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Piles of crisscrossed fallen trees, called jackstraw, are a common sight on the Medicine Bow National Forest near Laramie.

Windstorms Leave Wyoming Backcountry Trails A Mess Of Fallen Trees

On some of southeast Wyoming’s popular hiking and biking trails, a chainsaw — or at least an axe — might be standard equipment. Trees blown over by recent severe windstorms have turned trails into an absolute mess.

Mark HeinzMay 21, 2024

Guest Column: Wolf Issue Will Be Addressed In Legislature With Wyoming Values In Mind

Rep. John Winter writes, "I have received barrage of hateful and nasty phone calls and emails from all across this country. As a result, I thought I should try to clarify a few things and put this issue into perspective."

CSD StaffMay 20, 2024

A Laramie County elections staffer directs voters during the 2022 general election in Cheyenne.

Better Wyoming Group Urged Voters To Register Republican Ahead Of Deadline

Although it claims to be a nonpartisan health advocacy group, Better Wyoming sent out messaging earlier this month encouraging some of its members in some parts of the state to register as Republicans ahead of last week’s deadline.

Leo WolfsonMay 20, 2024

An illustration of what an "orchard" of silos to pull carbon dioxide out of the air and sequester it underground in central Wyoming could look like.

Firm That Wants To Build Carbon-Sucking Silos In Wyoming Signs Deal With Saudis

Spiritus, a venture capital firm that wants to build a direct air carbon capture project in Wyoming, signed a deal with Saudi-backed Aramco Ventures to develop its technology on a pilot project in the Middle Eastern country.

Pat MaioMay 20, 2024

A pair of men from Bronx, New York, are accused of stealing identities and trying to scam this Verizon store at 1875 Coffeen Ave. Suite A in Sheridan out of new iPhones.

Pair Of Accused iPhone Scammers From New York Caught In Wyoming

Attentive employees at a Sheridan Verizon store caught a pair of New York men allegedly winding through the region stealing identities and buying iPhones with people's phone account information. They’re both facing felony charges.

Clair McFarlandMay 20, 2024

Dave Simpson: Don't Be A Weak-Sauce Republican

Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "A transplant from Oregon expected to find Republican Red-State nirvana when he moved to Wyoming. That's not what he found."

Dave SimpsonMay 20, 2024

Wyoming produces much of America's thermal coal, and also is home to several coal-fired power plants.

Can Wyoming Break With Federal Government And Become Energy Independent?

Wyoming legislators are examining an approach to energy independence and ownership of coal- and natural-gas power plants that would directly pit them against the Biden administration’s policy of ending coal production by 2041.

Pat MaioMay 20, 2024

This parcel behind the site of the former Hitching Post Inn, left, could become an affordable housing development in Cheyenne.

Family Of Cheyenne’s Historic Hitching Post Inn Wants Affordable Housing Near It

Hitching Post Inn family member Stephanie Smith still owns half the land where the famous Cheyenne hotel was located. She hopes to attract an affordable housing project on part of it.

Renée JeanMay 20, 2024

Independent candidate Tyler Cessor and state Rep. Jeanette, Ward, R-Casper.

Independent Casper Candidate Says He's Fed Up With Jeanette Ward

Tyler Cessor, an Independent from Casper and the first third-party candidate to run for the Wyoming legislature this year, says he’s fed up with incumbent Rep. Jeanette Ward, R-Casper.

Leo WolfsonMay 20, 2024

Out-Of-State Man Survives Attack By 2 Wyoming Grizzlies

An attack prompted by a “surprise encounter” with two grizzly bears Sunday in the Signal Mountain area of Grand Teton National Park left a 35-year-old man hospitalized in stable condition.

Mark HeinzMay 20, 2024

Letter To The Editor: How Do You Get The Sunrise Photos Before The Sun Rises?

Dear editor: I get up at 5 to 5:30 almost every morning. Interestingly enough, I find a picture of the morning sunrise for that day, when the sun has yet to rise.

May 20, 2024

Wind River Indian Reservation sign 5 20 24

After Guilty Plea For Abusing Woman, Wyoming Man Allegedly Stabbed Another To Death

Nine days after an Ethete, Wyoming, man pleaded guilty to abusing a woman, he allegedly stabbed a different woman to death. He was indicted last week on suspicion of first-degree murder.

Clair McFarlandMay 20, 2024

An Honor Wyoming billboard in Rock Springs.

Murky Political Group Honor Wyoming Slowly Emerging From The Shadows

The billboards first started showing up in Cheyenne around last fall, put up by a group called Honor Wyoming. The signs chide some legislators as rodeo “clowns” and praise others as “top hands” based on their voting records.

