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DIA Stops Taking Cash As Payment For Parking At Airport Lots
DIA has stopped accepting cash at its parking lots to speed up the exit process. The airport joins an increasing number of businesses and services that are doing away with cash, including the National Park Service and the University of Wyoming.
Justin GeorgeJanuary 13, 2025
Get Ready To Shiver — Cold Wave To Plunge Wyoming Below Zero This Week
A surge of polar air from Canada will move into Wyoming by the end of the week, plunging much of the state into below zero temperatures. It’s the start of what could be a prolonged period of serious cold.
Andrew RossiJanuary 13, 2025
Guest Column: DEI -- Defunding Political Divisiveness and Discrimination
Sen. Cheri Steinmetz writes, "I am introducing legislation in 2025 to terminate and defund DEI programs, starting with the University of Wyoming and extending this effort to all public institutions across our state."
CSD StaffJanuary 13, 2025
Dave Simpson: Wyoming Paid Us To Cut Dead Trees
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: “In the Snowy Range, we made our places less prone to fire. Too bad California didn't encourage landowners to do the same. What a price they're paying now.”
Dave SimpsonJanuary 13, 2025
Guest Column: Less Than 10% Of The State “Mandated” The Freedom Caucus
Rep. Karlee Provenza writes, "I keep hearing my colleagues who belong to the Wyoming Freedom Caucus say that they have a 'mandate' to make big changes to our state. That could not be further from the truth."
CSD StaffJanuary 13, 2025
Duck Hunter Pleads Guilty To Killing Friend, Could Get Probation
A Wyoming college student who unintentionally killed his friend while duck hunting pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter Thursday. He also has a chance for probation and a sentence that keeps him from being a convicted felon.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 13, 2025
Barrasso Backs All Of Trump’s Cabinet Picks, Says They Need Confirmation ASAP
Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, the No. 2-ranking Republican in the Senate, said on “Face the Nation” Sunday that he backs all of Trump’s cabinet picks. He also said they need to be confirmed ASAP.
Sean BarryJanuary 13, 2025
24 Wyoming Firefighters On The Ground Battling California Fires, More On The Way
As of Monday, 24 Wyoming firefighters were in Southern California helping fire devastating wildfires that have killed at least 24 people. More Wyoming crews are set to join them soon.
Leo WolfsonJanuary 13, 2025
Bill Splitting Deer Seasons Would Just Get More Mule Deer Shot, Biologist Says
Advocates of legislative bill to split Wyoming hunting seasons for white-tailed and mule deer say it will help save mule deer. A retired wildlife biologist says that would just get more mule deer killed.
Mark HeinzJanuary 13, 2025
Price Tag For University Of Wyoming Projects Over Past 10 Years Nearly $900M
Construction on a new $65 million swim center is underway at the University of Wyoming. It’s the 11th capital project in 10 years for Wyoming’s only public university, with a combined price tag of nearly $900 million.
Dale KillingbeckJanuary 13, 2025
Morning Show with Jake — Monday, January 13, 2025
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.
Jake NicholsJanuary 13, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, January 13, 2025
Monday's headlines include: - Cheyenne Fire Station Burns Down - Family Builds House Inside National Park - Elk Hunting Without Food, Water, Or Matches
Wendy CorrJanuary 13, 2025
Just How Windy Does It Get In Wyoming?
The most powerful wind gust ever recorded in Wyoming was in the town of Clark in April, 2022. That's when the wind hit 128 mph. Luckily, wind speeds don't get this high that often.
Dale KillingbeckJanuary 12, 2025
Rod Miller: The Big Empty Needs One Good Lawless County
Rod Miller writes, “The legislature can set aside a few hundred-thousand acres in Wyoming for the malcontents and the ungovernable. Let them fend for themselves on their own little piece of heaven.”
Rod MillerJanuary 12, 2025
That Time Bugs Bunny Tormented Elmer Fudd While Camping In Yellowstone
The 1941 cartoon "Wabbit Twouble" had Bugs Bunny antagonizing Elmer Fudd in Jellostone National Park, aka Yellowstone. The cartoon was a crucial step for the iconic characters while also providing one of the internet's favorite memes: Big Chungus.
Andrew RossiJanuary 12, 2025
Wyoming Supreme Court Considers Whether Cops Can Search Your Lawyer
The Wyoming Supreme Court is considering if or how law enforcement agents can search criminal defense attorneys, their offices and potentially their homes.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 12, 2025
Michael And Kathleen Gear: Wyoming’s First Couple Of Writing Have Published 88 Books
Every book New York Times best-seller Michael and Kathleen Gear write is influenced by Wyoming. After 88 published books, the Gears are scratching a new itch to write short stories.
Jackie DorothyJanuary 12, 2025
Fossils Of 47 Million-Year-Old "Alien Plant" Raise More Questions Than Answers
Researchers have found nearly every plant part they need to trace the prehistoric history of a 47 million-year-old "alien plant" from Utah. That’s why it's baffling that it remains so elusive and unlike anything else ever found on the planet.
Andrew RossiJanuary 12, 2025
Perfect Weather Conditions Can Create Stunning Light Pillars Across Wyoming
Light pillars aren't rare or hard to see in Wyoming, but they require perfect weather conditions to create their stunning columns of color streaking into the night sky. It has to be freezing out and have hexagonal ice crystals to reflect the light.
Andrew RossiJanuary 12, 2025
Firetrucks, Other Equipment Burn Up In Blaze At Cheyenne Fire Station
Cheyenne firefighters were dispatched to one of their own fire stations that was gutted by a fire Saturday night. The building was severely damaged, and several firetrucks and other equipment burned up.
Greg JohnsonJanuary 12, 2025
The American West: The World War II POW Camp Housed In Snowy Range
R. R. Crow, the owner of the sawmill and logging operations in the Upper North Platte River Valley, requested prisoners of war to help with his sawmill. His request was granted and Italian and German prisoners were housed in the mountain town of Ryan Park from 1943 to 1945.
Dick PerueJanuary 12, 2025
California Couple Builds House In Glacier National Park Without Permission
A California couple built a house inside Glacier National Park in late 2022 without permission or permits. Now they’re suing to keep officials from tearing the house down.
David MadisonJanuary 12, 2025
Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race Returns To Dubois After 20-Year Hiatus
Dubois will once again host a leg of the world-famous Pedigree Stage Stop Dog Race after a 20-year hiatus. The town is planning an over-the-top weekend as the final stage for the event’s 30th year.
Renée JeanJanuary 12, 2025
Getting Back To The Roots Of Hunting: Wyoming Man Tests Himself On Primitive Elk Hunt
A Wyoming hunter tested his ability to survive in the woods, taking only a recurve bow, two horses and a mule on a several-day hunt — but no food, water or matches. He lived off the land for days before bagging a bull elk.
Mark HeinzJanuary 12, 2025