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It's time to take a look at what's happening around Wyoming for Friday, March 27th. I'm Mac Watson.

A Cheyenne junior high school teacher seen on video on his knees in front of a female student telling her that "I did something very wrong" has been removed from the classroom. Cowboy State Daily's Greg Johnson reports that the district attorney's office is reviewing the case.

"The district attorney has said that, yes, we do have that, we haven't made a decision yet. They're reviewing it. So far, there's been no legal action taken about that. However, in following up with some parents, with students at the school, especially one that has a student in that person's class, the parent told me that this teacher is no longer teaching at the school."

The video of the incident was posted to multiple social media pages and elicited strong responses from parents that ranged from anger with the teacher for allegedly putting his hands on a student to speculation about what the girl might have done to provoke the situation.

Read the full story HERE.

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The Platte County Attorney's Office has nearly doubled the possible penalties for a Wyoming reporter accused of forging exhibits in an environmental case tied to her staunch opposition to a wind farm. Cowboy State Daily's Clair McFarland reports that the 10 new counts against April Marie Morganroth, also known as the Wyoming-based reporter Marie Hamilton, allege that she convinced her landlords that she'd been approved for a home loan to buy their property, and grants to upgrade it.

"We are now up to 20 felony charges. And this case affidavit is different, rather than focusing on things that she submitted and said to the Wyoming Industrial Siting Council, it focuses on her allegedly offering proof that she had loans and grants secured to improve and strike a deal with this home that she was looking at. On the one hand, she's accused of running this deception campaign with the industrial siting Council while opposing a wind project. On the other hand, she's accused of tricking these homeowners into believing that she had secured a loan toward the home and grants to improve it. So different matters."

Hamilton was already facing 10 felony charges in a March 9th Wheatland Circuit Court case, as she's accused of submitting forged documents and lying under oath before the Wyoming Industrial Siting Council.

Read the full story HERE.

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A 15-year-old Texas boy sold his champion pig for a record $505,000 at the Houston Livestock Show and gets to keep about 10%. Cowboy State Daily's Kate Meadows reports that Wyoming FFA's Stacy Broda says although the money is always fun, raising livestock is more about teaching responsibility.

"Landry Mabry is a 15 year old student from Oglesby, Texas who just competed in the Houston stock and rodeo show, which is the biggest livestock show in the world. And his pig netted a record breaking $505,000 the money, most of it goes towards scholarships for FFA and 4h students, Mabry himself will take home less than 10% of those earnings, which still isn't a bad thing. It's such a public show and just a positive experience for these kids who participate in these agricultural programs."

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is the largest livestock show in the world. This year's junior auction sales brought in a staggering $35,217,099 — money that largel