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It's time to take a look at what's happening around Wyoming, for Wednesday, June 11th. I'm Wendy Corr, bringing you headlines from the Cowboy State Daily newsroom - Brought to you by the Wyoming Community Foundation, who asks you to give back to the place you call home. "5 to thrive" is YOUR opportunity to leave a legacy for generations to come. Support the community nonprofits you care about with a gift through the Wyoming Community Foundation. Visit wycf.org to learn more.

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Some Wyoming public school districts are moving toward restricting homeschool families' access to pre-high-school level sports and activities, just as two new laws empowering the homeschool movement are taking effect.

Cowboy State Daily's Clair McFarland spoke to a few public school superintendents, who theorize their peers are digging in their heels against the homeschool empowerment laws so they don't have to participate in their own "demise."

"I started writing this because the Freedom Caucus was like, you don't need to let the school know anymore if you're homeschooling… But as I dug into this issue, I realized that there's some schools that are now restricting some homeschool students' access to school sports and activities… as you see this push to use public funds… for private school use, for homeschool use, you're also seeing some of the public schools like, whoa, wait a minute. Maybe we won't have such an open door policy offering some of our activities to homeschool students where we can help it, because these programs are chipping away at our foundation."

Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder told Cowboy State Daily on Tuesday that she will propose a law change in the coming weeks to prevent the districts from limiting homeschoolers' access to middle school and junior high-level activities.

Read the full story HERE.

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A New Jersey man was gored by a bison in Yellowstone National Park on Tuesday, making him the second person to be gored this year.

Cowboy State Daily's Andrew Rossi reports that the incident occurred at approximately 9:45 a.m. in the Upper Geyser Basin near Old Faithful, the busiest area in Yellowstone.

"A 30 year old man from Randolph New Jersey was in a crowd that was getting too close to a bison, and the bison turned in charge and gored the man. He escaped with minor injuries, and he was very lucky to do so… the thing is, bison goring is breaking news, but it's also the same old story. The National Park Service is consistent. Stay 25 yards away from all big animals, including bison, when you're in the park, but it also states that it's your responsibility to maintain that distance… and it seems that a lot of people are perfectly happy to disregard."

This is the second bison goring in Yellowstone in 2025. The first incident occurred on Sunday, May 4, when a Florida man got too close to a bison at Lake Village. That man was also treated for minor injuries. Two bison gorings were reported in 2024 and one in 2023.

Read the full story HERE.

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The town of Evansville was jolted Monday after a man chalked swastikas on the walkways of town hall and leveled aggressive accusations against city leaders in protest to Pride flags