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<title>Wyoming Awards $100 Million To BWXT For Nuclear Fuel Plant In Gillette | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Gov. Mark Gordon on Friday announced that $100 million in matching funds will be awarded to BWXT to build a nuclear fuel plant in Gillette. He said the award is about ensuring Wyoming is competitive with other states that are also vying for these projects. 

Wyoming Awards $100 Million To BWXT For Nuclear Fuel Plant In Gillette

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<title>Former Wyoming Governors Say Requests To Remove County Officials Unprecedented | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has received five clusters of complaints asking him to oust county officials from their offices. Three former Wyoming governors on Friday called that number unprecedented, citing growing political strife.

Former Wyoming Governors Say Requests To Remove County Officials Unprecedented

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<title>Cow Elk Stomps Mountain Lion In Desperate Bid To Save Calf | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Caught between wolves, mountain lions and grizzly bears, elk are struggling to fend off predators. A trail camera video shows the elk's desperation as it viciously pummels a mountain lion that has her calf by the neck.

Cow Elk Stomps Mountain Lion In Desperate Bid To Save Calf

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Dale Killingbeck

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<title>Sheridan EMT And Family Escape Blaze But Lose Home In Wind-Whipped Fire | Cowboy State Daily</title>

An EMT, his wife and their two young children escaped a blaze fanned by 50-mph winds early Thursday. Sheridan Fire and Rescue reported the winds hampered efforts to save the property, which burned to the ground. The family lost everything.

Sheridan EMT And Family Escape Blaze But Lose Home In Wind-Whipped Fire

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<title>Massive Train Derailment Occurs 17 Miles Northwest Of Cheyenne | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A BNSF train carrying dozens of double-stacked freight cars derailed early Friday morning northwest of Cheyenne. Although no cause has been given, residents blame the wind. "This is the worst wind we've ever seen, and it’s been blowing for days now."

Massive Train Derailment Occurs 17 Miles Northwest Of Cheyenne

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<title>New Wildlife Chief Brian Nesvik Says Grizzly Delisting Could Be Two Years Away | Cowboy State Daily</title>

New U.S. wildlife chief Brian Nesvik told Cowboy State Daily on Thursday that It could take another two years to work through an analysis of the data on grizzlies and reach a final decision regarding delisting. As for hunting, he said that would be left to the states to decide.

New Wildlife Chief Brian Nesvik Says Grizzly Delisting Could Be Two Years Away

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