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Air Force To Use Wyoming-Made Portable Nuclear Reactors To Power Bases
Microreactor manufacturer Radiant has signed a deal to deliver a mass-produced microreactor to power a U.S. Air Force base and promote energy independence. The company wants to make them in Natrona County, Wyoming.
David MadisonAugust 07, 2025

Former Award-Winning Foster Dad Gets Max Of 178 Years For Sexual, Physical Abuse Of Kids
The former award-winning foster dad from Casper was sentenced to 128-178years in prison Thursday for sexual and physical abuse of children in his care. One mother said Marler left his victims âdamaged,â while he denied the abuse and said he was a âgood father.â
Dale KillingbeckAugust 07, 2025

Reservation Meth Dealer With âProbableâ Cartel Ties Gets 15 Years, Deportation
A Mexican national the FBI said has âprobableâ Cartel ties was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison Thursday for trafficking meth and firearms on the Wind River Reservation.
Clair McFarlandAugust 07, 2025

Man Found Dead In Montana River Wrongly Reported As Hiker Missing In Wyoming
Officials are trying to squash wrong reports that a body found in the Bighorn River in Montana was a Minnesota man who went missing July 29 in Big Horn County, Wyoming. It isnât, but the reports have rubbed at already raw emotions.
Greg JohnsonAugust 07, 2025

Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Thursday, August 7, 2025
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Jake NicholsAugust 07, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, August 7, 2025
Thursday's headlines include: * 8 Wyo Newspapers Shut Down * Third Colorado Wolf Dies In Wyoming * Dems Hold Town Halls To Prove Theyâre Alive
Wendy CorrAugust 07, 2025

Letter To The Editor: 40% Of Wyoming's Newspapers Were Shutdown Today
Dear editor: Shocked! What just happened? Forty percent of Wyomingâs newspapers were closed today by outside owners.
August 07, 2025

Woman Who Fell At Afton Park Bathroom Wanted $3 Million From Town, A Jury Say No
An Afton woman who fell at a public restroom in a local park in 2023 has lost her $3 million lawsuit against the town. A jury last week found the town wasnât negligent in the fall that caused her âsevere leg fracture.â
Clair McFarlandAugust 06, 2025

Letter To The Editor: Defending Wyoming From Harriet Hageman And Her D.C. Handlers
Dear editor: Cowboy State Daily ran an article this week about Project Winchester full of attacks from Harriet Hageman and her nervous DC handlers â but letâs set the record straight.
August 06, 2025

Guest Column: Why Are Young People Leaving Wyoming?
Rep. Trey Sherwood writes, "I heard from students, recent graduates and young families frustrated with a lack of job opportunities, cost of housing, limited access to healthcare, attacks on education and individual freedoms."
Guest ColumnAugust 06, 2025

Letter To The Editor: Life Ain't Grand
Dear editor: With all due respect to your community, we suggest that for Teton County to achieve the âLife is Grandâ motto you desire, kick the tires on your local law enforcement. Anyone who lawfully exercises their right to self-defense should have a place in your town.
August 06, 2025

Letter To The Editor: Republicans Have Not Slashed Medicaid Funding
Dear editor: âRepublicans slashed Medicaid funding.â This is the false talking point promoted by the Democrats and their media lackeys. Medicaid spending will still increase over the next 10 years from the current level of $656 billion this year to $861 billion in 2034.
August 06, 2025

25,000 Sturgis Rally Bikers Make Pit Stop In Hulett For Famous Ham And Jam
About 25,000 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally bikers made a pit stop in tiny Hulett, Wyoming, on Wednesday for the townâs famous Ham and Jam street party. Free barbecue and revving engines through the main drag are traditions some bikers have kept going for decades.
Renée JeanAugust 06, 2025

Third Colorado Wolf Wanders Into Wyoming And Dies
A third wolf reintroduced to Colorado wandered into Wyoming and died in late July, wildlife officials announced Wednesday. The female was one of the wolves brought in from Oregon in December 2023.
Mark HeinzAugust 06, 2025

Tom Lubnau:Â Calling Innocent People Pornographers And Pedophiles At Taxpayer Expense
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "So, the Freedom Caucus has proposed a dumb-assed bill with a sexy bill title. The bill is so full of defects, I cannot describe them all in this limited column. Letâs look at some low points."
Tom LubnauAugust 06, 2025

Wyoming Dem Lawmakers To Hold Town Halls Outside Of Their Own Districts
Rep. Mike Yin, D-Jackson, and Rep. Karlee Provenza, D-Laramie, are holding town hall meetings outside of their own districts later this month. They will travel to Cheyenne, Casper, Lander and Park County to let people know Democrats are ânot disappearing.â
Jackson WalkerAugust 06, 2025

Wyoming Outdoorsman Spoofs Controversial Sydney Sweeney Jeans Ads
Heads have been exploding over the controversial âSydney Sweeney has great jeansâ American Eagle denim ads. A Wyoming outdoorsman decided to spoof it with his own, saying he has great jeans, too.
Mark HeinzAugust 06, 2025

Giant Elon Musk Head Travels Through Yellowstone
A giant 12-foot-tall Elon Musk head hauled on a flatbed trailer behind a pickup is making the rounds through national parks, including Yellowstone. Itâs sparking praise and alarm in its protest of DOGE cuts for national parks.
Justin GeorgeAugust 06, 2025

Woman, 61, Fires at Deputies in Wapiti, Park County Sheriff Reports
Deputies responded to a 911 call in Wapiti last week after a person called in a woman for firing a gun into the neighborhood. The suspected shooter, a 61-year-old woman, then allegedly fired toward deputies once they arrived. Â
Clair McFarlandAugust 06, 2025

Laramie County Scraps Controversial Permitting Plan After Food Freedom Outcry
More than 200 residents showed up to a Laramie County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday to protest a proposed home business rule that they said ran violated the state's Food Freedom Act. The commissioners subsequently dropped the rule. Â
Clair McFarlandAugust 06, 2025

Blindsided: 8 Wyoming Towns Lose Their Newspapers After Abrupt Shutdown
Eight rural communities across Wyoming are without their legacy hometown newspapers after parent company News Media Corp. abruptly closed them without notice Wednesday morning. Employees said they were blindsided and call the move âdevastating.â
Greg JohnsonAugust 06, 2025

Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.
Jake NicholsAugust 06, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Wednesday's headlines include: * Missing Man Is Experienced Outdoorsman * Could Wolves Go Back On Endangered List? * Lithium Ion Batteries Sparking Dangerous Landfill Fires
Wendy CorrAugust 06, 2025

Lithium-Ion Battery Fires At Rock Springs Dump Could Signal Bigger Disasters
A surge in garbage fires linked to lithium-ion batteries at the Rock Springs Landfill has officials warning of bigger, future hazards. One expert said he's working out a plan to shut down grid portions and cordon off areas if an electric car ignites.
Clair McFarlandAugust 05, 2025
