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<title>Wyoming Breaks 150-Year-Old High Temperature Records | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Meteorologists are still analyzing Wyoming's Christmas temperatures, but it seems this was the warmest Christmas on record going back over 150 years. Temperatures on Christmas Day were up to 36 degrees higher than seasonal averages. 

Wyoming Breaks 150-Year-Old High Temperature Records

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<title>One Year Later, Star Plunge Hot Springs Still Closed As Legal Stalemate Continues | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Almost a year after the popular Star Plunge at Hot Springs State Park abruptly closed, it remains shut. A legal stalemate over who will operate the attraction continues.

One Year Later, Star Plunge Hot Springs Still Closed As Legal Stalemate Continues

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<title>Mom Says She Doesn’t Know Why She Shot 11-Month-Old, Was Too Slow To Kill Herself | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A woman who fled Wyoming with her baby boy more than a month ago told authorities she doesn’t know why she shot and killed him Tuesday. She also said she “wasn’t fast enough” to kill herself before officers got to her.

Mom Says She Doesn’t Know Why She Shot 11-Month-Old, Was Too Slow To Kill Herself

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<title>Renee Jean: Prison Gave Pete Bass A Second Chance In Life | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Renee Jean writes, "Pete's lived a life that sounds like it came from a movie, and I was immediately hooked into listening. It starts with him running away from home to Hollywood, where he was almost raped.

"That scared him back home, but didn’t scare him straight. Eventually, his drug addictions landed him in prison. 

"But remarkably, he’s not bitter about any of that. He sees that as God’s way of offering him a second chance in life. A chance that he embraced."

Renee Jean: Prison Gave Pete Bass A Second Chance In Life

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<title>Officials Say Mother Of Missing 11-Month-Old Killed Baby During Standoff | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A monthlong search for a missing 11-month-old boy last seen in Wyoming ended in tragedy Tuesday in New Mexico. Authorities say the baby’s non-custodial mother, who had disappeared with the child, shot and killed him as authorities attempted to negotiate a handoff.

Officials Say Mother Of Missing 11-Month-Old Killed Baby During Standoff

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<title>Crew Clears 100+ Derailed Freight Cars From Track Near Cheyenne In 18 Hours | Cowboy State Daily</title>

After a massive derailment near Cheyenne on Friday, the BNSF Railway was left with an enormous task — clearing more than 100 blown-over freight cars and getting trains moving again.

Crew Clears 100+ Derailed Freight Cars From Track Near Cheyenne In 18 Hours

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