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Clair McFarland

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Greg Johnson

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<title>'Super, Super Nice People': Plane Fueled Up In… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A single-engine aircraft that crashed in northeast Wyoming on Friday afternoon had fueled up in Nebraska. The manager of the airfield said they were regular customers and just "super, super nice people." There were no survivors.

'Super, Super Nice People': Plane Fueled Up In Nebraska Before Crashing In Wyoming

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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

Energy

Green

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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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Dale Killingbeck

Outdoors

Public Lands

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<title>Wyoming Everest Climbers Pleased Dead Bodies… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Two Wyoming mountaineers who have been on Mount Everest say they appreciate renewed efforts to remove hundreds of dead bodies from the mountain. But they also don’t want to sacrifice Sherpas to do it.

Wyoming Everest Climbers Pleased Dead Bodies Being Removed, Worried About Sherpas

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Mark Heinz

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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Leo Wolfson

Government & Politics

Politics

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<title>Liz Cheney’s Super PAC Supports Fundraising… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Former Wyoming congresswoman Liz Cheney’s super political action committee is paying into a nonprofit dedicated to supporting Democratic candidates. Her group says keeping Trump from the Oval Office again is “the cause of our time.”

Liz Cheney’s Super PAC Supports Fundraising Platform For Democratic Candidates

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Richard "Rick" Wayne Rowland

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