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After 15 Years Of Permitting, TransWest Wind Transmission Project Is Still 5 Years From Going Live
The TransWest project will carry 3,000 megawatts of power from Wyoming to California. It’s taken 15 years to permit and approve so far — and is still five years from going live.
April 20, 2023
Orphaned Wyoming Mountain Lion Cubs Find Home In South Dakota Zoo
At least two of four orphaned mountain lion cubs captured last year near Pinedale are thriving at a South Dakota wildlife park.
Mark HeinzApril 20, 2023
Cheyenne Woman Charged With Beating Stranger, 71, With Cane While He Slept
Accused of beating a 71-year-old stranger with his own cane as he slept, Gizelle Kellum, 54, faces up to 10 years in prison for aggravated assault. Â
Clair McFarlandApril 20, 2023
Lummis And Barrasso Call Lead Ammunition Ban “Activist-Driven Nonsense”
Wyoming’s U.S. senators joined an ongoing battle to stop the ban of lead ammunition and fishing tackle on public lands, claiming the effort’s nothing but “activist-driven nonsense” and would unjustly punish Wyoming hunters and anglers.
Mark HeinzApril 20, 2023
Federal Court Stomps Nation’s First Local Ban On Gas Appliances, Others May Be Next
Berkeley, California, enacted the first local ban on natural gas hookups in new construction, which started a trend across the country. The 9th Circuit has stomped on the ban, saying it's prohibited by federal law.
April 20, 2023
Rod Miller: Partisanship Is The Disease, Not The Cure
Rod Miller writes: “State Rep. Chris Knapp, a Republican from Gillette, says that Wyoming needs more partisanship in our public life, not less. That’s like your doctor telling you that you need more herpes in your body."
Rod MillerApril 20, 2023
Wyoming County Clerks Urge Chuck Gray To Reject Election Conspiracy Theories
In a letter to Secretary of State Chuck Gray, the County Clerks Association of Wyoming urge him to ignore an election denier traveling through Wyoming and to reject 2020 election conspiracy theories.
Leo WolfsonApril 20, 2023
After Arson And Delays, Casper Abortion Clinic Opened Thursday
Nearly a year after an arsonist set fire to it, the Wellspring Health Access clinic in Casper opened its doors Thursday. It's now the second place in Wyoming a woman can get an abortion.
Leo WolfsonApril 20, 2023
Search On For Driver Who Hit And Killed Man Walking On Reservation
The driver of a black sedan hit and killed Wilford Hill, 30, while he was walking on Ethete Road just after midnight Tuesday morning. The driver fled the scene, the Wyoming Highway Patrol reports.Â
Clair McFarlandApril 20, 2023
Clair McFarland: Don’t Mind Me, I’m Just Killing Off Your Treasures
Clair McFarland writes: “Normally the boys’ bedrooms resemble a text-message emoji war the little, feisty twin had Tuesday with my editor on my phone. … But the boys’ bedroom floors are magical when they’re clean.”
Clair McFarlandApril 20, 2023
Wyoming’s Custodia Bank Lawsuit Against Federal Reserve Gets Boost From Former Penn. Sen. Patrick Toomey
Patrick Toomey, former chair of the Senate Banking Committee, says the Federal Reserve is completely misinterpreting legislation he wrote in its argument to deny Custodia Bank a master account.
Renée JeanApril 20, 2023
Democrats Aren’t Dead In Weston County; Party Resurrects After 12-Year Hiatus
Former Newcastle Mayor Deb Piana leads the newly resurrected Weston County Democratic Party, and area Republicans say they welcome an active local two-party system.
Leo WolfsonApril 20, 2023
Shooting Range Scaring Off Hundreds Of Struggling Wyoming Antelope, Rancher Says
Gunfire from a shooting range near Big Piney has kept hundreds of antelope from seeking shelter on some of the last suitable ground there this winter, says an area rancher.
Mark HeinzApril 20, 2023
Colorado's Transgender Treatment Sanctuary Law Could Interfere With Wyoming Custody Cases
A new Colorado law protecting transgender-treatment doctors from out-of-state scrutiny could interfere with a Wyoming Department of Family Services mandate to consider disfigurement as child abuse in custody cases.
Clair McFarlandApril 20, 2023
Wyoming Anti-Wind Activist Works To Slow Rush To Build Turbine Farms
Anne Brande is a fourth-generation Wyomingite who founded the Albany County Conservancy, which is working to counter the impacts wind energy projects have on the state’s rural culture and history.
April 20, 2023
When It Comes To Wind, Wyoming Blows All Other States Away
It won’t come as a surprise to Wyomingites that the Cowboy State is the windiest in the lower 48 states. Only Alaska is windier.
Wendy CorrApril 19, 2023
Union Pacific Offers $50,000 Sign-On Bonus In Wyoming
Eye-popping Union Pacific bonuses up to $50,000 reflects high demand for workers, but former employees also say it’s a demanding job that offers little time for a personal life
Renée JeanApril 19, 2023
Liz Cheney Promises "Urgent Warning" In Her New Memoir, "Oath And Honor"
Liz Cheney's publisher announced the release Liz Cheney's new memoir Tuesday, "Oath And Honor," promising the outspoken Trump critic to offer an “urgent warning” as told from her “gripping first-hand account from inside the halls of Congress.”
Leo WolfsonApril 19, 2023
At Nearly 100 Inches, It’s Been Riverton’s Snowiest Winter Ever
The 2022-23 winter has broken another record for Riverton, Wyoming, where 92.6 inches of snow eclipses the previous record set more than a century ago.
Wendy CorrApril 19, 2023
Record Snow Means Wyoming Faces Record Spring Dog Doo Season
Huge snowfall and record cold mean there’s also an equally huge spring dog doo cleanup season in store for Wyoming.
Mark HeinzApril 19, 2023
FBI Investigating Murder After Wind River Reservation Man Found With Throat Cut
The FBI’s Denver office confirmed to Cowboy State Daily on Wednesday that it’s investigating the death of Gustave Yellowhair, 37, who was found on the Wind River Reservation on March 20 with a sliced carotid artery, jugular vein and larynx.
Clair McFarlandApril 19, 2023
Someone Got a Deal – Wyoming T. Rex Sells for Bargain Price of $5.3 Million
The fossilized Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, sourced from three specimens unearthed in Wyoming and Montana, sold for a “disappointing” $5.3 million at an auction in Zurich on Tuesday.
Wendy CorrApril 19, 2023
Douglas Sheep Rancher Frank Moore To Run Against Frank Eathorne To Lead State Republican Party
Stressing a message of unity, former legislator and longtime sheep rancher Frank Moore told Cowboy State Daily he is running for chairman of the Wyoming Republican Party because he wants to bring “the party back together.”
Leo WolfsonApril 19, 2023
Wyoming Supreme Court Says Cheyenne Cops Entered Man’s House Illegally, Overturns Conviction
Police officers who pushed past a pregnant woman to enter a home, struggle with and arrest man acted illegally, the Wyoming Supreme Court has ruled in overturning Myron Woods’ conviction for interference.
Clair McFarlandApril 19, 2023