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<title>Dozens Of New Burning Coal Seams Revealed Across Wyoming’s Northern Border | Cowboy State Daily</title>

After an epic 2024 wildfire season burned vast areas across northern Wyoming and southern Montana, dozens of new burning coal seams are being revealed. In Montana, the Remington Fire burned almost 200,000 acres and left more than 100 new coal seam fires.

Dozens Of New Burning Coal Seams Revealed Across Wyoming’s Northern Border

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Andrew Rossi

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<title>Herd Of Giant Cows Team Up To Scare Off Grizzly Bear | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A herd of exceptionally large cows teamed up last week to run off a grizzly bear in Montana. The herd of Charolais cattle, known for their huge size and aggressive nature, surrounded the grizzly and forced it to run away.

Herd Of Giant Cows Team Up To Scare Off Grizzly Bear

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<title>Gordon Defends Energy Platform; Gray Says Wind, Solar A ‘Woke Clown Show’ | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Gov. Mark Gordon and Secretary of State Chuck Gray continued their ongoing feud Thursday on the Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake Nichols. Gordon defended his “all-of-the-above” energy platform, while Gray called wind and solar a “woke clown show.”

Gordon Defends Energy Platform; Gray Says Wind, Solar A ‘Woke Clown Show’

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Clair McFarland

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<title>Two More Girls Say Accused Moorcroft Church Molester Also Touched Them | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Two more girls have come forward to say a Moorcroft man accused of molesting little girls also allegedly abused them. Charles Massie, who reportedly confessed to a counselor that “I’m the terrible one,” pleaded not guilty Thursday to nine criminal charges.

Two More Girls Say Accused Moorcroft Church Molester Also Touched Them

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<title>Bill Sniffin: Wyoming's Red Desert Is A Vast Deep Sea – It Will Swallow You | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, “Wyoming’s Red Desert is so unique. And it is huge! It can swallow you up. And you will love every minute of it.”

Bill Sniffin: Wyoming's Red Desert Is A Vast Deep Sea – It Will Swallow You

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Mark Heinz

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<title>Lightning Not Only A Wildfire Threat, It Also Kills A Lot Of Cows And Livestock | Cowboy State Daily</title>

People were stunned by the death of a local animal celebrity, Larry the camel, who was stuck and killed by lightning last week but animal deaths from lightning are more common than many people might think. 

Lightning Not Only A Wildfire Threat, It Also Kills A Lot Of Cows And Livestock

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