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ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) — A snowboarder who was being towed by an ATV north of Rock Springs crashed and suffered fatal head injuries. Sweetwater County Sheriff Mike Lowell says 37-year-old Brandon Adamson, of Reliance, crashed Wednesday afternoon and was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. The 49-year-old man driving the ATV told investigators he was towing Adamson with a rope on the snowy streets when Adamson lost control and crashed.
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A deal will allow the slaughter of hundreds of wild bison migrating from Yellowstone National Park, while sparing 25 animals that American Indian tribes want to start new herds. The Associated Press obtained details on the deal between Montana, the park and the U.S. Department of Agriculture prior to its public disclosure on Thursday.
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A defense attorney says a 19-year-old Wyoming man charged in a double slaying on Montana's Crow Reservation was taking a drug that can cause psychotic episodes prior to his arrest. Jesus Deniz Mendoza plans to rely on an insanity defense when he faces trial March 27th in the 2015 shooting deaths of Jason and Tana Shane. Federal Defender David Merchant says evidence suggests Mendoza ingested 'a considerable amount' of the synthetic drug spice prior to his arrest.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The draft supplemental budget bill being introduced in the state Legislature proposes to cut about another $30 million from state government operations. The Joint Appropriations Committee this week approved the draft and lawmakers are tentatively scheduled to begin debate on it next week in both chambers.
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