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Letter To The Editor: Wyoming GOP Having Its Own Salem Witch Trials

Dear editor: "To our Republican leaders: Get off your high horse. To claim that you are a better Republican than another because you consider yourself as such is the Salem Witch Trials all over again."

April 19, 2024

Wyoming To Fill 100-Year-Old Coal Mine Under I-80 Before It Caves In

In a few weeks, expect potential traffic delays in Rock Springs along the four-lane Interstate 80 when Wyoming begins pumping cement into a more than 100-year-old coal mine under the highway before it caves in.

Pat MaioApril 19, 2024

Dennis Sun: American Beef Is Top-Notch

Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "American beef is the best in the world. I’m not bragging. It is proven and supported by worldwide demand for our beef."

Dennis SunApril 19, 2024

Bears don’t sweat, so they must use small pools in isolated parts of Yellowstone National Park to cool off during the summer.

To Beat The Heat, Yellowstone Grizzlies Jump Into ‘Bear Bathtubs’

Summer isn’t all fun and relaxation for Yellowstone’s bears, they’re busy packing on fat for the winter, which makes them heat magnets. So, they jump into “bear bathtubs” to cool off.

Mark HeinzApril 19, 2024

A family was trapped for six hours in their rented Jeep this week after they missed "road closed" signs on their way to Yellowstone.

Tourists Drive Past ‘Road Closed’ Signs On Way To Yellowstone, Get Stuck For 6 Hours

A Cody tow truck driver was mobilized in the wee hours of the morning Thursday to rescue a family trying to get to Yellowstone. Instead, they drove past “road closed” signs and got stuck for six hours.

April 19, 2024

Casper Dad’s Quality Time With Sons Is Allegedly Breaking Into Cars Together

A 45-year-old Casper man faces 10 felony charges after allegedly spending some quality time with his teen sons breaking into cars. He was attempting to connect with them because the boys were “out of control.”

Dale KillingbeckApril 19, 2024

Former Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii, Tulsi Gabbard, has ditched that part and is a fast riser among the national Republican ranks.

Potential Trump VP Pick Tulsi Gabbard Coming To Cheyenne This Summer

Tulsi Gabbard, a former congresswoman who left the Democratic Party and is on former President Donald Trump’s short list for vice president, will speak in Cheyenne this summer.

Leo WolfsonApril 19, 2024

Nadia Gauna was among the family members and others who were pleading with Cheyenne police as they used force to subdue and arrest Gauna's nephew, Ymail Gauna, on April 5. Nadia was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of obstructing police.

Cheyenne Police Arrest Woman Who Tried To Stop Baton Beating Of Nephew

The aunt of a Cheyenne man who yelled at police and took video April 5 as they held down her nephew during a traffic stop and hit him repeatedly with a baton was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of interfering with officers.

Clair McFarlandApril 19, 2024

On the floor of a natural gas drilling rig, roughnecks move 100-foot section of drilling pipe into place eight miles north of Evanston, Wyoming, in this file photo.

Wyoming Oil And Gas Producers Blast Report They Should Pay $900M For Bonding

Wyoming oil and gas producers are blasting a new report that says Bighorn Basin operators should up to $900 million for bonding as an attempt to regulate them out of business.

Pat MaioApril 19, 2024

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, April 19, 2024

Friday's headlines include: - Grisly Testimony In Murdered Casper Teen Case - Wyo Office of Tourism Very Worried About Wolf Impact - Brand New $28 Million Wildlife Crossing Project Announced

Wendy CorrApril 19, 2024

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Detective Testifies Casper Teen Accused Of Killing Bobby Maher Said He Wanted ‘To Gut That Dude’

A video showing a pair of 15-year-olds beating and stabbing 14-year-old Bobby Maher on April 7, along with an alleged threat to “gut that dude,” were enough to bind the teens over to adult court on murder-related charges.

Dale KillingbeckApril 19, 2024

Wyoming GOP lawyer Brian Shuck, left, and Joey Correnti talk about an amendment during Thursday's state GOP Bylaws Committee meeting.

