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<title>Wyoming Sheep Shearer Won’t Get New Murder Trial Despite Taboo Evidence | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A sheep shearer who stabbed her boyfriend to death in Lincoln County, Wyoming, won’t get a new trial despite prosecutors using taboo evidence against her. In a Wednesday ruling, the Wyoming Supreme Court said the murder case was strong enough without it. 

Wyoming Sheep Shearer Won’t Get New Murder Trial Despite Taboo Evidence

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<title>Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, January 9, 2025 | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Thursday’s headlines include:
- Grizzlies Not Delisted
- Trump Says No More Turbines
- Cody Woman Poisoned With Antifreeze

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, January 9, 2025

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Leo Wolfson

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<title>Rocky Mountain Power To Cancel Planned Retirements Of Its Wyoming Coal Plants | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Rocky Mountain Power announced last week that it’s cancelling the retirements of its Wyoming coal-fired power plants. But that doesn’t mean they’ll be burning coal long into the future.

Rocky Mountain Power To Cancel Planned Retirements Of Its Wyoming Coal Plants

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<title>Trump Says No More Wind Farms: “You Don’t Need Energy That Needs Subsidy” | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday he wants to halt wind farming. Wyoming Sen. Cale Case generally agrees, saying the market — not federal subsidies — should decide.

Trump Says No More Wind Farms: “You Don’t Need Energy That Needs Subsidy”

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<title>No-Show Contractor Could Get 100 Years In Prison For Scamming Lusk Residents | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Michigan contractor accused of scamming people in Lusk out of hundreds of thousands of dollars had his case elevated to felony-level court Monday. If convicted, he could get 100 years of prison time.

No-Show Contractor Could Get 100 Years In Prison For Scamming Lusk Residents

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<title>Biden Won’t Delist Grizzlies; Gordon Blasts Decision As “Politics, Not Biology” | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Grizzlies in the Lower 48 will remain under endangered species protection, federal officials announced Wednesday. Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon slammed the decision as a parting shot from the outgoing Biden administration, calling it “politics, not policy.”

Biden Won’t Delist Grizzlies; Gordon Blasts Decision As “Politics, Not Biology”

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