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Colorado Trail Pervert Has Wyoming Outdoorswomen Being Extra Vigilant
Wyoming hikers and trail runners are being extra vigilant after a hit-and-run sexual predator targeting women on some popular Colorado hiking trails remains unidentified.
Mark HeinzAugust 01, 2023
Local Governments Pull Money From State Investment Fund, Which Is Down 55%
A state-run long-term investment pool is down nearly 55% from a year ago as Wyoming counties and towns pull their money out of fear of larger losses.
Leo WolfsonAugust 01, 2023
Rep. Harriet Hageman: It’s Past Time for Mayorkas to Go
Rep. Harriet Hageman writes, "Under Secretary Mayorkas' 'leadership,' 5.6 million illegal immigrants have crossed into America — which is equivalent to 10 times the population of Wyoming. Over 40% of the illegals that were initially detained have disappeared."
August 01, 2023
Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame: Bill Francis, Cowboying in Jackson Hole
After serving on the front line in Europe during World War I, earning sharpshooter status, Bill Francis returned home to Jackson Hole and was horseback nearly every day, working cattle, breaking and training horses, and maintaining his cowboy lifestyle working right beside his wife. He was inducted into the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2021.
Candy MoultonAugust 01, 2023
Although Some e-Scooters Have Burst Into Flames, The Likelihood Is Remote
Electric scooters have been catching on in Wyoming and although there have been many media reports of the scooters bursting into flames, the likelihood is remote.
August 01, 2023
First-Year Owners Of Casper Spuds Baseball Team Take Club To Championship Series
The Casper Spuds baseball team is playing in the Independence League league championship series this week, an impressive debut for first-time owners Paul and Kristi Hack in the team’s inaugural season.
Leo WolfsonAugust 01, 2023
Cowboy State Daily Launches Cowboy State Daily Radio on Tuesday
Cowboy State Daily, Wyoming's largest news organization, will begin airing its newscasts on radio stations across the state beginning Tuesday, Aug. 1.
August 01, 2023
Letter To The Editor: Rod Miller Is Right (Kinda)
Dear editor: The only counterpoint I will offer to Rod is that removing books from a school library, to keep certain subject matter away from younger kids isn't the same as removing books from a public library or the internet from adults.
August 01, 2023
Church Elder Says He’s The Focus Of UW Discrimination, Not Transgender Sorority Member
A Laramie church elder who was banned from the University of Wyoming Student Union for a year for publicly calling out a transgender sorority member as "a male" says the school is discriminating against him for saying so.
Clair McFarlandJuly 31, 2023
Feds Want To Kill Rainbow Trout In Popular Yellowstone Wilderness Drainage
The Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife plan to kill all the rainbow trout in the Buffalo Creek drainage just north of Yellowstone Park and replace them with native cutthroats.
Mark HeinzJuly 31, 2023
Wyoming Stargazers To Be Treated Rare Two Supermoons In August
Stargazers who like the moon are in for a rare doubleheader in August, if the weather cooperates. Not only will there be a supermoon Tuesday, but a super-rare super blue moon at the end of the month.
Jimmy OrrJuly 31, 2023
Contrary To Sensational Reporting, Summer Heat Is ‘Unremarkable,’ Says Meteorologist
The catastrophic heat being reported in many media circles doesn’t reflect reality, says meteorologist Don Day. What’s happening is a lot of cherry picking of information, and then amplification of that cherry-picked information.
July 31, 2023
Seven-Decade Prison Term Remains For Gillette Man Who Molested Sisters
The Wyoming Supreme Court on Monday upheld the 2022 conviction of John Byron Mills, 47, who sexually abused an underage girl and forcibly raped her older sister on separate occasions in Gillette.
Clair McFarlandJuly 31, 2023
Evanston Woman Rescues Stranded Biker On Desolate Wyoming Highway
In an uncommon act of human kindness, Evanston resident Amy McMahon responded to a Facebook plea for help Monday, driving nearly 70 miles to help a stranger -- a stranded Harley-Davidson rider from Nebraska.
July 31, 2023
Wrong-Way Driver Accused Of Killing Five Not Sane Enough For Trial, Court Finds
A Wyoming District Court judge says Arthur Nelson, 58, is not sane enough to face trial for driving the wrong way on Interstate 80 and causing a crash that killed five young Bible college visitors.
Clair McFarlandJuly 31, 2023
Wyoming Coach Criticizes Biden Plan To Cut Money For Shooting Programs
A Biden administration plan to cut federal money for school-sponsored shooting and hunting programs is part of the “wokeism” that’s “ruining America,” says Cheyenne East High trap shooting coach.
Mark HeinzJuly 31, 2023
Newlyweds Love Cheyenne Frontier Days So Much They Honeymooned There
Newlyweds Sheena (Krehbiel) Kothe and Trey Kothe spent their honeymoon at Cheyenne Frontier Days -- where the Kansas girl met this Missouri boy two years ago and they fell in love.
Renée JeanJuly 31, 2023
Dave Simpson: Cheers To The Residents Of Gillette For Exercising Common Sense
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "If you buy the notion that not placing a book like “Gender Queer” in a library is a First Amendment violation, you must believe that every book that has ever been published must appear in every library. Baloney. Being a librarian includes deciding what will and what will not be on the shelves. It's part of the job."
Dave SimpsonJuly 31, 2023
Young Fiddlers Close Out Cheyenne Frontier Days With Capitol Rotunda Hoedown
Bob Matthews leads the Cheyenne Fiddle Orchestra, which performed in the Wyoming Capitol Rotunda this past weekend to close out the 127th Cheyenne Frontier Days.
Leo WolfsonJuly 31, 2023
Optimists Bet Big On Kemmerer’s Next-Generation Nuclear Plant
New housing and businesses are already revitalizing Kemmerer, even as questions remain about Bill Gates’ plans to build a next-generation nuclear power plant here.
Renée JeanJuly 31, 2023
Rep. Dalton Banks: Wyoming Legislature Must Do More To Protect Children
Rep. Dalton Banks writes, “I encourage the citizens of Wyoming to step up to the plate when it comes to protecting our children from sexual predators, human traffickers and harmful and explicit content.”
July 31, 2023
Laramie Man Could Get 20 Years For Deadly Cheyenne Library Drug Drop
Accused of selling the fentanyl that killed a 27-year-old Cheyenne man, Tristan Eickbush of Laramie faces up to 20 years in federal prison.
Clair McFarlandJuly 31, 2023
What The Heck Is … With Betty Boop, Big Boy And That Sinclair Dinosaur North Of Cheyenne?
People first notice Bob’s Big Boy, a saddled-up Sinclair dinosaur and Betty Boop on roller skates. And there’s much more on Stuart Flynn’s property along Yellowstone Road just north of Cheyenne.
Greg JohnsonJuly 31, 2023
Cheyenne Frontier Days Photo Gallery: Sunday, July 30, 2023
Cowboy State Daily photographer Matt Idler is spent his whole week at Cheyenne Frontier Days capturing the sights and sounds of the world's largest outdoor rodeo. Here are 10 of Matt's favorite photos from Sunday, July 30, 2023.
July 31, 2023