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Road Sign Showing Cow Plummeting Off Cliff Was Made After Event Actually Happened
The viral meme of a âwatch for falling cowsâ road sign may seem fake, but itâs not. It really happened in Washington, where a cow fell 200 feet off a roadside cliff and smashed a minivan.
Mark HeinzJuly 14, 2023
Don't Tear Down The Historic Green River Train Depot
Dear editor: It would be a real shame to lose that Green River terminal building.Â
July 14, 2023
Pregnant Woman Survives Alleged Beating, Ditches Boyfriend At Wyoming Taco Bell Bathroom
A month after he allegedly beat and bit his pregnant girlfriend on the Wind River Indian Reservation, Steven Cole CâBearing has been arrested. His girlfriend was able to get away from him and call police when he used a bathroom at Taco Bell.
Clair McFarlandJuly 14, 2023
Grizzly Bear Relocated, Instantly Attacks Video Camera
If there is any doubt about the ferocity of a grizzly bear, and there is judging by the countless videos of dimwitted tourists in Yellowstone, then one look at a captured Montana grizzly getting released back into the wild should eliminate them.
Jimmy OrrJuly 14, 2023
Where Did All Of Wyomingâs Squaretop Mountain Antelope Go?
A Sublette County landowner says his property near Squaretop Mountain is usually a summer camp for southwest Wyoming antelope. This year heâs seen only one.
Mark HeinzJuly 14, 2023
Teen Arrested In Casper Fairgrounds Shooting, Bullet Storm On House
The Natrona County Sheriff's Office and Casper Police Department issued a joint statement Friday saying they arrested a 16-year-old boy in connection with the Tuesday shooting of a woman near the fairgrounds and a Thursday 10-bullet attack on a residence.
Clair McFarlandJuly 14, 2023
Sheep Rustling? 70 Sheep Missing From Campbell County Ranch
Campbell County authorities are investigating the disappearance of 70 ewes. The owner of the sheep said 70-head is the amount that fits a double-deck gooseneck trailer.
July 14, 2023
Six-Year-Old Becomes Youngest Girl To Climb Devils Tower
A 6-year-old Massachusetts girl became the youngest female on record to climb Wyomingâs Devils Tower on July 8, when she scaled the tower with her parents and nine-year-old brother.
Mark HeinzJuly 14, 2023
Clair McFarland: Sleeping Outdoors Under Shooting Stars And Elon's Satellites
Clair McFarland writes, "The boys and I sleep outside every summer when the first crop of hot, windless days leaves nothing to cool the brain except its dark nights."
Clair McFarlandJuly 14, 2023
âPostcard From Satanâ Slams Corner-Crossing Rancher, Who Wants To Stall Judgeâs Decision
A âpostcard from Satanâ and other attacks have prompted the landowner in Wyomingâs âcorner-crossingâ case, to ask a judge to stall a decision against him, claiming he's in danger because of the hatred stirred up by the case.
Mark HeinzJuly 13, 2023
Mudslide Threatens US Highway 14 In Northern Wyoming
The shoulder along spots of U.S. Highway 14 between Shell and Burgess Junction, Wyoming, is peeling away from the pavement. It remains open, but with narrow lanes and slower speed limits.
July 13, 2023
Climate Czar John Kerry Grilled Over Using Private Jets; Hageman Says âHis Office Should Not Existâ
Climate Czar John Kerry was grilled in a congressional hearing Thursday about the hypocrisy of issuing private jets, while Rep. Harriet Hageman said that âhis office should not exist.â
July 13, 2023
Dave Walsh: UW Student-Athletes Have That âWowâ Factor
Dave Walsh writes, âIâve always been impressed by the ability of the college athlete. What these young competitors do on the fields and floors, on the tracks and in the water is remarkable.â
Dave WalshJuly 13, 2023
Natrona County Considers Killing Feral Cats, Will Do Catch-And-Release Instead
While a Casper City Council member suggested killing caught feral cats, Natrona County has decided to catch and fix them, then release the cats back to their feral lives.
July 13, 2023
Black Bear That Severely Injured Colorado Sheep Herder Tracked And Killed
A back bear attacked and severely injured a sheep herder near Durango, Colorado, early Tuesday, biting his head and clawing other parts of his body. Wildlife officials later tracked the bear and killed it.
Mark HeinzJuly 13, 2023
Wyoming Woman Will Do Prison Time for Her Role In Stabbing, Beating, Burning Tire Death
A Fremont County woman will do prison time for her role in the death of a woman who was stabbed and beaten to death, then had a burning tire put on top of her in a bathtub.
Clair McFarlandJuly 13, 2023
Cheyenne Hypnotist Taps Into Past Lives To Help People In The Here And Now
Joshua Bandy uses past-life regression hypnotherapy to help people find resources in their past lives that help them with problems in their current ones.
July 13, 2023
UW Transgender Sorority Member Denies Erection Allegation, Says Claim Was Drunken Gossip
Artemis Langford, the first transgender member of the University of Wyoming chapter of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, says claims of an erection while watching a woman change was drunken gossip.
Clair McFarlandJuly 13, 2023
Former Base Commander: F.E. Warren Plan To Go 'All-Electric' Is Pure Showmanship
F.E. Warren Air Force Base says it will go all-electric with its light-duty fleet of vehicles. A former base commander calls the move "showmanship."
July 13, 2023
Green River Looks For Alternatives To Taking Wrecking Ball To Historic 113-Year-Old Train Depot
Green River city officials are asking for ideas on what to do with the 113-year-old historic Union Pacific train depot that doesnât include a wrecking ball.
July 13, 2023
Former University Of Wyoming QB Josh Allen Buys $7.2 Million Home In California
Former University of Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen has bought a $7.2 million home in Southern California close to the ocean and a private golf club.
Greg JohnsonJuly 13, 2023
Rod Miller: âThe Machineâ And The Consent Of The Governed
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "It is an uncomfortable fact of life in a free society that dissent should not only be tolerated but encouraged as the natural leavening of our political system, regardless of whether it is the Left or the Right doing the dissenting."
Rod MillerJuly 13, 2023
Charlie Spiering: What Kind of Decency is Joe Biden Bringing Back to the White House?Â
Columnist Charlie Spiering writes, "Americans celebrating the Independence Day holiday were treated to a week-long news cycle speculating about the source of the baggie of cocaine discovered by the Secret Service at the White House."
Charlie SpieringJuly 12, 2023
Cheyenne Considers Options To Annex F.E. Warren Air Force Base Into City
F.E. Warren Air Force Base has been like a great wall to the west blocking Cheyenneâs growth, city officials say. That could change soon if the city decides to annex the military base into the city.
Renée JeanJuly 12, 2023