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Spielberg-Hanks TV Series "Masters Of The Air" Based On Casper World War II Pilot

Maj. Gale “Buck” Cleven of Casper is the main character of a true-life Apple TV series, which debuted earlier this year, titled "Masters of the Air" produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks that also features another Casper pilot.

Dale KillingbeckApril 21, 2024

Eating Wyoming: Although A "Blip On The Map," There's Great Food In Hawk Springs

Hawk Springs may just be a blip on the map in eastern Wyoming with a population of 45 but The Emporium is a top-notch steakhouse with prime rib, steaks, burgers and more, as well as Papa’s special buttermilk pie.

Renée JeanApril 21, 2024

Longtime rancher Krisztina Gayler has used livestock guardian dogs to protect sheep and cattle on two continents.

Transylvania Is Famous For Vampires, But Also Has Lots Of Grizzlies And Wolves

Krisztina Gayler has a long history of ranching in grizzly and wolf country on two continents. She grew up on a ranch in Hungary and came to the U.S. in 2005. She maintains strong ties with ranchers here in Wyoming, as well as in Hungary, Romania, and Transylvania.

Mark HeinzApril 21, 2024

Cokeville Solar Project Stalled By Mystery Ownership, Potential Litigation

A solar farm project south of Cokeville in southwestern Wyoming has stalled in Lincoln County with construction plans halted amid murky ownership and cloud of litigation. Ownership of the $175 million solar farm project has been a game of musical chairs.

Pat MaioApril 21, 2024

Rod Miller: Fun With the Wyoming Public Records Act

Columnist Rod Miller writes, "If a city attorney - authorized and paid by the citizens - can keep secret from those citizens their legal advice to a city in Wyoming – a city authorized and funded by the citizens - that secrecy violates the very first principle of government that our Constitution laid out."

Rod MillerApril 21, 2024

Clair McFarland: Spring Keeps Spawning Neighbors

Clair McFarland writes, "Winter tests your body but spring tests your soul. Especially if you’re an introvert. The Husband has us scheduled for six barbecues and someone signed me up to keep score at little league games."

Clair McFarlandApril 21, 2024

Park County delegate Vince Kanata, left, and Carbon County delegate Joey Correnti talk during the GOP state convention Saturday in Cheyenne. They came down on opposite sides of a debate about whether to allow parties to remove precinct committee members who miss too many meetings. Vanata supported the measure, which passed, while Correnti opposed it.

Wyoming GOP Passes Rule To Kick Out County Precinct Members, But Is It Legal?

The Wyoming Republican Party passed a bylaw Saturday to remove county precinct committee members who don’t attend enough meetings. But some question whether it’s legal to remove people voted in during public elections.

Leo WolfsonApril 21, 2024

Wyoming History: ‘Wildcat Sam’ Never Let The Truth Ruin A Good Story

Buffalo Bill Cody may be Wyoming’s best-known showman, but the storytelling of “Wildcat Sam” Abernathy was legendary — so much so he never had to buy his own beer in saloons. He went out with a bang too, getting struck by lightning near Meeteetse when he was 89.

Dale KillingbeckApril 21, 2024

Travis Halverson recovers after surviving an avalanche Jan. 12, 2024. He suffered 10 broken bones, but counts himself lucky.

Teton County Man Says Luck Saved Him When Caught In Avalanche

Although he has no memories of the avalanche Jan. 12, 2024, Travis Halverson was flung for about 600 vertical feet down a slope through snow and trees like a ball in a Plinko board. He managed to get out despite breaking 10 bones in his spine, ribs, sternum and jaw, as well as a concussion.

Leo WolfsonApril 21, 2024

Secretary of State Chuck Gray (right) speaks at the Wyoming Republican Convention on Saturday, April 20, 2024.

Wyoming Republican Party Censures Gov. Gordon; Gray Approves

After declining to even debate the topic, the Wyoming Republican Party censured Gov. Mark Gordon at its state convention on Saturday. Sec. of State Chuck Gray said he approved of the censure saying Gordon needed "accountability."

Leo WolfsonApril 20, 2024

File photo: Officer posts eviction notice

Casper Woman's Property Overtaken By Six Squatters Who Trashed The Place

Wyoming isn’t immune to a property owner’s worst nightmare — squatters. Just ask a Casper woman who learned the hard way when her ousted tenant illegally leased out her home to six unwanted tenants, who trashed the property.

