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Clair McFarland

Crime & Courts

Law Enforcement

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Sunday is the 1-year anniversary of the day Thermopolis Police Sgt. Mike Mascorro illegally forced his way into a suspect’s home, sparking a shootout that left him wounded and the suspect dead. A year later, the officer has plenty of local support.

A Year After Deadly Shootout, Thermopolis Cop Has Plenty Of Local Support

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Pat Maio

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Officials in Pinedale say they’ve been getting threats after a story went viral of a town code enforcement officer who issued tickets of more than $400 to the mother of a 13-year-old Girl Scout who was selling cookies in an unauthorized location.

Pinedale Officials Get Threats Over $400 Fines For Girl Scout Cookie Sales

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Mark Heinz

Outdoors

Wildlife

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A Lincoln County sheriff’s deputy caught a rare glimpse of a grizzly near Kemmerer on Thursday afternoon -- far south from where grizzlies typically range. The sighting fits a wider pattern of the bears ranging far from their core habitat in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks.

Wyoming Deputy Has Rare Encounter With Grizzly Near Kemmerer

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Jake Nichols

Wyoming Life

Sports

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Rodeo bullfighter Dusty Tuckness, from Meeteetse, has been fighting bulls for 25 years. With an unequaled 15 trips to the National Finals Rodeo and 10 times voted PRCA Bullfighter of the Year. His cowboy kin call him “Tuck,” and say there's none better.

Wyoming’s Dusty Tuckness Is The Best Rodeo Bullfighter In The History Of The Sport

Andrew Rossi

Public Lands

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A tourist spotted within cuddling distance of a massive bison is among the first idiotic encounters in Yellowstone as tourist season begins, and one park watchdog says she’s already seeing “new levels of stupidity.”

Tourist Season Has Begun: 'New Levels Of Stupidity' Already Seen In Yellowstone

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Tracking data for Colorado’s reintroduced wolves shows them possibly wandering right up to the Wyoming state line, but it’s not confirmed whether any have crossed over.

Colorado Wolves Expand Range, May Already Be Crossing Into Wyoming

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