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Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * Gillette Teen Hits 142MPH In Attempt To Elude Cops * Wyo Sheriff Rents Denver Billboard To Recruit Depressed Colorado Cops * Wildlife Photographers Capture Strength Of Grizzly Overpowering River Rapids

Wendy CorrMay 14, 2024

Big Win For Barrasso As His Ban On Uranium Imports Signed Into Law

An effort spearheaded by Wyoming’s senior Sen. John Barrasso to ban Russian uranium imports was signed by President Joe Biden on Monday. He said the move “officially ended Russia’s chokehold on America’s uranium supply.”

Leo WolfsonMay 14, 2024

A young male grizzly powers against the current in the Hoback River near Pinedale, to get back to shore after feasting on a big game carcass in the middle of the river.

Fearless Wyoming Grizzly Powers Through Rapids After Gorging On Carcass In River

Wildlife photographers witnessed the sheer power and strength of young grizzly on Friday. After feasting on a carcass in the middle of the Hoback River, he fearlessly plunged into the churning rapids and powered his way to the shore.

Mark HeinzMay 14, 2024

The Teepee Pool would be reconstructed as an adult-oriented spa and wellness center. It is already owned by Wyoming LLC.

Thermopolis Locals Fear New Hot Springs State Park Operators Will Price Them Out

Dozens of Thermopolis-area residents peppered a Wyoming State Parks official Monday about their worries that a new operator will price out locals who enjoy Wyoming’s most popular state park.

Renée JeanMay 14, 2024

Gillette 16-Year-Old Hits 142 MPH In Cadillac Trying To Outrun Cops

A former race car driver and the Campbell County undersheriff say a 16-year-old boy who led police on a high-speed chase hitting 142 mph is lucky. Any slight mishap at that speed is probably not survivable, they said.

Clair McFarland & Jimmy OrrMay 13, 2024

The Sinclair refinery in Sinclair, Wyoming, in this 2011 file photo.

Combined HF Sinclair Reports 7% Revenue Drop In First Quarter Since Merger

Dallas-based HF Sinclair Corp., formed when HollyFrontier bought Sinclair, reports a 7% drop in revenue in the new company’s first quarterly report. It also predicts an upturn for its namesake Sinclair refinery.

Pat MaioMay 13, 2024

Guest Column: Defending Wyoming’s Access to our Public Lands

U.S. Sen. John Barrasso and Rep. Harriet Hageman write, "The BLM’s Rock Springs Resource Management Plan is essentially a land lockdown, turning thousands of acres of federal land in Wyoming from multiple-use into non-use."

CSD StaffMay 13, 2024

The back of The Pearl sheep wagon at Gillette's third annual Sheepherding Festival. Some sheep wagons have a chuckwagon-type cook station in the back, others have an area to store staples like beans and flour.

Gillette Celebrates Sheep Wagons — Wyoming’s Original Tiny Homes

The town of Gillette spent Saturday celebrating sheep wagons, a uniquely Wyoming invention that were ingenious for their time. The 12-foot-long tiny homes on wheels were practical long before they became trendy.

Renée JeanMay 13, 2024

A pair of Wyoming Department of Corrections officers move an inmate.

Wyoming Prisons Will Pay New Health Provider $46 Million Over 2 Years

The Wyoming Department of Corrections will pay Alabama-based health care provider Naphcare about $46.2 million over the next two years for medical care according to a contract released on Monday. That’s about 16% more than the cost of DOC’s longtime, now-former provider YesCare.

Clair McFarlandMay 13, 2024

Torrington resident Jackie Van Mark wants to follow in her father's footsteps by bringing civility and compromise back to the Wyoming Legislature.

Torrington Woman Taps Deep Roots In Run For State House Seat Her Dad Once Held

Torrington resident Jackie Van Mark is running against incumbent state Rep. Scott Smith for House District 5, to win back a seat her dad once held. Van Mark is a 4th generation Wyomingite who comes from one of the state's original homesteading families.

Leo WolfsonMay 13, 2024

Letter To The Editor: John Bear Is Right, Rod Miller Is Wrong

Dear editor: "People who read the newspaper need to know every commentary isn't true. I don't believe that the Freedom Caucus are either naive nor uninformed. I realize that we're in an election season so this kind of thing could happen again."

May 13, 2024

Dave Simpson: I'm Not Buying Any Of This Crap

Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "We're expected to believe that folks who don't want boys playing girl's sports, don't want porn in children's libraries, and don't want children switching genders, are all 'far right,' and don't want 'Wyoming solutions to Wyoming problems.' Not so."

Dave SimpsonMay 13, 2024

Casper Man Fights Extradition To Utah On 8 Child Sex-Related Charges

A 26-year-old Casper man arrested Thursday on warrants out of Utah is fighting extradition to that state on eight charges related to alleged felony sexual exploitation of a minor.

