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Wyoming-Based On The Hook Fish And Chips Empire To Expand, Sell Franchises
Wyoming-based On the Hook Fish and Chips has food trucks in 17 states, and now for the first time will expand beyond by franchising its proven concept.
Renée JeanApril 25, 2024
Wyoming Ranchers Not Sold On Breeding Cows That Fart And Burp Less
A new study published in the journal Climate suggests cattle could be genetically modified to produce less methane, but Wyoming ranching experts say meat quality, not emissions, drives efforts to improve beef and dairy cattle.
Andrew RossiApril 25, 2024
Is TikTok Protected Speech Or Threat To Americans? Wyoming Legislators Split
With a potential United States ban on TikTok passing Wednesday, Wyoming legislators are split on whether that’s a blow to protected free speech or acting to suppress a serious security threat.
Clair McFarlandApril 25, 2024
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, April 25, 2024
Thursday's headlines include: * Gillette-Based Company To Build Tiny Nuclear Reactors * New Study Says Sasquatch Sightings Are Likely Just Bears * McGinley Everest Quest Blocked By China, But Mountaineer Heads To Nepal
Wendy CorrApril 25, 2024
Wyoming State Senate Republican PAC Fined $5,000 By IRS
A political action committee supporting Wyoming’s State Senate Republicans has been fined $5,000 by the IRS over a tax filing discrepancy. State Sen. Brian Boner said it was a mistake in the paperwork.
Leo WolfsonApril 24, 2024
Wyoming Man Selling Massive 1-Ton Petrified Hollow Log For $20,000
A massive 1-ton hollow petrified log found near Glenrock has been a Smith family heirloom for generations, but now it’s just in the way. It can be yours for $20,000.
Andrew RossiApril 24, 2024
Despite Online Hype, Nobody In Wyoming Has Caught ‘Zombie Deer Disease’
“Zombie deer disease” is a hyped-up term for chronic wasting disease, which has infected some Wyoming wildlife herds. And despite recent hyped-up reports about humans catching it and turning into zombies, nobody in Wyoming has.
Mark HeinzApril 24, 2024
Candidates Lining Up To Fill House Seat Of Four-Time Casper Incumbent
Two Republican candidates have already announced campaigns to run for House District 56 in Casper, a seat held by four-time Republican incumbent Jerry Obermueller, who recently announced he’s not running for reelection.
Leo WolfsonApril 24, 2024
Judge Tosses Wyoming Woman’s Claim Employer Tried To Have Her Committed
A federal judge has tossed the lawsuit of a Wyoming woman who claimed her employer, a hospital in Weston County, tried to have her involuntarily committed for being a whistleblower.
Clair McFarlandApril 24, 2024
Gillette-Based Machinery Company To Build, Lease Tiny Nuclear Reactors In Wyoming
Gillette-based L&H Industrial, a 60-year-old industrial machinery company in the coal-rich Powder River Basin, has partnered with nuclear technology innovator BWX Technologies as part of a blockbuster deal to launch a multibillion-dollar industry in the micro nuclear reactor field.
Pat MaioApril 24, 2024
New Study In Journal Of Zoology Says Sasquatch Sightings Are Likely Just Bears
A new scientific study sadly announced that Bigfoot is probably not real. The Journal Of Zoology reported that when black bear populations increase in an area, so do the number of people reporting they saw a Sasquatch.
Mark HeinzApril 24, 2024
Sally Ann Shurmur: His Spirit And His Laugh Will Never Die
Sally Ann Shurmur writes, "He has been my family, my friend, my rock in stormy seas, for 50 years. On Monday, he suffered a stroke, rolled his car, and died. He had survived cancer, heart trouble, joint replacements, and knee surgery while playing for the Pokes."
Sally Ann ShurmurApril 24, 2024
Wyoming Man Claims Deputies Watched Him Have Seizure During Warrantless Arrest
A Wheatland man admits he unknowingly cashed a false check for a TikTok girlfriend, but is suing Platte County, its sheriff’s office and a pair of deputies for allegedly watching him have a traumatic seizure during a warrantless arrest.
Clair McFarlandApril 24, 2024
Freedom Caucus Blasts Barrasso For Supporting Warrantless Surveillance Bill
The Wyoming Freedom Caucus is condemning Sen. John Barrasso for his support of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which continues the federal government’s authority to conduct warrantless surveillance on U.S. citizens.
Leo WolfsonApril 24, 2024
McGinley Everest Quest Blocked By China, But Mountaineer Heads To Nepal
Casper mountaineer Dr. Joe McGinley’s quest for Mount Everest has been temporarily blocked as the Chinese is prohibiting foreigners from the Tibet region. But he's got a backup plan through Nepal. Everest is his last peak to hit in his goal to summit the highest peaks on all 7 continents.
Dale KillingbeckApril 24, 2024
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, April 24, 2024
* Insurance Rates Skyrocket For Wyoming Homeowners * Parents Tell Casper School Board That Schools Are Unsafe * 13-Year-Old Pinedale Girl Scout Fined $400 For Selling Cookies
Wendy CorrApril 24, 2024
Evidence Piles Up Showing Wyoming’s Secretive LLC Filing Laws Being Used For Fraud
A county-level investigation shows that Wyoming’s secretive business filing laws are allowing out-of-state entities to fraudulently co-opt addresses. In Sheridan, an address is the legal registered place for nearly 17,000 businesses.
Leo WolfsonApril 24, 2024
Bear Cubs Whoop It Up On Ladder At Ski Resort Gondola Tower
It might have seemed odd and even dangerous watching video of a trio of black bear cubs that climbed a massive gondola tower at Steamboat ski resort in northwest Colorado on Saturday, but the bears were just having fun.
Mark HeinzApril 23, 2024
Wyoming Girl Scout, 13, Fined $400 For Selling Cookies
A 13-year-old Girl Scout from Pinedale was surprised when a local by-the-book municipal code officer slapped her with more than $400 in fines for selling Girl Scout Cookies.
Pat MaioApril 23, 2024
Rod Miller: Mavericks & Illicit Sex Around The Ol’ Campfire
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Yeah, they got it written in their bylaws or some such. If a cow strays from the herd, it means that their heart’s not in it an’ they lose the right to be called a cow.”
Rod MillerApril 23, 2024
Candy Moulton: Healing Hearts One Wagon Train at a Time
Columnist Candy Moulton writes, "Shawn Herring was 31 years old, a young father, cowboy to the core, when he came into the airborne particles of hantavirus – a deadly respiratory illness. Despite his youth, the virus quickly overtook his body and he died shortly after contracting it."
Candy MoultonApril 23, 2024
Wyoming Militia Member Denied Making His Own M16 Sues Feds — Again
A former U.S. Marine and Wyoming man who’s a member of a loose militia filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the federal government to be allowed to build his own machine gun. It’s his second lawsuit challenging the machine gun ban.
Clair McFarlandApril 23, 2024
Insurance Rates Skyrocket For Wyoming Homeowners, Some Get Dropped Completely
Wyoming homeowners are reporting skyrocketing insurance premiums that have doubled or tripled in the last year. Other homeowners are getting dropped by companies altogether.
Renée JeanApril 23, 2024
Wyoming Conservative Firebrand Rep. Jeanette Ward, Opponent Already Slinging Mud
One of the most outspoken members of the Wyoming Freedom Caucus, state Rep. Jeanette Ward, has a challenger for her House District 57 seat — and they’re already slinging mud.
Leo WolfsonApril 23, 2024