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Clair McFarland

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<title>Montana Officials Warn Residents That Streams… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

After a violent windstorm knocked down power lines into waterways in western Montana, officials are warning people to stay out of the water, which they fear are electrified.

Montana Officials Warn Residents That Streams Might Be Electrified After Violent Windstorm

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Jen Kocher

Law Enforcement

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<title>In Brief: Body Found In Tarp At Mirror Lake ID’d… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The body of a man found wrapped in a tarp and dumped at Mirror Lake in southern Wyoming has been identified. He’s a 56-year-old from Colorado, and the case is being investigated as a homicide, the Albany County sheriff said Thursday.

In Brief: Body Found In Tarp At Mirror Lake ID’d As Colorado Homicide Victim

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<title>In Brief: Yellowstone Contract Worker Who… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A worker for a Yellowstone contractor was sentenced to five years of probation Tuesday for threatening a “mass shooting” a day after another died in a shootout with park rangers.

In Brief: Yellowstone Contract Worker Who Threatened Mass Shooting Gets Probation

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Dale Killingbeck

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Business

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The Natrona County airport, Wyoming’s only international airport, has had spotty flight clearances since its longtime agent died. A foreign trade zone application to boost the region’s economy also remains on hold.

Service Spotty At Wyoming’s Only International Airport Since Death Of Customs Agent

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Pat Maio

Energy

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<title>Wyoming Oil And Gas Drilling Halted On 120,000… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A federal judge has told the Bureau of Land Management to halt issuing oil and gas drilling permits on 120,000 acres of public land in Wyoming. The ruling is to allow for a review of environmental impacts.

Wyoming Oil And Gas Drilling Halted On 120,000 Acres By Federal Judge

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Mark Heinz

Outdoors

Wildlife

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<title>Grizzly Killed, Left In River With Head, Paws… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A grizzly carcass left in the Yellowstone River with its head and paws cut off is that of a well-known Yellowstone bear, Grizzly 769. Wildlife officials said they removed the parts after killing it last week so they wouldn't end up on the black market.

Grizzly Killed, Left In River With Head, Paws Cut Off, Was Well-Known Yellowstone Bear

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