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It's time to take a look at what's happening around Wyoming, for Thursday, September 26th. I'm Wendy Corr, bringing you headlines from the Cowboy State Daily newsroom - brought to you by the Cowboy State Daily Morning Show with Jake! Launching October 1st at 6 a.m., Cowboy State Daily's Jake Nichols is making morning radio cool again. Tune in from wherever you are for the latest news, weather, sports and in-depth conversations that matter to you.

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A Cody man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of killing someone with his car in a wild road rage incident between Cody and Belfry, Montana.

Cowboy State Daily's Clair McFarland reports that although the statement doesn't identify the suspect by name, 47-year-old Michael Gambale is the only booking file on the Park County Sheriff's log that aligns with the time and location of the arrest of a man suspected of killing a motorcyclist on the highway north of Cody.

"One motorcyclist is dead and another one is in a in a state of in a severe state, in a hospital, was how the sheriff up in Montana put it to me. The charging documents actually say that he tried hitting other motorcyclists, struck one in the leg and drove one, not clear if it's the same runner or different off the road."

At the time of the incident, Gambale was out of jail on bond for a probation violation, stemming from an incident in which he fired crossbow arrows onto the runway at Cody's airport.

Read the full story HERE.

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A three-week-long paving project on a main town entrance is clogging the already-congested tourist town of Jackson.

Clair McFarland reports that more than just an inconvenience, the clogged traffic is turning some 5-minute journeys into hour-long jaunts, and impacting the economy of the busy town.

"I had the chance today to talk to Jackson and surrounding town residents about some of the other real world implications. So, I mean, some of them were worried about emergency services, since this is a main corridor into the town. One guy was talking about having to pay his hourly workers just to sit there. So I mean $80 one way for two workers, once you figure in the pay rate at the payroll tax and other extras, and then if they don't get the job done, within their work week, then he's facing overtime too."

The Jackson Police Department is now helping WYDOT with its "variable message signs" and helping with additional signage, which has helped traffic flow more smoothly.

Read the full story HERE.

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Five members of a Casper family became the first Wyoming family to be featured on the popular game show "Family Feud" on Wednesday.

On the episode featuring Cameron McDaniel, his wife Claire, mother Sandy, and his sisters Brandy and Lauren, the McDaniels beat the opposing family - but Cowboy State Daily's Dale Killingbeck said the McDaniels fell short in the final round.

"I was talking to Cameron McDaniel, who led the group down there. He said that they initially applied to be on the show a few years ago… they did a zoom interview during covid, and then in February, they went to Atlanta and taped the show… and now it's… broadcast on Wednesday."

The McDaniels went on to claim the game on the final question with a Wyoming answer to the question, "Name something you see a lot of in beer commercials?"

With two strikes against them and only one answer left on the board, Sandy McDaniel replied, "Horses."

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