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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

Courts

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<title>New Trial For Rawlins Woman Who Crushed Sleeping… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Wyoming Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a new trial for a Rawlins woman who admitted crushing up prescription sleeping pills into her children’s milk. Because no one proved the kids were injured, the high court ruled it wasn’t necessarily abuse. 

New Trial For Rawlins Woman Who Crushed Sleeping Pills Into Kids’ Milk

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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

Coal

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<title>Coal Giant Arch Resources To Keep Shrinking… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Arch Resources, the second largest coal producer in Wyoming, reported Thursday that it plans to keep shrinking its “operational footprint” in Wyoming’s energy-rich Powder River Basin. Its end-goal is the "eventual closure" of its Wyoming mines.

Coal Giant Arch Resources To Keep Shrinking Wyoming ‘Operational Footprint’

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