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Letter To The Editor: Keep Wyoming Ranching Alive And Supporting Private Property Rights

Dear editor: Leasing a portion of ranch land for wind turbines or solar panels provides a steady, reliable income that can help offset rising property taxes, unpredictable weather impacts, and volatile commodity prices.

December 16, 2024

Santa takes the reins for the Sweetwater County Chapter of the National Pony Express Association to get Christmas cards delivered. Riding with him is Fred Leslie, first vice president of the National Pony Express Association.

Santa Also Delivers Official Mail Through Wyoming With The Pony Express

Santa Claus spent part of Saturday delivering Christmas cards from Green River to Rock Springs, Wyoming. The Jolly Old Elf was an honorary Pony Express rider, delivering official U.S. mail.

Dale KillingbeckDecember 16, 2024

The Missouri River Drug Task Force said Jason Michael Hoover based a criminal enterprise out of a house at 37 Montana Way in the Pronghorn Meadows subdivision outside of Enis, Montana.

12 Years In Prison For Fugitive Montana Meth Trafficker With Massive Arsenal

A Montana man who became a fugitive after he was caught with a massive cache of weapons and meth has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. He also was breaking into storage units while running his drug dealing business from an upscale neighborhood.

David MadisonDecember 16, 2024

Sage Valley Junior High School in Gillette, Wyoming.

Bill Would Allow Concealed Carry In Wyoming Schools With “Enhanced” Permit

The sponsor of a bill that would allow concealed carry of firearms in Wyoming schools with an “enhanced” permit says it’s a compromise to repealing gun-free zones. There’s a strong chance those zones could be banned in the upcoming legislative session.

Leo WolfsonDecember 16, 2024

Bryan Bedrosian, the conservation director for the Teton Raptor Center, wants to do all he can to help Wyoming’s golden eagle population.

Man-Made Nests Could Protect Eagles From Getting Slaughtered By Wind Turbines

With too many golden eagles getting slaughtered by wind turbines in central and southeast Wyoming, it’s hoped man-made nests can help. They create a safe haven for the raptors away from wind farms.

Mark HeinzDecember 16, 2024

Joseph Gish, and the 2000 block of Mary Way in Cheyenne.

Cheyenne Man Accused Of Stabbing Estranged Wife's Boyfriend To Death

A Cheyenne man was in court Monday on claims he stabbed his estranged wife’s boyfriend to death in the home they shared. “I did the stabbing,” he reportedly told police after the act Thursday.

Clair McFarlandDecember 16, 2024

Dave Simpson: They're Not Worried About The Debt

Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "Some of the smartest guys I know aren't very concerned that our national debt topped $36 trillion last week. One told me, "'Why worry about it? We'll be dead before the (bio material) hits the fan.'"

Dave SimpsonDecember 16, 2024

Campbell County Fire Department crews respond to an apartment fire Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. A man in the apartment escaped, but suffered burns.

Man Burned Escaping Gillette Apartment Fire By Fleeing "Very Close" To Blaze

A fire that engulfed an apartment unit in Gillette, Wyoming, Sunday morning left one man burned and injured from smoke-inhalation. He escaped by rushing “very close” to the flames before firefighters arrived, the local fire marshal says.

Clair McFarlandDecember 16, 2024

Morning Show with Jake — Monday, December 16, 2024

Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.

Jake NicholsDecember 16, 2024

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, December 16, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * Solving Kemmerer’s Housing Crisis * Upton Man Arrested For Homemade Bomb * Drones Over Niobrara County Like New Jersey’s

Wendy CorrDecember 16, 2024

Teapot Rock, a distinctive sedimentary rock formation in Natrona County, Wyoming, that lent its name to a nearby oil field that became notorious as the focus of the Teapot Dome bruhaha, a bribery scandal involving misuse of funds related to the Teapot Dome oil fields in 1921-22 during the presidential administration of Warren G. Harding.

Wyoming History: It’s Been More Than A Century Since Marines Invaded Teapot Dome

It was August 1922, when five armed U.S. Marines arrived at Wyoming well in the Navy’s oil reserve at Teapot Dome. It was part of the first act in what remains one of the most sensational scandals in American history.

Dale KillingbeckDecember 15, 2024

The American West: Northern Boundary Survey

When ordered to make a winter survey in 1873, Second Lieutenant Francis Vinton Greene, of Illinois, set out with a command of men who would face unrelenting cold and extreme challenges as they surveyed the northern boundary between the United States and Canada across Minnesota.

Candy MoultonDecember 15, 2024

A new tiny siesmograph called a Raspberry Shake has been placed in southern Wyoming. Along with earth movements surrounding it, the device also can detect earthquakes around the world. That includces Yellowstone National Park, which was hit by a 6.3 magnitude quake in 1959.

Tiny Box In Southern Wyoming Can Detect Earthquakes Around The World

A new seismograph technology has positioned a tiny box in southern Wyoming capable of monitoring earthquakes around the world. It's expected to reveal answers to mysterious smaller quakes in the region.

