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Fremont County Man Accused of Beating, Killing Puppy

Accused of beating and stabbing a puppy into a bloody heap and killing it, a Fremont County man faces up to two years in prison and $5,000 in fines.

Clair McFarlandNovember 16, 2023

Congressman Upset Feds Are Tight-Lipped On $25 Million Yellowstone Bison Plan

It’s been nearly nine months since a $25 million plan to increase Yellowstone bison numbers and improve habitat was announced. A Montana congressman says he’s getting ghosted by agencies about what’s being done.

November 16, 2023

The problem of "brain drain," or Wyoming's young high school and college graduates leaving the state to work and live elsewhere, isn't the problem some say it is — if they return as peak earners at the tops of their professions, says House Speak Albert Sommers.

It’s OK For Wyoming Grads To Leave — As Long As They Come Back, Sommers Says

Speaking at the Governor's Business Form on Wednesday, House Speaker Albert Sommers said, the trend of Wyoming’s graduates leaving the state to find jobs and build lives isn’t the big problem many make it out to be, as long as they come back.

Leo WolfsonNovember 16, 2023

Gov. Mark Gordon speaks at Tuesday's 40th annual Governor's Business Forum in Laramie.

Letter to the Editor: Gordon Needs To Quit With The Climate Change BS

Dear editor: "Environmentalists themselves changed the name of their “crisis” some years ago from 'global warming' to 'climate change' when it became clear that the planet is not warming."

November 16, 2023

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, November 16, 2023

Thursday's headlines include: * Astronomical odds of finding a skull in 9,300 square-mile desert * Despite slowing sales, Jackson Hole real estate market still setting records * Grizzlies keep moving eastward

Wendy CorrNovember 16, 2023

Barrasso And Lummis Demand Biden Administration Stop Paying For Abortion Trips

John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis signed a letter to President Biden's Secretary of Defense denouncing its policy of paying travel expenses for military and their dependents to get abortions.

Leo WolfsonNovember 16, 2023

Guest Column: Permitting Reform Will Build a Stronger Wyoming

Rep. Bill Henderson writes, "One of the most common complaints I hear from Wyoming business leaders is that the current federal permitting and environmental review processes create massive, unwarranted delays that prevent critical energy and infrastructure projects from moving forward."

CSD StaffNovember 16, 2023

Rod Miller: The Kelly Parcel -- Fertile Ground for Creativity

Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Under an auction, the Kelly Parcel could wind up in the hands of some fatback greedhead developer who would slather the countryside with McMansions, strip malls and roundabouts. Or a Russian oligarch or a Saudi prince could snap it up and do God knows what with it."

Rod MillerNovember 16, 2023

This grizzly bear was captured on an American Prairie trail cam in the Missouri Breaks region of Montana.

Montana Prairie Grizzlies Keep Pushing East, Now In Missouri Breaks Region

Montana’s prairie grizzlies continue to press eastward as a trail camera captured a grizzly in the game-rich Missouri Breaks region of north central Montana.

Mark HeinzNovember 16, 2023

Jackson Real Estate Continues To Set Records, Median Home Price Now $5.2 Million

Although Jackson Hole real estate watchers are getting excited that the market in Teton County, the nation’s wealthiest, may be cooling, it's not happening. Single-family home prices have hit a new record -- now at $5.2 million.

Renée JeanNovember 15, 2023

Rock Springs hunter and taxidermist Marc Zancanella was hunting elk Saturday when he discovered a bleached-white human skull in Wyoming's vast Red Desert.

Hunter Marvels At Odds Of Finding Human Skull In Vast Red Desert, Says 'Higher Power’ Led Him

Rock Springs hunter and taxidermist Marc Zancanella said he was shocked to find a bleached-white human skull while hunting in Wyoming’s vast 9,300 square-mile Red Desert on Saturday. The odds are so low of coming across it he feels like a “higher power” led him to it.

Clair McFarlandNovember 15, 2023

Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder testifies for the Joint Education Committee about parental notification by schools.

Bill: Schools Must Notify Parents About Health, Including Gender Transitioning

The Joint Education Committee passed draft legislation Tuesday that, if passed, would require schools to inform parents about any changes made to their student’s health status, including gender transitioning.

Leo WolfsonNovember 15, 2023

Harriet Hageman, left, shakes hands with former President Donald Trump at a Save America rally in Casper, Wyoming, in May 2022.

