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It's time to take a look at what's happening around Wyoming for Friday, December 5th . I'm Mac Watson.

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A trucker accused of shooting at a pickup with a child inside claims the pickup driver actually fired first in a road rage incident. Cowboy State Daily's Clair McFarland reports a judge found probable cause Wednesday to send the case to district court on multiple felony charges and the defendant chose to testify - a rare decision.

"I don't recall seeing it in the preliminary hearings I have covered, and that's because at that phase of the case, the defense attorney has very little information. He hasn't gone through discovery yet. He hasn't gotten his arms around the constitutional situation yet, and so it's rare, it's unprecedented, but it's also a bold move."

59-year old Rabindranath Bunsee faces one count of attempted second-degree murder, two counts of aggravated assault, one count of reckless driving, two counts of reckless endangerment, one count of property destruction, and an eighth count of using a radar detector.

Read the full story HERE.

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Wyoming's leaders, past and present, are mourning the loss of former Superintendent of Public Instruction Judy Catchpole, who died on Thursday at the age of 81. Cowboy State Daily's Jimmy Orr reports that Catchpole is remembered for her boundless energy, sense of humor and advocacy for children.

"She was truly a happy person. Every single person I spoke to and spoke to, governors today, Senators today, leaders of all sorts and just regular people who knew Judy well, they all said the same thing. She was genuinely happy, she was funny, she just bring joy wherever she went. I mean, she was so different from other politicans…she's one of those people where, if you saw her in a store, you would go seek her out, and you would go give her a hug, because you knew she was generally genuinely happy to see you."

Catchpole served as Wyoming's highest ranking education officer from 1995-2003.

Read the full story HERE.

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After being rescued from what officials called an "abhorrent" hoarding situation 2 months ago, the Cheyenne Animal Shelter has found homes for all 103 animals that were rescued. Cowboy State Daily's Andrew Rossi reports the ability to get over a hundred pets placed is an amazing achievement.

"None of the 103 animals rescued from the hoarding situation back in October are at the Cheyenne animal shelter. Now, they've either been adopted or they've been sent to other facilities where they can receive treatment and care and rehabilitation to get them ready for adoption. They had a giant Mastiff that got flown to Idaho, and within two weeks of reaching his new foster family in Idaho, he was adopted as well. So it's a really tremendous accomplishment for everyone involved. I mean, you can't really be prepared to take on that many animals, let alone that many animals who need urgent care, and then have them all in better spots within two months."

Kayla Hahn with the Cheyenne Animal Shelter tells Cowboy State Daily that the quails were the last of the 103 rescued animals to find a home.

Read the full story HERE.

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Cheyenne's Outlaw Saloon is part dive bar, part honky-tonk and known for hosting music, boxing and even little people wrestling. Cowboy State daily's Greg Johnson reports the landmark bar