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Letter To The Editor: Don't Insulate Voters From The Full Cost Of Government

Dear editor: "We shouldn’t try to 'protect' a majority of our voters from the cost of government. More voters need to scrutinize the things we spend money on."

September 14, 2023

Climate Change Isn’t Cause Of Record Billion-Dollar Disasters

National media are reporting that climate change is driving record numbers of billion-dollar disasters in the U.S. this year, but the data doesn’t show that’s true.

September 14, 2023

Outside the Fremont County Courthouse on Thursday after Brandon Monroe, 20, was sentenced to two life terms in prison for killing a Riverton couple in 2019. His family stands stunned around a sheriff's office transport van waiting to take him.

2 Life Sentences For Arapahoe Man Who Killed Couple For Weed And Cash

Emotions ran high Thursday as the families of Rudy Perez and Jocelyn Watt, killed in 2019 by a then 16-year-old Brandon Monroe, saw him sentenced to two life terms in prison.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 14, 2023

BWXT Technologies was recently awarded a contract to manufacture a reactor pressure vessel for the first BWRX-300 SMR to be deployed in Ontario, Canada. The BWRX-300 is the GE-Hitachi SMR technology.

Small Nuclear Reactor Could Power Wyoming’s Trona Industry

BWXT Advanced Technologies is designing micronuclear reactors in Wyoming. These have the potential to supply Wyoming industries, such as trona mines, with carbon-free energy.

September 14, 2023

After months of discussions, meetings and protests, the original plan for a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in Cody is good to go, including a controversial 77-foot steeple.

Court Fight Over Proposed Cody LDS Temple With Giant 77-Foot Steeple Heats Up

A dispute over a proposed Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in Cody that features a giant 77-foot steeple has taken another turn as the church is actively fighting a neighborhood group in court.

Leo WolfsonSeptember 14, 2023

A video of a Tesla driving through Yellowstone shows the vehicles AI software isn't sure what to make of bison along the road. They appear on the computer screen as human-dog shapeshifters.

Teslas Think Yellowstone Bison Are Human-Dog Shapeshifters

According to Tesla’s AI software, Yellowstone National Park’s bison are people who magically shapeshift into dogs as the vehicle passes them.

Mark HeinzSeptember 14, 2023

Arie, a 6-year-old German shepherd K-9 deputy, has cancer and only about two months left to live. He was retired Wednesday, but not before sniffing out a 40-pound stash of marijuana on his last call Tuesday night.

Wyoming K-9 Deputy With Cancer Sniffs Out 40 Pounds Of Pot On His Last Call

Arie, a 6-and-a-half-year-old German shepherd K-9 deputy with the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office, has cancer and only two months left to live. But he loves working and found a 40-pound pot stash on his last call Tuesday night.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 14, 2023

Elk started filtering into Nebraska from Wyoming decades ago, but recently their numbers have swollen to where they’re causing some problems, particularly in corn fields.

Nebraska Elk With Wyoming DNA Causing Problems In Croplands

Elk from Wyoming started filtering into Nebraska decades ago, followed by more from Colorado. Lately, the Cornhusker State’s elk population has grown to the point where the herds are causing problems, such as raiding corn fields.

Mark HeinzSeptember 14, 2023

University of Wyoming fans cheer the Cowboys during a double overtime win over Texas Tech to open the 2023 season.

UW Football Will Get $1.85 Million For Playing No. 4-Ranked Texas

The University of Wyoming football team is a 28.5-point underdog going into Saturday’s game at the University of Texas, but the Cowboys will get $1.85 million for the effort.

Greg JohnsonSeptember 14, 2023

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, September 14, 2023

Thursday headlines: Who's behind WyoRINO.com, Hanna town meeting goes crazy, bear in Cheyenne, pistol braces ruled illegal again, etc.

Wendy CorrSeptember 14, 2023

U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyoming, addresses the Wyoming Legislature at the beginning of its 2023 session in Cheyenne.

Lummis Fights Mask Mandates, Other 'Controlling' Biden Administration Efforts

U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis said President Joe Biden's administration is trying to "control" Americans through heavy-handed initiatives like mask mandates, restrictive Endangered Species Act rules and forgiving student loan debt.

