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Firefighters Gain Upper Hand In Wyoming Wildfires That Have Burned 53,200 Acres
Emergency firefighters report making “good progress” on containing wildfires across Wyoming that have burned 53,200 acres. That includes getting about 90% containment of the Pleasant Valley Fire north of Guernsey.
Pat MaioAugust 06, 2024
Chicken With AR-15 On Casper PETA Billboard Threatens To Kill People Who Eat Meat
PETA is pushing meat-eaters to become vegan in a new Casper billboard with an angry chicken wielding an AR-15. The chicken threatens it may kill people if meat doesn’t, a message Wyoming’s meat industry says misses the mark by a mile.
Dale KillingbeckAugust 06, 2024
Don Day Says Don't Trust Winter Forecasts That Come Out In Middle Of Summer
Cowboy State Daily meteorologist Don Day says he understands why people are interested in long-range forecasts but the idea that you can predict winter weather in the middle of summer is ridiculous and the results are "outrageously bad."
Andrew RossiAugust 06, 2024
Recovery Begins At Hartville, The Historic Mining Town That Nearly Went Up In Flames
The historic mining town of Hartville, Wyoming, came within inches of going up in flames this past week. Folks are shell-shocked as they recover from a wildfire that turned much of the land around them into an apocalyptic nightmare.
Pat MaioAugust 06, 2024
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Tuesday's headlines include: * More Than 55,000 Acres Burned Across Wyoming * Campbell County Deputy Nearly Dies In Shootout, Suspect Killed * Driskill Files Complaint Over County Party’s $25K Donation To Freedom Caucus PAC
Wendy CorrAugust 06, 2024
Dave Simpson: Our Guys Aren't On Gordon's List
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "I agree with folks who suggest using Gov. Gordon's endorsement list as a guide on who NOT to vote for.”
Dave SimpsonAugust 05, 2024
“Dancing” Wyoming Rattlers Actually Rare Video Of Males Fighting For Territory
An avid hiker from Lander caught video of two large rattlesnakes “dancing” in Sinks Canyon last week. What she captured was rare video of two males wrestling for territorial dominance.
Mark HeinzAugust 05, 2024
Up To 80 Years For Rawlins Man Who Tried To Gun Down Niece And Nephew
A 74-year-old Rawlins man who tried to gun down his adult niece and nephew will spend the next 40-80 years in prison. “I hope he rots in hell,” said the niece.
Clair McFarlandAugust 05, 2024
Keeping Yellowstone’s East Gate Open A Priority As Fire Burns Near East Entrance
The Clearwater fire has burned nearly 2,000 acres in some of the most rugged and remote terrain in northwest Wyoming. Keeping Yellowstone’s East Gate open among the top priorities for those fighting the blaze.
Jackie DorothyAugust 05, 2024
Campbell County Deputy Kills Suspect, Came “So Close To Dying” In Shootout
A Campbell County Sheriff’s Office deputy shot and killed a suspect Sunday night near Wright, Wyoming. The man fired a shotgun at the deputy first, the sheriff says, adding that the deputy came “so close to dying last night.”
Clair McFarlandAugust 05, 2024
Driskill Files Complaint Over County Party’s $25K Donation To Freedom Caucus PAC
Senate President Ogden Driskill thinks a $25,000 Crook County Republicans donation to the Wyoming Freedom Caucus PAC is illegal. He filed a complaint Monday with the Secretary of State’s Office.
Leo WolfsonAugust 05, 2024
Woman Drives Truck Into Gillette Motel Pool, Arrested For DUI
A woman drove a large Ram pickup into the outdoor pool of the National 9 motel in Gillette on Friday evening. Nobody was hurt, but video of the aftermath shows a wrecker pulling the truck out and the woman’s DUI arrest.
Clair McFarlandAugust 05, 2024
Rock Springs Shooters Set Up Target So Everyone Can Smack Steel With Bullets
Some friends from Rock Springs who like collecting and shooting vintage military rifles also believe in community service. They cleaned up a patch of public land near town and set up a steel target so everybody can smack it with bullets.
Mark HeinzAugust 05, 2024
New Fires Add To Wyoming’s Wildland Inferno, More Than 55,000 Acres Burned
A pair of wildfires in Campbell County blew up over the weekend to nearly 25,000 acres. That’s added to the nearly 30,000 acres burned north of Guernsey and about 1,800 acres in the rugged Shoshone National Forest in northwest Wyoming.
Pat MaioAugust 05, 2024
Guest Column: Governor Gordon Gets It Wrong Again
Sen. Cheri Steinmetz writes, "Is anyone else getting tired of Mark Gordon trying to tell us what to do? He appears to be on his latest power trip since he is declaring what the “facts” are and who we should vote for in 2024."
CSD StaffAugust 05, 2024
New York Casino Breaks Weitzels Wings’ 24-Hour Chicken Wing Sales Record
The Village Casino in New York sold nearly 56,000 chicken wings in 24 hours over the weekend to reclaim the world record from Wyoming’s Weitzels Wings. Owner Trent Weitzel said he wants to take it back decisively next year by selling 75,000.
Greg JohnsonAugust 05, 2024
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, August 5, 2024
Monday's headlines include: * Wildfire Destroys Rep. Hageman’s Homestead * Wyoming Man Digs For Treasure Under Outhouses * New York Woman Videos Terrifying Encounter With Grizzly
Wendy CorrAugust 05, 2024
Wyoming Man Gets 50 Years For Shooting At Trooper During 2023 Sturgis Rally
A 29-year-old Saratoga, Wyoming, man was sentenced to 50 years in prison last month after pleading guilty to shooting at a South Dakota Highway Patrol trooper during the 2023 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
Justin GeorgeAugust 04, 2024
Popular Coffee Spot Still Has Plenty Of Historic Ten Sleep Mercantile In It
Who doesn’t love a good bullet hole or two, especially when it’s in a building that has a lot of history and character? That’s the case for the Big Horn Mountain Stage Co., a coffee stop in Ten Sleep that’s about to turn 120 years old.
Renée JeanAugust 04, 2024
Sundays Are For The Spiritual, Even Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Hellraisers
The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally may be a time for bikers to raise a little hell, but that doesn’t mean they miss church. After mass, Horatio Vela of south Texas told Cowboy State Daily, “Right now, I’m riding alone, but I know Christ Savior is always with me.”
Justin GeorgeAugust 04, 2024
Cody’s 2 Mules Chuckwagon Explodes In Popularity Thanks To Guy Fieri
Cody’s 2 Mules Chuckwagon is real working, living, breathing history that you can literally taste. And it’s become a lot more popular ever since appearing on Food Network host and restaurateur Guy Fieri’s “Guy’s All-American Road Trip.”
Renée JeanAugust 04, 2024
Why Scientists Are Going Bonkers Over Four 38-Million-Year-Old Wyoming Snakes
A den of 38-million-year-old snakes were found in the White River Formation near Douglas, Wyoming, have paleontologists super excited. They're among the most important complete fossils of snakes ever found.
Andrew RossiAugust 04, 2024
Wyoming History: That One Time Grasshoppers Ate A Man And Horse In 1870s
One Wyoming entomologist isn't quite sure the 1877 newspaper account of a grasshopper swarm devouring a man and his horse is believable but he's seen them eat some "pretty outrageous things."
Dale KillingbeckAugust 04, 2024
Texas Company Trying To Resurrect Woolly Mammoths To Improve Genetics Of Bison
A Texas biotechnology and genetic engineering company is trying to resurrect woolly mammoths to help build better bison on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming. They hope the mammoth can be resurrected by 2028.
Andrew RossiAugust 04, 2024