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Letter To The Editor: Laramie County Commissioners Should Have Blocked Cell Phone Tower

Dear editor: Our Laramie County Commissioners had a chance to block a 150’ tall 5G Tower from our beautiful neighborhood, 130 feet from Iron Mountain Road. They choose to go for the special interests of Verizon and Rocky Mountain Tower, a California Company.

June 25, 2025

Bill Sniffin: Bad National Forest Rules Opened Door To Wildfires - They Were Just Overturned!

Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “I watched as bad Clinton-Gore-Babbitt forest policies set the stage for waste and horrible forest conditions in our national forest next door. It was truly malpractice.”

Bill SniffinJune 25, 2025

Counties Look To Regulate As More Wind, Solar Projects Eye Northeast Wyoming

Crook County doesn’t have regulations for local permitting of solar and wind projects, and hasn’t needed them — until now. As more wind and solar development is planned for northeast Wyoming, local governments are drafting new rules.

David MadisonJune 25, 2025

Wyoming Hunters Say They’ll Oppose Public Land Sales, No Matter What

Wyoming hunters said they won’t budge from their staunch opposition to selling public land. That’s despite U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, still pushing for a revised version of his federal land sales measure in a Senate budget bill.

Mark HeinzJune 25, 2025

Federal Public Lands Sale Not Dead As Lee Works On Scaled-Back Plan

U.S. Senate Republicans said Wednesday they have no timetable for releasing a new proposal from Utah Sen. Mike Lee to sell public lands in the West. The Senate referee ruled his first plan violated the budget process by straying too far into policymaking.

Sean BarryJune 25, 2025

Barrasso Says Senate Republicans ‘United’ Behind Megabill As Vote Looms

U.S. Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso of Wyoming was upbeat Tuesday about the massive budget legislation called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. He says “Republicans stand united” with voting expected to begin later this week or early next week.

Sean BarryJune 25, 2025

Four Arrested For Drag Racing ‘High-End Luxury Sports Cars’ In Grand Teton Park

Four people were arrested Tuesday, accused of drag racing "multiple high-end luxury sports cars" in Grand Teton National Park. A Wyoming auto writer says that’s foolish, and wonders “what would happen to a Lamborghini if it hit a black bear?”

Clair McFarlandJune 25, 2025

Andrew Nollen, top right, and Erin Kampa.

Drugs Fly Out Window During 40-Mile High-Speed Chase Through Carbon County

A more than 40-mile high-speed chase through Carbon County on Tuesday ended in Saratoga. During the chase, suspected drugs were flying out a window, and the driver and a passenger face felony drug charges.

Jen KocherJune 25, 2025

Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Wednesday, June 25, 2025

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Jake NicholsJune 25, 2025

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Wednesday's headlines include: * Former Govs. Weigh In On Land Sales * Horizontal Drilling Opens Up Powder River Basin * Facebook Hammers "Wyoming Through the Lens"

Wendy CorrJune 25, 2025

Republican state Rep. Jacob Wasserburger is again seeking to ban buying junk food using Wyoming SNAP benefits. The federal government sends nearly $65 million a year into Wyoming homes through the program.

Wyoming Again Considers Banning Buying Junk Food With SNAP Benefits

A Republican state lawmaker is again seeking to ban buying junk food using Wyoming SNAP benefits. The federal government sends nearly $65 million a year into Wyoming homes through the program.

Clair McFarlandJune 25, 2025

Some Wyoming House members donned red jackets Tuesday to a Legislative committee meeting as a warning of a projected nearly $700 million deficit. Detractors of the visual protest say those same lawmakers helped gouge state revenues. They are, from left, Republican Reps. John Bear (Gillette), Scott Smith (Lingle), Abby Angelos (Gillette) and Bill Allemand (Casper).

Wyoming Legislators Wear Red To Warn Of Projected $700 Million Budget Deficit

Some Wyoming House members wore red jackets Tuesday to a legislative committee meeting as a warning of a projected nearly $700 million deficit. Detractors of the visual protest say those same lawmakers helped gouge state revenues.