Leo WolfsonSeptember 14, 2023

Wyoming Residents Mad That West Coast Green Energy Goals Trump Their Landscapes

A recent column in Reuters says that Wyoming’s landscape is ideal for massive wind developments to feed West Coast green energy demand, but nobody asked the people who live here.

September 14, 2023

Search For Hiker Missing In Wyoming’s Wind River Mountains Suspended

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office has suspended its search for a 76-year-old man from Palo Alto, California, who disappeared Sept. 2 while on a group hike in Wyoming’s Wind River Mountains.

Andrew RossiSeptember 13, 2023

Wyoming Man Pleads Guilty To Soliciting Sex From Tweens

A Wyoming man accused of texting, arranging to meet up with and trying to buy sex from 12- and 14-year-old girls has pleaded guilty to one criminal charge after securing a plea agreement.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 13, 2023

This black bear, reported to have an injured paw, was captured alive in Cheyenne’s Clear Creek Park. Its injuries were deemed minor, and it was set free in the Snowy Range Mountains.

Injured Bear Captured At Cheyenne Park Set Free In Snowy Range

Wyoming’s year of wild bear activity continues as Cheyenne first responders rescued an injured black bear from a tree in a city park. The bear was returned to the wild in the Snowy Range Mountains.

Mark HeinzSeptember 13, 2023

Dubois Man Had Bad History With Man He Rammed With Hummer

A Dubois man who faces felony charges for allegedly ramming another man’s truck and pounding on its windows while holding a knife had a restraining order against that man, according to Wednesday court testimony.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 13, 2023

National Group Says EV Mandates Do Nothing For The Environment & Hurt The Poor

A coalition is bringing together groups to oppose electric vehicle mandates and protect consumer choice in the automotive marketplace, which they argue will lead to better outcomes for everyone.

September 13, 2023

Charlie Spiering: Thanks to Nancy Pelosi, We’re Back in Impeachment Season

Columnist Charlie Spiering writes, "Republicans have not reached the 'high crimes and misdemeanors' threshold necessary for a successful impeachment case, but they have certainly reached the new threshold set by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in 2019 when she moved to impeach President Donald Trump."

Charlie SpieringSeptember 13, 2023

Hanna, in Carbon County, has a population of 683, but a controversial town council meeting late Tuesday drew a sizable crowd.

"This Is Not California!": Angry Hanna Citizens Yell At Town Leaders In Wild Council Meeting

A Hanna Town Council meeting on Tuesday got out of control as angry residents yelled at, and cussed-out, the council over a proposed ordinance cracking down on junk and trash. One resident yelled, "This is not California!"

Mark HeinzSeptember 13, 2023

Who’s Behind The Curtain At Conservative Ranking Website WyoRINO?

A Cowboy State Daily investigation found some interesting connections and similarities behind the anonymous conservative ranking website WyoRINO.com and other conservative Wyoming political sites.

Leo WolfsonSeptember 13, 2023

Letter To The Editor: Why Is The City Of Laramie So Secretive?

Dear Editor, So far the city has refused to answer [my questions] and they have not shown me the law where they are not required to answer these questions.

September 13, 2023

Letter To The Editor: Don't Forget Beavis And Butthead Visited Wyoming

Dear editor, I enjoyed Andrew Rossi's September 10 feature, Why is Thermopolis, Wyoming, in a Looney Tunes Movie?'

September 13, 2023

Letter to the Editor: Wyoming Game And Fish Should Not Let Animals Starve This Winter

Dear editor, I’m asking the Wyoming Game & Fish Department to feed our wildlife this winter. It is terribly upsetting to many native Wyomingites to know that so many antelope and deer were lost to starvation.

September 13, 2023

Pistol Brace Rule Not Paused For Wyoming, Says Federal Judge

Contradicting a federal court in Louisiana, a federal judge in North Dakota says an ATF pistol brace still is legal in Wyoming and 24 other states that are suing over a new ATF rule restricting the devices as short-barreled rifles.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 13, 2023

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