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It's time to take a look at what's happening around Wyoming for Tuesday, July 21st. I'm Reece Cowan, filling in for Mac Watson

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Wyoming Republican Party State Central Committee met Monday, running late into the evening. Cowboy State Daily's Clair McFarland reports they made the controversial move to endorse candidates for statewide and federal offices.

"Technically, under state law, the major parties aren't allowed to financially back one candidate over another in the primary election, that has been interpreted as a ban on endorsing candidates. So they passed a bylaw here back in April, flouting the state law, saying we will endorse whom we will endorse. In the meantime, their state central committee meeting Monday evening, unfolded, and they chose to endorse Brent Bean for governor, Harriet Hageman for U.S. Senate and Chuck Gray for U.S. House."

Delegate Richard George expressed disagreement with the process, saying "If there's anybody in this state that needs to vet the candidates, it's the people. The people are going to do a fine job at it."

Read the full story HERE

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Two tourists got dangerously and illegally close to Grand Prismatic Spring on Sunday in Yellowstone. Cowboy State Daily's Andrew Rossi reports that Montana resident Tanya Saueressig, who filmed them taking selfies right next to the scalding water, said she "was so furious" she had tears in her eyes.

"Grand Prismatic Spring is 160 degrees, and it's just over a year ago, that we witnessed a bison fall into the pool and essentially get poached to death. So, it's something to take seriously as a entity. But that wasn't enough to deter two unknown women from strolling straight out there. They were seen walking along the edge of the pool, taking selfies, and really not considering the damage that they were doing with every step."

Several people have been seriously injured or killed after getting too close to Yellowstone's thermal features. One would think a high risk of death might be enough to dissuade tourists fr