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Daily Crossword: Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Ellen FikeApril 24, 2024
Tourists Drive Past ‘Road Closed’ Signs On Way To Yellowstone, Get Stuck For 6 Hours
A Cody tow truck driver was mobilized in the wee hours of the morning Thursday to rescue a family trying to get to Yellowstone. Instead, they drove past “road closed” signs and got stuck for six hours.
Ellen FikeApril 19, 2024
Fireworks Businesses In Southeast Wyoming Denied Permits Because They’re “Obnoxious”
The Laramie County Commissioners on Wednesday denied permits to two fireworks businesses on the Wyoming - Colorado border because their loud marketing — often with a bullhorn and targeting a competitor — is too “obnoxious.”
Ellen FikeApril 18, 2024
Small Wyoming Power Co-Op Scrambles To Fix 600 Downed Power Poles
High West Energy, a small rural power cooperative based in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, has been scrambling for 10 days fixing nearly 600 power poles that were downed during a recent wind and snowstorm.
Ellen FikeApril 17, 2024
6,000 Fentanyl Pills Found After Wild High-Speed Chase Ends On Wheatland Golf Course
Four people were arrested Monday after a high-speed chase the wrong way on I-25 spilled over onto Wheatland's golf course. In the car were 6,000 fentanyl pills and a gun.
Ellen FikeApril 16, 2024
Where’s Dino? Someone Swipes One-Of-A-Kind Sculpture From Cheyenne Yard
A Cheyenne family is asking the community to be on the lookout for Dino, a one-of-a-kind brontosaurus sculpture stolen last week from their fenced-in yard.
Ellen FikeApril 15, 2024
Wyoming’s Famed Big Boy 4014 — Largest Steam Locomotive Ever — To Tour Again
Union Pacific Railroad's famed Big Boy 4014, the largest steam locomotive ever built, will hit the rails for a 2024 summer tour, pulling out of Cheyenne June 30 on a monthlong run West to California and back.
Ellen FikeApril 12, 2024
Ravens Taking Over Rawlins Landfill To Be Poisoned
Because ravens have overrun the landfill in Rawlins, the city and the USDA are targeting them with a special bird poison to control the population. Administrators say they are confident that only ravens will be affected by the poison.
Ellen FikeApril 09, 2024
Total Eclipse A Huge Event, Even In Wyoming Where It Was Only About 60%
Although Wyoming wasn't on the path of totality for Monday's total eclipse like it was in 2017, plenty of people were looking to the sky around midday to see the eclipse, which was about 50% to 60% across the state.
Ellen Fike, Leo Wolfson, Coy Knobel & Andrew RossiApril 08, 2024
91 MPH Winds Blast Cheyenne, Blizzard Hits Niobrara, Campbell Counties
A powerful spring storm pounded Wyoming in different ways over the weekend, with winds gusting up to 91 mph uprooting trees in Cheyenne to dumping more than a foot of snow on Niobrara and Campbell counties.
Ellen FikeApril 08, 2024
Wyoming Highway Workers Honored For Saving Life Of Driver After Suicide Attempt
Four Wyoming Department of Transportation maintenance workers from Basin have been honored for saving the life of a motorist who had attempted suicide in his car.
Ellen FikeApril 05, 2024
Wyoming Skywatchers Can See Solar Eclipse And Green Devil Comet On Same Day
Viewers of the partial solar eclipse in Wyoming on Monday will also have the opportunity to see the green "Devil Comet" on the same day. The chance of seeing a celestial event like this is very rare, according to UW planetarium director Max Gilbraith.
Ellen FikeApril 05, 2024
Scammers Posing As Gillette Used Car Dealer Nearly Swindle $56,000 From Woman
A scammer posing online as a Gillette used car dealership has roped in at least three potential victims, with one woman on Tuesday nearly losing $56,000 to the scheme.
