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It's time to take a look at what's happening around Wyoming for Monday, November 24th. I'm Mac Watson. This newscast is "Brought to you by the University of Wyoming Center on Aging. Did you know that 1 in 3 Wyoming adults have pre-diabetes, and most don't realize it? Are you tough enough to know your numbers? Take the quiz at: Find Out WY dot org."

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War Memorial Stadium was electric on Saturday as the University of Wyoming retired Josh Allen's No. 17 jersey. Cowboy State Daily's Anna-Louise Jackson was there and describes how Allen punctuated his love for UW with a dig at the university's rival.

"He comes down onto the field late in the fourth quarter, and it's like, you kind of feel all the eyes, collectively, go to Josh Allen, and then they bring him out to the 50 yard line. They show you, know, some of his clips from, like, his greatest hits from college, and then he gives some brief remarks...The two biggest reactions were when he was introduced after that video play, and then when he concluded his speech with the dig at CSU."

Allen finished his speech by saying, "And it will always suck to be a CSU fan, " referring to the Colorado State University Rams.

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Speaking of the historic day in Laramie as the University of Wyoming retired Josh Allen's number, fans came from all over to see the former Cowboy's QB. Cowboy State Daily's Anna-Louise Jackson reports there's a common theme to Josh Allen fans.

"There's people from other parts of the state that have gotten to know him and followed him to Buffalo. And what everyone says is like many of the same things, like, he still knows his roots. He's a down to earth guy. He came and he braced, embraced Wyoming, and he did the same thing in Buffalo. And so it's this sense that he's kind of a regular guy. And even though he's had all this crazy success and he's had all of this, you know, fame brought to him, that he's still a pretty regular guy."

Tyler and Stephanie Spear of Laramie say they not only love Josh Allen for what he's done for University of Wyoming football and the state, but that he's a good role model for their kids.

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A new research study says Utah's population will grow from 3.6 million people now to 5.6 million people by 2065. Cowboy State Daily's Andrew Rossi reports that neighboring Wyoming, however, won't hit 1 million people for 170 years at its current pace of 0.4% growth.

"A new study is projecting that Utah's population is going to grow from 3.6 million people in 2025 to 5.6 million people by 2065 which is actually a more moderate rate of growth than they've previously anticipated. The thing that's going to be driving growth in Utah over the next 40 years is industry. It's jobs. And it's not only jobs in the thing that's going to be driving growth in Utah over the next 40 years is jobs. It's migration. It's people coming to Utah for the economic opportunities it provides. In a diverse economy, there are lots of industries that thrive in Utah, and this kind of sheds a spotlight on where Wyoming is lacking, because Wyoming doesn't have the same level of economic diversification, so it's for the niche fields that it has."

Researchers with the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute says Utah has several "unique demographic characteristics" that will determine its future trajectory. It's still the youngest state in the nation and has one of the highest average household sizes, with several fas