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<title>Star Valley, UW Stunned By Sudden Death Of Equipment Manager In Lawn Mower Accident | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Star Valley and the UW football program are stunned and saddened by the sudden death Thursday of a 21-year-old equipment manager. Kimberly Choma, who died in a lawn mower accident, “loved people” and led by example with her “Christ-like attitude.”

Star Valley, UW Stunned By Sudden Death Of Equipment Manager In Lawn Mower Accident

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<title>It’s Sweet Home Alabama For Bears On Southern ‘Grizzly Ranch’ | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Alabama might be the last place you’d expect to find grizzly bears, but there are several of them thriving there on the Grizzly Ranch Bear Rescue. The man who runs it says it's his mission in life to rescue bears.

It’s Sweet Home Alabama For Bears On Southern ‘Grizzly Ranch’

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Andrew Rossi

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<title>Grand Teton Tourist Dives Headfirst Through Open Car Window To Avoid Grizzly | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A tourist in Grand Teton National Park found himself between a grizzly and its mate earlier this month, so he took the only escape available — he dove headfirst through the open window of his car. A tour guide got a photo of the man’s moment of escape.

Grand Teton Tourist Dives Headfirst Through Open Car Window To Avoid Grizzly

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<title>Brief: ‘Shooter Has Been Located’ In Killing Of Pine Bluffs Crop Duster | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Laramie County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday identified the 52-year-old Pine Bluffs crop duster who was shot and killed Tuesday. Little information is being released as the agency investigates, but officials report that “the shooter has been located.”

Brief: ‘Shooter Has Been Located’ In Killing Of Pine Bluffs Crop Duster

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Government & Politics

Politics

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<title>Wyoming Ranchers Behind Federal Push To Make American Beef Labeling The Law | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Wyoming ranchers say they support protecting what beef can be labeled “Product of the USA” by making it a federal law. A bill that would do that passed the U.S. House on Monday.

Wyoming Ranchers Behind Federal Push To Make American Beef Labeling The Law

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Energy

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<title>One Of Wyoming’s Largest Oil Producers Drilling Its First 3-Mile Well | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Anschutz Exploration Corp. is already one of the largest oil producers in Wyoming. Now it’s pushing the industry by drilling Wyoming’s first 3-mile lateral well on a pad in Johnson County.

One Of Wyoming’s Largest Oil Producers Drilling Its First 3-Mile Well

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