Ellen FikeApril 04, 2024
Laramie County Principal Denies Wrongdoing In Fifth Grader’s Suicide At School
The principal of an elementary school in Carpenter, Wyoming, denies wrongdoing in a response to a lawsuit brought by parents of a suicidal fifth grader who hanged himself unattended in a school bathroom.
Ellen FikeApril 02, 2024
Cheyenne Man Shot Multiple Times, Killed In Weekend Domestic Fight
A Cheyenne man was shot multiple times and died at the scene late Saturday in an alleged domestic argument at an apartment complex in the 1700 block of Oxford Drive.
Clair McFarland & Ellen FikeApril 01, 2024
Price Gouging Or Good Business? Rooms For Gillette Camporee Go For $1,500 A Night
The International Pathfinder Camporee will bring more than 60,000 people to Gillette, Wyoming, for a week in August. Even months out, rentals are going for up to $1,500 a night. Some call it price gouging, others say it’s just good business.
Ellen FikeMarch 29, 2024
Lane Frost Documentary To Be Screened At Cheyenne Frontier Days This Summer
A documentary focusing on rodeo legend Lane Frost, who died after a bull ride at Cheyenne Frontier Days in 1989, will be screened in Cheyenne during CFD this summer. The film features interviews with Frost’s parents, his widow Kellie, and fellow rodeo star Tuff Hedeman along with footage shot from Wyoming videographer Mike McCrimmon.
Ellen FikeMarch 21, 2024
This Year’s Edge Fest Will Be Last For Wyoming’s Largest Free Music Event
Edge Fest in Cheyenne has grown to be Wyoming’s largest free music event over the last decade. This year’s event marks it’s 10th — and also last, as organizers announce Edge Fest won’t return.
Ellen FikeMarch 19, 2024
Cheyenne Child Sex Predator Exposed In YouTube Video Gets 8 Years In Prison
A Cheyenne man who was exposed for trying to meet up with someone he thought was an 11-year-old girl has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for possession of child porn.
Ellen FikeMarch 18, 2024
8 Flights Report Being Hit By Green Lasers At Cheyenne Airport; FAA Investigation Open
A push is on to find and prosecute whoever is blinding pilots with green lasers as they prepare to land at the airport in Cheyenne. Pointing a laser at an aircraft is a federal crime and it's happened at least eight times so far this year.
Ellen FikeMarch 14, 2024
Lander Educator Surprised With Prestigious Milken Educator Award For Wyoming
Lander Assistant Principal Megan Park was surprised Tuesday morning with a $25,000 cash prize as part of the Milken Educator Awards. The national award is known in education circles as the “Oscars of Teaching.”
Ellen FikeMarch 12, 2024
Cheyenne Frontier Days Announces 2024 Night Show Concert Lineups
Cheyenne Frontier Days on Thursday announced its 2024 night show concert lineups including Jason Aldean, Thomas Rhett, Lainey Wilson, Jelly Roll, Machine Gun Kelly, T-Pain, and Ludacris.
Ellen FikeMarch 08, 2024
Cheyenne Man Accused Of Killing Girlfriend Over $36,000
A 68-year-old Cheyenne man was formally charged Wednesday with allegedly killing his longtime girlfriend last November, then draining her various bank accounts of more than $36,000.
Ellen FikeMarch 07, 2024
Gabby Petito’s Family Files $50M Lawsuit Against Utah Police
The family of Gabby Petito filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Monday against a Utah police department, accusing officers of failing to properly investigate her domestic violence case and protect her.
Ellen FikeAugust 09, 2022
University of Wyoming Law Student Reunited With Family’s Tribal Headdress In England
A UW law student traveled to a London museum last month to see her great-great grandfather's headdress which is in a storage facility. Chief Yellow Calf is considered one of the Northern Arapaho's most important and respected leaders. UW leaders are working to bring it back home.
Ellen FikeAugust 05, 2022
Safety Expert Details How Not To Get Struck By Lightning In Wyoming
A National Lightning Safety Council member told Cowboy State Daily on Friday how to avoid getting struck by lightning.
