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Andrew Rossi

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<title>Nothing Stops Cheyenne Frontier Days, Including… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

It will take more than drenching rain expected with severe thunderstorms this weekend to do much to impact Cheyenne Frontier Days. Nothing stops the rodeo, not even the monsoon weather the area gets at this time of year.

Nothing Stops Cheyenne Frontier Days, Including Monsoons

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Jen Kocher

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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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Clair McFarland

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<title>Wife Claims Husband Died From Gangrene After… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Ociel Perez died of flesh-eating gangrene after being discharged from St. John's Health in Jackson, Wyoming, according to a lawsuit. His wife alleges doctors didn't treat him properly after finding he was an illegal immigrant.

Wife Claims Husband Died From Gangrene After Doctors Found He Was Illegal Immigrant

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Renée Jean

Outdoors

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<title>Two Wyoming Heroes Honored At Cheyenne Frontier… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Over 10,000 people at Cheyenne Frontier Days gave two men a standing ovation on Wednesday for their heroism earlier this year when they saved an 11-year-old boy who had fallen into the whitewater rapids of the Popo Agie River.

Two Wyoming Heroes Honored At Cheyenne Frontier Days For Saving Boy's Life

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Mark Heinz

Wildlife

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<title>Game And Fish Genetically Modify Brook Trout To… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department have come up with a seemingly sci-fi way to combat brook trout that have been taking over habitat from native cutthroats. Turn the brookies all male by mixing them with genetically-altered “Trojan” fish.

Game And Fish Genetically Modify Brook Trout To Make Them All Male

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