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Letter To The Editor: Deporting Terrorists Without A Trial
Dear editor: Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an illegal MS-13 gangbanger from El Salvador with a lengthy wrap sheet prompted an immigration judge to order his removal in 2019. Garcia stayed and continued his criminal MS-13 rampage.
April 25, 2025
Let The Clearing Begin: Transportation Crews Attack The Snow On Beartooth Highway
The Montana Department of Transportation started clearing its side of the Beartooth Highway on April 18. The National Park Service will handle the rest, tentatively clearing the way for the entire expanse to open Memorial Day weekend.
Andrew RossiApril 25, 2025
Letter To The Editor: We Are Losing Our Constitutional Rights
Dear editor: Unless we put pressure on the federal government to call up the true militia (which is a nation of armed citizens), and train them, we will lose our rights at the state level.
April 24, 2025
Proposed Limits On Landowner Hunting Tags Could Cut Out Many Property Owners
Hunters worry that a plan to more than double the amount of land that people need to own to qualify for landowner hunting tags could cut out property owners across Wyoming.
Mark HeinzApril 24, 2025
Former Rock Springs Teacher Emailed Student About Gender Transition
In an ongoing lawsuit about whether a Rock Springs school district helped to gender-transition a girl behind her parents' backs, the district is asking the judge not to let a former teacher's emails - which have surfaced in the case file - go to trial.
Clair McFarlandApril 24, 2025
State Treasurer Plans To Invest Billions To Help Bring Manufacturing To Wyoming
State Treasurer Curt Meier said he has plans to use $1 billion to $1.5 billion of the state’s investment earnings to bring more manufacturing to Wyoming. The timing of this proposal is in direct alignment with President Trump’s ongoing tariff war, he said.
Leo WolfsonApril 24, 2025
Local Rancher Not Surprised Anatolian Pyrenees Dog Rescued Lost Arizona Toddler
Montana rancher Lauren Stoddard told Cowboy State Daily that she wasn’t the least bit surprised by the account of an Anatolian Pyrenees rescuing a lost toddler in Arizona this month. “These dogs identify need," Stoddard said.
Mark HeinzApril 24, 2025
Wyoming Activities Association Consider Allowing High School Athletes To Get Paid
High school athletes in Wyoming may be soon able to make money off their athletic performance. The Wyoming High School Activities Association is considering a policy that would allow athletes to pursue Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deals in the Cowboy State.
Leo WolfsonApril 24, 2025
Sally Ann Shurmur: Easter Week Has Been Rough, But Still There Is Hope
Columnist Sally Ann Shurmur writes, “Clouding the hope of the Resurrection has been a spate of death. But even in the sadness, there is hope.”
Sally Ann ShurmurApril 24, 2025
American West: Wyoming's Earl Durand, The Last Outlaw
The last of the true mountain men, Cody's Earl Durand made his own law. Unwilling to give in to a rapidly changing world that abandoned the ways of the past, Durand fought an inevitable future, until a bank robbery did him in.
Kellen CutsforthApril 24, 2025
Hotel Housekeeper Accused Of Stealing Elderly Couple's Coins Makes Plea Deal For Probation
The former head housekeeper of the Plains Hotel in Cheyenne agreed to a plea deal for probation in a stolen coin case. Rene Maria Manzanares is accused of stealing nearly $26,000 in coins from an elderly couple who lost their home in a mudslide.
Clair McFarlandApril 24, 2025
Wyoming Power Plant May Be Proving Ground For Emissions-Free Coal Burning
The Dave Johnston Power Plant near Glenrock is where PacifiCorp is trying to prove new tech that can achieve emissions-free coal burning. Some experts are optimistic about the prospect, while others wonder if it can be done and at what cost.
David MadisonApril 24, 2025
Lummis Has More Than $1.5M So Far For 2026 Race, Campaign Finance Reports Show
Wyoming U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis so far has more than $1.5 million at her disposal heading into her 2026 race for reelection. That’s after she and her PAC raised about $420,000 in the first quarter of the year, according to campaign finance reports.
Leo WolfsonApril 24, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake — Thursday, April 24, 2025
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Jake NicholsApril 24, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, April 24, 2025
Thursday's headlines include: * Cheyenne “Voodoo Man” Claims Setup * Rural Airports Face Financial Turbulence * State GOP Slams “Liz Cheney Republicans”
Wendy CorrApril 24, 2025
Wyoming Union Group Says Gordon Not Doing Enough To Prevent Workplace Deaths
The Wyoming State AFL-CIO says Gov. Mark Gordon has not done enough during his time as governor to prevent workplace fatalities. Worker deaths spiked by 25% last year to the highest rate per capita in the country.
Leo WolfsonApril 24, 2025
Cheyenne Voodoo Man Charged With Tearing Up Election Center Says He Was Set Up
Nicknamed "Wisdom," Joshua Hayden-Ali, is choosing to have a bench trial in which a judge, not a jury, will decide if he's guilty of tearing up an election center. He told Cowboy State Daily he's been set up by a secret organization.
Clair McFarlandApril 23, 2025
The American West: Medicine Water Leader of the Cheyenne Dog Soldiers
Medicine Water became the leader of the Cheyenne Bowstring Warrior Society, commonly known as the Dog Soldiers. With his wife Mo-chi and the Dog Soldiers he set out to preserve the culture and traditions, and the territory for the Cheyenne people.
Linda WommackApril 23, 2025
New Ammo Sales Restriction In Colorado Could Push More Customers To Wyoming
A new Colorado law will require retailers to lock up the ammunition in their stores. A Wyoming gun store manager says Colorado’s firearms policies could push more customers toward Wyoming.
Mark HeinzApril 23, 2025
Rare ‘Space Smiley’ Will Be Visible In The Early Morning Sky On Friday
A rare triple conjunction of Venus, Saturn and the moon will appear as a "space smiley" above Wyoming on Friday morning for anyone willing to wake up early enough to see it before sunrise.
Andrew RossiApril 23, 2025
Wyoming Rancher Worries More Elk Tags Will Make Herds Hide From Hunters
Elk hunters in northeast Wyoming are facing a quandary — how to give hunters access to kill enough elk to keep the herds in check. An area rancher worries more tags will make the herds hide from hunters.
Mark HeinzApril 23, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Terrible Reporting Cowboy State Daily, No One Was Being Targeted
Dear editor: No one was being targeted; police work is often boring and cops play games to pass the time just like clueless reporters.
April 23, 2025
Body Cam Video Shows Shooting Death Of Autistic Idaho Teen By Police
Body camera video has been released showing the shooting death by Pocatello, Idaho, police of a non-verbal autistic teen brandishing a large knife. The incident has sparked protests of the local police.
David MadisonApril 23, 2025
Runaway Costs Have Wyoming’s Small Airports Facing Financial Turbulence
Small regional airports around Wyoming are being squeezed hard by inflation and runaway costs. Airports in Riverton, Rock Springs, Sheridan and Gillette in particular face a fight to keep airline service next year.
Renée JeanApril 23, 2025