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KelTec Gun Factory In Rock Springs Aims To Churn Out 1,000 Pistols Per Week

The KelTec firearms factory in Rock Springs is up and running, producing unusual PR57 pistols the company hopes will grab a big share of the self-defense market. It aims to make 1,000 pistols a week.

Mark HeinzJuly 21, 2025

University Of Wyoming President Ed Seidel Says He’ll Step Down

University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel has announced that he will step down when his contract expires on June 30 next year. The decision follows a controversy involving the distribution of money and demotion of a professor, who is now suing UW.

Clair McFarlandJuly 21, 2025

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Jake NicholsJuly 21, 2025

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, July 21, 2025

Monday's headlines include: Dubois Server Gets Monster Tip Trucker Serial Killer Dies In Tennessee Why New Yorkers Love Cheyenne Frontier Days

Wendy CorrJuly 21, 2025

Samatha and Austin Hawkins were working at Teton National Forest when she became ill and started experiencing brain hemorrhaging. The couple moved to Lander where she would have a consistent doctor and Austin discovered an urgency to write his book, “Going Nowhere Slow.”

When His Wife Nearly Died, Lander Man Started Writing — And He Hasn’t Stopped

When Austin Hawkins' wife developed life-threatening brain hemorrhages, he realized he couldn’t waste any more time thinking about writing a book. The result was “Going Nowhere Slow,” a dark comedy he had been wanting to write for more than a decade.

Jackie DorothyJuly 20, 2025

Jacob Snyder, above, was a close friend of Butch Cassidy, below, and, like Cassidy, claimed he was not an outlaw, but had been framed as a thief by a Wyoming ranch foreman with a grudge. History says maybe, maybe not. They were both inmates at the territorial prison in Laramie at the same time.

Wyoming History: That Time Buddies Butch Cassidy And Jacob Snyder Were Framed

Jacob Snyder was a close friend of Butch Cassidy and, like Cassidy, claimed he was not an outlaw, but had been framed as a thief by a Wyoming ranch foreman with a grudge. History says maybe, maybe not.

Jackie DorothyJuly 20, 2025

A young Laramie native named Walter Doyle, left, left Wyoming in 1909 and returned in 1947. In the years between, he forged a career in the U.S. Navy that included becoming a submarine commander and a friendship with famed Admiral Chester Nimitz.

How A Guy From Laramie Became A Sub Commander And Friend Of Admiral Nimitz

A young Laramie native left Wyoming in 1909 and returned in 1947. In the years between, he forged a career in the U.S. Navy that included becoming a submarine commander and a friendship with famed Admiral Chester Nimitz.

Dale KillingbeckJuly 20, 2025

Gail Symons: Well At Least The Wyoming Legislature Has A Flair For Drama

Columnist Gail Symons writes: "It’s no secret the Secretary of State has turned his feud with the Governor into a personal mission. His former colleagues in the Freedom Caucus, now well-entrenched on legislative committees, have carried that torch into policymaking."

Gail SymonsJuly 20, 2025

Cassie Craven: The Child Is Not The Mere Creature Of The State

Columnist Cassie Craven writes, "The judge's ruling flies in the face of the SCOTUS decision that school choice is a constitutionally protected federal right of parents to choose where and how their children are educated, as well as to receive state funding to help them access learning materials."

Cassie CravenJuly 20, 2025

The Nowood International Airport sign at the Orchard Ranch south of Ten Sleep, Wyoming, has been in place for many years and was a gift to the Orchard family from some hunters.

What Is The "Nowood International Airport" In The Middle Of Nowhere, Wyoming?

Driving down a remote Washakie County dirt road is not the place one would expect to see an “international” airport. But there it is — a weathered little building with a metal roof and a large sign that declares it’s the “Nowood International Airport.”

Dale KillingbeckJuly 20, 2025

On a recent outing in Mount Spokane State Park, northeast of the city in Washington state, Jon Gelder and his wife, Heather, found bountiful berry bushes.

It’s Huckleberry Season, But Don’t Ask A Picker Where To Find Them

Throngs of huckleberry hunters are out as the season for picking the wild-growing fruit is hitting its peak in Wyoming. But don’t you dare ask a picker where to find them, as they protect their prime patches the way anglers do a favorite fishing hole.

Anna-Louise JacksonJuly 20, 2025

Stephanie Key, clarinet, Miika Gregg, violin, David Mollenauer, cello, along with Meaghan Heinrich, the festival’s education curator.

At Teton Raptor Center, Birds Are Encouraged To Chime In During Concerts

At the Teton Raptor Center in Wilson, Wyoming, visitors on Saturday were part of a unique marriage of music and wildlife. An avian-inspired concert of chamber music encouraged birds to chime in.

David MadisonJuly 20, 2025

Maya is a border collie that never took to herding sheep at the Warren Livestock Company ranch near Cheyenne. Instead, she gets to hang out in the ranch house with her favorite human, Susan Samuelson.

Meet Maya, The Pint-Sized Wyoming Sheep Dog That Doesn’t Like Sheep

Maya is a border collie that was literally born to herd sheep. Born under a Wyoming sheep wagon, she’s undersized, doesn’t like sheep and is terrified of the barn cat. Even so, she’s living an enviable ranch dog life.

