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<title>Wildfire Crews Can Finally Mask Up — Too Late For Lander Man With Damaged Lungs | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The U.S. Forest Service has lifted a decades-long ban on wildland firefighters wearing masks. The move comes too late for a Lander firefighter who had to retire early with damaged lungs, but he says they’re a good idea — if the right mask is used.

Wildfire Crews Can Finally Mask Up — Too Late For Lander Man With Damaged Lungs

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Dale Killingbeck

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<title>When Evil Came: Sisters Kidnapped, Thrown Off Bridge Haunt Casper 52 Years Later | Cowboy State Daily</title>

It will be 52 years this month since two sisters were kidnapped, raped and tossed off the Fremont Canyon Bridge. It’s a crime that still haunts Casper, which remembers Sept. 25, 1973, as the day when evil came.

When Evil Came: Sisters Kidnapped, Thrown Off Bridge Haunt Casper 52 Years Later

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<title>Rudy “Butch” Stanko: The Wyoming Maverick Who Ended Montana’s No Speed Limit Era | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Back when there was no speed limit in Montana, highways there were known as the “Montanabahn.” Then along came a stubborn cattle hustler from Wyoming named Rudy “Butch” Stanko, whose lead foot and hard head inadvertently brought the no-speed limit era to an end.

Rudy “Butch” Stanko: The Wyoming Maverick Who Ended Montana’s No Speed Limit Era

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Clair McFarland

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<title>Wyoming Democrats Saddened By Trump Reaction To Charlie Kirk Shooting | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Wyoming Democrats said they were saddened Friday that President Trump hasn’t called for unity following the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Trump, instead, called the radical left “vicious."

Wyoming Democrats Saddened By Trump Reaction To Charlie Kirk Shooting

Jackson Walker

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<title>UW Student Paper Called Out For Quote Saying Kirk ‘Deserved' To Be Shot | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Wyoming Freedom Caucus called out the University of Wyoming student newspaper The Branding Iron on Friday for an anonymous quote in a story that said Charlie Kirk “deserved” to be shot.

UW Student Paper Called Out For Quote Saying Kirk ‘Deserved' To Be Shot

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Renée Jean

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<title>Shortage Of Wyoming’s New License Plates Has Counties Scrambling | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Staffing shortages and equipment failure have created a shortage of Wyoming’s new license plate design. It’s causing counties to scramble, while some Wyomingites, who don’t like the new design, are happy for a delay.

Shortage Of Wyoming’s New License Plates Has Counties Scrambling

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