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<title>Pay To Play: University Of Wyoming's Battle To Remain Division I In An NIL World | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The new reality facing the University of Wyoming is to maintain its major Division I athletic programs, it needs to generate revenue that is paid to players. Will Wyoming keep up as its rivals like Colorado State and BYU build war chests to pay for top players?

Pay To Play: University Of Wyoming's Battle To Remain Division I In An NIL World

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Jen Kocher

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<title>After Dad Murders Mom And Blames Daughter, She Turns Her Tragedy Into Help | Cowboy State Daily</title>

At 12, Haylee Cole’s father murdered her mother and tried to blame Haylee for the crime. He's since been convicted of the killing and won't ever get out of prison. The Lander woman has turned her family tragedy into help for others.

After Dad Murders Mom And Blames Daughter, She Turns Her Tragedy Into Help

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Greg Johnson

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<title>‘A Gut Punch’: Nebraska Town Shell-Shocked By Tyson Closing Huge Beef Plant | Cowboy State Daily</title>

About 3,200 of Lexington, Nebraska’s 11,000 residents work at a huge Tyson Foods beef processing plant — for another month. News that the plant will close next month was an unexpected “gut punch” many fear will devastate this rural cow town.

‘A Gut Punch’: Nebraska Town Shell-Shocked By Tyson Closing Huge Beef Plant

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<title>Daily Darwin: Saturday, December 20, 2025 | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Repulsed by its owners belly , the mower chose dignity....

Daily Darwin: Saturday, December 20, 2025

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<title>Cow Elk Stomps Mountain Lion In Desperate Bid To Save Calf | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Caught between wolves, mountain lions and grizzly bears, elk are struggling to fend off predators. A trail camera video shows the elk's desperation as it viciously pummels a mountain lion that has her calf by the neck.

Cow Elk Stomps Mountain Lion In Desperate Bid To Save Calf

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Dale Killingbeck

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<title>Sheridan EMT And Family Escape Blaze But Lose Home In Wind-Whipped Fire | Cowboy State Daily</title>

An EMT, his wife and their two young children escaped a blaze fanned by 50-mph winds early Thursday. Sheridan Fire and Rescue reported the winds hampered efforts to save the property, which burned to the ground. The family lost everything.

Sheridan EMT And Family Escape Blaze But Lose Home In Wind-Whipped Fire

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