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<title>Lander Man Claims He Was Delusional When He Killed Visitor With A Piece Of Rebar | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A jury trial began Monday for a Lander, Wyoming, man accused of killing a visitor by bashing his head in with a piece of rebar. He claims he was delusional and reacting to a sexual advance when he attacked the other man.

Lander Man Claims He Was Delusional When He Killed Visitor With A Piece Of Rebar

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<title>Feds OK Wyoming Idea To Use Old Wind Turbines To Fill In Coal Mines | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Wyoming’s innovative plan to allow coal mines to accept wind turbine blades as fill material has cleared the Biden administration, almost four years after the state approved it.

Feds OK Wyoming Idea To Use Old Wind Turbines To Fill In Coal Mines

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<title>Wolves From Canada Arrive In Colorado, Nobody’s Saying Where They’ll Be Released | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A group of wolves have been flown from Canada to Colorado for another round of reintroductions, which has been highly controversial. There’s no word yet on when and where they’ll be released. 

Wolves From Canada Arrive In Colorado, Nobody’s Saying Where They’ll Be Released

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<title>Bill Splitting Deer Seasons Would Just Get More Mule Deer Shot, Biologist Says | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Advocates of legislative bill to split Wyoming hunting seasons for white-tailed and mule deer say it will help save mule deer. A retired wildlife biologist says that would just get more mule deer killed.

Bill Splitting Deer Seasons Would Just Get More Mule Deer Shot, Biologist Says

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Dale Killingbeck

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<title>Just How Windy Does It Get In Wyoming? | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The most powerful wind gust ever recorded in Wyoming was in the town of Clark in April, 2022. That's when the wind hit 128 mph. Luckily, wind speeds don't get this high that often.

Just How Windy Does It Get In Wyoming?

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Andrew Rossi

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<title>Fossils Of 47 Million-Year-Old "Alien Plant" Raise More Questions Than Answers | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Researchers have found nearly every plant part they need to trace the prehistoric history of a 47 million-year-old "alien plant" from Utah. That’s why it's baffling that it remains so elusive and unlike anything else ever found on the planet.

Fossils Of 47 Million-Year-Old "Alien Plant" Raise More Questions Than Answers

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