Ellen FikeAugust 05, 2022
Cicadas Have Emerged in Wyoming This Year To Throw Predators Off, Entomologists Say
Although the cicadas weren't scheduled to come out this year, a University of Wyoming entomologist told Cowboy State Daily that they've emerged to keep predators from tracking their life cycles.
Ellen FikeAugust 05, 2022
Long, Strange Trip: Cheyenne Man Returns To City After Forty Years
George Jay Wienbarg, a Cheyenne native, recently returned to his hometown to connect with his roots and legacy as a relative of Buffalo Bill.
Ellen FikeAugust 04, 2022
Rammell Tries To Get Opponent Kicked Out Of Gov Race By Filing Lawsuit Against Wyoming SOS
Wyoming gubernatorial candidate Rex Rammell said he was filing a lawsuit against the Wyoming Sec of State for "dereliction of duty" in hopes that he can get fellow candidate Brent Bien kicked out of the race.
Ellen FikeAugust 04, 2022
Harry Potter Fans Agree: Wyoming Is Not A Hufflepuff State
Wyoming is apparently a Hufflepuff state, but Harry Potter fans in the Cowboy State do not agree.
Ellen FikeAugust 04, 2022
Rock Springs Filmmaker To Host Screening Of Documentary At Dubois Military Museum
A Rock Springs filmmaker will host a documentary about his grandfather, a World War II prisoner of war, at the National Museum of Military Vehicles on Saturday.
Ellen FikeAugust 03, 2022
Crook County Rep: Teton County Flipping From Blue To Red Is Why Wyo Needs Runoff Elections
Teton County flipping from majority Democrat to Republican is a prime example of why Wyoming needs runoffs elections, Rep. Chip Neiman told Cowboy State Daily on Wednesday.
Ellen FikeAugust 03, 2022
Man Sets Forest Ablaze After Trying To Light Spider On Fire; Wyoming Officials Caution Against That
The spokesman for Medicine Bow National Forest is warning visitors to avoid lighting spiders on fire, at least outside of a fire ring, or else they could cause a wildfire like a Utah man did this week.
Ellen FikeAugust 03, 2022
California, Illinois, New York Declare Monkeypox Emergency; Wyoming Has No Plans To Do So
Three states have now declared a public health emergency due to an outbreak of monkeypox, but Wyoming has no plans to do the same.
Ellen FikeAugust 02, 2022
Sugarloaf Fire In Medicine Bow National Forest Grows To 700 Acres
A wildfire that was started last week in Medicine Bow National Forest has grown another 200 acres, burning almost 700 acres of land within the forest, fire officials told Cowboy State Daily on Tuesday.
Ellen FikeAugust 02, 2022
25 Bronze Statues Installed In Cheyenne Capitol Bronze Project And 30 More Planned
Around 25 bronze statues have been installed throughout downtown Cheyenne so far and 30 more are planned. Some statues have cost more than $40,000 each.
Ellen FikeAugust 02, 2022
Thomas Kelly Drops Out Of Wyo Superintendent Race, Endorses Schroeder
Thomas Kelly dropped out of the Wyoming superintendent of public instruction race on Monday, the Wyoming Republican Party announced late in the day.
Ellen FikeAugust 02, 2022
Laramie Food Truck Owner Aims To Break Chicken Wing World Record Next Year
Trent Weitzel, the owner of Laramie's Weitzel's Wings (Double Dubs) and Josh Allen's favorite wing spot, is going to attempt to break a world record for selling the most chicken wings in 24 hours.
Ellen FikeAugust 01, 2022
Afton Mayor, Wife Still Hospitalized After Being Run Over By SUV; Teen To Be Criminally Charged
The mayor of Afton and his wife will be hospitalized in Idaho Falls, Idaho "for a time," and the teenager who hit them last week will soon be criminally charged, the Afton police chief said Monday.
Ellen FikeAugust 01, 2022