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It's time to take a look at what's happening around Wyoming, for Wednesday, July 24th. I'm Wendy Corr, bringing you headlines from the Cowboy State Daily newsroom - brought to you by Wyoming Senior Olympics, reminding you that this year's Summer Olympics start July 31st in Cheyenne - and volunteers are needed! Become a volunteer today at Wyoming senior Olympics dot org.

A violent eruption of a Yellowstone National Park thermal feature Tuesday blew up a boardwalk and sent visitors scrambling to escape a powerful explosion of black water, mud and rocks.

Cowboy State Daily's Andrew Rossi reports that the Black Diamond Pool in the park's Biscuit Basin erupted at 9:45 a.m., ejecting an immense amount of black water onto a nearby boardwalk, destroying it, and sending tourists running for safety.

"Yellowstone is a dynamic place. And while there are lots of ways to monitor the systems that are going on, the volcanic activity, the geothermal activity, and you can anticipate some of these things to an extent, like you know, Old Faithful erupting every so often, there are things that you can't predict and don't get much warning for… When I spoke to eyewitnesses, the only warning they had that anything weird was happening was that another pool in the area started steaming. And then as everyone was watching that, Black Diamond pool blew its top. So it's a reminder that Yellowstone is a safe place to be for a visitor. But it can be unpredictable and change at any time."

According to the Park Service, Black Diamond Pool has been infrequently erupting since an earthquake in 2006. Inactive since 2016, the pool has erupted twice in 2024, with the last eruption on May 7.

Read the full story HERE.

A new documentary about legendary rodeo bull rider Lane Frost premiered in Cheyenne on Saturday. "Lane: Life, Legend, Legacy" was shown days before the 35th anniversary of Lane's death at Cheyenne Frontier Days - and it brought out the rodeo and television stars who were inspired by Lane, and his life. Cowboy State Daily's Renee Jean was in the audience for the screening of the film Saturday.

1:59 "What's really remarkable is that 35 years after Lane Frost's death, people are still talking about him. He's still setting an example for cowboys all over the world. Frost was just 25 when he died, but the impact he's had on people is just tremendous."

Moses Brings Plenty, who plays Mo Brings Plenty on the hit television series Yellowstone, told Jean he filmed all night, then he and his wife drove 12 hours straight to make it to Cheyenne, so he could introduce the documentary. The house was packed with more than 400 viewers in spite of going head-to-head with all the activities at Cheyenne Frontier Days.

Read the full story HERE.

Gov. Mark Gordon isn't oblivious to the fact that it's the height of campaign season in Wyoming.

Correcting and responding to misinformation offered up by some of the campaigns in Wyoming is one reason he held a town hall meeting Tuesday afternoon at Sheridan College. Politics reporter Leo Wolfson was at the meeting, and said for the most part, it was a feel-good event to highlight economic efforts Gordon has promoted since taking office in 2019.

"I asked him specifically, what was the point of this event?... And he said that he's been a little concerned about some of t