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Rep. Bill Allemand says the Biden administration's 30x30 plan to set aside wild lands to fight climate change amounts to "more tyranny and oppression than the colonists were (subjected to) under King George."

Freedom Caucus Says Biden, BLM Policies Attempts At ‘Total Government Control’

Members of the Wyoming Freedom caucus say Biden’s 30x30 plan is the definition of tyranny and is playing out in Wyoming with the BLM’s Rock Springs Resource Management Plan. Together they’re efforts to gain “total government control.”

Leo WolfsonSeptember 27, 2023

Letter To The Editor: Rod Miller Is Right About The Wyoming Public Records Act

Dear editor: The Wyoming Public Records Act should have consequences defined for government personnel withholding information from citizens.

September 27, 2023

Letter To The Editor: Evanston Pastor Doesn't Respect Mormon Religion

Dear editor: Nothing in his letter denotes one iota of respect for the religion of at least 9% of this state and 49.5% of his county.

September 27, 2023

Casper Man Accused Of Buying Girl, 14, Sex Toy And Secretly Recording Her

Accused of buying a sex toy for a 14-year-old girl and installing a hidden camera in her bedroom, a Casper man originally from California faces up to 10 years in prison.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 27, 2023

Fort Phil Kearny between Buffalo and Sheridan in northern Wyoming was a particularly brutal stop along the "Bloody" Bozeman Trail.

Disease, Brutality And Amputations Part Of Fort Phil Kearny’s ‘Bloody’ Legacy

This week’s annual Full Moon Tours highlight the bone-chilling stories of death, disease and dismemberment during the brutal two-year occupation of Fort Phil Kearny along the “Bloody” Bozeman Trail.

Andrew RossiSeptember 27, 2023

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Wednesday headlines include: Laramie citizens outraged at electricity rate increase; UW keeps fighting transgender speech lawsuit; Photographers go to Yellowstone to find giant tree that looks like a moose.

Wendy CorrSeptember 27, 2023

Hageman Calls Biden Wire Transfers ‘Simple And Obvious’ Corruption

Rep. Harriet Hageman says Tuesday’s revelation that $260,000 in wire transfers from China to President Joe Biden’s home address in 2019 is an example of “simple and obvious corruption.”

Leo WolfsonSeptember 27, 2023

Large storage pods are being kept behind Y-Tex Corp. in Cody. They contain components for the construction of a proposed Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple.

LDS Church Doesn’t Have To Wait On Court To Start Building Cody Temple

Although opponents of a controversial LDS temple planned for Cody are challenging it in court, there’s nothing stopping the church from building it.

Leo WolfsonSeptember 27, 2023

Controversial BLM Plan Does Nothing For Wyoming Mustangs, Advocate Says

Wyoming’s thousands of mustangs are ignored by the Bureau of Land Management’s draft plans for the millions of acres it manages in central Wyoming, a wild horse conservationist said Tuesday.

Mark HeinzSeptember 26, 2023

Part of the fleet of START buses in Jackson are electric.

Jackson Buys 8 Electric Buses For Transit System, But None Are Working

A transit system run by the town of Jackson and Teton County set out to replace its diesel buses with electric, but none of the eight electric buses in its fleet are running, and the company that made them went bankrupt.

September 26, 2023

The Red Creek Badlands Wilderness Study area in southwest Wyoming is part of more than 3 million acres in the Bureau of Land Management's proposed resource management plan.

Cat Urbigkit: BLM Misinforms The Public About Rock Springs Plan

Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes, “Of the four alternatives examined, Alternative D seems the most balanced approach to management, offering something for every public land user. So why did the BLM select the most stringent alternative as its preferred?”

Cat UrbigkitSeptember 26, 2023

Laramie Citizens Speak Out Against Massive 30% Rocky Mountain Power Electrical Rate Increase

At a public meeting on Monday evening in Laramie, one Albany County resident said, "Wyoming [needs to] send the message that we’re done carrying the water for these green initiatives-pushing and ESG-toting multibillion dollar companies."

September 26, 2023

Grace Smith, a former Laramie High School student, and her father, Andy Smith, on Fox News after Grace was arrested at school for not leaving school after refusing to wear a face mask.

