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<title>BLM Proceeds With Roundup Of Rare Curly-Haired Horses Despite Pending Court Case | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Despite a lawsuit challenging the capture of wild mustangs in central Wyoming still pending in federal court, the Bureau of Land Management has decided to proceed with the roundup of nearly 3,000 horses.

BLM Proceeds With Roundup Of Rare Curly-Haired Horses Despite Pending Court Case

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Clair McFarland

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<title>English-Speaking Trucker Enforcement Intensifies As Hageman Brings Bill | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The push for tougher enforcement of English-language requirements for commercial truck drivers intensified Thursday when Harriet Hageman introduced a bill to make it a federal law. Wyoming trucking companies largely support the requirements.

English-Speaking Trucker Enforcement Intensifies As Hageman Brings Bill

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Andrew Rossi

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<title>Cody Family Finds Snakes — One Pregnant — Nesting In The Walls Of Garage | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The wall of a Cody family’s garage had to be pulled off to get to a pair of breeding bull snakes. After first fearing they were rattlesnakes, the family instead had a pest control expert get them when they learned they weren’t dangerous.

Cody Family Finds Snakes — One Pregnant — Nesting In The Walls Of Garage

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<title>Wyoming’s Miracle Mile Is Prized For Trout, But Not So Much The Kokanee Salmon | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Miracle Mile on the North Platte River in central Wyoming is prized as a trout fishery. Spawning kokanee salmon can also be caught there, although they might taste awful if caught during fall spawning runs.

Wyoming’s Miracle Mile Is Prized For Trout, But Not So Much The Kokanee Salmon

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Renée Jean

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<title>At $3,300 An Ounce, Prices Prime For Southeast Wyoming’s CK Gold Project | Cowboy State Daily</title>

With gold prices trading high at $3,300 an ounce, timing may be prime for the CK Gold Project in Southeast Wyoming. It’s completed most of its state permitting, with a Laramie County hearing for local permits next month.

At $3,300 An Ounce, Prices Prime For Southeast Wyoming’s CK Gold Project

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Dale Killingbeck

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<title>Cheyenne Man Repeatedly Put Gun To Teen’s Head Prior To Shooting, Court Records Say | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A 21-year-old Cheyenne man repeatedly pulled a handgun from his waistband and put it to a 16-year-old boy’s head before shooting, according to court records. The man initially told investigators the discharge was a “fluke thing.”

Cheyenne Man Repeatedly Put Gun To Teen’s Head Prior To Shooting, Court Records Say

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