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It's time to take a look at what's happening around Wyoming for Wednesday, May 20th. I'm Mac Watson.

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Fremont County ranchers say roaming Great Pyrenees have killed livestock and terrorized neighbors for years in a rural feud that's now spiraled into criminal charges. Cowboy State Daily's Kolby Fedore reports that court records show Kerri Johnson was charged with property destruction last week in the latest development of an escalating feud.

"Two ranch families in Kinnear, Wyoming, have been telling authorities for years that a neighbor's dogs have been coming onto their property and killing their calves. Over the last several years, Kerri Johnson has been charged with an animal at large. Last week, she was charged with property destruction over $1,000 that is a felony, which carries a potential sentence up to 10 years in prison. Rancher Chris Eberline says that her husband was confronted by Johnson when he was fixing fences. Eberlyne said things escalated at a court hearing in December when she told the judge, 'Somebody's gonna get hurt.'"

Ranchers living near the Johnson property tell Cowboy State Daily that the legal fight barely scratches the surface of the last several years' struggle.

Read the full story HERE.

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It took about 36 hours, but most of Rawlins had power restored Tuesday as a fast and furious spring snowstorm wreaked havoc in southcentral Wyoming. Cowboy State Daily's Andrew Rossi reports that the Carbon County Sheriff's Office spent the day rescuing residents and helping snow-stranded drivers.

"Rawlins just had a rough time of it on Monday. They had a power outage that lasted nearly 36 hours. They were still trying to get power back to some places in Rawlins on Tuesday afternoon. So the Carbon County Sheriff's Office and the Medical Center down there, they had the deal not only with the calls of residents, but dozens of people who were stranded on I 80 because I 80 was closed for most of the day, and they were having problems with their cell phones throughout this whole period, too."

Carbon County Sheriff Alex Bakken tells Cowboy State Daily that he knew he was in for a tough day when he set out to start coordinating the response to the power outage, his truck got stuck in the snow.

Read the full story HERE.

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A man found dead in a car in the parking lot of the Cody airport after being missing for two weeks died of blunt force injuries and exposure to the elements. Cowboy State Daily's Jen Kocher reports that the family still wants answers as to how their relative ended up in that car.

"Sean Ezekiel Hughes was found in a car that was not his at the Cody Airport. He disappeared on April 5, and he had been missing for 11 days when he was ultimately discovered in that vehicle by police. Autopsy reports show he died of a shoulder blunt force shoulder injury, likely from a fall, and also that combined with the elements, and the coroner said that the fall would have caused internal bleeding that combined with cold temperatures ultimately what killed him."

Park County Coroner Cody Gortmaker tells Cowboy State Daily that the timeline of the man's death is unclear as to when exactly he got into the vehicle and ultimately died.

Read the full story HERE.

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Cheyenne's Public Service Committee didn't endorse or reject a 12-month moratori