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It's time to take a look at what's happening around Wyoming for Wednesday, September 24th. 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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The mother of the Byron woman who fatally shot her four daughters and herself in February filed a wrongful death lawsuit Monday in Wyoming's federal court. Cowboy State Daily's Clair McFarland reports that Rhonda Coplen, mother of Tranyelle Harshman, filed a civil lawsuit against Cody-based Sage Psychiatry Services LLC, and against advanced practice registered nurse Krista Blough on claims that Blough sent Harshman home with ketamine.

"Ketamine is a dissociative drug that it can carry risks of hallucinations and other issues, and the lawsuit alleges that the standard of care is to do this in a medically controlled environment, to take this drug and work through your issues while someone is supervising you or you're you're someplace safe. So but of course, Tranyelle Harshman reportedly was taking the drug at home and then shot her four daughters and herself. The toxicology report did find it in her system following her autopsy. So I mean, according to her mother's lawsuit, she believes that this was not the safe or best way to prescribe and to send her with it, and she believes that it's a cause of Daniel's death and the little girl's deaths."

Harshman, 32, shot her four young daughters, called 911, then turned the gun on herself February 10th in her home in Byron.

Read the full story HERE.

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Concerns about a cross-dressing custodian at Crest Hill Elementary School in Casper came to a head Monday during a meeting of the Natrona County School District 1 Board of Trustees. Cowboy State Daily's Dale Killingbeck reports there were calls for resignations, a state legislator was escorted from the microphone, and an apology was issued as well.

"There was an apology by the board member, but the board chair also called out the state representative who initially spoke to the board…Two weeks ago, and that state rep said that the state rep did not reflect the situation correctly. The State Rep tried to correct that, and police showed up at the table where she sat trying to correct the board chair, and she was escorted away from the table."

Even after Vice Chair Dana Howie apologized and explained her social media post related to an elementary school parent's concerns about the custodian, Board Chair Kevin Christopherson complained about internet and media misinformation and urged people to avoid them and get "recentered." Natrona County Schools still contend the custodian isn't breaking any laws.

Read the full story HERE.

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Yellowstone National Park is Wyoming's top tourist destination, but it's also a mostly pristine habitat for wild animals. Cowboy State Daily's Andrew Rossi reports that means visitors will often see nature play out in all its glory and tragedy.

Such was the case earlier this month, when several grizzlies battled each other over an elk carcass until one bear used its brute streng