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James A. Crutchfield

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<title>🚧 What Wyoming Is Planning For The Nation’s 250th Anniversary | Cowboy State Daily</title>

As states gear up for America’s 250th birthday, Wyoming is leveraging Old West icons, historic trails, and a slate of unique events to attract tourists seeking Western adventures and a front-row seat to living history.

What Wyoming Is Planning For The Nation’s 250th Anniversary

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Outdoors

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<title>🚧 Enjoy Record High Temps Now, Because Cold And 18 Inches Of Snow Is On The Way | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Between Friday and Sunday, Wyoming will transition from sunny skies and near-record high temperatures to rain, clouds, 35-degree temperature drops, and as much as 18 inches of snow in the mountains.

Enjoy Record High Temps Now, Because Cold And 18 Inches Of Snow Is On The Way

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<title>🚧 Fort Collins Death Makes At Least Four F.E. Warren Airman Gun Incidents | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A person fatally shot Tuesday morning in Fort Collins, Colorado, was an airman serving in Cheyenne, the F.E. Warren Air Force Base confirmed to Cowboy State Daily. It’s at least the fourth shooting incident involving local airmen in about 6 months.

Fort Collins Death Makes At Least Four F.E. Warren Airman Gun Incidents

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Wildlife

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<title>🚧 Famed Wyoming Photographer Looks Back On 25-Year Friendship With Jane Goodall | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Famed Wyoming wildlife photographer Tom Mangelsen said his close friend, iconic British primatologist Jane Goodall, was driven in her mission, but charming enough to connect with all sorts of people. Goodall died Wednesday at age 91.

Famed Wyoming Photographer Looks Back On 25-Year Friendship With Jane Goodall

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<title>🚧 Judge Says Ousted UW Dean Can Keep Suing For ‘Retaliation’ Demotion | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A former University of Wyoming dean can keep suing the university over his demotion, a judge ruled Tuesday. He claims the demotion was “retaliation” for not funneling money to a school headed by the UW president’s partner.

Judge Says Ousted UW Dean Can Keep Suing For ‘Retaliation’ Demotion

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<title>🚧 Hunter Who Shot Huge Bull Elk On Public Land Accused Of Trespassing During Hunt | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Gillette hunter who says he shot the bull elk of a lifetime is facing a trespassing charge. A land manager says the hunter had to cross his private property to get to the public land where the bull was killed, and he was cited by a game warden.

Hunter Who Shot Huge Bull Elk On Public Land Accused Of Trespassing During Hunt

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The American West

Despite performances as Tom Cruise’s rival in “Top Gun,” Jim Morrison in “The Doors” and Bruce Wayne/Batman in “Batman Forever” (1995), Val Kilmer is probably best remembered as the witty, drunken, charming but deadly Doc Holliday in “Tombstone.”

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The American West: Val Kilmer's "Tombstone"

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The American West: Val Kilmer's "Tombstone"

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