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The Last Person To Explore The Hidden Tunnels In Ames Monument
The remote Ames Monument in southeastern Wyoming is a complete oddity. Although there are four levels of tunnels in the pyramidic structure, it's been sealed up for decades. It was unsealed, however, for one day in 2010 and a descendant of the Ames' family was allowed to explore it.
Zakary SonntagJuly 13, 2025
Bells On Mountain Bikes Could Help Cyclists Avoid Grizzly Maulings
Mountain bikers and grizzlies aren’t a good combination, as a Montana cyclist learned in 2016 when he surprised a bear and was killed. With more mountain bikes than ever in the backcountry, bells, shouting and carrying bear spray might help.
Mark HeinzJuly 13, 2025
Fluff And Fold With Culture: Dubois Buffalo Skull Laundromat To Host Art Exhibit
A pair of artists in Dubois are planning an art show in an unusual space. Instead of a gallery, their show is going inside the town’s famous laundromat, the one with the giant buffalo skull entrance.
Renée JeanJuly 13, 2025
Wyoming History: Legendary Artist Gave Wyoming's First Game Warden Painting For Setting Broken Leg
Wyoming pioneering game warden Albert Nelson once set the broken leg of legendary wildlife artist Carl Rungius. The thankful artist gave Nelson a rare original painting that was later saved from the devastating 1927 Kelly Flood.
Dale KillingbeckJuly 13, 2025
Teton County Search And Rescue Responding To More Calls Than Ever
Teton County Search and Rescue had its busiest six months ever from December 2024 through May 31. They had more calls in this six-month stretch than the team used to get in an entire year.
Mark HeinzJuly 12, 2025
Kaboom! Since Explosion In 2020, Torrington Hasn’t Had Fourth Of July Fireworks
There were city fireworks displays all over Wyoming last week to celebrate the 4th of July. But not in Torrington. Ever since an accident set-off all the fireworks at once which blew the roof off a building, they've passed on an annual celebration.
Mark HeinzJuly 12, 2025
307 Safe As Wyoming’s Only Area Code For At Least Another 20 Years
Unlike Colorado, which just got its sixth area code, Wyoming's cherished 307 is safe as the state’s only area code for at least another 20 years. That’s good news for Wyomingites and the more than 900 businesses with names that start with “307.”
David MadisonJuly 12, 2025
Wyoming Ranch Chef Brings Cowboy Cookin’ To National Audience With New TV Show
Celebrity Chef Vincent Fiore, creator of the award-winning cooking shows “The Wiseguy Kitchen” and “Coast to Coast,” is coming to Cody to highlight cowboy cuisine for a new show he’s hosting this fall on Roku called “Cookin’ With Cowboys.”
Renée JeanJuly 12, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Thank you Cassie Craven
Dear editor: It is my belief that shooting at ICE agents, destroying college campuses, burning buildings and cars, supporting Hamas, and threatening Jewish people are not 'good and vibrant' discussions. It is anti-American hatred. Cassie pointed that out in so many words and I thank her for that."
July 12, 2025
Joan Barron: Can We Get Rid Of Prison Gerrymandering?
Columnist Joan Barron writes, "Although the inmates are convicted felons and cannot vote, they are counted as part of the overall population. They have been called 'Wyoming’s ghost constituents.'"
Joan BarronJuly 12, 2025
Visitors Can’t Find Rooms In Dubois, So Military Museum Owner Is Building A Motel
Despite a number of mom-and-pop motels and 90-some Airbnbs in the area, Dubois is often out of rooms for tourists in the summer. It was impacting growth for the National Museum of Military Vehicles, so owner Dan Starks is building a new 70-bed motel.
Renée JeanJuly 12, 2025
‘Swamp Moose’ Sightings In Bighorn National Forest Was 8-Year-Old Prankster
Sightings of the dangerous and elusive "Swamp Moose" were reported in the Bighorn National Forest over the Fourth of July weekend. Turns out the Swamp Moose was a mischievous 8-year-old wearing a ghillie suit with a moose antler on his head.
