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<title>Wyoming Legislators Wear Red To Warn Of Projected $700 Million Budget Deficit | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Some Wyoming House members wore red jackets Tuesday to a legislative committee meeting as a warning of a projected nearly $700 million deficit. Detractors of the visual protest say those same lawmakers helped gouge state revenues.

Wyoming Legislators Wear Red To Warn Of Projected $700 Million Budget Deficit

David Madison

Energy

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<title>One Of Wyoming’s Largest Oil Producers Drilling Its First 3-Mile Well | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Anschutz Exploration Corp. is already one of the largest oil producers in Wyoming. Now it’s pushing the industry by drilling Wyoming’s first 3-mile lateral well on a pad in Johnson County.

One Of Wyoming’s Largest Oil Producers Drilling Its First 3-Mile Well

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Mark Heinz

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<title>Hunters And Others Angry About Being Locked Out Of Popular Snowy Range Road | Cowboy State Daily</title>

An elk hunter said he nearly trashed his truck and camper because he got locked onto Boswell Road in Albany County and had to drive out the back way in a blizzard. He’s not the only one, as debate continues about whether the road is public or private.

Hunters And Others Angry About Being Locked Out Of Popular Snowy Range Road

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Andrew Rossi

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<title>Yellowstone Visitors Watch Bison Die In 160-Degree Grand Prismatic Spring | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Dozens of Yellowstone visitors were shocked to witness the death of a bison as it stepped into the water at the shallow edge of Grand Prismatic Spring on Saturday morning. Left behind is a carcass that will soon be "dissolved" by the 160-degree water.

Yellowstone Visitors Watch Bison Die In 160-Degree Grand Prismatic Spring

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Renée Jean

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<title>Majestic Andalusian War Horse Wows Wyoming Crowd | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Watching the Spanish war horse Romano perform, one would never guess that this majestic Andalusian horse was thought to be untrainable. The beautiful stallion, who appeared at Chris LeDoux Days, danced in time to music like the spirit of some Spanish dancer lives inside him.

Majestic Andalusian War Horse Wows Wyoming Crowd

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<title>Wyoming Suicide: Rock Springs Teen Screamed He Wanted To Die, Then Made It Happen | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The mother of a Rock Springs teen said she desperately tried to get help for her tormented son, even as he refused it. He would scream he wanted to die, until the day he made it happen.

Wyoming Suicide: Rock Springs Teen Screamed He Wanted To Die, Then Made It Happen

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Ray Douglas Tangen

Ray Douglas Tangen, 73