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<title>Helicopter Hunters Challenge Ranchers Over Access To Landlocked Public Land | Cowboy State Daily</title>

To access sections of Wyoming public land surrounded by private property, some hunters are chartering helicopter pilots to fly them in, upsetting adjacent ranchers.

Helicopter Hunters Challenge Ranchers Over Access To Landlocked Public Land

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Clair McFarland

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<title>Worland Man Who Riddled His Own Dog With Bullets Gets Probation, Fines | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Worland man who riddled his own dog with bullets was sentenced Wednesday to three years' supervised probation and fined $1,000. He says he’s had death threats over the incident and that that the punishment seems harsh for such a “miniscule” crime.

Worland Man Who Riddled His Own Dog With Bullets Gets Probation, Fines

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<title>$60 Million Wyoming Rare Earth Plant To Challenge China Nears Full Operation | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Construction of a $60 million state-of-the-art rare earth processing and separation demonstration plant is complete in Upton, Wyoming. It’s expected to be game-changing in America’s efforts to break China’s rare earth stranglehold.

$60 Million Wyoming Rare Earth Plant To Challenge China Nears Full Operation

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<title>Cowboy State Daily Radio Newscast: Wednesday, December 3, 2025 | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Wednesday's headlines include:
* CFD Lineup Announced
* Fire Destroys Douglas Home
* UW 2nd Amdt Program Gets $1 Million

Cowboy State Daily Radio Newscast: Wednesday, December 3, 2025

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Dale Killingbeck

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<title>Gillette Woman Fights For Her Life In Denver Burn Unit After Sunday Morning Fire | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A 55-year-old Gillette woman is fighting for her life in a Denver burn unit following an early morning house fire Sunday. Friends describe Tammy Jo Schafer as a giving person who “doesn’t know a stranger.”

Gillette Woman Fights For Her Life In Denver Burn Unit After Sunday Morning Fire

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Renée Jean

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<title>How A Wyoming Ranch Owner Helped Build Southern Haiti's First Port In 50 Years | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Ann Hauge, third-generation owner of the Snake River Ranch in Wyoming, was instrumental in building the first new port in Haiti’s southern peninsula in 50 years. She says that, like Wyoming, Haiti feeds her pioneer spirit.

How A Wyoming Ranch Owner Helped Build Southern Haiti's First Port In 50 Years

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