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It's time to take a look at what's happening around Wyoming for Monday, September 1st. I'm Wendy Corr, bringing you headlines from the Cowboy State Daily newsroom… Brought to you by Wyoming Interventional and Vascular Associates. WIVA offers the best solution for treating tired, aching and swollen legs, at Wyoming's only IAC-accredited vein facility. With virtually no downtime and minimal risks, if you're ready for relief, see what WIVA can do for you. Schedule a consultation at Casper Medial Imaging dot net, forward slash WIVA.

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Weitzel's Wings, aka Double Dub's, has just made history - for the fourth year in a row, the Laramie-based Buffalo wing truck has won the Festival Favorite title at the 2025 National Buffalo Wing Festival in Buffalo, New York.

Trent Weitzel's famous chicken wings received national attention by being the favorite college nosh for superstar NFL quarterback Josh Allen when he attended the University of Wyoming.

Cowboy State Daily's Anna Jackson, who followed Double Dub's to the wing fest, says winning the fan favorite prize is like being a four-time Super Bowl champ.

"The way that is determined is people who come into the festival get a ticket, and for every ticket, they get a wing. And so it's really how many wings the Double Dubs guys gave out… People come from all over the country. They had people from 47 states… There were more than a dozen wing spots to try… You can partake in activities. There's a bobbing for wings contest, in a kiddie pool of buffalo cheese sauce… it's a little bit of a sensory overload. But… There are so many people in Wyoming jerseys… they have this kinship with Wyoming because of Josh Allen."

Aside from Cowboys gear, Jackson said the favorite uniform of attendees chomping on the 34 tons of wings offered at the festival, were Buffalo Bills jerseys - and styrofoam chicken wing-shaped hats.

Read the full story HERE.

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A Utah judge this month awarded nearly $1 billion in damages to a Rock Springs family after finding against a Salt Lake City hospital for botching the mother and baby's labor care nearly six years ago.

5-year-old Azaylee is nonverbal and delayed mentally by three years. Her mother, Anyssa Zancanella, told Cowboy State Daily's Clair McFarland that Utah Third Judicial District Judge Patrick Corum ordered the damages after four years of litigation, and after finding Steward Healthcare liable in the case.

"She went to this hospital where she hadn't been seen before… she didn't have a doctor patient relationship there, and the there were these new nurses that weren't really trained in all the necessary practices. And… the filing by Anyssa Zancanella's lawyer, says that the nurse that had the experience basically ditched the case because she had gotten into a tiff with Zancanella's mom about how to handle things… The Court arguments say that they were blasting her with Pitocin, and this baby's heart rate was haywire… and that, after 36 hours labor, they took her for C section, but it's too late, and there was, there was brain damage."

It's uncertain whether the family will receive all of the $951 million that was ordered by Judge Corum.

Read the full story HERE.

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The Dallas Police Department is making a big deal in its efforts to recruit new officers by adding cowboy hats to its uniform.

Hats off to those urban cops, but they're a little late to the party. Cowboy State Daily's Andrew Rossi reports that cowboy hats never went out of style in Wyoming. In fact, they're an expected perk of the job.

"The Dallas Police Department was making a b