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<title>‘I believe he killed her’: Boyfriend Of Missing… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The boyfriend of a missing Cody woman got seven years in prison Friday on a gun-related charge. But his sentencing unfolded like a murder trial with grisly evidence, and at one point an FBI agent bluntly testifying, “I believe he killed her.”

‘I believe he killed her’: Boyfriend Of Missing Cody Woman Gets 7 Years On Gun Charge

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Leo Wolfson

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Politics

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<title>Montana U.S. Senate Race: In Tester’s Hometown,… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

In and around U.S. Sen. Jon Tester’s hometown of Big Sandy, Montana, opinions are mixed on the incumbent, but most don’t care he’s a Democrat in a red state. His race could tip the scales for control of the Senate.

Montana U.S. Senate Race: In Tester’s Hometown, They Don’t Care He’s A Democrat

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<title>Riverton Man Gets 15-20 Years For Burning… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Riverton, Wyoming, man who initially claimed pouring gasoline inside his house, lighting it on fire and killing his girlfriend an accident got 15-20 years in prison Friday. The judge didn’t buy it, saying that “this was not an accident.”

Riverton Man Gets 15-20 Years For Burning Girlfriend To Death With Gasoline

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Mark Heinz

Outdoors

Hunting

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<title>Draws Of A Lifetime: Powell Boys Get Sheep,… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Some Wyoming hunters try for decades to draw hunting tags for bighorn sheep or mountain goats and still don’t get one. A pair of Powell farm boy had draws of a lifetime, each getting one — one on his first try and the other his second.

Draws Of A Lifetime: Powell Boys Get Sheep, Mountain Goat Tags On 1st, 2nd Tries

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A Gillette, Wyoming, prosecutor is blasting a defense attorney for getting nearly two years’ worth of an alleged crime victim’s personal phone records. Even if it’s a questionable thing to do, it could be allowed under Wyoming law.

Gillette Prosecutor Blasts Defense Attorney For Getting Victim’s Phone Records

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Pat Maio

Energy

Coal

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<title>Kemmerer Coal Mine Sold To Southern California… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Kemmerer, Wyoming, coal mining operation has been quietly sold to a Southern California real estate investment company. No word yet on what the new owner, ECC Capital Corp., wants to do with it.

Kemmerer Coal Mine Sold To Southern California Real Estate Company

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