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Candy Moulton: The Big Boy is Headed Out

Columnist Candy Moulton writes, "On June 30, Big Boy No. 4014, the largest operating steam engine in the world, will roll out of Cheyenne headed west with the first stop in Laramie that same day. Wamsutter and Green River are next and then off to Utah, Nevada, and California."

Candy MoultonMay 28, 2024

While construction has begun at the site of TerraPower's Natrium nuclear facility near Kemmerer, Wyoming, testing of the technology that will be used in the reactor continues at the company's testing facility in Everett, Washington.

Wyoming To Expand Critical Minerals Permitting To Include Uranium, Rare Earths

With Wyoming positioning to become ground zero for a new U.S. nuclear power revolution, the state is finalizing rules to expand its energy regulatory authority to include uranium and rare earths mining, aka “nuclear source material."

Pat MaioMay 28, 2024

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Gillette Man Says Distant Attic People Triggered Him To Slit Mother’s Throat

A Gillette man told a sheriff’s investigator he was defending himself from people in a "distant attic" when he lifted his mother’s chin and slit her throat. He’s been charged with attempted murder, and she’s recovering in a hospital.

Clair McFarlandMay 28, 2024

The MineOne Chinese bitcoin operation ordered by President Joe Biden in early May to shut down and sell off is staging to clear out with large turcks and storage pods at the site, which is about a mile from F.E. Warren Air Force Base.

Former F.E. Warren Commander Says U.S. Right To Be Worried About China

The former commander of F.E. Warren Air Force Base said the shutting down a Chinese-owned cryptocurrency mine next to the base is just one example why the U.S. is right to be worried about China’s efforts to infiltrate.

Renée JeanMay 28, 2024

Hannah Wingert, top, was sentenced to 10-15 years in prison for brutally beating her 2-year-old son. Her boyfriend at the time, Joshua Moody, below, got two to three years for being an accessory after the fact.

Cheyenne Mom Who Swung Toddler 'Like A Baseball Bat' Gets 10-15 Years In Prison

A 21-year-old Cheyenne mother who swung her 2-year-old son "like a baseball bat" apologized Tuesday, saying that “he didn’t deserve this” as she was sentenced to 10-15 years in prison.

Clair McFarlandMay 28, 2024

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: VA Snubs Families At Memorial Day Service NFL Films Premieres Documentary On Wyo High School Cheyenne Historic Barn Once Stabled Steamboat And Seabiscuit

Wendy CorrMay 28, 2024

Guest Column: Another Rocky Mountain Rate Hike – Here We Go Again!

Rep. Harriet Hageman writes, "Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but Rocky Mountain Power wants to raise your electric bill by double digit … yet again. This is not the first rate increase that RMP has proposed, and it will not be the last."

CSD StaffMay 27, 2024

On left, Carol Anne Hopkins and Dale Hopkins, drove four hours from Riverton, Wyoming, to see the burial site of her parents and participate in the observation of fallen military heroes.

Families Snubbed At Cheyenne National Cemetery On Memorial Day

As many as 100 showed up at Cheyenne National Cemetery on Monday morning for an advertised Memorial Day service in honor of fallen heroes and loved ones. But the VA never showed up to host the service.

Pat MaioMay 27, 2024

Springtime is also known as "rockfall season" through Wind River Canyon in central Wyoming. So far this year, rockfall season has been pretty quiet.

Gigantic Boulders Not Crashing Down On Highway In Wind River Canyon Is Good Sign

It's a good year so far in Wind River Canyon as there's been a decrease in rocks and boulders crashing down on the highway. The Wyoming Dept of Transportation believes it could be a sign that rockfall mitigation projects are working.

Andrew RossiMay 27, 2024

A scene from the 2017 National Championship Air Races in Reno, Nevada.

No National Air Race Championship For Casper But Town Could Get Other Races

Casper won’t be the new home for National Championship Air Races, but the racing association plans to expand with other racing events, and says Casper is on the short list for one of those.

Renée JeanMay 27, 2024

Dave Simpson: The Trump Trial -- What A Disaster

Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "“Remember when convictions of black defendants in the south were reported with the words 'by an all-white jury?' If Trump is convicted, the media probably won't write 'convicted by an all-Democrat jury.'”

Dave SimpsonMay 27, 2024

Scott and Rodney Fujita at the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center near Cody during the production of the NFL documentary "9066: Fear, Football, and the Theft of Freedom."

NFL Network Puts Wyoming In Spotlight With Documentary On Heart Mountain Eagles

The NFL Network will premiere a half-hour documentary Monday on the Heart Mountain Eagles, the high school football team for the Wyoming Japanese-American internment camp during World War II that went undefeated in 1942.

Andrew RossiMay 27, 2024

The cast consists of 26 school-age youth who had three weeks to rehearse and stage a 90-minute original work.

