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It's time to take a look at what's happening around Wyoming, for Friday, October 4th. I'm Wendy Corr, bringing you headlines from the Cowboy State Daily newsroom - brought to you by the Cowboy State Daily Morning Show with Jake! From 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday, Cowboy State Daily's Jake Nichols brings to life the latest news, weather, sports and in-depth conversations that matter to you.

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Four Mountain West Conference teams, including the University of Wyoming, have now canceled scheduled matches against San Jose State University's women's volleyball after reports surfaced that the California team has a transgender player in its lineup.

Cowboy State Daily's Clair McFarland reports that Utah State University was the latest school to cancel its match, announcing its decision in a simple two-sentence statement posted online Wednesday.

"We had Southern Utah University, then we had Boise, then we had Wyoming in an about face, and then we had the other Utah school… I noted the political pressure last time we talked about this. But I also have witnessed one of the UW girls mothers on social media saying that she was proud of her daughter, you know. So perhaps the girls did grow more outspoken on this at some point and contribute to that decision."

Two other conference teams, including Colorado State University, have signaled they are determined to play as scheduled.

Read the full story HERE.

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Even though former Republican Wyoming congresswoman Liz Cheney still hasn't gone full blue politically, she's starting to get pretty close.

On Thursday, Cheney campaigned on behalf of Democratic Party presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris at the birthplace of the Republican Party in Wisconsin. Cowboy State Daily's Leo Wolfson reports that Harris has promised to appoint a Republican to her cabinet if elected president, raising speculation that it could be Cheney.

"Although Cheney has stepped away and vocally criticized former President Donald Trump, it was still shocking for some to see someone like Cheney, who has been such a face of conservative republicanism, switch support for a Democrat in the presidential election… Jack Speight, a former Wyoming Republican Party chairman, told me, when I asked him about this today, that we're living in strange times."

Cheney announced in September that she's endorsing Harris' campaign. Her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, followed suit a few days later, well-known for being a deeply conservative Republican during his time in politics.

Read the full story HERE.

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An unpredictable and dangerous wildfire continues to threaten the towns of Dayton and Parkman in northern Sheridan County near the Wyoming-Montana border.

The Elk Fire burning west and south of both communities grew to nearly 50,000 acres Wednesday, blown "in all directions" by shifting high winds. While the towns remain safe for now, Cowboy State Dai