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<title>Police Dog Brings Down Suspected Bank Robber In… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Cheyenne Police Department credited one of their police dogs with apprehending a man suspected of robbing two banks in the city Thursday. Before his arrest, the suspect reportedly assaulted an officer by throwing a hammer at him.

Police Dog Brings Down Suspected Bank Robber In Cheyenne

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<title>Don Day's Wyoming Weather Forecast: Friday, July… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Chance for rain in much of Wyoming on Friday, otherwise mostly sunny. Breezy in some areas, smoky in a few locations. Highs from the upper 70s to the mid 90s and lows from the upper 40s to the low 60s. 

Don Day's Wyoming Weather Forecast: Friday, July 26, 2024

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Politics

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<title>Liz Cheney’s Super PAC Supports Fundraising… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Former Wyoming congresswoman Liz Cheney’s super political action committee is paying into a nonprofit dedicated to supporting Democratic candidates. Her group says keeping Trump from the Oval Office again is “the cause of our time.”

Liz Cheney’s Super PAC Supports Fundraising Platform For Democratic Candidates

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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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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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<title>Tempers Flare Between House Candidate And County… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A candidate forum got heated in Buffalo on Tuesday night when Johnson County Sheriff Rod Odenbach said gun lobbyist and House candidate Mark Jones' support of two gun bills which became law makes it harder for law enforcement to do their jobs.

Tempers Flare Between House Candidate And County Sheriff At Buffalo Candidate Forum

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