Clair McFarlandApril 20, 2024

Bill Sniffin: It Took A Miracle To Prevent Killings At Wyoming School 38 Years Ago

Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, "The perpetrator was the town’s former lawman named David Young. He entered the town’s elementary school with a grocery cart full of guns and gasoline bombs.”

Bill SniffinApril 20, 2024

A horse takes a practice dive at Atlantic City's Steel Pier Park in 1978.

For 100 Years, Horse Diving Was A Thing, And Was Every Bit Crazy As It Sounds

For about a century, the novelty of horse diving from great heights into a tiny tank of water was all the rage in America. And was every bit crazy as it sounds.

Jake NicholsApril 20, 2024

Dave Simpson: Let Me Get This Straight. The Problem Is US?

Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "Appearing on Bill Maher last week, Katie Couric said folks like us are driven by 'anti-intellectualism,' and we're jealous of elites like her. This, she theorized, is why so many of us voted for Donald Trump. And not just once, but twice."

Dave SimpsonApril 20, 2024

Kathleen Pehringer was 42 when she disappeared from her home in Riverton, Wyoming, 35 years ago.

Police, Daughter Want Answers in 35-Year-Old Cold Case of Missing Wyoming Mother

Kathleen Pehringer disappeared from her Riverton home 35 years ago, and while investigators say they have a person of interest, a daughter left behind is desperate for answers to one of Wyoming’s decades-old cold cases.

Jen KocherApril 20, 2024

Bobby Maher’s pallbearers, who included his brothers and friends, all word blue hooded sweatshirts with his name and baseball jersey number, “41," at his funeral.

Hundreds Turn Out For Funeral Of 14-Year-Old Casper Boy Bobby Maher

More than 200 people filled a Casper church Saturday to say a final goodbye and mourn Bobby Maher, a local 14-year-old boy who was killed by an “act of evil” while defending his girlfriend April 7.

Dale KillingbeckApril 20, 2024

Former US Sen. Malcolm Wallop: The Wyoming Rancher Who Helped Save Israel

While many praised former President Ronald Reagan this week for backing the program Israel used to defend itself again Iran, it was actually Wyoming U.S. Sen. Malcolm Wallop who started pushing "Star Wars" into existence before Reagan was even in office.

Clair McFarlandApril 20, 2024

Letter to the Editor: "Coyote Mashing" Is A Thing And Should Be Illegal

Dear editor: Apparently, the practice of running down varmits from a motorized vehicle is big fun in the Equality State. No. It is actually cruelty and an outward expression of disdain for the nature of the animal being “mashed.”

April 20, 2024

It was Sept. 7, 1995, when a ragtag underdog group of climbers from Wyoming pioneered the now-famous Cowboy Direct route up Trango Towers in the Himalaya. They are, in no particular order, Todd Skinner, Mike Lilygren, Bobby Model and Jeff Bechtel.

How An Underdog Wyoming Team Was First To Climb Notorious Himalaya Route

On Sept. 7, 1995, a group of 4 rock climbers from Wyoming free-climbed their way to the summit of the Trango Towers in the southern region of the Himalaya. Just about anyone who knew of their expedition believed they had no business being there, let alone gave them any chance of success.

Mandy FabelApril 20, 2024

Retraction: April 20, 2024

Cowboy State Daily is retracting an Aug. 10, 2023, story that reported a former Cheyenne City Council candidate was suing a whistleblower for identifying him as a member of a white nationalist group.

April 20, 2024

The Roundup: A Conversation With Mountaineer Dr. Joe McGinley

This week, Wendy Corr talks with mountaineer Dr. Joe McGinley, who discusses his preparation to climb Mount Everest; about his 130 (and counting) patents for groundbreaking medical equipment; and about living his best life in the Cowboy State.

Wendy CorrApril 20, 2024

Wyoming Republicans Advance Censure Against Mark Gordon

After some back-and-forth debate Friday, a committee of the Wyoming Republican Party advanced a measure to formally censure Gov. Mark Gordon.

Leo WolfsonApril 19, 2024

Letter To The Editor: Cody Roberts Deserves His Notoriety

Dear editor, "What Cody Roberts did has nothing to do with Western values, nor any values—what, his wife wasn’t safe from harm while Roberts was showing off the mortally injured animal in a bar?"

April 19, 2024

Animal Forensics Expert Calls For Examination Of Tortured Wolf Carcass

A Wyoming animal forensics expert is calling for an examination of the carcass of a wolf that was allegedly captured and tortured in Daniel, but it’s not clear whether the carcass is still available.

Mark HeinzApril 19, 2024

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