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Wyoming Cowboy Hall Of Fame Announces Class of 2024 Inductees

The men and women who will be inducted into the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame as members of the Class of 2024 have worked the open range, remote grazing allotments, and they have herded thousands of head of livestock.

Candy MoultonMay 03, 2024

Barrasso Joins Boebert In Effort To Delist Wolves In Lower 48

U.S. Sen. John Barrasso has joined efforts by Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, to get wolves delisted from federal protection in all of the Lower 48 states. Political observers say it has almost no chance.

Mark HeinzMay 03, 2024

A full coal train rolls through Wyoming's Powder River Basin about 10 miles north of Gillette. The Dry Fork Station coal-fired power plant is in the background.

Wyoming Budget Could Face $50 Million Coal Shortfall In 2025

Wyoming’s budget may see a $50 million shortfall in revenue collection from the state’s coal industry as it moves into 2025, warns Don Richards, co-chairman of the Wyoming Legislative Service Office.

Pat MaioMay 03, 2024

Katrina Danforth after her arrest for hiring a hitman to kill her ex-boyfriend. The Wyoming Supreme Court has denied her request to terminate the parental rights of that same ex over their daughter.

Porn Actress Who Put Out Hit On Wyoming Ex Tries To End His Parental Rights

A porn actress serving 10 years in prison for trying to hire a hitman to kill her ex-boyfriend wants to terminate the ex's parental rights over their daughter. The Wyoming Supreme Court on Thursday denied her request.

Clair McFarlandMay 03, 2024

Reid Rasner speaks at the 2024 Wyoming Republican Party Convention in Cheyenne.

Reid Rasner Seems To Be Making Everyone Mad

Wyoming Senate challenger Reid Rasner has not only incurred the wrath of Rep. Harriet Hageman but many other conservatives are calling him out for his questionable campaign tactics.

Leo WolfsonMay 03, 2024

Dennis Sun: Us Against Them

Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "We can only hope there will be a change in administration come November. This administration wants to manage public lands using areas of critical environmental concern, where they manage for a single use, which is not good."

Dennis SunMay 03, 2024

Rod Miller: How I Acquired My Nonpareil Vocabulary

Columnist Rod Miller writes, "I grew up around some pretty salty, down-to-earth cowboys out there in the Big Empty. My rustic tutors would whisper, 'Rod, go ask your Mom what %@$&#@ means.' I did this so often, you might conclude that I loved the taste of Lava soap."

Rod MillerMay 03, 2024

A new Biden administrtion plan could start a new land rush in Wyoming to put solar farms on.

Wyoming May See Next Land Rush For Utility-Sized Solar Farms

Wyoming, with its friendly permitting process to build alternative energy development projects, could see America’s next land rush to build utility-scale solar farms.

Pat MaioMay 03, 2024

State Rep. Rachel Rodriguez-Williams, R-Cody, and challenger David Hill.

Pro-Life Wyoming Legislator Rachel Rodriguez-Williams Has Challenger

Wyoming’s most vocal pro-life state legislator state Rep. Rachel Rodriguez-Williams, R-Cody, has a reelection opponent in David Hill, who shares many of her conservative values, but says the incumbent hasn’t been effective enough.

Leo WolfsonMay 03, 2024

Melvin Bagley is led from the Carbon County Courthouse on May 3, 2024, after pleading guilty to attempteed second-degree murder.

Wyoming Man Says He Tried To Gun Down Relatives Because He Was ‘Pretty Mad’

Melvin Bagley of Rawlins pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of attempted murder for gunning down his nephew and nephew’s wife last September near Bairoil because he was “pretty mad.”

Clair McFarlandMay 03, 2024

Stacy Boisseau's Jeep Compass just outside the East Entrance of Yellowstone the night before its May 3 opening, first in line for the sixth straight year.

Cody Family First In Line To Open Yellowstone’s East Entrance Six Years Running

Stacy Boisseau of Cody and her daughters have been the first in line to enter Yellowstone National Park through the East Entrance to open the new park’s new season for six years running. She did it again Friday.

Andrew RossiMay 03, 2024

Casper mountaineer Dr. Joe McGinley will not get this seventh summit of the tallest peak on ever continent this May. A virus has stopped his quest to conquer Mount Everest.

Virus Ends Wyoming Mountaineer's Second Attempt To Climb Mount Everest

Casper mountaineer Dr. Joe McGinley’s second attempt to summit Mount Everest in a year has been stopped by a cold virus that is affecting his heart. Everest remains his last of climbing tallest peaks on all seven continents.

Dale KillingbeckMay 03, 2024

Justin Foster, owner of Colonial Coins & Currency in Casper, said accusations he conspired to steal a customer's $100,000 coin collection "destroyed my business." Charges against him have been dropped.

