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It’s A Wonder More People Don’t Get Stomped By Estes Park’s Urban Elk
Estes Park, Colorado, is essentially an urban elk preserve. Locals love the huge herd of elk that takes over the town a couple times a year, but resent tourists acting like idiots and getting too close.
Mark HeinzSeptember 16, 2024
Sheridan County Commissioner Gets Maximum Fine, 8 Days In Jail For DUI
Sheridan County Commissioner Christi Haswell has pleaded guilty to drunk driving and will serve eight days in jail as part of a plea agreement. She also got the maximum fine allowed and a year of unsupervised probation.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 16, 2024
Idaho Company's Bungee Jump From Casper Crime Scene Leaves People Shocked, Sad
People in Casper were shocked and saddened over the weekend when they saw an Idaho company holding bungee-jump sessions at the scene of a crime so tragic that one crime writer called it “the loss of innocence for a whole community.”
Clair McFarlandSeptember 16, 2024
Clair McFarland: There's No Way My Kid Is Old Enough For A Homecoming Dance
Clair McFarland writes: "He was part of an adventure in which I had no business except as tailor and chauffeur - like my right arm had detached and gone off on its own hero’s journey. Be free, you rogue autonomous portion of me!"
Clair McFarlandSeptember 16, 2024
Dave Simpson: Forget The Election. Let's Go To Dodge.
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “If you don't love “Gunsmoke” and Marshal Matt Dillon, played by the late James Arness, well, there must be something wrong with you, mister. Get some help.”
Dave SimpsonSeptember 16, 2024
Building Next To State Capitol Evacuated Because Of Letter With White Powder
The Herschler building next to the Wyoming Capitol was evacuated Monday after a letter containing a white powder was found in the Secretary of State’s Office. Similar threats were made to the secretaries of state of Iowa and Nebraska.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 16, 2024
Judge Puts Massive 5,000-Well Wyoming Oil And Gas Project In Limbo
A massive oil and gas project that calls for up to 5,000 wells in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin is in limbo after a Friday ruling by a federal judge. The decision doesn’t affect existing drilling permits, but blocks future ones.
Renée JeanSeptember 16, 2024
Barrasso, Lummis “Deeply Disturbed” By Second Assassination Attempt On Trump
Wyoming U.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis expressed relief that former President Donald Trump is safe after a second assassination attempt Sunday. They’re also “deeply disturbed” by this second attempt on Trump’s life.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 16, 2024
Truckers Worried About Hole In Bridge On I-80 In Cheyenne; WYDOT Says It's OK
Truckers expressed worry Monday about a hole that opened up on a bridge on Interstate 80 in Cheyenne. Although WYDOT was able to patch it up, they’re still worried about it. Transportation officials say the bridge is structurally sound.
Leo Wolfson & Greg JohnsonSeptember 16, 2024
Wyoming Ripe For the Dark Side Of Tourism Success — Suddenly Viral Over-Tourism
All it takes is one 'wow-factor' moment shared by an influencer with millions of followers to flood and overwhelm an area. It already happened in Ten Sleep and it could happen to many other places in Wyoming too.
Renée JeanSeptember 16, 2024
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, September 16, 2024
Monday's headlines include: - Wildfire Evacuees Return To Destroyed Homes - Dying Man's Last Wish: Wyo Elk Hunt For Daughter - Wyo Coal Mine Sold To Southern California Real Estate Co.
Wendy CorrSeptember 16, 2024
Sheridan 12-Year-Old Launches Line Of Wyoming-Branded Golf Wear
Declan Jacobson, a Sheridan, Wyoming, 12-year-old, has launched his own line of golf wear. It’s uniquely branded for Wyoming and promotes the “awesomeness” of the sport and state.
Amber SteinmetzSeptember 16, 2024
Wyoming Has Been Quietly Testing Technology That Connects Vehicles To Roads
Wyoming has been quietly testing highway safety technology called V2X -- an acronym for "vehicle-to-everything," for a decade now. The technology connects roads, traffic lights, and other infrastructure that could enable advanced vehicle safety features to prevent crashes and improve traffic flows.