Andrew RossiJuly 12, 2025
160 Years After It Was Lost, Treasure Hunters Still Search For Lost Cabin Gold Mine
Hidden away in the Bighorns is a mysterious drawing carved on the surface of a massive granite boulder. Dubbed the “Boot Map,” old-timers have theorized for decades that the drawing, which resembles a Spanish boot, is a map leading to the Lost Cabin Gold Mine.
Jackie DorothyJuly 12, 2025
Now Retired, Wyoming Sheriff Still Haunted 28 Years After Camper Went Missing
David Crouch, 27, went missing while camping in the Bridger-Teton National Forest in August 1997. He was last seen on the banks of Island Lake with a fishing rod in hand. His disappearance has haunted retired Sublette County Sheriff Hank Ruland for nearly three decades.
Jen KocherJuly 12, 2025
Two Old Guys Build A Cabin By Hand In Wyoming’s Snowy Range
High up in Wyoming's Snowy Range Mountains – off grid, out of cell range and deep into black bear country at 9,500 feet – two old timers are building a cabin. They first built one 44 years ago. They made a promise to do it again and are "working like dogs" to get it finished.
Zakary SonntagJuly 12, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Morning Show — Saturday, July 12, 2025
It's the Saturday morning show with John Baggett from 6-10AM.
Jake NicholsJuly 12, 2025
Trees Are Blocking Wyoming Trails, And They Can’t Be Cleared Fast Enough
Dead trees keep falling over onto trails across Wyoming. With federal trail crews in short supply, the work of clearing the trails is increasingly falling on private companies or local volunteer groups.
Mark HeinzJuly 12, 2025
First U.S. Rare Earth Mine In 70 Years Opens In Wyoming
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright was in Ranchester, Wyoming, on Friday for the ribbon cutting to open the first U.S. rare earth mine in 70 years. He said the Brook Mine and Wyoming are critical to breaking China’s stranglehold on rare earth processing.
David MadisonJuly 11, 2025
One Dead In Pinedale Shooting, Possible Self-Defense Situation
One person is dead after a shooting Friday in Pinedale, the Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reports. Self-defense is being investigated as a possible factor, the sheriff told Cowboy State Daily.
Clair McFarlandJuly 11, 2025
Rock Springs Mother Accused Of Shooting Son In The Neck
A woman could face up to life in prison after Sweetwater County detectives say she shot her son in the neck last month. The mother was arrested Friday, and told authorities her son was going to hit her with a guitar, court documents say.
Clair McFarlandJuly 11, 2025
10 Years After Cheyenne Coin Shop Double Murder, Trial To Begin
Trial begins with jury selection on Monday a decade after the brutal July 20, 2015, murder of two men at The Coin Shop in Cheyenne. The suspect, Douglas Smith, called 911 that day and wasn’t initially a suspect.
Greg JohnsonJuly 11, 2025
The Roundup: A Conversation With Steve Moulton
This week, host Wendy Corr chats with Steve Moulton, whose grandfather and great-uncle built the iconic Moulton barns at the foot of the Tetons. Moulton has made it his life's work to preserve the old west culture.
Wendy CorrJuly 11, 2025
Cheyenne Man Who Made Courthouse Bomb Threat To Testify Against Accomplice
A 44-year-old Cheyenne man pleaded guilty Thursday to calling in a bomb threat to the Laramie County court complex. He did it on the advice of a female friend, who was allegedly trying to disrupt her jury trial.
Dale KillingbeckJuly 11, 2025
Dennis Sun: Life Goes On Despite War
Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "One doesn’t realize all of the terror of war and impacts to the agricultural industry, similar to those felt by producers in the Ukraine who have been in a war for three years."
Dennis SunJuly 11, 2025