Clair McFarlandJune 25, 2025

Tom Lubnau: At This Point, House Appropriations Members Should Just Go Full Clown Show

Columnist Tom Lubnau writes: "Wyoming needs serious-minded people who are not using the committee meetings as campaign stunts, but as gatherings to conduct the serious business of the state. We do not need a clown show."

Tom LubnauJune 25, 2025

The Weatherby firearms company in Sheridan hopes that its new Model 307 Alpine hunting rifle will help reinvigorate slumping gun sales.

One Reason For Firearms Sales Lag Could Be That ‘Everybody Who Wanted One Has One’

While the firearms industry is cyclical, the current slump in gun and ammo sales might defy the usual explanations. The owner of a Riverton tactical shooters training company says AR-15 sales could be down because “everybody who wanted one has one.”

Mark HeinzJune 25, 2025

One Of Wyoming’s Largest Oil Producers Drilling Its First 3-Mile Well

Anschutz Exploration Corp. is already one of the largest oil producers in Wyoming. Now it’s pushing the industry by drilling Wyoming’s first 3-mile lateral well on a pad in Johnson County.

David MadisonJune 24, 2025

Wyoming Man Caught In YouTube Child Predator Sting Gets 10 Years

Sean Joseph Brennan of Hudson was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years in federal prison for possessing child pornography. Brennan was caught by an Internet vigilante who poses as minors to snag child predators.

Matthew ChristianJune 24, 2025

Former Wyoming Govs. Mike Sullivan, from left, Jim Geringer, Dave Freudenthal and Matt Mead.

Former Governors Say Bipartisan Anger Over Public Land Sales Not Surprising

Wyoming’s four living former governors — two Republicans and two Democrats — say they aren’t surprised about the bipartisan anger over the sale of federal public lands. Accessible wildlands are a defining element of Wyoming’s culture, they say.

Mark HeinzJune 24, 2025

Mountain Pass in California is the only active rare earth mine and processing facility in the U.S. Wyoming figures to play a huge role in changing that.

Congress Spotlights Wyoming’s Rare Earth Industry As Vital To US Supply

Wyoming and Montana took center stage at a congressional hearing Tuesday about fast-tracking rare earth processing in the U.S. New tech to extract rare earths from coal waste could help break China’s stranglehold on the critical minerals.

David MadisonJune 24, 2025

Letter To The Editor: Another Way To Deal With Charging Moose

Dear editor: After hiking through a slight bend in the trail, I heard the sounds of snorting and pounding hooves behind me. From about 50 feet away, a cow moose came at me full bore.

June 24, 2025

Letter To The Editor: Hey Gramps, Take Me To The Fishin’ Hole!

Dear editor: I’m sorry son, I sure want to go, but the land’s been bought and they say no. I’ve been goin’ there since ‘54, but we can’t go there anymore.

June 24, 2025

Climate activists hold a protest outside of a "Politics & Eggs" event

Letter To The Editor: We Don't Need Lecturing From Out-Of-State Environmentalists

Dear editor: Trevor Neilson can go on back to California, or Washington, or wherever, and keep spreading his leftist nonsense out there. But he shouldn’t come into Wyoming and presume to speak for us after being a resident for about ten minutes.

June 24, 2025

A locked gate blocks Boswell Road at the Ox Yoke Ranch property line. The property owners say they want to allow public access, but are worried about liability issues — because official jurisdiction over the road remains murky.

Hunters And Others Angry About Being Locked Out Of Popular Snowy Range Road

An elk hunter said he nearly trashed his truck and camper because he got locked onto Boswell Road in Albany County and had to drive out the back way in a blizzard. He’s not the only one, as debate continues about whether the road is public or private.

Mark HeinzJune 24, 2025

Gillette Man Who Admitted Child Sex Crimes While Applying For Deputy Job Gets Deal

A Gillette man is set to plead guilty to child molestation Monday. Prosecutors say he confessed to the crimes while applying for a job at the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office before he was to take a polygraph test.

Clair McFarlandJune 24, 2025

Cheyenne Teens Accused Of Torching Vacant Home Face Arson Charges

Three Cheyenne teens were charged with arson Monday for allegedly setting four fires inside a vacant home in the northeast part of the city. They and a fourth as-yet uncharged teen were found out after one of them talked about burning the house at school.

Dale KillingbeckJune 24, 2025

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