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It's time to take a look at what's happening around Wyoming for Thursday, August 13th. I'm Mac Watson.

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A Tinder date gone horribly wrong ended with a Newcastle man dead with a hollow-point round in his chest and a South Dakota man facing a second-degree murder charge. Cowboy State Daily's Greg Johnson reports that authorities say there's vastly different stories from the couple who had just met for a hook-up.

"According to the investigators, she said she wanted to go back to this guy's place, get some of her stuff. She told him, 'Hey, look, wait in the car, but listen, if you hear me yell come, come get me.' The guy from South Dakota said that he heard her yell for help three times. So he grabbed the gun that was in the console of his car, went up to the trailer, and according to his account of it, the man was holding on to the woman. He said that the other man was trying to drag her into the trailer. Then he said he fired once the guy in the chest watched him stumble into the trailer and fall on the floor."

If convicted of second-degree murder, Drake Alexander Ingalls could get anywhere from 20 years to life in prison, a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.

Read the full story HERE.

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Campaign finance reports filed Tuesday show Eric Barlow out-earned Megan Degenfelder in the gubernatorial primary election with a little over $1.5 million, while Degenfelder posted nearly $1.3 million. Cowboy State Daily's Clair McFarland reports that the whole gubernatorial race shows a roughly $3 million haul.

"Barlow earned the most money and spent the most money and had the most in donations. Degenfelder was not far behind. I think with a haul of like 1.21, point 3 million. These are historic figures. You know, Gordon, Mead. I think we were looking at half million or less in recent cycles, and so this is shaping up to be a very expensive governor's race. But also a lot of the ads, like the TV ads, and the attack pieces are not from these campaigns. So all this $3 million is not counting these outside packs that are bringing now millions to attack these candidates."

Gov. Mark Gordon posted $541,577 in contributions in his 2022 primary election report and $155,846 in 2018. Former Gov. Matt Mead posted $100,052 in contributions in the 2014 primary election.

Read the full story HERE.

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An accident involving multiple motorcycles and a WYDOT truck has resulted in one reported fatality and multiple serious injuries on U.S. Highway 14-16-20 near Cody. Cowboy State Daily's Andrew Rossi reports that one witness said, "I counted at least three bodies that I could see lying on the ground, not moving."

"One person was pronounced dead at the scene. One was life flighted to a hospital in Billings, and three others were transported to Cody Regional Health via ambulance with severe injuries. The driver of the WYDOT truck was not injured, and based on the initial information that we have, it looks like the truck was just clipped at the very end of the accident. So whatever happened, it was primarily with the four motorcycles and the pickup truck."

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