Champions Of The Outdoors Featured In Original Jackson Musical

Just about everyone in Jackson who has ever hiked, biked or paddled in the backcountry knows of famed conservationists Olaus and Mardy Murie. Celebrated Jackson playwright Andrew Munz has made a musical celebrating them.

Jake NicholsMay 27, 2024

Gillette teens Jackson Harris and Kegan Bare, right, rescued this nest full of baby birds at the Fishing Lake last weekend.

Acts Of Kindness: Gillette Teens Rescue Baby Birds, Wildlife Rehabber Does The Rest

The easy part for two Gillette teens was rescuing the baby birds who were motherless and appeared doomed. But then what? Thankfully, one of two certified mammal wildlife rehabbers in Wyoming lived in Gillette and she took care of the rest.

Jen KocherMay 27, 2024

Dale Gregory of Casper enjoys reenacting the life of a mountain man at an annual rendezvous.

Casper Man Committed To Keeping Mountain Man History Alive

Dale Gregory of Casper never quite grew out of his childhood dream of being a Wyoming mountain man. Now he lives the lifestyle and shares it with others at the Fort Caspar Museum because he says it's important to keep the history of the West alive.

Dale KillingbeckMay 27, 2024

The finished C.B. Irwin Barn, which now houses the offices of Cowboy State Daily and a loft apartment above.

Cheyenne’s Historic C.B. Irwin Barn Once Stabled Steamboat

Cheyenne’s historic C.B. Irwin Barn, about a block from the Wyoming Capitol and now home to Cowboy State Daily, once stabled the legendary Steamboat.

Renée JeanMay 27, 2024

April Lange, here on a trail run with son Isaiah near the home in Evanston, Wyoming, last week.

Wyoming Mother Of Nine Gets Personal Best In Triathlon Despite Breaking A Rib

Evanston's April Lange, a mother of nine, set a personal best by 10 minutes in a 70-mile triathlon earlier this month in St. George, Utah. Even more impressive, she did it with a broken rib that she suffered five minutes into the race.

Clair McFarlandMay 27, 2024

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, May 27, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * Standoff Over Wolf Torture In Daniel * UPS Drivers Dish Dirt Over Rural Delivery Practices * Grizzly Attack Survivor Said He Never Let Go Of Bear Spray

Wendy CorrMay 27, 2024

Big Boy at the Union Pacific Steam Shop in Cheyenne.

Getting Wyoming’s Iconic 1 Million Pound Big Boy Locomotive Ready For Summer Tour

The race is on to get Wyoming’s iconic Big Boy locomotive ready for its summer 2024 tour. It takes a lot of work for the largest operating steam engine on the planet at more than 1 million pounds.

Renée JeanMay 27, 2024

The lone remaining original trolley from those that served Sheridan, Wyoming, more than a century ago sits on the private property on the north side of the city.

Wyoming History: No. 115 In Sheridan Is State’s Last Original Streetcar

For a time in the early 1900s, Sheridan was a modern municipal wonder with electric trolleys and inter-urban cars ferrying people to mines, shopping and the old fort. Now car No. 115 is Wyoming’s last original streetcar.

Dale KillingbeckMay 26, 2024

Organizer Jonas Black and other riders in Hogs for Hope roll into Daniel, Wyoming, on May 26, 2024. The rally had planned to stop at the Green River Bar, but it had been blocked by locals with trucks and horse trailers, left.

Standoff Over Wolf Torture: Locals Block Motorcycle Rally From Daniel Bar

Friends and family of Daniel resident Cody Roberts, who gained international exposure for torturing a wolf, lined up trailers and vehicles on Sunday so motorcycle rally participants couldn't hold a presentation in front of the bar.

Mark HeinzMay 26, 2024

A screenshot from the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show shows the competition’s judge hold the ribbon with Natasha Wilson and Rowan celebrating the win.

Wyoming Dog Dazzles At Westminster Show, Wins Best Of Breed

Rowan, a Bracco Italiano dog who lives in Douglas, won Best of Breed at the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. He received a giant medallion for the win and bragging rights that the best Bracco Italiano dog in the world lives in Wyoming.

Dale KillingbeckMay 26, 2024

Hi Market co-manager CJ Allison changes the price of unleaded gas from $3.34 a gallon to $2.38 a gallon on Saturday.

Conservative Advocacy Group Lowers Gas To $2.38 A Gallon At Cheyenne Gas Station

On a nationwide bus tour, conservative activist group Americans for Prosperity gave a $1 discount to motorists filling up at a Cheyenne gas station Sunday, rolling back the price to $2.38 a gallon, what it was at the beginning of the Biden administration.

Pat MaioMay 26, 2024

Shanna Brubaker, 38, of Cheyenne has been missing since April 29, 2024.

Family Desperate To Find Missing Cheyenne Woman Who May Have Had Mental Emergency

The family of 38-year-old Shanna Brubaker, who’s been missing from her Cheyenne home since April 29 and may be experiencing a mental health emergency, is desperate to find her. The family is asking for the public's help.

Jen KocherMay 26, 2024

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