‘Unconstitutional Idiocy’: Hageman Blasts Attempt To Scrub Trump From Ballot

Calling it boneheaded, tyrannical and unconstitutional idiocy, Rep. Harriet Hageman blasted a Laramie lawyer’s attempt to keep former President Trump from Wyoming’s ballot. The challenger fired back, accusing Hageman of failing to read his filing.

Clair McFarlandNovember 15, 2023

For the first time, chronic wasting disease has been confirmed in wildlife in Yellowstone National Park. The infected animal was a mule deer, like in this file photo of Yellowstone deer.

Deadly Wildlife Disease Confirmed In Yellowstone Deer For First Time

The first-ever documented case of chronic wasting disease was confirmed in Yellowstone National Park, in the carcass of a Wyoming mule deer. Once it shows up in a new area, CWD will likely spread to other animals.

Mark HeinzNovember 15, 2023

Guest Column: Ranchers And Game And Fish Working Together On Elk Management

Game and Fish Director Brian Nesvik and Laramie County rancher Juan Reyes write, "No good will come from creating division between ranchers, the [Game and Fish] Department and hunters. Advocating for extreme ideas that are unacceptable to Wyoming’s citizens and most ranchers will not get us to where we need to be."

CSD StaffNovember 15, 2023

It was a packed house Tuesday for the 40th annual Wyoming Business Alliance meeting in Laramie.

Bill Sniffin: Creating Jobs By Involving All 30,000 Wyoming College Students

UW President Ed Seidel said, “We realized we could have more success with 30,000 college students as a working number than just the 12,000 students at the University of Wyoming.”

Bill SniffinNovember 15, 2023

Melanie Peterson was the winner of the 2018 reality television show, "Extreme Huntress."

Reality TV Star Suing Wyoming Game And Fish Also Appealing Poaching Convictions

A Wyoming hunting guide who won a reality TV hunting competition is also appealing four illegal hunting convictions from this year as she sues the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

Clair McFarlandNovember 15, 2023

State Rep. Forrest Chadwick, R-Evansville.

Wyoming GOP Lawmaker Accused Of Disregarding God Censured By Party

Converse County Republican state Rep. Forrest Chadwick has been censured by his party, but says censures don’t hold much meaning anymore because the party is “handing them out like candy.”

Leo WolfsonNovember 15, 2023

The Wyoming Public Service Commission hears testimony from Brad Mullins, an expert for Wyoming Industrial Energy Consumers, about Rocky Mountain Power's proposed rate increases that come to nearly 30%.

7 Days, 400 Exhibits And 8,000 Comments: What Now For 30% RMP Rate Hike?

The Wyoming Public Service Commission is weeding through 400 exhibits, seven days of testimony and 8,000-some comments from an irate public on Rocky Mountain Power’s proposed 30% rate hike.

Renée JeanNovember 15, 2023

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Wednesday's headlines include: * Blood and bullet hole found in Cody suspect’s car * Conservative political ranking website isn’t afraid of transparency * Cold and snowy Thanksgiving weekend predicted

Wendy CorrNovember 15, 2023

Former Wyoming state Rep. Frank Moore, right, is part of the new Wyoming Conservative Accountability Project.

New Transparent Political Site Rates Lawmakers Who Are ‘True Wyoming Conservatives’

A new political ranking website, which -- unlike most others -- is not run anonymously, was unveiled on Tuesday and with it is a political scorecard that rates lawmakers who are “true Wyoming conservatives.”

Leo WolfsonNovember 15, 2023

Letter to the Editor: Tear Down the University Wall

Since the beginning of summer, fences have sprouted up all over the Laramie campus of the University of Wyoming.

November 14, 2023

The Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority house in Laramie, Wyoming.

Kappa Kappa Gamma Kicks Out Two Lifetime Members After Opposing Transgender's Admittance to Sorority

A pair of lifetime Kappa Kappa Gamma members, who have been associated with the sorority for more than 50 years, have been kicked out of the sorority for opposing the admittance of a transgender member at the University of Wyoming.

Clair McFarlandNovember 14, 2023

Letter To The Editor: The Biden Administration Views Us As The Enemy

Dear Editor: To paraphrase a humor bit from the Rush Limbaugh show: "Gubmit got us in to this mess and gubmit gonna get us out."

November 14, 2023

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