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It's time to take a look at what's happening around Wyoming for Thursday, July 31st. I'm Mac Watson.

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After taking in a friend's baby, a Casper foster mom says her family became the target of anonymous threats by the biological mother. Cowboy State Daily's Kolby Fedore reports that the bio-mom is charged with two stalking felonies.

"Investigators allege that 27-year-old Daji Carter used fake messaging apps, social media accounts, and more to reach out to a foster mom while she had custody of her biological son. When the infant was first placed in Monroe's care, she received an anonymous message that said, "You're going to die" with a knife emoji and blood. Monroe quickly took us to the police, and an investigation was able to link it back to Dodgy Carter. The threats continued for several weeks, even after protection orders were put in place."

Carter was bound over to district court Tuesday after a preliminary hearing on two felony counts of stalking and two misdemeanor counts of violating a stalking protection order. She posted a $3,500 surety bond July 15 and was released from custody.

Read the full story HERE.

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U.S. House candidate Steve Friess received 19 endorsements Thursday by Republican lawmakers, former legislators, and others. Cowboy State Daily's Clair McFarland reports that Chuck Gray calls them "a tired class of political 1% insiders."

"Steve Friess, who's running for U.S. House, garnered 19 endorsements this week, including from former Republican Governor Jim Garinger, a host of Republican lawmakers, former lawmakers, oil and gas industry leaders, Secretary of State Chuck Gray fired back by calling them a class of insiders, essentially, who are in favor of woke wind and data center projects. That may come as a surprise to some of them. For example, Dan Docksteder, who was among the endorsers, was one of the very few votes against big tax exemptions for data centers."

Gray has come out against data centers, while Friess has said state and county governments – not Congress – should lead data center permitting decisions in ways that protect Wyomingites. Both men tout a pro-traditional-energy stance.

Read the full story HERE.

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Another 10 illegal drivers were busted in Laramie County Sheriff Brian Kozak's latest Truck Around and Find Out operation this week. Cowboy State Daily's Greg Johnson reports that includes one speeding with what looked like emergency lights.

"The last truck around campaign that they did, they arrested 46. Since they started this back in November, there's almost 130 illegal drivers have been taken off the road. But Kozak said that really it's not about. Although that gets the headlines, it's not about just going out and rounding up illegal drivers. It's about unsafe truck driving, and people who are illegal and don't have licenses are unsafe. Kozak also said that he knows the 'Truck Around and Find Out' campaign is going to get criticism. It's going to be politicized, and he says he's expected that, and that has happened."

Overall, this week's Truck Around and Find Out resulted in about 120 traffic stops, with 40 tic