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<title>Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, April 24, 2025 | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Thursday's headlines include:
* Cheyenne “Voodoo Man” Claims Setup
* Rural Airports Face Financial Turbulence
* State GOP Slams “Liz Cheney Republicans”

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, April 24, 2025

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<title>Cheyenne Voodoo Man Charged With Tearing Up Election Center Says He Was Set Up | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Nicknamed "Wisdom," Joshua Hayden-Ali, is choosing to have a bench trial in which a judge, not a jury, will decide if he's guilty of tearing up an election center. He told Cowboy State Daily he's been set up by a secret organization.

Cheyenne Voodoo Man Charged With Tearing Up Election Center Says He Was Set Up

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<title>Wyoming Rancher Worries More Elk Tags Will Make Herds Hide From Hunters | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Elk hunters in northeast Wyoming are facing a quandary — how to give hunters access to kill enough elk to keep the herds in check. An area rancher worries more tags will make the herds hide from hunters.

Wyoming Rancher Worries More Elk Tags Will Make Herds Hide From Hunters

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<title>Body Cam Video Shows Shooting Death Of Autistic Idaho Teen By Police | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Body camera video has been released showing the shooting death by Pocatello, Idaho, police of a non-verbal autistic teen brandishing a large knife. The incident has sparked protests of the local police.

Body Cam Video Shows Shooting Death Of Autistic Idaho Teen By Police

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Renée Jean

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<title>Runaway Costs Have Wyoming’s Small Airports Facing Financial Turbulence | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Small regional airports around Wyoming are being squeezed hard by inflation and runaway costs. Airports in Riverton, Rock Springs, Sheridan and Gillette in particular face a fight to keep airline service next year.

Runaway Costs Have Wyoming’s Small Airports Facing Financial Turbulence

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<title>Red-Vested Dogs Deploy Around Wyoming And The World To Help Save Wildlife | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Conservation dogs are easily identifiable by their red vests and noses to the ground. They’re trained to sniff out invasive plants, identify other animals and can even intercept poachers.

Red-Vested Dogs Deploy Around Wyoming And The World To Help Save Wildlife

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