Charges Dropped Against Casper Coin Dealer Accused Of Faking Theft Of $100K Collection

Criminal charges have been dropped against a Casper coin dealer originally accused of being part of a wild scheme to fake the theft of a customer’s $100,000 collection. He says police and the city have “destroyed my business with fake accusations.”

Dale KillingbeckMay 03, 2024

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, May 3, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * Google Maps Strands More Tourists Near Yellowstone * Hageman Tells Reisner Campaign To Stop Misleading Voters * Man Who Went On Meth-Fueled Violent Rampage Denied New Trial

Wendy CorrMay 03, 2024

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Feds Planning To Declassify Marijuana But Wyoming Penalties Will Stay Same

The federal government’s reclassification of marijuana will be a significant change if it goes through, but it won’t change any of the penalties associated with possessing pot in Wyoming.

Leo WolfsonMay 03, 2024

Some Laramie residents worry that a proposed five-story, 88-unit apartment building in this parking lot in the heart of downtown would take up too much space, block views of murals and hurt the historic aesthetic.

Locals Say 88-Unit Apartment Building In Downtown Laramie Would Ruin Historic Vibe

A proposed five-story, 88-unit apartment building in downtown Laramie has the city abuzz with controversy. Supporters say it will provide sorely needed housing. Opponents say it will hog parking spaces and ruin the historic vibe.

Mark HeinzMay 02, 2024

The Lander branch of the Fremont County Library System.

Fremont Library Board Says It Sorted Out Internet Filters, Book Challenges By Deadline

The Fremont County Library board on Wednesday said it’s addressed the age-appropriateness of its books and the county government's demand that it block porn from youth computers.

Clair McFarlandMay 02, 2024

Peabody Energy Corp.'s North Antelope Rochelle mine in Wyoming's Powder River Basin is the world's largest and most productive coal mine.

Peabody’s Wyoming Coal Mines Report Biggest Production Drop In 10 Years

Peabody Energy Corp., which runs the world’s most productive coal mine in northeastern Wyoming, saw its profit slip 79% from a year ago as production in the region’s surface mining operations sunk to one of its lowest levels in a decade, the company reported Thursday.

Pat MaioMay 02, 2024

Wyoming Supreme Court building in Cheyenne.

No New Trial For Man Who Shattered Legs Of Two Wyoming Hunters With One Bullet

A man who unleashed a meth-fueled violent crime rampage on homeowners and hunters in Douglas — including shattering the legs of two men with a single bullet — was denied a new trial by the Wyoming Supreme Court on Thursday.

Clair McFarlandMay 02, 2024

The Hall of Justice in Casper was evacuated and a special response team for hazardous substances called in after a suspicious package was delivered Thursday.

Second Wyoming Courthouse In 3 Days Evacuated Because Of Suspicious Package

The Casper Hall of Justice was evacuated and shut down for hours Thursday as a suspicious package was investigated. It was the second Wyoming courthouse in three days closed for a potential threat.

Dale KillingbeckMay 02, 2024

This photo showing U.S. Senate candidate Reid Rasner, left, with U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman, center — and others like it — have prompted a lawyer for Hageman to send Rasner a cease and desist letter, saying the photos give the impression Hageman has endorsed Rasner in his campaign against Sen. John Barrasso.

Hageman Demands Reid Rasner Cease And Desist Misleading Social Media Posts

Rep. Harriet Hageman on Thursday sent a cease and desist letter to U.S. Senate candidate Reid Rasner to stop making social media posts that insinuate she is supporting and endorsing his campaign against U.S. Sen. John Barrasso.

Leo WolfsonMay 02, 2024

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon speaks at an energy summit in Cheyenne on Wednesday where he vowed to fight the federal government’s new regulations designed to limit coal and oil and gas production.

Gordon: Wyoming In Crosshairs Of Anti-Fossil Fuel Biden Administration

Gov. Mark Gordon vowed Wednesday that Wyoming will fight an onslaught of Biden initiatives that have put fossil fuels and the state's legacy energy industries in the crosshairs of the administration.

Pat MaioMay 02, 2024

Guest Opinion: These Are The Dumbest Campus Protests Of All Time

Radio host Clay Travis says, "If Hamas actually had a state, most of the people protesting in support of them would have no human rights there. This may be the dumbest American campus protest of all time."

CSD StaffMay 02, 2024

Sally Ann Shurmur: Healthcare Isn't What It Was On TV

Columnist Sally Ann Shurmur writes, "Gunsmoke’s Doc Adams fixed up folks on TV from 1955 to 1975. Get shot? No problem. Drink a slug of whiskey, bite down on a stick, and voila! the bullet was gone."

Sally Ann ShurmurMay 02, 2024

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