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Explore a chronological display of Cowboy State Daily’s articles.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, January 18, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: * BLM’s plan could coast Sweetwater County millions * Cheyenne church saves frostbitten homeless from sub-zero weather * Wild phenomenon decorate Boysen Reservoir with crystal flowers

Wendy CorrJanuary 18, 2024

Guest Column: Now Is The Time To Forever Protect The Kelly Parcel

Guest columnist Rob Wallace writes, "The wise decision by the State Land Board to postpone action now gives the legislature time to enact a law authorizing a direct sale to the National Park Service, an outcome that would guarantee permanent protection for the Kelly Parcel."

CSD StaffJanuary 18, 2024

Sweetwater County Says BLM Land Plan Will Take Millions From School Funding

In 1,700 pages of commentary delivered on Tuesday, Sweetwater County officials said the BLM's controversial draft plan for the Rock Springs area could be devastating with millions of dollars lost for school funding.

Mark HeinzJanuary 17, 2024

U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman, left, and U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis.

Lummis, Hageman Cheer Defeat Of SEC ‘Land Grab Attempt’

U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis and Rep. Harriet Hageman are declaring victory after the New York Stock Exchange announced it’s dropping a controversial proposal to sell shares of land that both lawmakers vehemently opposed as potentially disastrous for land management in the West.

Leo WolfsonJanuary 17, 2024

Thermopolis Man Accused Of Molesting Boy From Ages 4 To 14

Accused of raping a boy for a decade between the ages 4 and 14, a Thermopolis man faces a centuries-long prison sentence. Douglas L. Nelson is charged with four counts of first-degree sexual abuse of a minor.

Clair McFarlandJanuary 17, 2024

Cheyenne Mayor Patrick Collins talks about the High Plains Arboretum during a meeting at the Wyoming State Museum on Tuesday, the night before deliberations on a bill that would make the High Plains Arboretum a state historic site.

Cheyenne Mayor Urges Legislators To Save Arboretum By Making It State Historic Site

Cheyenne Mayor Patrick Collins spoke at a legislative committee meeting on Wednesday to urge legislators to designate the High Plains Arboretum as a state historic site. "This site is an amazing place," he said.

Renée JeanJanuary 17, 2024

Genesis Alkali workers underground in the company's Wyoming trona mine operating continuous mining equipment and other machinery.

Wyoming Trona Miners Say BLM Management Plan Could Destroy Trona Industry

Wyoming trona miners are strongly protesting the BLM’s proposed Rock Springs Resource Management Plan stating that restrictions on development could kill their industry. The deadline for comment was Wednesday.

Pat MaioJanuary 17, 2024

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Central Wyoming College Among Nation’s Elite

Central Wyoming College has been ranked in the top 2.1% of colleges nationally and is the state’s No. 1 community college, according to Niche.

January 17, 2024

Wyoming Schools Will Get $200,000 From Robinhood Stock Scandal Settlement

Wyoming schools will get a $200,000 slice of a $10.2 million national settlement with investment app Robinhood over its long-term practice of promoting risky stock trading that harmed investors.

Leo WolfsonJanuary 17, 2024

Some of the homeless who sought shelter at True Vine Community Church this past weekend showed up with various levels of frostbite. The severe cases were taken for medical attention.

With Homeless Shelter At Capacity, Cheyenne Church Opened Doors During Severe Cold Snap

When temperatures plunged well below zero last weekend and the COMEA Shelter was overflowing, a Cheyenne church opened its doors to more than 30 homeless people, some of them with ashen frostbite already bubbling on their hands.

Clair McFarlandJanuary 17, 2024

Charlie Spiering: Nikki Haley Is Unlikely To Pull Off An Upset In New Hampshire

Columnist Charlie Spiering writes, "Nikki Haley's chances look pretty hopeless. Despite her polling boost in recent weeks, the momentum behind Haley is slowing. A strong enough anti-Trump coalition has previously failed to materialize in New Hampshire."

Charlie SpieringJanuary 17, 2024

West Yellowstone, Montana, resident Vanessa Lynn-Byerly caught images of “diamond dust," or tiny frozen crystals drifting through the air, at the Upper Falls in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River.

Yellowstone Visitor Captures Video Of Rare Arctic Air ‘Diamond Dust’

“Diamond Dust” – or glittering, frozen precipitation lingering in the air – is a rare phenomenon that occurs under extremely cold conditions when water vapor in the air freezes and very small water crystals are the result.

Mark HeinzJanuary 17, 2024

The crystal-clear ice of Boysen Reservoir is covered with unique, large frost flowers.

