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Tuesday's headlines include:
* Timber Industry Gets Boost
* No Sign Of Missing Hiker In Bighorns
* Increase In Sturgis Traffic and Motorcycle Deaths

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, August 5, 2025

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Outdoors

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<title>Minnesota Man Got To Top Of Cloud Peak A Week Ago, Hasn’t Been Heard From Since | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Multiple agencies haven’t given up searching for a Minnesota hiker missing for nearly a week in Wyoming’s rugged Cloud Peak Wilderness. Grant Gardner texted his wife when he got to the summit of Cloud Peak on July 29, and hasn’t been heard from since.

Minnesota Man Got To Top Of Cloud Peak A Week Ago, Hasn’t Been Heard From Since

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<title>Don Day's Wyoming Weather Forecast: Tuesday, August 5, 2025 | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Sunny in Wyoming on Tuesday. Fire danger in some areas. Highs from the upper 70s to the upper 90s and lows from near 40 to near 60.

Don Day's Wyoming Weather Forecast: Tuesday, August 5, 2025

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Crime & Courts

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<title>Gillette Nursing Home Sued For Woman's Overdose Death Wants Lawsuit Dismissed | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center in Gillette denies any wrongdoing in Rhonda Parker’s fatal opioid overdose in a Friday court filing. The center is asking a judge to throw out a wrongful death lawsuit.

Gillette Nursing Home Sued For Woman's Overdose Death Wants Lawsuit Dismissed

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Law Enforcement

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<title>Wyoming Sees Spike In Motorcycle Deaths As Sturgis Rally Brings Surge In Traffic | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Three motorcycle riders have been killed in Wyoming crashes since July 19 as fatal accidents rise around the time of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Wyoming troopers are warning people to use extra caution amid a surge in bike traffic on state roads.

Wyoming Sees Spike In Motorcycle Deaths As Sturgis Rally Brings Surge In Traffic

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<title>Cheyenne Man Not Guilty In Stabbing Death Of Estranged Wife’s Boyfriend | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A jury found a Cheyenne man not guilty Friday in the stabbing death of his estranged wife’s boyfriend. The man told Cowboy State Daily on Monday that the boyfriend had consumed a large amount of meth and charged him during a confusing scuffle.

Cheyenne Man Not Guilty In Stabbing Death Of Estranged Wife’s Boyfriend

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Wyoming Life

James Johnson, a 2007 Cheyenne East High School graduate, will make his first ever appearance in the NBA Finals on Wednesday as a member of the Indiana Pacers.

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Cheyenne's James Johnson Headed To The NBA Finals With Indiana Pacers

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