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It's time to take a look at what's happening around Wyoming for Thursday, September 11th. I'm Wendy Corr, bringing you headlines from the Cowboy State Daily newsroom… Brought to you by Wyoming Interventional and Vascular Associates. WIVA offers the best solution for treating tired, aching and swollen legs, at Wyoming's only IAC-accredited vein facility. With virtually no downtime and minimal risks, if you're ready for relief, see what WIVA can do for you. Schedule a consultation at Casper Medical Imaging dot net, forward slash WIVA.

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Wyoming's congressional delegation and state political leaders are horrified and devastated by the fatal shooting of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk.

Kirk, the founder of the conservative student group Turning Point USA, was speaking at Utah Valley University when a single shot rang out. U.S. Sen. John Barrasso told Cowboy State Daily's Jackson Walker in a statement that the shooting is one of several instances of political violence impacting the United States.

"Wyoming's Republican federal delegation on Wednesday spoke out very forcefully against the killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk… it ended up sending shock waves through the political world. I mean, this is a figure who engaged students in regular debates. He was somebody that was making regular appearances on these college campuses. And, you know, such a tragic event, obviously, was forcefully condemned by these federal legislators."

Kirk visited the University of Wyoming in April as part of his American Comeback Tour, a series of events in which he engages students in debates on hot-button political and social topics. His Wednesday event at UVU was also part of that tour.

Read the full story HERE.

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If you ask the prosecutor who tried a Haitian trucker this week for killing an EMT with his truck nearly three years ago on I 80, 46-year-old Saviol Saint Jean was trying to "thread the needle" through a crash scene where everyone was going too slowly for him.

But if you ask Saint Jean's defense attorney, the former Haitian police officer and newly-trained commercial truck driver was, rather, navigating a chaotic scene for which Wyoming authorities should have closed the road but didn't.

Cowboy State Daily's Clair McFarland was in the courtroom for day 5 of the trial, and said Saint Jean's fate is now in the hands of the jury, who have to decide which version of the events they'll side with.

"We have these fiery closing arguments from the defense and the prosecution today, just very searing, both sides. We have a very fastidious account from Joe Hampton, the defense attorney, and a very impassioned account from Danny Eramouspe, the prosecutor… there's no deliberation going on tonight, which perhaps makes for a very long night for the defendant and the victims families."

Closing statements ended about 4:20 p.m. Wednesday. Jurors are set to return at 8:30 a.m. Thursday for deliberations.

Read the full story HERE.

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A five-hour standoff involving an armed Mills man who barricaded himself inside his home and fired at police has been resolved.

That's how Natrona County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Kiera Hett described the outcome of the hour-long event that she characterized as "an active situation" that closed a quarter-mile of a Mills neighborhood street. Cowboy State Daily's Dale Killingbeck has the story.

"What we understand is that Mills police