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Media Has It Wrong: Frequency Of Climate Disasters Down
Though it’s often reported that climate-related natural disasters are becoming more frequent, the latest numbers show a decline since 2000.
August 10, 2023
The Standing Dead — Wyoming’s Roadside Ghosts Forests Are Here To Stay
A pine beetle epidemic that ripped through Wyoming during the 2000s and 2010s have created roadside ghost forests in Yellowstone and just about anywhere else the Cowboy State’s roads wind through mountains with forested slopes.
Mark HeinzAugust 10, 2023
Wyoming Teacher Charged In Connection With Fifth Grader's Suicide Pleads Not Guilty
A Cheyenne teacher accused of leaving an 11-year-old boy unattended at school and contributing to his suicide pleaded not guilty to a charge of child endangerment.
Clair McFarlandAugust 10, 2023
Demonizing Oil Claims Another Casualty: Petroleum Engineers
University of Wyoming graduate Linnae Lueken said the reason there are so few petroleum engineering graduates now is because oil companies let critics stomp all over them by not challenging anti-fossil fuel rhetoric.
August 10, 2023
Cowboy State Daily Radio: Thursday, August 10, 2023
This is Cowboy State Daily Radio for Thursday, August 10, 2023
Wendy CorrAugust 10, 2023
Wyoming Student Arrested For Not Wearing Mask Sues, Says Free Speech Violated
Grace Smith, the Laramie High School student who was arrested in 2021 for refusing to wear a mask at school, is suing the Albany County School District, claiming her First Amendment right, and others, were violated.
Clair McFarlandAugust 10, 2023
Judge: Former Wyoming Schools Chief Acted In ‘Bad Faith’ With Public Records
A Laramie County judge said he agrees there’s at least some merit to accusations that the Wyoming Department of Education and former Superintendent of Public Instruction Brian Schroeder purposely withheld public documents.
Leo WolfsonAugust 10, 2023
Cody Planners OK Mormon Temple — Minus 77-Foot Steeple
A Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in Cody received most of the approval it needs at a meeting Tuesday, but not for its controversial 77-foot steeple.
Leo WolfsonAugust 10, 2023
Charlie Spiering: Biden’s Big Battery Bus Boondoggle Bust
Columnist Charlie Spiering writes, "Despite Democrats echoing the siren song of an all-electric public vehicle program that would protect children from diesel fumes, all the president’s shills and all the president’s subsidies could not keep Proterra from going bankrupt."
Charlie SpieringAugust 09, 2023
Tightrope Walker Gave Pot To Kids In Riverton City Park, Witnesses Say
A Thayne, Wyoming man is accused of luring young kids at Riverton City Park on Monday by showing them how to use a tightrope and then gave them marijuana.
Clair McFarlandAugust 09, 2023
Man Holding Infant Walks Right Up To Yellowstone Bison
Despite recent bison gorings, a man holding a small child on Tuesday got dangerously close to a massive bison near Old Faithful.
Mark HeinzAugust 09, 2023
Campbell County Questions Investing With Companies That Hate Fossil Fuels
With a $300 million investment portfolio, Campbell County, Wyoming’s coal capital, is taking the state’s lead in pushing back against companies that are against fossil fuels.
August 09, 2023
Ghost Guns Not A Real Problem, Says Wyoming Gun Law Expert
A national dust-up over so-called “ghost guns” is more about emotional reactions than a real crime problem, a Wyoming firearms law expert said.
Mark HeinzAugust 09, 2023
Wyoming Ranchers Apply For Disaster Money For Heavy Winter Livestock Losses
Farm Service Agency officials say Wyoming ranchers may have suffered through one of the worst winters on record for livestock deaths, which has them asking for federal disaster money.
August 09, 2023
Wyoming Political Groups With Opposite Views Spar Over Nearly Identical Names
The conservative Wyoming Family Alliance is accusing the Wyoming Family Alliance For Freedom, a less conservative political advocacy group, of choosing a nearly identical name in an effort to confuse people.
Leo WolfsonAugust 09, 2023
Wyoming Corrections Hasn’t Paid For Prisoner Sex Changes, But Will Give Hormones
The Wyoming Department of Corrections told Cowboy State Daily it hasn’t paid for any gender-reassignment surgeries for transgender inmates, but has provided hormones.
Clair McFarlandAugust 09, 2023
Media Loses Collective Mind Over Alternative Climate Curriculum
When Florida's Dept of Education approved classroom material that teaches a different point of view on global warming, many media organizations branded the curricula as “science denial” promoting “fossil fuel propaganda.”
August 09, 2023
Taco Bell Wastes No Time Launching Its Own $5 Million ‘Taco Tuesday’ Campaign
Taco Bell, fresh from muscling much smaller rival Taco John’s out of its Taco Tuesday trademark, is opening a $5 million tab to pay for people ordering Mexican food, even from competitors.
Renée JeanAugust 09, 2023
Guest Column: If Freedom Caucus Holds Majority, Wyoming's Priorities Would Be Addressed
Majority Floor Leader Chip Neiman says that if the Freedom Caucus held the majority in Wyoming's House and Senate, property tax reform would happen, school choice & education opportunity would be accomplished, and gender-reassignment surgeries would be prohibited.
August 09, 2023
Dogs, Drones And Deputies To Make Final Search For Missing Worland Woman
Search and rescue teams from three counties will join the Washakie County Sheriff's Office for a final search Friday hoping to find Breanna Mitchell, who's been missing since July 22.
Andrew RossiAugust 09, 2023
Cowboy State Daily Radio: Wednesday, August 9, 2023
This is Cowboy State Daily Radio for Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Wendy CorrAugust 09, 2023
Dems Celebrate: Committee Kills Part Of Bill That Would Ban Teaching Sex & Gender Identity To Children
Rep. Karlee Provenza, D-Laramie, said the committee’s decision to kill part of a bill that would ban the teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity to young children is a win for the people of Wyoming.
Leo WolfsonAugust 09, 2023
‘No Different Than Friggin’ Grizzly Bears’: Rancher Wants To Trap Wyoming Otters
Following a vicious attack by otters in Montana that left a woman hospitalized, it’s time to start trapping otters in Wyoming, a rancher said. But the Game and Fish Department isn’t ready for an otter season.
Mark HeinzAugust 08, 2023
Rock Springs Man Charged With First-Degree Murder In Stabbing Of Girlfriend's Ex
The Sweetwater County Attorney’s Office on Tuesday announced a first-degree murder charge for a Rock Springs man who turned himself in after allegedly stabbing his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend.
Clair McFarlandAugust 08, 2023