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Popular Cheyenne Honky-Tonk Outlaw Saloon To Close, Owes Bank $1.7 Million
Cheyenne’s Outlaw Saloon is part dive bar, part honky-tonk and known for hosting music, boxing and even little people wrestling. That ends this weekend when the Outlaw closes after the bank foreclosed on it to recover $1.7 million owed.
Greg JohnsonDecember 04, 2025

'Road Rage' Trucker Says Pickup Driver Actually Shot At HimÂ
A trucker accused of shooting at a pickup with a child inside claims the pickup driver actually fired first in a road rage incident. A judge found probable cause Wednesday to send the case to district court on multiple felony charges.
Clair McFarlandDecember 04, 2025

All 103 Animals Rescued From 'Abhorrent' Cheyenne Hoard Have Been Adopted
After the adoption of Carmen San Diego, a sulcata tortoise, the Cheyenne Animal Shelter has found homes for all 103 animals rescued from a hoarding case in October officials called "abhorrent." They're the lucky ones, as 22 dead animals were also found.
Andrew RossiDecember 04, 2025

In Colorado, Wolves Are Getting Closer To The Denver Metro Area
Colorado’s reintroduced wolves have been closing in on the Denver Metro area, but officials don’t expect trouble — as long as people don’t feed them.
Mark HeinzDecember 04, 2025

Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Thursday, December 4, 2025
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.
Jake NicholsDecember 04, 2025

Locals Say Controversial Rock Springs Land Plan Must Allow Energy, Public Access
Rock Springs residents turned out Tuesday to support promised changes to a controversial plan to manage 3.6 million acres of southwest Wyoming. The plan is being amended to comply with Trump’s order to peel away roadblocks to U.S. energy development.
Tracie SullivanDecember 04, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Radio Newscast: Thursday, December 4, 2025
Thursday's headlines include: * Helicopter Hunters Challenge Ranchers * Police Want Mom Who Took Off With Baby * Wyoming Rare Earth Plant To Challenge China Online
Mac WatsonDecember 04, 2025

Helicopter Hunters Challenge Ranchers Over Access To Landlocked Public Land
To access sections of Wyoming public land surrounded by private property, some hunters are chartering helicopter pilots to fly them in, upsetting adjacent ranchers.
Mark HeinzDecember 04, 2025

Tom Lubnau: The Great Spam Debate
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "What Honor Wyoming is really complaining about is that the Microsoft Office has a spam filter. Apparently, some of Honor Wyoming’s emails are finding themselves in a spam filter. Honor Wyoming contracts with a bulk emailer for its email service."
Tom LubnauDecember 04, 2025

Former Wyoming Football Recruit, 23, Remembered For His Charisma, Talent
KeShaun Taylor, a 23-year-old former University of Wyoming football player and Denver native, died Nov. 26. Friends and family say he was a charismatic leader known for his infectious smile.
Justin GeorgeDecember 03, 2025

Worland Man Who Riddled His Own Dog With Bullets Gets Probation, Fines
A Worland man who riddled his own dog with bullets was sentenced Wednesday to three years' supervised probation and fined $1,000. He says he’s had death threats over the incident and that that the punishment seems harsh for such a “miniscule” crime.
Clair McFarlandDecember 03, 2025

$60 Million Wyoming Rare Earth Plant To Challenge China Nears Full Operation
Construction of a $60 million state-of-the-art rare earth processing and separation demonstration plant is complete in Upton, Wyoming. It’s expected to be game-changing in America’s efforts to break China’s rare earth stranglehold.
Kate MeadowsDecember 03, 2025

Felony Warrant Issued For Wyoming Mom Who Took Off With 10-Month-Old Baby
More than two weeks after a 10-month-old boy was reported missing, authorities have issued a felony arrest warrant for his mother, who’s accused of taking the baby. “I feel like I'm getting robbed of the joys of being a dad,” his father says.
Jen KocherDecember 03, 2025

Father Sues Jackson Newspaper For $25 Million Over Child Abuser ClaimÂ
An aviation consultant whose child custody battle raged for years in Wyoming’s court system sued Jackson Hole News&Guide on Tuesday for $25 million, claiming it falsely labeled him a child abuser despite court documents saying otherwise.
Clair McFarlandDecember 03, 2025

2026 Tour De Wyoming To Cover 400 Miles Through The Bighorn Basin In Six Days
The Tour de Wyoming has announced its route for July 2026, when 250 cyclists will cover 400 miles through the Bighorn Basin, with a brief visit to Montana. It will be the 27th year for what's regarded as one of the best bike tours in the United States.
Andrew RossiDecember 03, 2025

Wyoming Officials Fear Seminoe Power Project Could Ruin Premier Bighorn Herd
Wyoming wildife officials and others fear a Utah-based company’s plan to build a 900-megawatt power project at Seminoe Reservoir could ruin the state's most-prized bighorn sheep herd and a blue-ribbon trout fishery.
Mark HeinzDecember 03, 2025

Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.
Jake NicholsDecember 03, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Radio Newscast: Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Wednesday's headlines include: * CFD Lineup Announced * Fire Destroys Douglas Home * UW 2nd Amdt Program Gets $1 Million
Mac WatsonDecember 03, 2025

Bill Sniffin: Holy Cow! Did A Quarter Of A Century Just Go By? Here Are Some Reflections
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “Right now marks the end of the first quarter of the 21st century. Where does the time go? These past 25 years have been very very interesting.”
Bill SniffinDecember 03, 2025

Two In Jail On Claims They Were Being Paid To Drive Teen Girl Through Wyoming
Two remained in a Rawlins jail Tuesday on claims they kidnapped and were being paid to transport a 16-year-old girl from Wisconsin to Utah. Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers stopped them Saturday on Interstate 80 between Laramie and Rawlins.
Clair McFarlandDecember 03, 2025

Trump Administration Gives UW $1M To Create Second Amendment Program For Schools
With a $1 million grant from President Donald Trump’s Department of Education, the University of Wyoming’s Firearms Research Center is tasked with creating nonpartisan public school courses on the Second Amendment.
Mark HeinzDecember 03, 2025

Cheyenne Frontier Days Lineup: Blake Shelton To Headline His Sixth CFD In 2026
Country music star Blake Shelton will headline his sixth Cheyenne Frontier Days in 2026. Shelton highlights the Frontier Nights concert lineup announced Tuesday evening, which includes Trace Adkins and up-and-coming Texas bar band Treaty Oak Revival.
Renée JeanDecember 03, 2025

Letter To The Editor: No Militarized Zones On Canadian Border, Please
Dear editor: I am appalled by the deterioration of our relationship with Canada in general, and would greatly prefer to keep our borders as demilitarized as possible so as to foster a good and lasting relationship with a nation who has long been our friend and ally.
December 02, 2025

Letter To The Editor: Wyomingites Pay Very Low Taxes
Dear editor: The notion that Wyoming citizens are overtaxed is absurd. We need to realize how fortunate we are to live in Wyoming. The fact is our tax burden is light.
December 02, 2025