Leo WolfsonMay 20, 2024

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, May 20, 2024

Monday's headlines include: - Casper Shooting Victim's Father Heartbroken - Yellowstone's 11-year-old One-Eyed Wolf Going Strong - YNP Worker Discovers What Happens When Bear Spray Explodes In Car

Wendy CorrMay 20, 2024

Taken a year after Nathan Kissack was put on maintenance chemo. Kissack told Cowboy State Daily he just made up a competition for himself, to see what kind of dramatic physical change he could make happen with his body after being told by doctors not to work out.

So Far, So Good: Gillette Native Battling Cancer For A Third Time (And Winning)

Gillette native Nathan Kissack likes to joke that he’s done fentanyl 25 times, and he’s even done fentanyl and heroin together. The drugs were all legal, however, part of what is now a third — and so far successful — fight with cancer.

Renée JeanMay 19, 2024

Bruno, one of the Yellowstone Econsystem's famous male grizzly bears, can get cranky if people get too close.

Many Washington State Locals Not Thrilled With Grizzly Reintroduction

Many locals in Washington State's North Cascades region aren't thrilled with the idea of grizzlies being reintroduced in the area. The grizzlies, some likely from Wyoming, could be helicoptered in as soon as this year.

Mark HeinzMay 19, 2024

Rock Springs resident Dawson Lorenz rescues Pepper the house cat from the spot where she'd been stuck for two days. Lorenz volunteered to help after the cat's owner, Angie Chrisman, asked for help on social media.

Rock Springs Duo Risk Lives Climbing Cliff To Rescue Cat

An indoor cat named Pepper spent two days outdoors stuck halfway up a cliff in Rock Springs, ignoring every attempt to coax, cajole and coerce her down. So, a local man and teen climbed the cliff to rescue her.

Andrew RossiMay 19, 2024

Randy Camino keeps the Lukainka, Basque sausages, turned over a smoky grill.

Eating Wyoming: Buffalo’s Lukainka Sausages Have A 100-Year History In Wyoming

The Lukainka sausages served last weekend at Gillette’s third annual Sheepherders Festival have a long history for one Buffalo family that goes back well over 100 years.

Renée JeanMay 19, 2024

Vertical Harvest's flagship facility in Jackson, Wyoming.

Jackson’s Vertical Hydroponic Farm Goes National With First-Of-Its-Kind Urban Farm Model

Vertical Harvest in Jackson is North America’s first vertical hydroponic greenhouse. Because of its success, it is opening a 51,000-square-foot vertical farming facility in Maine and will break ground on another in Detroit.

Renée JeanMay 19, 2024

A simple marker in the middle of nowhere between Pinedale and South Pass City, Wyoming, tells of the death of Ralph Faler on April 5, 1921. He was caught in a blizzard delivering the U.S. mail.

Wyoming History: Pinedale Mailman Paid Ultimate Price In 1921 Blizzard

Delivering the mail across Wyoming’s vast empty spaces wasn’t for the faint of heart more than a century ago -- especially Pinedale and South Pass City. Mail carrier Ralph Faler got caught in a blizzard and never made it out.

Dale KillingbeckMay 19, 2024

After suffering numerous serious injures in a side-by-side rollover crash in Park County this month, Skyler Peterson faces a long road to recovery.

Wyoming Man Vows To Dance At His Wedding Despite Serious Injuries From ATV Crash

Although he's hospitalized and still unable to move his arms, Cody's Skylar Peterson is vowing to dance with his future wife Sydnie at their wedding on August 10. Peterson was severely injured in an ATV crash earlier this month.

Mark HeinzMay 19, 2024

Rod Miller: Fake Electric Cows – A Cautionary Campfire Tale

Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Stetsons were tipped back as heads were craned toward the black sky, eyes following a pin-prick of light that moved slowly among the stars. 'Is that it?' asked Rimrock, 'Is that Biden’s cow-trackin’ satellite?'"

Rod MillerMay 19, 2024

Elmer Lovejoy hauls a load of Crescent bicycles with his Locomobile Steamer in 1897. A year later he would become the first person to drive an automobile in Wyoming, one of his own making.

Laramie Inventor Elmer Lovejoy Built And Drove Wyoming’s First Car

No one in Wyoming had yet seen an automobile in 1898. That all changed when Elmer Lovejoy took a little drive in the car -- that he built -- in downtown Laramie on May 7, 1898. He was going an unthinkable 8 miles per hour.

Jake NicholsMay 19, 2024

Rebecca Burnett is a cashier at Big D's Convenience Store in Gillette. She told Cowboy State Daily her retirement plan is not to retire. She's going to keep her cowgirl boots on until the day she dies.

Wyoming Convenience Store Grandma Won't Ever Retire But Says She's OK With That

Rebecca Burnett of Gillette has decided to never retire, so she eagerly pulls night shifts at a Big D Kwik Shop convenience store in Gillette and considers herself everyone’s grandma.

Renée JeanMay 19, 2024

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