Frosty Flowers Cover Boysen Reservoir Like A Sea Of ‘Sagebrush’

On an ice fishing trip to Wyoming’s Boysen Reservoir, Ed and Deanna Reish, along with grandson McCrae Puckett, stumbled on to a beautiful phenomenon -- the lake was covered with a field of large hoarfrost crystals that looked like a sea of frosty “sagebrush.”

Andrew RossiJanuary 17, 2024

Cell Tower Data Leads To Arrest Of Couple In Killing Of Cheyenne Transient

Cell tower data led to the arrest of a Cheyenne couple in the killing of a transient last fall. The man said he only “roughed him up,” but the ER doctor said it was “one of the worst brain bleeds” he’d ever seen.

Clair McFarlandJanuary 17, 2024

A brown, dried out forest damaged by pine beetles.

Four Days Of Continuous Below Zero Temps Didn’t Kill Wyoming’s Pine Beetles

Although many areas of the state stayed below zero for more than 96 hours straight, it wasn't nearly cold or long enough to kill Wyoming’s devastating pine beetle population. In fact, Wyoming will probably never get a strong enough cold streak to eradicate them.

Mark HeinzJanuary 17, 2024

The Red Desert is a high-altitude sagebrush steppe and dry landscape in southwest Wyoming. Among the natural features in the Red Desert region is is Adobe Town. The colorful eroded badlands is a moonscape of rock formations in what is said to be the largest unfenced area in the Lower 48 states. The barren landscape is rarely visited and can receive only 12 inches of rain a year.

Governor's Task Force Says BLM May Listen To Wyoming About Rock Springs Plan

A Governor’s Task Force charged with representing Wyoming interests on the controversial BLM Rock Springs Resource Management Plan finished its work last week and says it’s optimistic the BLM may be willing to change direction.

Mark Heinz & Leo WolfsonJanuary 17, 2024

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * Casper mansion on market at $7.9 million * Sheridan murder victim was found under gasoline-soaked blankets * Crook County mailbox nudist prompts lawmaker to draft genitals intimidation bill

Wendy CorrJanuary 17, 2024

A car chase through Casper on Friday ended with the arrests of a local woman and a man wanted out off Colorado, but not before the car rammed two police vehicles.

Casper Woman Who Rammed 2 Cop Cars Tells Judge She ‘Made A Mistake’

A Casper woman accused of leading local police on a high-speed chase and ramming two patrol vehicles grew teary-eyed in court Tuesday, telling a judge she “made a mistake, and I’ve got to deal with it.”

Dale KillingbeckJanuary 17, 2024

Cat Urbigkit: Brain-Eating Amoeba, Migrating The Frost Wave, Wild Horse Knowledge

Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes, "A new paper published in a scientific journal of the American Chemical Society documents the discovery of the "brain-eating amoeba" in protected hot springs located in Grand Teton National Park.

Cat UrbigkitJanuary 17, 2024

Economic Geyser in Yellowstone National Park erupts Jan. 7, 2023, the first time it's blown since 1999.

Thar She Blows! Dormant Geyser In Yellowstone Erupts For First Time in 25 Years

A longtime dormant geyser in Yellowstone's Upper Geyser Basin sprung to life last week and erupted 48 times in one day. It's the first time the geyser has erupted since 1999.

Andrew RossiJanuary 17, 2024

Crook County Mailbox Nudist Prompts Lawmaker To Draft Genitals Intimidation Bill

Rep. Chip Neiman has drafted legislation that would make it illegal to intimidate others with their genitals. The bill is in response to a nudist who, when asked to put on clothes at a public mailbox center, responded by bending over and spreading his buttocks.

Leo WolfsonJanuary 16, 2024

Supreme Court Won't Say If Trans Kids Can Use Whatever Bathroom They Want

With the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Tuesday not to hear a case on whether transgender students have a right to use whatever bathroom they want, Wyoming legislation like the What Is A Woman Act, or a local school-board policy, could tip the Cowboy State into the mix.

Clair McFarlandJanuary 16, 2024

A mule deer buck jumps a fence near Pinedale, Wyoming.

Hunters Worried As Huge Die-Off, Disease Decimate Wyoming Mule Deer Herds

Wyoming’s mule deer population plunged from an estimated 409,000 in 2017 to 243,000 in 2022, and last winter’s huge die-off and disease have further decimated herds, which has left many hunters worried.

Mark HeinzJanuary 16, 2024

Guest Column: My Name Is Wyoming And I'm An Addict

Rep. Ken Pendergraft writes, "I entered into an abusive relationship with my partner many years ago. This partner now provides me with a substance I can’t seem to walk away from, federal dollars."

CSD StaffJanuary 16, 2024

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