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Tuesday's Headlines Include: 
* Photographers Run From Bison
* Hikers Blame App For Getting Lost
* Trump Gives New Lease On Coal For Wyo

Cowboy State Daily Video Newscast: Tuesday, September 30, 2025

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Renée Jean

Crime & Courts

Courts

Hudson and courthouse 9 29 25

<title>Gillette Man Who Admitted To Child Sex Crimes While Applying For Job As Jailer Gets 24 Years | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Gillette 19-year-old was sentenced Monday to up to 24 years in prison for molesting three young girls. He confessed to the sexual abuse during a polygraph test when applying for a job at the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office.

Gillette Man Who Admitted To Child Sex Crimes While Applying For Job As Jailer Gets 24 Years

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Mark Heinz

Outdoors

Hunting

Trespassing bull elk

<title>Hunter Who Shot Huge Bull Elk On Public Land Accused Of Trespassing During Hunt | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Gillette hunter who says he shot the bull elk of a lifetime is facing a trespassing charge. A land manager says the hunter had to cross his private property to get to the public land where the bull was killed, and he was cited by a game warden.

Hunter Who Shot Huge Bull Elk On Public Land Accused Of Trespassing During Hunt

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Clair McFarland

Government & Politics

Legislature

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<title>Weston County Clerk No-Shows Subpoena From Committee Investigating Her | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Weston County clerk accused of botching portions of the 2024 general election in northeast Wyoming and filing a false post-election audit did not show up Monday for a legislative subcommittee meeting for which she was subpoenaed. 

Weston County Clerk No-Shows Subpoena From Committee Investigating Her

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Bill Allemand 9 29 25

<title>Lawmaker Who Hates Nuke Subsidies Denies Claim He Leased Land To Wind Farms | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Wyoming Rep. Bill Allemand has adamantly and publicly opposed public money for nuclear energy projects. On Monday, he denied a claim by Bar Nunn's Public Works director that he leases land to wind farms.

Lawmaker Who Hates Nuke Subsidies Denies Claim He Leased Land To Wind Farms

Public Safety

All Trails rescue 9 29 25

<title>Hikers Rescued From Medicine Bow Peak Say GPS App Left Them Stranded | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A pair of hikers claim that a GPS mapping app called AllTrails left them stranded in a storm on Medicine Bow Peak, prompting a rescue by Albany County Search and Rescue on Sunday. The app said they were on a trail that wasn't there.

Hikers Rescued From Medicine Bow Peak Say GPS App Left Them Stranded

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Roger J. Schneider

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