Andrew RossiSeptember 15, 2024
Rock Springs Police Search For Missing 7-Year-Old Who Is Not A Runaway
Update: child has been found. The Rock Springs Police Department is asking for the public's help finding 7-year-old Leo Ressler, an autistic boy who went missing Sunday afternoon. Authorities say he's not a runaway, and he's considered "missing and endangered."
Clair McFarlandSeptember 15, 2024
How Two Wyoming Women Turned A Hobby Into Largest Wool Mill In The West
Two women from Buffalo turned their hobby making wool yarn and crafts into the largest wool mill in the West. Mountain Meadow Wool processes 60,000 pounds of wool annually -- that's more than 54,000 miles of wool.
Renée JeanSeptember 15, 2024
Wheelchair Doesn’t Limit Buffalo Man In Making His Wyoming Sheep Wagons
George Clark is Scotch-Irish stubborn. When his dad told him he couldn’t build a sheepwagon because he was in a wheelchair, his response was watch me. Now he’s got a popular business crafting custom sheep wagons in the Bighorn Mountains.
Renée JeanSeptember 15, 2024
Cassie Craven: Putin Probably Smirked After That Debate
Columnist Cassie Craven writes, "I waited for the cackle to get me in the Halloween spirit but alas, it never came. Vice President Harris had clearly been coached by the Greatest Showman of All Time, President Barack Obama."
Cassie CravenSeptember 15, 2024
Wyoming Art Dealers Experience Massive Slump Each Presidential Election Year
It hits like clockwork every four years — as the presidential election season heats up, sales for Wyoming artists and dealers cool off. Although the famed Buffalo Bill Art Show in Cody seems to be immune to the pattern.
Andrew RossiSeptember 15, 2024
Letters To The Editor: Dave Simpson's Love Poem To The Freedom Caucus
Dear editor: The Cowboy State Daily Opinion page is appropriately sub-titled “everyone has one." Dave Simpson’s love poem to WYO Freedom Caucus personifies the subtitle.
September 15, 2024
Eating Wyoming: How A Vietnamese Restaurant Helped Save The Dubois VFW
Everything about The V Cafe in Dubois is interesting. From how the owner's family were kidnapped on the high seas by pirates while fleeing communism to their journey to Wyoming to how their restaurant saved the local VFW from folding. Plus, they've got great food.
Renée JeanSeptember 15, 2024
Rod Miller: Recollecting Doug !@#%ing Crowe
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Crowe pulled out the frozen carcass of a muskrat. He blended the rodent with tequila and triple sec into the sixth or seventh pitcher of hooch. Reports vary from 'nobody knew the difference' to 'the dog wouldn’t even touch it.' Draw your own damn conclusion."
Rod MillerSeptember 15, 2024
Reporter’s Notebook: The Good, Bad And Ugly Of Digging Wyoming's Dinosaurs
When people ask reporter Andrew Rossi how he ended up in Wyoming, his answer is simple — dinosaurs. From his first discovery in 2012 — what he calls “the ugliest, least exciting piece of dinosaur possible” — he’s been hooked.
Andrew RossiSeptember 15, 2024
The American West: How The Sundance Kid Became A Notorious Outlaw
A young ranch hand and horseman in southwest Colorado met up with Butch Cassidy and a band of outlaws as a teenager. That partnership would make The Sundance Kid one of the most notorious western outlaws.
Linda WommackSeptember 15, 2024
Dying Pennsylvania Man’s Wish Was A Wyoming Elk And Deer Hunt For His Daughter
Dying from cancer, one of a Pennsylvania man’s last wishes was a first Wyoming elk and deer hunt for his 14-year-old daughter. Thanks to a Gillette-area Airbnb owner and outfitter, they got that dream hunt.
Mark HeinzSeptember 15, 2024