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<title>Poll: Barrasso Remains America’s Most Popular… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Morning Consult poll released this week indicates John Barrasso remains America’s most popular U.S. senator for the fifth straight quarter with a 71% approval rating. A national pollster says Barrasso's seat is very safe.

Poll: Barrasso Remains America’s Most Popular U.S. Senator

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Clair McFarland

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<title>Fatalities Confirmed In Northeast Wyoming Plane… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Emergency responders are responding to a site in northeast Wyoming on Friday afternoon where a plane crashed and sparked a wildfire. The Campbell County Sheriff's Office confirmed there were fatalities, but didn't know how many or who died.

Fatalities Confirmed In Northeast Wyoming Plane Crash

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Andrew Rossi

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<title>No, A Preserved Baby Mammoth Wasn't Unearthed By… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Not everyone got the joke Wednesday when a Wyoming satire outlet posted a fake story that a baby mammoth was unearthed when a Yellowstone thermal pool violently erupted. It’s not the first time people have been fooled by the Casper Planet.

No, A Preserved Baby Mammoth Wasn't Unearthed By Yellowstone Thermal Explosion

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Pat Maio

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<title>Bill Gates-Backed Wyoming Wind Energy Startup… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Airloom Energy Inc., a Laramie-based wind energy startup with ties to Bill Gates, is raising nearly $13 million to promote its novel design of wind energy loops that operate horizontally and low to the ground instead of the giant turbines that dot Wyoming's landscape.

Bill Gates-Backed Wyoming Wind Energy Startup Raising Nearly $13 Million

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Mark Heinz

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Wildlife

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<title>Grizzlies Fight Over Food Right Next To Wyoming… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Getting video of a grizzly mother and cub fighting over food, practically within arm’s reach (but taken safely from his truck), seemed cool enough to share on social media for a Cody man, but he didn’t expect it to catch fire.

Grizzlies Fight Over Food Right Next To Wyoming Man’s Truck

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<title>Coal Giant Arch Resources To Keep Shrinking… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Arch Resources, the second largest coal producer in Wyoming, reported Thursday that it plans to keep shrinking its “operational footprint” in Wyoming’s energy-rich Powder River Basin. Its end-goal is the "eventual closure" of its Wyoming mines.

Coal Giant Arch Resources To Keep Shrinking Wyoming ‘Operational Footprint’

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