Andrew RossiDecember 15, 2024

This map from the Federalo Emergency Management Agency shows places where people can buy homes to avoid the impacts of nuclear war, as much as that's possible. Much of Wyoming is clear, except Cheyenne and the southeast corner of the state, which would likely be vaporized.

Much Of Wyoming May Be Safe If US Is Nuked, But Cheyenne Likely To Be Vaporized

A FEMA map showing the best places in the U.S. to survive a nuclear attack shows much of Wyoming clear. Cheyenne and surrounding areas, however, will likely be immediately annihilated.

Mark HeinzDecember 15, 2024

Dan Downs creates his "frost art" in a storefront in Douglas, Wyoming.

Douglas “Frost Artist” Creates Intricate Snowscapes On Wyoming Storefronts

Moving to Wyoming has inspired Douglas resident Dan Downs to return to doing his “frost art.” Now he creates intricate snowscapes and winter scenes on storefronts.

Andrew RossiDecember 15, 2024

Mike Aumiller picks up a DoorDash order at the Lincolway Arby's outlet in Cheyenne on Sunday. Aumiller said his wife delivers DoorDash during the week, and he does it on weekends to make some extra money.

Get Cussed Out, Belittled And Stiffed On Tips — Welcome To DoorDashing

Being a DoorDasher isn’t the cushy, easy job for lazy basement dwellers some imagine it to be. DoorDashers beat up their cars in the worst Wyoming weather and sometimes get cussed out, belittled and stiffed on tips.

Renée JeanDecember 15, 2024

Original glass globes are very rare to find and so Randy Nissen relies on reproductions on his restoration of old gas pumps. He does not restore the gas pumps to their original state and uses his imagination to come up with the design.

Discovery In Wyoming Weed Field Started Vintage Collection Of Restored Gas Pumps

A Worland, Wyoming, man is obsessed with antique gas pumps, finding them and restoring them to their former glory — or better. The obsession began 15 years ago when he found a rusted old pump in a field of weeds.

Jackie DorothyDecember 15, 2024

Luke Bell performs at Tree Town Music Festival on May 27, 2017, in Heritage Park, Forest City, Iowa.

Luke Bell’s Inspiring, And Devastating, Story Part Of Wyoming PBS Series

Luke Bell of Cody, Wyoming, was a rising country music star when his career and life were cut short with his unexpected death in 2022. Bell’s family shares his inspiring, and devastating, story in a recent installment of a Wyoming PBS series.

Amber SteinmetzDecember 15, 2024

Willie LeClair dressed in his regalia and head dress as a culture ambassador and preserver of the sign language of the Plains.

Willie LeClair: Eastern Shoshone Spiritual Leader, Teacher And Storyteller

Eastern Shoshone tribe member Willie LeClair walked dual worlds as a cowboy and an American Indian in Wyoming. His legacy is as a spiritual leader, storyteller and teacher who also had a “wicked sense of humor.”

Jackie DorothyDecember 15, 2024

Colorado-based Fading West makes modular homes and delivers them on site for quick setup. The company thinks it can help with an expected housing crunch in Kemmerer, Wyoming.

Modular Home Company That Helped Maui After Wildfires Could Ease Kemmerer Housing Crunch

A modular home company that stepped up to help Hawaii residents after devastating wildfires is looking to bring in homes to help with Kemmerer's housing crunch. Up to 6,000 new workers on their way to the southwest Wyoming community.

Renée JeanDecember 15, 2024

Economists say it's not necessary to hoard goods, especially toilet paper, ahead of possible tariffs.

What Are Economists Stocking Up On Ahead Of Possible Tariffs? Not Toilet Paper

Wyoming economists are not panicking about the potential for Trump’s promised tariffs. They also don’t think people need to hoard stuff ahead of time — especially toilet paper.

Renée JeanDecember 15, 2024

Cassie Craven. Aliens Are Real. And So Are Moderates In The Senate

Columnist Cassie Craven writes, “In addition to aliens being real, I also know that there are moderates in the Senate in leadership positions. While these facts seem stranger than fiction, here they are nonetheless."

Cassie CravenDecember 15, 2024

Dan Gryder replicated the DB Cooper jump above the Columbia River in Portland, Oregon, on the 50th anniversary of the hijacking to determine that the Cooper would not have been able to hold on to the bag of $200,000.

Part 3: Who is D.B. Cooper? After 53 Years, Push To Solve Notorious Crime In Overdrive

Cowboy State Daily's story about a parachute found by a high profile investigator has kicked the stalled investigation of one of America’s most notorious mysteries into overdrive. The new evidence has rekindled ex-FBI agents and others to finally solve the D.B. Cooper case.

Jen KocherDecember 15, 2024

Rod Miller: Wyoming's Signature Cocktail Is The Ice Slough Mint Julep

Columnist Rod Miller writes, "When the julep hits your gullet, it’s like drinking brimstone distilled in lye, with an after-taste of death on the trail. But you’ve come this far, so you drink it all. Momma keeps making juleps ‘til the jug is empty."

Rod MillerDecember 15, 2024

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