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It's time to take a look at what's happening around Wyoming, for Thursday August 15th. I'm Wendy Corr, bringing you headlines from the Cowboy State Daily newsroom - brought to you by Outrider PAC. According to a new survey, 79% of Wyoming Voters support Freedom in Education. Learn more about Educational Savings Accounts in Wyoming at OutriderPAC.com

Let's start out by taking a look at today's weather with Cowboy State Daily meteorologist Don Day.

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You can get Don's full forecast on the Cowboy State Daily website.

The numbers are out for Wyoming's 2024 state legislative primary campaigns, and primary candidates have raised and spent big money this election season.

Cowboy State Daily's Leo Wolfson reports that even though the primary season is not complete, legislative candidates are still reporting larger financial totals on average than what was reported for the 2022 primary election season.

"The real big story that I think a lot of people are going to latch onto is that Governor Mark Gordon was extremely busy. You know, as far as what candidates he gave to during the election season. For one, his prosperity and commerce PAC brought in nearly $300,000 of which the governor donated $150,000 himself."

Candidates and political action committees had until the end of day Tuesday to submit their campaign finance reports.

Read the full story HERE.

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Forest rangers and the public used to settle disputes over a cup of coffee, but a recent incident in which an armed agent in tactical gear confronted a ranch family could indicate those days are over,.

Some retired rangers told outdoors reporter Mark Heinz that the situation involving Charles and Heather Maude of South Dakota, who were visited by Forest Service personnel in tactical gear over a dispute regarding an apparently murky fence line between their land and Forest Service property, has garnered scrutiny from around the country.

"This is something where the Ranger just might have called ahead and gone to the couple's house and sat down with a cup of coffee and try to resolve whatever the issue was. But also from from the perspective of the agencies, things have also changed, like the public has also changed. The situation in South Dakota does seem to have bad optics for the Forest Service and for that Ranger District."

The fence in question has been in place for about 75 years on the legacy family ranch.

Read the full story HERE.

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One of the most unusual houses in Sheridan, Wyoming, area has just hit the market.

Kendall and Joseph Hartman are selling the Lion Dog Estate, their dream "mountain-prairie zen" home designed in 2005 by renowned architectural firm Fourth Street Design Studio.

The 7,577-square-foot home, which includes five bedrooms, four full baths and one half-bath on 2.79 acres, is listing for $4.5 million - but as Renee Jean reports, those bathrooms are part of the house's unique appeal.

"It's got lots of features, b