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It's time to take a look at what's happening around Wyoming for Monday, September 22nd. 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 Medical Imaging dot net, forward slash WIVA.

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Laramie County fire crews have cleared the scene of a spectacular incident that authorities are calling "significant and dangerous" caused by a natural gas rupture west of Cheyenne in the early hours of Sunday.

Cowboy State Daily's Jimmy Orr explains the fireball could be seen for miles.

"In the middle of the night, there was a natural gas pipeline rupture, and there was a train carrying hazardous materials that was close to where that rupture was, and it was a spectacular fire. You could see it 60 miles away. They were able to stop the train before it got to that location and self evacuate…Fire crews, hazmat teams, came out and were able to extinguish the fire."

Fortunately, there were no injuries reported. What caused the explosion is unknown and the case has been turned over to Union Pacific Railroad investigators.

Read the full story HERE.

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An asphalt tank caught fire at the Sinclair Oil Refinery in Sinclair on Saturday, putting thick plumes of dramatic black smoke into the air that were seen for miles, Cowboy State Daily's Justin George reports it looked a lot worse than people feared.

"People have woke up and saw these thick, dark, black plumes of smoke coming from the Sinclair oil refinery. And the first thing on everyone's mind is the refineries on fire…It was an asphalt tank on the refinery grounds that had caught fire, and fortunately, carbon county firefighters and other volunteers were out there and were able to put that out really quickly, and it didn't spread. There was no concern that it was going to spread the refinery or get to town."

A Sinclair spokesperson said that emergency personnel responded to the tank fire, followed its response plan and extinguished the fire. Also, all personnel were accounted for and there were no injuries.

Read the full story HERE.

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Florida's first black bear hunt since 2015 is set to open in December, and activists are buying up bear tags in hopes of saving the bruins.

Cowboy State Daily's Mark Heinz reports that anti-hunting groups are encouraging people to enter the lottery-style drawing for 187 bear tags in Florida. The Sierra Club of Florida launched its "Bag a Tag, Save a Bear" campaign this month urging supporters to buy up all the tags.

"They purchase the hunting tags, and so that hunters who are intent on killing the bears can't get them. That's their way of saving the bears…I happen to know someone who's an avid hunter, who lives in Wyoming, who was a federal wildlife agent in Florida, and he's seen this firsthand…He said it wasn't very effective. It didn't make much difference.

The tags cost $100 for residents and $300 for non-residents.

Read the full story HERE.

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I'll be back with more news, right after this.

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