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Study Says Climate Change Fear-Mongering Severely Impacting Children’s Mental Health
Ongoing research shows that kids mental health is severely impacted by climate change fears, and many say they are not planning to have families of their own out of a fear they have no future.
January 15, 2023
Teton County Residents Can Be Fined Up To $750 A Day If Their Christmas Lights Are Still Up
Teton County residents who still have their Christmas lights on are in violation of county zoning regulations and can be fined up to $750 each day.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 15, 2023
Multiple Deaths, Skyrocketing Costs, Overflows: The History Of Wyoming’s Original Boysen Dam
More than 1,000 men worked on the Boysen Dam in the early 1900s, living in tar paper shacks during the construction, which took place in winter when temperatures sometimes dipped to minus 55 degrees. Several men died while working on the project.
Wendy CorrJanuary 15, 2023
For 143 Years, Wyoming’s Wild West Heritage Bolstered By Buffalo’s Occidental Hotel
Built in 1880, 10 years before Wyoming became a state, the hotel has hosted a number of famous guests: Calamity Jane, Buffalo Bill Cody, Wister, Tom Horn, Herbert Hoover and President Teddy Roosevelt all have hung their hats at the Occidental, as have Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and Ernest Hemingway.Â
Wendy CorrJanuary 14, 2023
Pair Of Trooper K-9s Keep Wyoming Capitol Safe During Legislative Session
Scout and Duster, a pair of black Labrador retrievers, sweep the state Capitol building for explosives and other potentially dangerous devices every day during the Wyoming Legislatures 37-day session, which began this week.
Mark HeinzJanuary 13, 2023
Want A Viking Funeral? Only State That Allows It Is Colorado
If you are interested in having a Viking funeral, the only state in the nation which allows something close to it is Colorado. Sadly, the head of the Wyoming Funeral Directors Association said there's not much interest in it here.
Mark HeinzJanuary 12, 2023
Former Gov. Matt Mead Named ‘Citizen Of The West’ At National Western Stock Show
Former Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead was named Citizen of the West at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Tuesday, joining a list of notable Wyomingites who have been given the honor.
Mark HeinzJanuary 11, 2023
Bill Would Give Wyoming More Control Over Rare Earth Byproducts Now Dominated By China
Even though the State of Wyoming can already license a uranium or a thorium mine, it cannot license possession of the materials that are a byproduct of that mining. House Bill 61 would help to fix that.
January 10, 2023
Although Very Expensive, Plastics Are Recycled In Wyoming If Not Contaminated By Dead Skunks
Caspers Solid Waste Division manager said recycling plastic costs more money than it saves but as long as the plastic isn't contaminated -- like when someone threw a dead skunk in recycle bin -- it can be recycled.
January 09, 2023
Human Body Composting Now Legal In Six States, But Not An Option Yet In Wyoming
Although three more states legalized human body composting in 2022, the option is not available in Wyoming yet. One funeral director in Wyoming said they haven't had a lot of requests for it.
Mark HeinzJanuary 09, 2023
Dutch TV Show Reunites Lander Family That Lost Two Young Children In Fire With Relatives
A devastating house fire took two of a Lander couples five children in 2014. More than eight years later with his mother in failing health, a Dutch reality TV show pulled off an emotional reunion with their overseas family.
Wendy CorrJanuary 09, 2023
Wyoming Legislature 2023: Drones, Colorado River Protection High On List
Bills affecting the Wyoming outdoors in the 2023 legislative session include cracking down on drone usage so not to give hunters an unfair advantage and to address privacy concerns as well as legislation to protect Wyoming water along tributaries to the Colorado River.
Mark HeinzJanuary 08, 2023
Wyoming Wrestlers Who Fought Grizzly Nearly Fully Recovered
Northwest college wrestlers Kendell Cummings and Brady Lowry have returned to the wrestling mat less than three months after being viciously attacked by a grizzly bear.
Leo WolfsonJanuary 08, 2023
Wyoming Isn’t Just About Steak. Passion For Pottery Led To ‘Mind-Blowing’ Wood-Fired Pizza
Great pizza in cowboy country? Actually, yes. The owner of Pizza Carrello in Gillette says she's a "tomato jerk" and that's part of the reason for its success -- along with homemade limoncello and cheese from Italy. Her vision started not with food, but with pottery.
Renée JeanJanuary 07, 2023
Mother Of 5-Year-Old Beaten To Death, Now Arrested On Drug Charges In Kemmerer
Along with her boyfriend, the mother of a 5-year-old girl who was allegedly murdered by a babysitter in November has been arrested on drug charges in Kemmerer. Â
Clair McFarlandJanuary 06, 2023
Wyoming Littles: First-Graders Discuss Their Strategies To Get Rid Of Spiders
From sucking them into a vacuum to smashing them with a hammer, first graders from Tongue River Elementary School in Ranchester, Wyoming told Cowboy State Daily their strategies for getting rid of spiders.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 06, 2023
Wyoming Gas Prices Shoot Up After Cold Snap Shuts Down Refineries
Typically the lowest-priced gasoline in Wyoming, the Tumbleweed station in Laramie had regular unleaded for $1.99 a gallon last week. On Thursday, it jumped to $2.75.
Greg JohnsonJanuary 06, 2023
Wild Wyoming Stories: Woman Gives Birth After Horse-Drawn Rowboat Ride In Blizzard Of ’57
In the middle of nowhere near Buford, Wyoming during a blizzard in 1957, April Sims mother went into labor. The ranching family hooked a rowboat up to a team of horses and April's birth made headlines from Laramie to Hawaii to Paris.
Wendy CorrJanuary 05, 2023
What’s The Story Behind The Abandoned Tunnel Near Boysen Dam?
Off by itself, with no tracks leading to it, this now-abandoned, solitary tunnel is the only remaining evidence that the railroad tracks running through the Wind River Canyon once took a different route prior to the construction of Boysen Dam.
Wendy CorrJanuary 04, 2023
Schuler To Reintroduce Transgendered Athletics Bill Banning Biological Males In Female Sports
State Sen. Wendy Schuler said shes bringing back her Fairness in Womens Sports Act which, if passed, would prohibit biological males from participating in female sports.
Leo WolfsonJanuary 04, 2023
Wyoming Senior Citizens Start Weight Lifting To Battle Disease, Improve Quality Of Life
One 91-year-old Cody woman began deadlifting 45 pounds in November. Now she's up to over 70 pounds. The goal is not to compete but rather to improve their quality of life.
Wendy CorrJanuary 04, 2023
Jack Nokes, Voice Of War Memorial Stadium, Hangs Up Microphone After 41 Years
Jack Nokes, the public address announcer for the Wyoming Cowboys, is stepping down after 41 years. In the 72-year history of War Memorial Stadium, there have only been two PA announcers, Walt Miller and Jack Nokes.
Greg JohnsonJanuary 03, 2023
Gillette Teen Who Died Unexpectedly Had Abdominal Infection, Coroner Says
The Campbell County Coroner told Cowboy State Daily on Tuesday that a 17-year-old high school basketball player is suspected to have died of complications from a sports injury.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 03, 2023
Cowboy State Daily Writers Discuss Their Favorite Stories of 2022
Reporters at Cowboy State Daily wrote thousands of stories in 2022. We asked them to come up with their favorites and why they were important to them. Here they are...
January 02, 2023