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It's time to take a look at what's happening around Wyoming for Thursday, April 30th. I'm Mac Watson.

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The horse that made international headlines after he was rescued after seven months in the Wind River Mountains has made a complete recovery. Cowboy State Daily's Andrew Rossi reports that the owner of Mouse the horse says he's made it from walking death back to full condition.

"His owner said even his muscle mass that he lost during his long survival journey in the mountains has recovered thanks to this incredible supplement he got from extreme equine supplements, a family company out of Oregon. The story of this horse went worldwide. A lot of people connected with it. They were happy that he was found and he was rescued, and now he's made a full recovery, and he'll be back in the mountains where he got lost later this summer."

Mouse got lost during a backcountry packing trip in July 2025. The horse simply walked away from the rest of the group near Moon Lake Union Pass in the middle of the night.

Read the full story HERE.

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Two breaks in the 100-year-old Rawlins city water system this week leaves residents in a familiar spot — on notice they may lose water. Cowboy State Daily's Kate Meadows reports that the former mayor estimates the cost to fix the system at between $50 - $60 million, which is money the city doesn't have.

"The former mayor of Rawlins said that water line breaks happen more often in Rollins than in any other place that he's been. So this speaks to a water system, a water infrastructure that is over 100 years old in the Rawline area and the city simply doesn't have the money to fix the whole thing. So over the years, they've just been making small fix after small fix as emergencies come up. City leaders are aware that people want answers,so they are relying on the state and on grant monies to help with these necessary fixes. But even those grant monies aren't enough."

Although there has been a lot of public scrutiny on Rawlins' water situation since catastrophic failure in 2022, current mayor, Jacquelin Wells, tells Cowboy State Daily that water line breaks are common in communities.

Read the full story HERE.

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The Casper City Council on Tuesday agreed to move toward a 180-day moratorium on gambling expansion in the city. Cowboy State Daily's Dale Killingbeck reports that City councilman Kyle Gamroth said constituents have reached out to him about "over-saturation of that industry in our community."

"The discussion kind of brought up some of the concerns that people have been bringing to council. They've heard from constituents that there seems to be an increase in the number of gaming opportunities in the city. And so the city manager talked about how that can affect the city in different ways, in zoning, etc, in new opportunities from other businesses outside of gaming to come into certain areas. So they're talking about establishing districts, possibly for that."

During the conversation at least three council members spoke of concerns about the number of gambling opportunities expanding in the community.

Read the full story HERE.

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A legislator says that as Wyoming's data center industry continues to boom, who gets the money generated by them is something the state needs to figure out. Cowboy State Daily's Kate