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It's time to take a look at what's happening around Wyoming, for Tuesday, September 10th. I'm Wendy Corr, bringing you headlines from the Cowboy State Daily newsroom - brought to you by ServeWyoming - Wyoming's center for volunteerism and AmeriCorps service for the last 30 years! For volunteer opportunities, visit ServeWyoming dot org"

Law enforcement officials in Thermopolis have confirmed that a shooting took place in a residential neighborhood Monday afternoon. Cowboy State Daily's Clair McFarland was on the scene shortly after the incident. She spoke with neighbors who told her one of the residents had been yelling and swinging around a baseball bat, hitting the home he shares with his father. When officers arrived, the man charged the police vehicle. "Then the action went behind a house and the neighbors lost sight of it, but the neighbor that said the man was charging the cop car also said he heard a couple Taser blasts followed by the gunshots… I have spoken with the mayor of Thermopolis and the director of DCI, and neither is confirming whether there's a fatality." This is a developing story, and Cowboy State Daily will report more details as they become available.

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Although Secretary of State Chuck Gray has been a frequent critic of Gov. Mark Gordon, State Treasurer Curt Meier hadn't — until now.

At Saturday's Wyoming Republican Party Central Committee meeting in Douglas, Meier criticized the governor for opposing a proposal that could give his office more power over the state's investments - and Cowboy State Daily's Leo Wolfson reports that Meier used forceful language.

"He said that Gordon is being a hypocrite. He said he's tired of taking his crap and that it's just absolutely ridiculous that this happened. He said that the governor blindsided him with this information and sandbagged him that he had not prior to this meeting ever brought this to his attention, these concerns, and he thought that was very inappropriate."

Gordon's office declined to directly respond to Meier's comments, but Betsy Anderson, the governor's general counsel and deputy chief of staff, explained that Gordon is concerned the proposal amounted to putting too much power in one man's hand.

Read the full story HERE.

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A school district in east-central Wyoming could become the latest in the state to allow employees to conceal carry firearms.

Cowboy State Daily's Clair McFarland reports that residents are being asked to comment on a proposed rule that would allow some teachers to carry firearms concealed, on which the Converse County School District 1 is scheduled to vote in October.

The proposed policy is similar to those in other Wyoming school districts that have concealed carry for employees, including in Uinta, Fremont, Park and Campbell counties.

"I didn't circle back to every school district that has done this but lander and so landers, Fremont County one and then Campbell County, they both said, you know, they have these districts in place, or these policies in place. Campbell County's is more of a hybrid. They have it for some of their schools, not all. And there's going well in Lander, it's been five years, and the board vice chair said we haven't had any accidental discharges or anyone drop a pistol or anyone go ballistic."

The rule is before the school boar