Dale KillingbeckMay 13, 2024

Peninsula Energy's Lance in-situ uranium recovery project in northeast Wyoming.

Australia Company Targets 85 Million Pounds Of Uranium In Northeast Wyoming

Australia-based Peninsula Energy has boosted estimates for uranium in northeast Wyoming to nearly 85 million pounds at its three area mines, along with processing yellowcake.

Pat MaioMay 13, 2024

This billboard commissioned by the Laramie County Sheriff's Office is an appeal to recruit any Denver police officers who may feel "frustrated" with their jobs there, LCSO Sheriff Brian Kozak said.

Wyoming Sheriff Uses Billboard To Attract Denver Cops After City Defunded Police

Laramie County Sheriff Brian Kozak put up a billboard in Denver to attract cops who may be "frustrated" after that city defunded its police by $8.4 million. The billboard also emphasizes that breaking the law is still illegal in Wyoming.

Clair McFarlandMay 13, 2024

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, May 13, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * Massive $1.2B Solar Farm Planned For South Cheyenne * The Fascinating History Of Jackson’s Silver Dollar Bar * UPS Cuts Deliveries To Southeast Wyoming To Three Days A Week

Wendy CorrMay 13, 2024

The Wild Lunch Market in downtown Casper at 124 E. 2nd St. offers customers grab and go sandwiches, soups, salads, baked goods, and fresh coffee, tea, and cold drinks.

Eating Wyoming: Casper’s Wild Lunch Market, As Mom-And-Pop As It Gets

The Wild Lunch Market is easy to miss in downtown Casper, but for those in the know, it’s a favorite spot that’s as mom-and-pop as it gets for homemade sandwiches, wraps and cool movie memorabilia.

Dale KillingbeckMay 12, 2024

The Green Front Building was first built in 1896 on Sheridan Avenue in Cody. It's seen here housing the Shoshone Land and Irrigation Co. and next to the Cody Hotel.

First Building Built In Cody 128 Years Ago Is Still Open For Business

The first building built in Cody 128 years ago has been a post office, a poker club, a church, radiator shop and a medical office. It's moved three times but it's still standing and open for business.

Andrew RossiMay 12, 2024

After decades away, "Shoshone Canyon" hangs again at Cody's iconic Irma Hotel. The large painting was cleaed with human spit to remove decades of grime and restore it to its historic glory.

Cody Museum Uses Spit To Clean Historic Paintings To Hang In Irma Hotel

Preserving Wyoming’s Western history is something the Buffalo Bill Center of the West takes seriously. So when they gave three oil paintings back to their original home at the iconic Irma Hotel, they got a good spit-cleaning first.

Andrew RossiMay 12, 2024

The Toto Neoresrt NX2 deal-flush toilet is the top of the line in top-of-the-line smart toilets, retailing for $21,000.

More Jackson Homeowners Paying Up To $20,000 For Smart Toilets

One of the trends sweeping the U.S. bathroom industry are smart toilets, packed with technology and luxury. Homeowners in Teton County are following that trend and paying up to $20,000 for their pimped-out potties.

Andrew RossiMay 12, 2024

In Thermopolis, Wyoming, the One Eyed Buffalo is so popular in this town of less than 3,000 people that there are three branded business, the One Eyed Buffalo Brewing Co., from left, One Eyed Buffalo Taphouse and One Eyed Buffalo Saloon.

One Eyed Buffalo Is So Popular In Thermopolis, There Are 3 Locations In Town Of Less Than 3,000

One Eyed Buffalo in Thermopolis — a town of fewer than 3,000 people — is so popular, there are three different locations. And they're all doing well.

Renée JeanMay 12, 2024

The glamping tents put up by Basecamp Hospitality in Teton County have been called by Gov. Mark Gordon "white pimples." Now the company is camouflaging them.

Company Tries To Hide Jackson’s Controversial ‘White Pimple’ Glamping Tents

The controversial glamping tents near Jackson Hole Mountain Resort’s entrance that Gov. Mark Gordon dubbed “white pimples” are being camouflaged. Teton County officials say that doesn’t begin to cover up the many problems with them.

Renée JeanMay 12, 2024

Johnson County sheep rancher Mike Miller trails about 150 eyes and lambs down Echeta Road into Gillette on Saturday.

Gillette Sheep Drive Stops Traffic, Revives Ranching Tradition

Mike Miller drove about 150 ewes and lambs through Gillette on Saturday, marking the first time in decades the area’s ranching tradition was revived with a sheep trail, stopping traffic and delighting locals.

Jen KocherMay 12, 2024

Wyoming History: It’s Been A Century Since 100-Year Floods Devastated Central Wyoming

Dozens were killed when torrential rains in July and again in September 1923 brought a double dose of 100-year floods that put Thermopolis and other towns under water and caused the worst train wreck in Wyoming history.

Dale KillingbeckMay 12, 2024

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