Judge Dismisses Former Laramie High Schooler's Mask Mandate Lawsuit

A federal court Tuesday dismissed a former Laramie High School student’s lawsuit against the local school district over its 2021 mask mandate, saying Grace Smith hasn’t shown she suffered any actual harm.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 26, 2023

Firefighters train at the Campbell County Fire Department's training facility in Gillette.

State Fire Advisory Board Says Wyoming Needs At Least 500 More Volunteer Firefighters

Shad Cooper, president of the Wyoming Fire Advisory Board, said Wyoming could use about 500 more firefighters around the state to be fully staffed.

Leo WolfsonSeptember 26, 2023

This tree growing from a rock face on a ridge in Yellowstone National Park’s Lamar Valley resembles a moose head. But folks have to know just where to look to see it.

People Are On the Lookout For This Yellowstone ‘Moose’ That’s Actually A Tree

A tree in Yellowstone National Park’s Lamar Valley looks just like a moose head when seen from the right angle, something experienced Wyoming photographers say they're on the lookout for.

Mark HeinzSeptember 26, 2023

Lawmakers Crack Down On Helping Kids To Quit Smoking Without Parents Knowing

A legislative committee wants to make it illegal for children ages 12-17 to get health care treatment for tobacco or vaping without consent from parents.

Leo WolfsonSeptember 26, 2023

Laramie church elder Todd Schmidt debates religious themes and ideas with a University of Wyoming student recently in the Wyoming Union. Schmidt had been banned from having his table there for a year, but a recent court ruling lifted the ban and he's returned, setting his table up every Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Despite Legal Setback, UW Keeps Fighting Transgender Speech Lawsuit

Top University of Wyoming officials continue a court fight, maintaining they acted properly in banning a Laramie church elder for calling out a transgender student at the Student Union despite a judge saying they’re likely to lose their case.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 26, 2023

The Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority house in Laramie, Wyoming.

Sorority Confident Sisters Who Sued Over Trans Member Will Lose Appeal

The Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority is applauding the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by six University of Wyoming chapter members challenging the induction of its first transgender member and is confident their appeal also will fail.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 26, 2023

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Tuesday's headlines include: The BLM says it's misunderstood and won't lock people out of 1.8 million acres in their controversial plan; Rep. Harriet Hageman is targeting the deep state by proposing term limits on federal employees; Worland's Jay Richards brought home top prize in Utah with his 1,784-pound pumpkin.

Wendy CorrSeptember 26, 2023

Jay Richard stands on "Marion," his personal-best pumpkin that weighed in at 1,784 pounds.

Worland Man Wins Utah Pumpkin Championship With Humongous 1,784-Pound Pumpkin

Worland pumpkin grower Jay Richard won a Utah pumpkin-growing championship with a gigantic 1,784-pound pumpkin named "Marion." Richard's pumpkin is the 2nd-largest pumpkin ever grown in Wyoming.

Andrew RossiSeptember 25, 2023

Hageman Wants Term Limits For Federal Employees

U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman wants to limit how long rank-and-file employees can work for the federal government, in essence term-limiting them like elected officials are.

Leo WolfsonSeptember 25, 2023

Terrified Woman Says Grizzly Was So Close ‘I Could Feel Its Heartbeat’

A Montana woman who lives in what is now prairie grizzly country in Montana said a grizzly got so close to her tent while camping she “could feel its heartbeat.”

Mark HeinzSeptember 25, 2023

David Frederick Riley paints "American Dream" during the 42nd Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale Quick Draw. The painting won the People's Choice Award for the Quick Draw and was the highest-selling piece at the morning's live auction.

Western Art Lovers Pony Up More Than $1 Million — Again — At Renowned Cody Show

The annual Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale has become one of the preeminent Western art events in the United States, as shown by bringing in more than $1 million from its auction.

Andrew RossiSeptember 25, 2023

Wyoming Sorority Sisters Appeal Dismissal Of Transgender Inductee Lawsuit

Six members of the University of Wyoming chapter of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority are appealing the dismissal of their lawsuit challenging the induction of the chapter’s first transgender member.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 25, 2023

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