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<title>Even After Sudden Death, Cheyenne Is Keeping Mom's Kindness Alive | Cowboy State Daily</title>

After Cheyenne mom Kristy Van Der Hoeven’s sudden death, friends and families created a nonprofit to carry on her tradition of committing random acts of kindness like dropping quarters in gum ball machines or leaving dollars in toy aisles.

Even After Sudden Death, Cheyenne Is Keeping Mom's Kindness Alive

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<title>LA Cop Who Helped Catch Charles Manson Found Escape By Patrolling Yellowstone On Horseback | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Jack Brush was a hardened Los Angeles cop who worked during the L.A. riots and helped catch Charles Manson. In the summers, he would escape the big city to work as a cop in Yellowstone, patrolling the park on horseback.

LA Cop Who Helped Catch Charles Manson Found Escape By Patrolling Yellowstone On Horseback

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<title>The Man Who Chauffeured Spock Around Yellowstone For 'Star Trek' Movie Shoot | Cowboy State Daily</title>

When Leonard Nimoy flew to Yellowstone in August 1978 to shoot a scene for "Star Trek: The Motion Picture, " Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel worker Eric Ostensen got the job of being Mr. Spock's chauffeur. He recalls it being a "weird" and surreal experience.

The Man Who Chauffeured Spock Around Yellowstone For 'Star Trek' Movie Shoot

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<title>17 White Bison Thrive At Billionaire Joe Ricketts’ Jackson Fork Ranch | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Billionaire Joe Ricketts’ herd of 17 white bison thrive at Jackson Fork Ranch in Wyoming’s Upper Hoback Valley. To him, the white bison represent a piece of American West history, a spiritual connection to the land and a feature he's proud to share with guests

17 White Bison Thrive At Billionaire Joe Ricketts’ Jackson Fork Ranch

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<title>Daily Darwin: Sunday, January 4, 2026 | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Another reason why women live longer than men....

Daily Darwin: Sunday, January 4, 2026

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<title>Man Leaves Cameras In Grizzly Caves north Of Yellowstone, Captures Decade Of Video | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Wildlife filmmaker Casey Anderson left stop-motion cameras in two grizzly dens north of Yellowstone in 2015 and forgot about them. Last summer, he went back to the caves and, to his amazement, recovered the cameras and more than a decade of footage.

Man Leaves Cameras In Grizzly Caves north Of Yellowstone, Captures Decade Of Video

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