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Dale Killingbeck

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<title>Lander Wood Shop Burns Down In High Winds, Nearby Homes Threatened | Cowboy State Daily</title>

High winds helped fan a fire that burned a Lander wood shop to the ground on Wednesday, also threatening nearby homes. For rural fire departments, responding when people you know are devastated makes firefighters take the job "very personally."

Lander Wood Shop Burns Down In High Winds, Nearby Homes Threatened

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Greg Johnson

Courts

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<title>Troopers Say Driver Admits Stealing Semitrailer, But It Was To Help A Buddy | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A commercial truck driver was in court Thursday, charged with felony theft for allegedly taking a truck and trailer from his former employer. He admitted to Wyoming troopers that he took the rig without permission, but said he was helping out a buddy.

Troopers Say Driver Admits Stealing Semitrailer, But It Was To Help A Buddy

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Kolby Fedore

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<title>Early Morning Fireball Lights Up Southwest Wyoming, Northeastern Utah | Cowboy State Daily</title>

An early morning fireball ripped across the sky over southwest Wyoming Thursday, briefly turning night into daylight and leaving residents scrambling to figure out what they saw. 

Early Morning Fireball Lights Up Southwest Wyoming, Northeastern Utah

Mac Watson

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<title>Cowboy State Daily Video Newscast: Thursday, April 23, 2026 | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Thursday's headlines include:

* Terra Power Starts Building
* ICE Deports Teton County Man
* Popular Grizzly Gets “Plastic Surgery"

Cowboy State Daily Video Newscast: Thursday, April 23, 2026

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Renée Jean

Energy

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<title>TerraPower Starts Building Wyoming Nuclear Plant Despite 60 MPH Wind Gusts | Cowboy State Daily</title>

TerraPower officially began building its first-of-its-kind nuclear power plant in Kemmerer on Wednesday, despite 60 mph winds that grounded cranes. “In not too long, we will be producing power right here on this site,” a TerraPower official said.

TerraPower Starts Building Wyoming Nuclear Plant Despite 60 MPH Wind Gusts

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Tom Lubnau

Opinion

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<title>Tom Lubnau: The Truth Behind Two Really Good-Sounding, But Deeply Flawed, Bills | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "It’s everywhere. Politicians are breathlessly warning that someone is coming for your parental rights, your guns, your vote, your freedom. The villains are endless. And almost entirely fictional. Here are two examples..."

Tom Lubnau: The Truth Behind Two Really Good-Sounding, But Deeply Flawed, Bills

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Susan Mills (Bowns) Hitchcock

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