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Andrew Rossi

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<title>No, A Preserved Baby Mammoth Wasn't Unearthed By… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Not everyone got the joke Wednesday when a Wyoming satire outlet posted a fake story that a baby mammoth was unearthed when a Yellowstone thermal pool violently erupted. It’s not the first time people have been fooled by the Casper Planet.

No, A Preserved Baby Mammoth Wasn't Unearthed By Yellowstone Thermal Explosion

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Clair McFarland

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Courts

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The Wyoming Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a new trial for a Rawlins woman who admitted crushing up prescription sleeping pills into her children’s milk. Because no one proved the kids were injured, the high court ruled it wasn’t necessarily abuse. 

New Trial For Rawlins Woman Who Crushed Sleeping Pills Into Kids’ Milk

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Dale Killingbeck

Outdoors

Public Lands

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Two Wyoming mountaineers who have been on Mount Everest say they appreciate renewed efforts to remove hundreds of dead bodies from the mountain. But they also don’t want to sacrifice Sherpas to do it.

Wyoming Everest Climbers Pleased Dead Bodies Being Removed, Worried About Sherpas

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Mark Heinz

Wildlife

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<title>Grizzlies Fight Over Food Right Next To Wyoming… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Getting video of a grizzly mother and cub fighting over food, practically within arm’s reach (but taken safely from his truck), seemed cool enough to share on social media for a Cody man, but he didn’t expect it to catch fire.

Grizzlies Fight Over Food Right Next To Wyoming Man’s Truck

Public Safety

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The Cheyenne Police Department credited one of their police dogs with apprehending a man suspected of robbing two banks in the city Thursday. Before his arrest, the suspect reportedly assaulted an officer by throwing a hammer at him.

Police Dog Brings Down Suspected Bank Robber In Cheyenne

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Pat Maio

Energy

Coal

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<title>Coal Giant Arch Resources To Keep Shrinking… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Arch Resources, the second largest coal producer in Wyoming, reported Thursday that it plans to keep shrinking its “operational footprint” in Wyoming’s energy-rich Powder River Basin. Its end-goal is the "eventual closure" of its Wyoming mines.

Coal Giant Arch Resources To Keep Shrinking Wyoming ‘Operational Footprint’

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Rachel Lesley Taro

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