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<title>Family Of Murdered Casper Man Says Wyoming Needs Missing Person Law | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The family of a Casper man who went missing before finally being found murdered says Wyoming needs better protocols to handle cases like his. That’s why they support a new law to do that moving through the Legislature.

Family Of Murdered Casper Man Says Wyoming Needs Missing Person Law

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<title>Wyoming Trooper Faces Worst Nightmare — Responding To His Own Family’s Crash | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper faced his worst nightmare last week — responding to a crash involving his own family. A witness tells Cowboy State Daily about the urgent rescue of the trooper’s 2-year-old son, who remains in serious condition.

Wyoming Trooper Faces Worst Nightmare — Responding To His Own Family’s Crash

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<title>Wyoming Not Immune From Trump and Musk’s Downsizing Of Federal Government | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Federal agencies in Wyoming like the U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service aren’t immune from the sweeping downsizing President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are doing from Washington, D.C. Some probationary and seasonal workers have bene cut.

Wyoming Not Immune From Trump and Musk’s Downsizing Of Federal Government

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<title>Eastern Black Bears Are Blimps, Dwarfing Wyoming Grizzlies | Cowboy State Daily</title>

In Wyoming, a black bear over 400 pounds is considered a rare trophy. But back East, it would be puny. Bears there gorge on fresh crops and sometimes top 800 pounds.

Eastern Black Bears Are Blimps, Dwarfing Wyoming Grizzlies

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<title>Single Mom Caught In Green River Tunnel Says Hero Led Survivors From Fiery Crash | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A local single mom who was caught in an explosive 26-vehicle crash Friday in the Green River Tunnel says a hero named Ray led her and others out of the tunnel. She dragged her arm along the wall to escape in the thick, black smoke.

Single Mom Caught In Green River Tunnel Says Hero Led Survivors From Fiery Crash

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<title>Final Death Toll In Green River Tunnel Crash At 3, Cause Under Investigation | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Investigators said Monday that the final death toll in the 26-vehicle collision inside the Green River Tunnel on Interstate 80 is three dead. The cause and circumstances remain under investigation.

Final Death Toll In Green River Tunnel Crash At 3, Cause Under Investigation

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