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<title>No More Coal Road: Project To Move Highway To… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Work has stopped on a $30 million project to move 3 miles U.S. Highway 30 near Kemmerer to access more than 9 million tons of coal. The coal mine's owner blames declining demand.

No More Coal Road: Project To Move Highway To Access Kemmerer Coal Stopped

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Leo Wolfson

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A Thursday announcement reveals four Mountain West schools are jumping to the Pac-12, but University of Wyoming isn’t one of them. UW’s fiercest rival CSU is, however, along with Boise State, Fresno State and San Diego State.

University Of Wyoming Not Among Four Mountain West Schools Joining Pac-12

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Clair McFarland

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Courts

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<title>Gillette Teen Pleads Guilty To Soliciting Kids,… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A 19-year-old Gillette man has pleaded guilty to five instances of soliciting kids for sex acts, while a charge of bestiality will be dropped. He was busted after a 15-year-old vigilante caught him by setting up a fake Snapchat account.

Gillette Teen Pleads Guilty To Soliciting Kids, Bestiality Charge To Be Dropped

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Andrew Rossi

Law Enforcement

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<title>Child Hit By Vehicle Near Cody Middle School… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

An ambulance responded to child hit by a vehicle near Cody Middle School on Thursday morning. There's no information about the status of the victim, but it's the latest incident of Cody students hit by vehicles on their way to school.

Child Hit By Vehicle Near Cody Middle School Taken By Ambulance

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Greg Johnson

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Public Lands

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<title>Huge Wildfire In Northeast Wyoming Now 40,000… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A wildfire north of Recluse, Wyoming, near the Montana border has exploded to an estimated 40,000 acres and is growing fast. People in the area have been urged to evacuate as the fire burns uncontrolled.

Huge Wildfire In Northeast Wyoming Now 40,000 Acres And Growing Fast

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<title>YouTube Predator Hunter Busts Wyoming Man In… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Hudson, Wyoming, man remains in jail after he was confronted by an online child predator hunter. A video shows Sean Brennan busted at his job in Lander — and getting immediately fired by his boss.

YouTube Predator Hunter Busts Wyoming Man In Child Sex Sting

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