Mark HeinzJuly 20, 2025

Amber Sessock, center, has worked at the Cowboy Cafe since she was 14. She was the lucky waitress who received a nearly $1,500 in a tip from two best friends from Iowa, Brandi Macumber and Tamara Bane, who are on a tipping mission to celebrate servers.

Dubois Café Worker Brought To Tears With $1,500 Tip

Two Iowa women on an annual road trip are on a mission to leave huge tips for local servers across the nation. They were in Dubois on Friday and brought their server to tears with a $1,500 tip.

Jackie DorothyJuly 20, 2025

A huge bronze installation of 70 larger-than-life longhorn steers that was cast at Eagle Bronze Foundry in Lander, Wyoming.

Famous Sculptures Placed Around The World Come From Lander's Eagle Bronze

Outside the art world, few may recognize the name of Lander’s Eagle Bronze Foundry. But sculptures created there are prominent around the world, including 70 larger-than-life 6-foot-tall longhorn steers in Dallas, the longest continuous-themed bronze sculpture collection in the U.S.

Renée JeanJuly 20, 2025

Rider Brian Sweat from Driggs, Idaho, braces for 30 minutes of bone-rattling thrills.

Adrenaline Rush: New Record In Longest Downhill Mountain Bike Race In The Tetons

The Colter Cup is not just the longest downhill mountain bike race in the Tetons, it’s an insane adrenaline rush that pushes the stamina of racers. An 18-year-old from Victor, Idaho, set a new record in Saturday’s race.

David MadisonJuly 20, 2025

A B-17 Flying Fortress coming out of the wall is one of the vocational art student's latest pieces.

Ambitious Art Students Turn Powell High School Into A 3D Museum

Powell High School’s art program, taught by Jim Gilman, is turning Powell High School into a 3D museum. It’s an ambitious effort that makes even walking the halls an interactive learning exercise.

Amber SteinmetzJuly 20, 2025

Paul Knowles shows a recently discovered photo of Jim Douglas, left, founder of Dixon, Wyoming, riding with famous mountain man Jim Baker.

Wyoming History: New Photos Of Legendary Mountain Man Jim Baker Discovered

In what Western historians call an “extremely exciting” discovery, a trunk containing new photographs of the famous mountain man Jim Baker has been found. It also holds letters written to a lawman by Wild Bunch informants.

Renée JeanJuly 20, 2025

Terry Anderson looks for gold flakes during Gold Rush Days at South Pass City. He was one of several Wyoming Prospector Association members at the event, helping newcomers learn to pan for gold.

There’s An Art To Panning For Gold That’s Part Patience, Part Recklessness

Six tiny flakes of gold in one pan of pay dirt are a nice haul. Panning for gold takes patience and a bit of reckless abandon — then rinse and repeat. Finding those flakes sparks an annual Wyoming gold rush to South Pass City.

Renée JeanJuly 19, 2025

Hoback Canyon, where the Cow and Calf of the Woods avalanche chutes spill danger onto the highway below.

Cutting-Edge Avalanche Radar Planned For Wyoming’s Notorious Hoback Canyon

Hoback Canyon in northwest Wyoming is notorious for being avalanche-prone. It’s been selected to get a new cutting-edge avalanche radar system that can detect potential slides 24/7 in any weather. That promises faster road closures and safety for drivers.

David MadisonJuly 19, 2025

The Pendleton version of the cow purchased by Joe’s Liquor and Bar is the last one. It will be sold to a private buyer.

One ‘Last Rodeo’ For Legendary Rock Springs Dive Bar’s Tipsy Cow

The upside-down cow that sat outside Joe's Drive-In Liquor Bar in Rock Springs is back. Property owner Angela Gaensslen said it's the “last rodeo” for the symbol of the dive bar that served Rock Springs for 64 years before closing in March.

Dale KillingbeckJuly 19, 2025

Drives on this part of Louis Loop Road can expect a bumpy ride dominated by a washboard road.

One Of Wyoming’s Most Beautiful Drives Is Also A Kidney-Rattling Washboard Ride

Just past Sinks Canyon State Park south of Lander is Louis Lake Loop Road. Nearly 100 years old, it leads to some of Wyoming’s most beautiful places, but it's a rough ride. The road wasn't built for today's traffic. It was designed to handle Model Ts going 15 mph.

Mark HeinzJuly 19, 2025

Bison behavior is a largely unexplored realm, but anecdotal evidence suggests that bison might have specific behaviors associated with death and "mourning." Here, a herd of bison investigate a wolf-killed comrade near Blacktail Pond in 2020.

Do Bison Understand Death? Bison Funerals Suggest They Might

Anecdotal evidence suggests bison might have specific behaviors associated with death and mourning. In one case in northern Yellowstone, bison maintained a constant vigil around a deceased bison, circling around the carcass for more than an hour.

Andrew RossiJuly 19, 2025

Cheyenne Man Survived The Devastating 1976 Big Thompson Flood In A Ford Pinto

Cheyenne native Alan O’Hashi vividly remembers being caught in the canyon when the Big Thompson Flood hit on July 31, 1976. He survived the deadliest flood in Colorado history when somehow a floating portable toilet snagged onto his Ford Pinto bumper and carried the car to the canyon wall instead of “over the edge.”

Dale KillingbeckJuly 19, 2025

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