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A Wyoming man charged with carrying out an Internet-arranged rape has pleaded not guilty to five felonies.Prosecutors say 26-year-old Ty Oliver McDowell forced his way into a woman's Casper home in December, tied her hands and raped her at knifepoint. Investigators say McDowell told them he was responding to an online Craigslist ad and believed the woman wanted to play out a "rape fantasy."
CHEYENNE
The Wyoming House of Representatives is taking the first steps toward possibly telling the federal government to back off on a range of states' rights issues, from gun control to endangered species management.A few House members, however, warn that Wyoming shouldn't seek too much independence from a federal system that serves as a significant source of state income.
JACKSON
A smelly problem is piling at trails around Jackson where people go hiking and cross-country skiing with their dogs. How big is this problem? Bridger-Teton National Forest officials say they recently counted 173 piles of dog waste around just one trailhead.The problem is so bad, it's contributing to elevated bacteria levels in nearby streams.
CASPER
Authorities say a Wyoming woman was assaulted at her front door, raped at knifepoint in her living room and left bound on the floor, and they say one of the men charged in the brutal attack claimed that he thought it was invited.Two men are accused in the crime. One is charged with carrying out the rape. The other, the woman's ex-boyfriend, stands accused of posing as the victim online and claiming she harbored a rape fantasy and wanted to be assaulted.
RIVERTON
Police say a man suspected of stealing a bottle of Schnapps from a Wyoming grocery store didn't have the best escape route planned.Riverton police say the 26-year-old ran out of the store after grabbing the bottle of booze and a package of cough drops Wednesday and hid in a nearby building, which happened to be the police station.
LARAMIE
She plays with a little bit of an attitude at a whole lot of altitude.University of Wyoming freshman Chaundra Sewell made a modest jump from the 5,334 feet in elevation at Broomfield, Colo., to the highest collegiate court in the nation at 7,220 feet in Laramie.
LARAMIE
Matt Shaw came off of the bench and tied his career-high with 16 points as UNLV ran past Wyoming 78-50 in Mountain West Conference play on Wednesday night.The Runnin' Rebels (18-4,6-2) gave up a layup on the game's opening tip, but dominated action the rest of the way, leading by as many as 30 in the second half.
CHEYENNE
A Wyoming man accused of supplying the heroin and cocaine that killed a young professional bull rider failed to return from a furlough a judge granted him this week to attend his mother's funeral.U.S. District Judge William F. Downes on Wednesday signed an arrest warrant for 44-year-old Vernon V. Ellefson Jr. of Cheyenne.
LARAMIE
Wyoming had one of the best shooting nights in school history on Saturday, hitting 75 percent of its shots en route to a 98-37 victory over Air Force.The Cowgirls (13-6, 4-3 Mountain West) were 37 of 49 from the field, including 20 of 30 on 3-point attempts. The 20 3-pointers broke the school record of 14.
CHEYENNE
A Wyoming gubernatorial candidate has cut ties with a volunteer who used a bit of online trickery to misdirect people trying to visit her opponent's Web site.Republican candidate Rita Meyer said she had been unaware of Paul Montoya's decision to register a Web address very similar to rival Republican candidate Matt Mead's Web site.
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