Wyoming GOP Rejects ‘Liz Cheney Amendment’ To Kick People Out Of Party

After about eight hours of discussion and debate Thursday, the Bylaws Committee of the Wyoming Republican Party rejected a bylaws change nicknamed the “Liz Cheney Amendment” that would have allowed the state party to kick out members it doesn’t like.

Leo WolfsonApril 19, 2024

Letter To The Editor: Cody Roberts Not Indicative Of Wyoming

Dear editor: [Cody Roberts] is an extremely small percentage of the people who hunt here, that do these despicable acts of cruelty. I’ve lived here my entire life and have never heard of anyone doing anything like this before.

April 19, 2024

Wyoming Office Of Tourism Stops Wildlife Ads In Wake Of Wolf Abuse Scandal

Wyoming’s wildlife is a big tourism draw, but the state Office of Tourism has paused all of its wildlife tourism advertising in the wake of the wolf torture case that has sparked worldwide outrage.

Renée JeanApril 19, 2024

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Wyoming Tribes May Be On Path To Get 60,000 Acres Of Federal Land

After about a century of managing about 60,000 acres in northern Fremont County, a federal agency is ready to give it to someone else. Top contenders are the Bureau of Land Management and Wyoming’s Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes.

Clair McFarlandApril 18, 2024

One of five wolves reintroduced to northern Colorado in December 2023.

Cattle Kill Count For Colorado Wolves Up To Six

Six cows have been killed by wolves in Colorado so far this year, and wolves with Wyoming roots might be involved in some of the attacks.

Mark HeinzApril 18, 2024

The Green River Bar in Daniel Wyoming is the town’s oldest building. It was built in 1899.

Letter To The Editor: Cody Roberts Is A Decent, Hard-Working Family Man

Dear editor, "I think all of you from New York and California, etc. who are signing petitions and making death threats should take care of your own problems first and leave us the hell alone. You have done enough damage already!"

April 18, 2024

$28M Crossing Project Planned On Deadly Highway For Wyoming Mule Deer

Hundreds of mule deer are killed along a 25-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 26, roughly centered around Dubois, so a coalition of state agencies and tribal and private groups has pegged it for Wyoming’s next major wildlife crossing project.

Mark HeinzApril 18, 2024

Sally Ann Shurmur: The Greatest Sports Movie And It's Not Even Close

Columnist Sally Ann Shurmur writes, "If you watch football and you don’t watch this movie, I don’t know what to tell you. If you don’t watch football, first, what is wrong with you and second, you’d still learn something if you watched this movie."

Sally Ann ShurmurApril 18, 2024

Rod Miller: Enough Already – Or – The Final Liberation Of Wyoming’s Political Parties

Columnist Rod Miller writes, "The Weston County contingent is proposing amendments to the Wyoming GOP bylaws that would complete the party’s transition from the legacy Republican Big Tent to a tiny blanket fort with room enough for only diehard fire-breathers who know the password and wear the secret decoding ring."

Rod MillerApril 18, 2024

BRIEF: Rock Springs Man Found Dead Under Bridge

A Rock Springs man was found dead under a bridge Thursday by what local authorities. An autopsy will be done to determine how he died.

Clair McFarlandApril 18, 2024

Pete Elliott, owner of Artillery World, encouraging drivers to stop by his fireworks business

Fireworks Businesses In Southeast Wyoming Denied Permits Because They’re “Obnoxious”

The Laramie County Commissioners on Wednesday denied permits to two fireworks businesses on the Wyoming - Colorado border because their loud marketing — often with a bullhorn and targeting a competitor — is too “obnoxious.”

April 18, 2024

Wyoming Man Accused Of Killing Woman, Having Sex With Body Smart Enough For Trial

Multiple brain injuries and a low IQ won’t keep a Wyoming man from facing prosecution on claims that after murdering a woman and having sex with her body, he tried to hide her body in Park County, a judge has ruled.

Clair McFarlandApril 18, 2024

Gov. Mark Gordon addresses the Wyoming Legislature at the start of the 2024 session.

Wyoming’s Republican Governor Won’t Attend State GOP Convention

Citing prior commitments, Gov. Mark Gordon’s office told Cowboy State Daily that Gordon, Wyoming’s Republican governor, won’t attend the state GOP convention this weekend in Cheyenne.

Leo WolfsonApril 18, 2024

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