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Greg Johnson

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<title>Short Draw Fire 65% Contained, But Igniting… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Wildland firefighting crews have gained 65% containment of the Short Draw Fire in northeast Wyoming and southern Montana. But they’re also now fighting coal seam fires ignited by the wildfire.

Short Draw Fire 65% Contained, But Igniting Underground Coal Seams

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Clair McFarland

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Courts

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<title>Sheridan Man Accused Of Dousing Couple With… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Sheridan man will face felony charges for allegedly dousing a sleeping couple with lighter fluid. He reportedly told police he did it to prompt them to shoot him.

Sheridan Man Accused Of Dousing Couple With Lighter Fluid So They’d Shoot Him

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Mark Heinz

Wildlife

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Estes Park, Colorado, is essentially an urban elk preserve. Locals love the huge herd of elk that takes over the town a couple times a year, but resent tourists acting like idiots and getting too close.

It’s A Wonder More People Don’t Get Stomped By Estes Park’s Urban Elk

Public Safety

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People in Casper were shocked and saddened over the weekend when they saw an Idaho company holding bungee-jump sessions at the scene of a crime so tragic that one crime writer called it “the loss of innocence for a whole community.”

Idaho Company's Bungee Jump From Casper Crime Scene Leaves People Shocked, Sad

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Leo Wolfson

Government & Politics

Executive

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<title>Building Next To State Capitol Evacuated Because… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Herschler building next to the Wyoming Capitol was evacuated Monday after a letter containing a white powder was found in the Secretary of State’s Office. Similar threats were made to the secretaries of state of Iowa and Nebraska.

Building Next To State Capitol Evacuated Because Of Letter With White Powder

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Renée Jean

Energy

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<title>Judge Puts Massive 5,000-Well Wyoming Oil And… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A massive oil and gas project that calls for up to 5,000 wells in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin is in limbo after a Friday ruling by a federal judge. The decision doesn’t affect existing drilling permits, but blocks future ones.

Judge Puts Massive 5,000-Well Wyoming Oil And Gas Project In Limbo

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Ray Edward Rushton

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