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It's time to take a look at what's happening around Wyoming, for Friday, October 25th. I'm Wendy Corr, bringing you headlines from the Cowboy State Daily newsroom - brought to you by 4 Wyoming Pack. 4 Wyoming Pack says, "This November, Wyoming will vote to allow residential homes to be taxed at a lower, fairer rate, even the playing field, and give families a much-needed break." 4 Wyoming Pack wants you to Vote Yes on Amendment A.

A nameless bear given a research number launched onto the world stage doing what bears do — having babies and protecting them.

During an interview with award-winning journalist and author Todd Wilkinson on Cowboy State Daily's Morning Show with Jake Nichols on Thursday, he spoke about how Grizzly 399, the 28-year-old mother of 18 known cubs, captured the public's attention over the years. Cowboy State Daily's Dale Killingbeck highlights just one of many stories about the legendary grizzly.

"There was an incident in 2007 where… she had her cubs with her, and they were eating on an elk carcass near Jackson Lodge, and apparently a man walked out and was wandering on a trail, but there had been warnings about, you know, not going on the trails. And he ended up getting bitten by 399 and her cubs and he told authorities later… that he didn't want anything done to the bear because she was doing her thing as a mama bear. And the wildlife officials, the park officials, decided that they were not going to do anything… So if the park had made that decision, then 399 wouldn't have become the 399 that we all know and love."

The most popular bear momma in the world was killed Tuesday night when she was hit by a car on Highway 216/89 in Lincoln County. The local sheriff's office has deemed the incident an accident and didn't ticket the driver.

Read the full story HERE.

Wildlife photographer Kelly Ogilvie learned that Grizzly 399 was dead Wednesday afternoon. After the initial shock wore off, there was only one thing on her mind — the status and location of Grizzly 399's body.

Ogilvie spoke to Cowboy State Daily's Andrew Rossi about what she and others would like to see done with the body of the world-famous mama bear.

"They don't want the head and the paws to be cut off like that grizzly up in Gardiner back in July. They don't want the body to end up in a dump. They want 399 to be treated with dignity and respect… the telling thing is, every one that I have spoken to, everywhere that you go - you know, when a bear gets hit by a car, this isn't the first bear that's gotten hit by a car or been poached or anything like that - it's a 'carcass.' So it's the 'disposal of the carcass.' Everyone's saying we need to be dignified and respectful of 399's 'body,' which just shows the emotional investment that everybody has in this bear."

Ultimately, the USFWS will decide what will happen to Grizzly 399. Regardless of what happens to Grizzly 399's body, the unanimous consensus is that people want to be informed throughout the decision-making process.

Read the full story HERE.

For the second time in five days, Wyoming law enforcement Thursday rescued a teen girl kidnapped in another state.

The Cheyenne Police Department, with help from the Wyoming Highway Patrol, recovered a teen girl reported as a runaway from Westminster, Colorado. Cowboy State Daily's Greg Johnson reports that the girl was riding with an 18-year-old who led law enforcement on a high-speed chase up and down Interstate 25 near Cheyenne.