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<title>2 Dead In Casper Shooting Involving People ‘Known To Each Other’ | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Two people are dead after what Casper police describe as a domestic-related shooting Friday between two people who knew each other. “I watched them pull a stretcher out here,” said a neighbor who witnessed the aftermath."

2 Dead In Casper Shooting Involving People ‘Known To Each Other’

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<title>Wildfire Erupts Next To Train Tracks In Wind River Canyon | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A wildfire was burning on the western side of the Wind River Canyon on Saturday morning. Witnesses say they heard "funny noises" near the tracks as the train was making its way up the canyon" and noticed billowing smoke and flames.

Wildfire Erupts Next To Train Tracks In Wind River Canyon

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<title>35 Years After UFO Encounter, Cheyenne Man Still Trying To Figure Out What He Saw | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Cheyenne attorney and his father, a former Wyoming attorney general, saw what they described as a huge, super-bright UFO while driving on Highway 59 in 1991. Now 35 years later, Richard Barrett says he’s still trying to figure out what they saw.

35 Years After UFO Encounter, Cheyenne Man Still Trying To Figure Out What He Saw

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<title>Bonus Video 2: Saturday, May 16, 2026 | Cowboy State Daily</title>

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Bonus Video 2: Saturday, May 16, 2026

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<title>Fremont County Man Accused Of Keeping Puppies In House Of Horrors Covered In Feces | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Fremont County man faces 17 animal cruelty charges after deputies say they found dogs and 12 puppies living in a trailer without food and covered in feces. The “overwhelming odor of feces” was so bad a HAZMAT team had to recover the animals.

Fremont County Man Accused Of Keeping Puppies In House Of Horrors Covered In Feces

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<title>Black Bear Killed In Subdivision North Of Cheyenne; 2nd Bear In Area This Week | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A black bear was shot and killed late Friday morning in a subdivision north of Cheyenne. This is the second black bear spotted in the Cheyenne area this week. The property owner gave a neighbor, who had a bear hunting tag, permission to shoot the bear.

Black Bear Killed In Subdivision North Of Cheyenne; 2nd Bear In Area This Week

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Gerald L. “Jerry” Jessen, 88