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It's time to take a look at what's happening around Wyoming, for Monday, April 28th. I'm Wendy Corr, bringing you headlines from the Cowboy State Daily newsroom - Brought to you by the Wyoming Community Foundation, who asks you to give back to the place you call home. "5 to thrive" is YOUR opportunity to leave a legacy for generations to come. Support the community nonprofits you care about with a gift through the Wyoming Community Foundation. Visit wycf.org to learn more.

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An Air Force member is wanted by the federal government on claims he fled child pornography-related criminal prosecution.

27-year-old Airman First Class Branden Standifer was last seen April 19 outside the arrivals section of Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport. That's according to a statement marked "urgent" that was sent to Cowboy State Daily's Clair McFarland by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation.

"Federal authorities call it CSAM, child sex abuse material… the statement said that the airman was facing allegations related to that material and fled his post, was declared a deserter and was last seen at the the Bozeman airport… they have an indication that he wants to kill himself in nature."

The Air Force Office of Special Investigations is investigating the matter along with the U.S. Marshals Service and various federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.

Read the full story HERE.

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Nearly a year after a University of Wyoming arts instructor disappeared on a mountain bike ride, there are still no clues as to what might have happened to him.

Nash Quinn is believed to have left his home sometime in mid-July of last year, never to return. Cowboy State Daily's Jen Kocher reports that despite massive searches encompassing more than 70,000 acres of area by law enforcement, search and rescue, Black Hawk helicopters, drones, cadaver dogs, volunteers and Quinn's family and friends, no trace of him has been found.

"The timeline for when he disappeared is fuzzy, and the reason for that is he's a university professor, so in the summer, they university professors had looser schedules… The last correspondence that Nash definitely had was with his boss, Doug Russell, at the college on July 8… So then Nash was due to teach at a conference… the person organizing the workshop contacted Doug Russell and said… He hasn't checked in with his timeline to say when he was coming… And so that's when Doug Russell got very concerned, because that is not like Nash to be irresponsible when it comes to work. He and the people I spoke to described him as being somewhat of an introvert who might go off the radar for a few days, but certainly would never blow off a work obligation."

Though there are no new updates in Quinn's case, the Laramie Police Department is still actively investigating and urges residents to look for any clues – particularly his white bicycle – or any signs of Quinn in the Pilot Hill, Roger's Canyon and Happy Jack recreational areas where he was known to ride.

Read the full story HERE.

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The Trump administration is pulling out all the stops to "drill, baby, drill" in a push for more oil and gas drilling on public land.

But Cowboy State Da