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<title>Former Rock Springs Teacher Emailed Student About Gender Transition | Cowboy State Daily</title>

In an ongoing lawsuit about whether a Rock Springs school district helped to gender-transition a girl behind her parents' backs, the district is asking the judge not to let a former teacher's emails - which have surfaced in the case file - go to trial.

Former Rock Springs Teacher Emailed Student About Gender Transition

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Leo Wolfson

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<title>Wyoming Activities Association Consider Allowing High School Athletes To Get Paid | Cowboy State Daily</title>

High school athletes in Wyoming may be soon able to make money off their athletic performance. The Wyoming High School Activities Association is considering a policy that would allow athletes to pursue Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deals in the Cowboy State. 

Wyoming Activities Association Consider Allowing High School Athletes To Get Paid

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<title>Wyoming Power Plant May Be Proving Ground For Emissions-Free Coal Burning | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Dave Johnston Power Plant near Glenrock is where PacifiCorp is trying to prove new tech that can achieve emissions-free coal burning. Some experts are optimistic about the prospect, while others wonder if it can be done and at what cost.

Wyoming Power Plant May Be Proving Ground For Emissions-Free Coal Burning

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<title>Wyoming Rancher Worries More Elk Tags Will Make Herds Hide From Hunters | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Elk hunters in northeast Wyoming are facing a quandary — how to give hunters access to kill enough elk to keep the herds in check. An area rancher worries more tags will make the herds hide from hunters.

Wyoming Rancher Worries More Elk Tags Will Make Herds Hide From Hunters

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Wildlife

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<title>Red-Vested Dogs Deploy Around Wyoming And The World To Help Save Wildlife | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Conservation dogs are easily identifiable by their red vests and noses to the ground. They’re trained to sniff out invasive plants, identify other animals and can even intercept poachers.

Red-Vested Dogs Deploy Around Wyoming And The World To Help Save Wildlife

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<title>Uzbekistani Trucker Accused Of Chasing Another Trucker With Knife | Cowboy State Daily</title>

An Uzbekistani truck driver was arrested after a road rage incident along Interstate 80 in southwest Wyoming, which escalated into him chasing another trucker with a knife, court documents say. He's scheduled for a Friday court hearing.

Uzbekistani Trucker Accused Of Chasing Another Trucker With Knife

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