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Dale Killingbeck

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<title>Meet Kai, The Laramie 2-Year-Old Who Doesn’t Want Candy On Halloween | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Meet Kai Montoya, a 2-year-old Laramie boy who loves Halloween and wearing his skeleton costume. He also is fed through a tube after heart surgery at birth, which means he doesn’t want candy — but he’s thrilled with pencils, stickers, and other toys.

Meet Kai, The Laramie 2-Year-Old Who Doesn’t Want Candy On Halloween

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Andrew Rossi

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<title>‘Runaway Dinner’: Wolf Wades Into Yellowstone River After Floating Rack Of Ribs | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A wildlife photographer said she was mesmerized watching Yellowstone’s Wapiti wolf pack devour an elk near a road. At one point, a “runaway dinner" rack of ribs tried to make a getaway down the Yellowstone River, but one persistent wolf went in after it.

‘Runaway Dinner’: Wolf Wades Into Yellowstone River After Floating Rack Of Ribs

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Clair McFarland

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<title>Pine Bluffs Crop Duster's Shooting Death Ruled Self-Defense | Cowboy State Daily</title>

An investigation into the June shooting death of a Pine Bluffs crop duster and former university-level rodeo athlete that left friends puzzled for months is now closed. The shooting was self-defense, the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday.

Pine Bluffs Crop Duster's Shooting Death Ruled Self-Defense

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Mark Heinz

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<title>Death Feeds Life: Cameras Capture Wolves, Other Critters Picking Elk Carcass Clean | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A wildlife filmmaker set up his cameras shortly after a bull elk died near Togwotee Pass. The video captured the different animals which moved in to feed on the carcass over a six week period and offers a rare view of how death feeds life in Wyoming.

Death Feeds Life: Cameras Capture Wolves, Other Critters Picking Elk Carcass Clean

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Renée Jean

Business & Tourism

Business

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<title>No, Zelenskyy Isn’t Buying 916,000-Acre Pathfinder Ranches — But Someone Is | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A rumor that Ukrainian President Zelensky is buying the 916,000-acre Pathfinder Ranch in Wyoming spread like wildfire Monday. But, it’s not true. However, an offer is pending on the $79.5 million ranch.

No, Zelenskyy Isn’t Buying 916,000-Acre Pathfinder Ranches — But Someone Is

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<title>Big Boy 4014 May Make Its First Coast-To-Coast Run For America’s 250th | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena says he wants the world’s heaviest operational steam locomotive — Big Boy 4014 — to make its first coast-to-coast tour for America’s 250th anniversary next year. Big Boy has never been to the East Coast since rolling off the assembly line in 1941.

Big Boy 4014 May Make Its First Coast-To-Coast Run For America’s 250th

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Richard William Heasler, Jr.

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