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Jon Conrad: A Conservative Commitment to Energy Sovereignty and Affordability
Rep. Jon Conrad writes, "Senate File 24 is a declaration of Wyoming's right to prioritize its interests. It revolutionizes the role of the Wyoming Public Service Commission, empowering it to act preemptively, ensuring utility projects serve Wyoming first."
CSD StaffJanuary 30, 2024
Montana Couple Fears State Took Daughter To Wyoming For Gender Transition
A Montana couple is claiming their state’s child protection agency seized their daughter, who was suicidal and wanting to live as a boy, and placed her in a Wyoming facility, where there are no laws banning gender treatments for kids.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 30, 2024
Cat Urbigkit: Endangered Species Protection For Pygmy Rabbits & Bumblebees In Wyoming?
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes: The feds have determined that two species that inhabit Wyoming -- the pygmy rabbit and the Southern Plains bumble bee -- may need to be granted protection under the Endangered Species Act.
Cat UrbigkitJanuary 30, 2024
Casper’s 8-Story First Interstate Bank Building For Sale For $8.8 Million
The eight-story First Interstate Bank building has been a Casper landmark since it was built in 1958. Now it’s for sale, listing at $8.8 million.
Dale KillingbeckJanuary 30, 2024
Wyoming’s Second-Deadliest Highway For Deer Gets Wildlife Crossing
A section of Interstate 25 between Kaycee and Buffalo is known as Wyoming's second-deadliest stretch of highway for mule deer, but $4.4 million and 36 miles of fencing are expected to eliminate hundreds of deer-vehicle collisions a year.
Mark HeinzJanuary 30, 2024
Bill Would Require Permission From Parents For Wyoming Kids To Use Social Media
Casper lawmaker Steve Harshman, a father of four and a high school teacher, says the potential for social media to harm kids should make it required in Wyoming for parents to give permission to use it.
Leo WolfsonJanuary 30, 2024
Powell Woman Drives Through Emergency Room Entrance, Then Takes Off
Nicole Suhr caused about $20,000 worth of damage when she drove her car through two sets of automatic glass doors to the emergency department of Powell Valley Healthcare at 3 a.m. Saturday, then took off.
Andrew RossiJanuary 30, 2024
Former Pinedale Teacher In Child-Predator Sting Video Never Charged With Crime
A teacher fired from a Pinedale school two years ago after he was the subject of a child-predator sting video in California was not charged with a crime, but is no longer licensed to teach in Wyoming.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 30, 2024
Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Tuesday's headlines include: * Popular Wild Horse Dies In BLM Corral * Water Main Break Devastates Cheyenne Families * Will Spring-like Weather Deplete Already Struggling Snowpack?
Wendy CorrJanuary 30, 2024
John Hines, 29-Year Lawmaker And Former Senate President, Dies At 87
John Hines of Gillette spent 29 years in the Wyoming Legislature, including a term as Senate President. He died Friday at age 87, and is remembered as a soft-spoken statesman who led by example.
Leo WolfsonJanuary 30, 2024
Wild Mustang Advocates Outraged After Popular Mare Dies In BLM Corral
Advocates for Wyoming’s wild mustangs say the BLM’s methods of managing the population of herds are cruel and led to the death of a popular mare called Kat Ballou.
Mark HeinzJanuary 30, 2024
Man Accused Of Riverton Library Beating Says He Was Avenging Rape
A pair of Riverton brothers accused of brutally beating a man with a board outside the local library pleaded not guilty in the attack, which one brother reportedly told police was retaliation for an alleged rape of a family member.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 30, 2024
Man Dead After Early Morning Hit-And-Run On Reservation
The FBI is asking the public for information about an early morning hit-and-run that killed someone Monday on the Wind River Indian Reservation.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 29, 2024
Cheyenne Families Have No Homes, Or Answers, After Catastrophic Water Main Break
Homeowners have been told their insurance won't cover damage from a catastrophic water main break that ruined several homes in Cheyenne last week because it's from a city water main. But they're getting few answers from the city.
Renée JeanJanuary 29, 2024
Tom Lubnau: No Thanks, Sec. Gray. We Don't Need Your "Help"
Guest columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "No matter how good Secretary of State Chuck Gray's intentions are, he should not take short cuts that deal with our fundamental rights. We did not elect an Election King."
Tom LubnauJanuary 29, 2024
Letter To The Editor: Wyoming Must Stay Competitive to Remain an Energy Leader
To the editor: Saying ‘yes’ to our legacy industries of coal, oil, and natural gas and saying ‘yes’ to wind, solar, and nuclear are critical to the future of our state’s economy and keeping our state open for business.
January 29, 2024
Wyoming Elk Hunter Has Rare, Weird Standoff With Belligerent Coyote
A Riverton man had a rare and bizarre standoff with a coyote while elk hunting over the weekend. The wily critter barked belligerently and kept getting closer – but finally backed off before the hunter decided to open fire.
Mark HeinzJanuary 29, 2024
Dave Simpson: Married To An Older Woman, And Laughing
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "I say anyone who claims their spouse is their best friend has never owned a Labrador Retriever."
January 29, 2024
Barrasso, Lummis Argue Bump Stocks Don’t Make Guns Automatic; ATF Should Stay Out Of It
Wyoming's two senators argued Friday to the U.S. Supreme Court that the ATF should not outlaw bump stocks, and said the ATF has no authority to craft criminal laws in the first place.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 29, 2024
Lummis Says Freedom Caucus Wrong To Claim She Supports Carbon Taxes
Sen. Cynthia Lummis told Cowboy State Daily on Monday she has not, and will not ever, support a carbon tax, despite claims last week from the Wyoming Freedom Caucus accusing her of voting to sanction a carbon tax and buying into the "climate crisis."
Leo WolfsonJanuary 29, 2024
Biden Ban On Gas Exports Another Hit For Wyoming’s Oil And Gas Industries
A Biden administration ban on liquid natural gas exports announced Friday is just another hit from federal agencies aimed at ending oil and gas in the U.S. and Wyoming.
Pat MaioJanuary 29, 2024
Wyoming Snowpack Way Down And Spring Temperatures All This Week
The snowpack in Wyoming is really low in most places so far this year and springlike temperatures are forecast for the week. But meteorologist Don Day says it's El Niño in action and not to worry -- the cold, snowy weather is coming back.
Andrew RossiJanuary 29, 2024
Guest Column: Navigating Political Landscape in Wyoming: Voter Discernment Needed
Senate President Ogden Driskill and House Speaker Albert Sommers write, "Wyoming voters should be vigilant in scrutinizing not only the content of any political message – does it describe the Wyoming you actually live in? – but also its source."
CSD StaffJanuary 29, 2024
Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, January 29, 2024
Monday's headlines include: * Who drives electric vehicles in Gillette? * Missing stallion found dead, another missing * Why the first Star Trek movie was filmed in Yellowstone
Wendy CorrJanuary 29, 2024