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<title>Former Powell Woman Recalls Being At Mount St. Helens When It Erupted 46 Years Ago | Cowboy State Daily</title>

When the Mount St. Helens volcano blew up on May 18, 1980, a longtime Powell resident was a young forester at the site. "I glanced up at the mountain, and I saw the top of it shaking. And then I watched the whole thing come right off," she said.

Former Powell Woman Recalls Being At Mount St. Helens When It Erupted 46 Years Ago

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<title>Hiker Has Incredibly Rare Wolverine Encounter In Wyoming's Wind River Mountains | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A software designer and wildlife watcher who was hiking in Wyoming last week had an incredibly rare encounter with a wolverine at the Green River Lakeside Trail in the Wind River Mountains. Photos he took clearly show a tracking collar on the animal.

Hiker Has Incredibly Rare Wolverine Encounter In Wyoming's Wind River Mountains

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<title>How Gillette, Wyoming, Lost The World’s Largest Rodeo | Cowboy State Daily</title>

By the end of the decade, Gillette will have hosted the National High School Finals Rodeo 15 times, more than any other city. But the organization announced this spring that after 2029, it has no plans to ever return to Wyoming.

How Gillette, Wyoming, Lost The World’s Largest Rodeo

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Dale Killingbeck

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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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Andrew Rossi

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Jackie Dorothy

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<title>Fire Chief Says Wind River Canyon Fire Started By BNSF Train "Mechanical Issue" | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Fremont County Fire Chief Ron Wempen told Cowboy State Daily the Wind River Canyon fire was started by a "mechanical issue" on a BNSF train. "Initially, they had a fire on board the locomotive itself," he said of Saturday's fire which grew to 133-acres.

Fire Chief Says Wind River Canyon Fire Started By BNSF Train "Mechanical Issue"

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

How many shovels does it take to stop a bullet?

Bonus Video 2: Saturday, May 16, 2026

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