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<title>Cowboy State Daily Video Newscast: December 25, 2025 | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Thursday's headlines include:
* Pablo Escobar's Thermop Drug Runner
* Byron Tragedy: Most Difficult Interview Of Career
* "Trying To Help Homeless Couple, But Did I Make It Worse?"

Cowboy State Daily Video Newscast: December 25, 2025

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<title>Hageman's Senate Run Reignites Criticisms Over Public Lands | Cowboy State Daily</title>

When Rep. Harriet Hageman declared her run Tuesday for U.S. Senate, it revived her critics' concerns over federal public land holdings. Hageman grappled with the theme for months this year, saying her foes have distorted and oversimplified the issue.

Hageman's Senate Run Reignites Criticisms Over Public Lands

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

A monthlong search for a missing 11-month-old Ten Sleep boy 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 Wyoming 11-Month-Old Killed Baby During Standoff

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<title>Behind The Beard With A Wyoming Mall Santa (Who Smokes And Drives A Kia) | Cowboy State Daily</title>

When his employer told Cowboy State Daily that Santa would not be available for an interview, Santa would not stand for it. “I have a break at 3. You can find me in the parking lot. I’ll be at the gray Kia having a cigarette," he said.

Behind The Beard With A Wyoming Mall Santa (Who Smokes And Drives A Kia)

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<title>Cheyenne’s Historic 1892 Pumphouse Saved From The Wrecking Ball — For Now | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Cheyenne’s Historic 1892 Pumphouse is getting a reprieve from the wrecking ball, with the Cheyenne City Council replacing a resolution that set a deadline for its demolition with one that calls for restoring it to use again. 

Cheyenne’s Historic 1892 Pumphouse Saved From The Wrecking Ball — For Now

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<title>U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman Announces Run For U.S. Senate | Cowboy State Daily</title>

U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman on Tuesday announced her intention to run for the U.S. Senate. Hageman said her focus will continue to be combatting government overreach, the war on coal, policies against fossil fuels, bad water policy and environmental over-prosecution.

U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman Announces Run For U.S. Senate

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The highest reported gasoline price in Wyoming on Sunday was in Moose at $5.08 per gallon. The lowest price in Wyoming was in Laramie at $3.09 per gallon.