads in Yellowstone National Park. Crews also use chainsaws and avalanches to move massive amounts of snow.

Crews With Trucks And Chainsaws Have Begun Months-Long Process Of Clearing Yellowstone Roads

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Clair McFarland

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<title>'Bitcoin Billionaire' Wanted In All 50 States After Friend Pays, Loses $50K Bond | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Investigators say a man who cast himself as a ‘bitcoin billionaire’ during a Jackson Hole spending spree was committing fraud. He skipped court this week - after convincing a friend to pay his $50,000 cash bond. Kevin Segal is now wanted in all 50 states.

'Bitcoin Billionaire' Wanted In All 50 States After Friend Pays, Loses $50K Bond

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<title>Former Wyoming U.S. Sen. Al Simpson Dies At 93, Remembered As Gentle Giant | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Former U.S. Sen. Alan K. Simpson died early Friday morning at the age of 93, leaving a legacy of a man who transcended Wyoming culture and politics. Standing 6-foot-7, he’s remembered by friends and colleagues as a gentle statesman who truly served Wyoming.

Former Wyoming U.S. Sen. Al Simpson Dies At 93, Remembered As Gentle Giant

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<title>Hageman Town Hall In Afton Turns Aggressively Feisty Over DOGE, Postal Service | Cowboy State Daily</title>

U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman was cheered, applauded, heckled and questioned during an aggressively feisty Thursday night town hall meeting at the Afton Civic Center. The loudest reactions were for Elon Musk's Dept. of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and the Postal Service.

Hageman Town Hall In Afton Turns Aggressively Feisty Over DOGE, Postal Service

Wildlife

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<title>First Grizzly of 2025 Awake, Hungry And Cranky In Yellowstone | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The National Park Service on Wednesday reported fresh grizzly tracks have been spotted in the northern section of Yellowstone National Park. That's the first sign grizzlies have emerged from winter hibernation and are likely very hungry.

First Grizzly of 2025 Awake, Hungry And Cranky In Yellowstone

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