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Zero is one of more than 100 animals rescued from a hoarder earlier in October, and seems to be having no issues adapting to his new home with the Clayton Harward-Willmer family.

Finding Homes For 100+ Hoarded Animals A Huge Effort For Cheyenne Shelter

After escaping reportedly horrific hoarding conditions, more than 100 Cheyenne animals are finding new homes. Their personalities are changing, and so are their names, as animal shelter staff work to pair them with new families.

Jackson WalkerOctober 30, 2025

Fireworks After Touchdowns Triggers PTSD In Thermopolis Veterans

Fireworks were blasted off after every touchdown the Hot Springs High School football team scored in last week’s regular season finale. Problem is, nobody told local military veterans, triggering PTSD symptoms for some.

Andrew RossiOctober 30, 2025

Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Thursday, October 30, 2025

Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.

Jake NicholsOctober 30, 2025

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, October 30, 2025

Thursday's headlines include: * Kemmerer Nuke Project Gets Go-Ahead * Justified Force Ruled for Pine Bluffs Man * Determined Wolf Pulls Out Rack of Ribs from River

Mac WatsonOctober 30, 2025

The Fremont County Library's Riverton branch.

Ousted Library Board Member Files Case Against Fremont County Commission

David Mossburg, ousted from the local library board last week by a surprise Fremont County Commission re-vote, petitioned a court Wednesday to reinstate him. A local newspaper has claimed the secret ballot vote that led to his appointment is illegal.

Clair McFarlandOctober 30, 2025

Kai Montoya in his skeleton outfit for Halloween. He was born with complex congenital heart disease and has his feeding tube placed when he was 21 days old.

Meet Kai, The Laramie 2-Year-Old Who Doesn’t Want Candy On Halloween

Meet Kai Montoya, a 2-year-old Laramie boy who loves Halloween and wearing his skeleton costume. He also is fed through a tube after heart surgery at birth, which means he doesn’t want candy — but he’s thrilled with pencils, stickers, and other toys.

Dale KillingbeckOctober 30, 2025

Jury Chooses Lighter Penalty For CNA Who Let Dementia Patient Freeze

A jury found a former Gillette assisted living center CNA who lost track of a dementia patient, who then got outside and froze to death, guilty of misdemeanor negligent homicide. But the jury acquitted him of the manslaughter felony he originally faced.

Clair McFarlandOctober 29, 2025

Committee OK's Bill To Cap Landowner Hunting Tags, Leaving More For Public

Wyoming hunters say it’s unfair when big game hunting tags in some areas all go to landowners. A legislative committee advanced a bill Wednesday that could cap landowner tag allocations at 40% under some circumstances.

Mark HeinzOctober 29, 2025

The federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission has found that Kemmerer Natrium project poses “no adverse impact to the environment.” It is the first advanced commercial facility to receive such a distinction.

Nuclear Panel Says Bill Gates-Backed Kemmerer Project Is Environmentally Safe

The federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission has found that the Bill Gates-backed Kemmerer Natrium project poses “no adverse impact to the environment.” It is the first advanced commercial facility to receive such a distinction.

Jackson WalkerOctober 29, 2025

8 Months After Fatal 26-Vehicle Crash, Westbound Green River Tunnel Reopens

Much to the relief of folks in Green River, the westbound Green River Tunnel reopened to traffic on Wednesday. It comes more than eight months after a fiery and fatal 26-vehicle crash burned and damaged it.

Scott SchwebkeOctober 29, 2025

Tom Lubnau: Playing Political Games With Our Safety

Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "Certain legislators are making a taxation for highway financing a campaign issue, instead of a safety priority. Remember the joys of driving poorly maintained roads when you find yourself in the ballot box next year."

Tom LubnauOctober 29, 2025

‘Runaway Dinner’: Wolf Wades Into Yellowstone River After Floating Rack Of Ribs

A wildlife photographer said she was mesmerized watching Yellowstone’s Wapiti wolf pack devour an elk near a road. At one point, a “runaway dinner" rack of ribs tried to make a getaway down the Yellowstone River, but one persistent wolf went in after it.

Andrew RossiOctober 29, 2025

The Laramie County Sheriff’s Office arrested a pair of undocumented truck drivers Tuesday for immigration violations. Sheriff Brian Kozak says they’re examples of the work being done by the department’s new immigration task force. One of the drivers got off I-25 at College Avenue in Cheyenne, above.

Laramie County Puts New ICE Task Force To Work, Busts Illegal Truckers

The Laramie County Sheriff’s Office arrested a pair of undocumented truck drivers Tuesday for suspected immigration violations. Sheriff Brian Kozak says they’re examples of the work being done by the department’s new immigration task force.

Jackson WalkerOctober 29, 2025

Pine Bluffs Crop Duster's Shooting Death Ruled Self-Defense

An investigation into the June shooting death of a Pine Bluffs crop duster and former university-level rodeo athlete that left friends puzzled for months is now closed. The shooting was self-defense, the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday.

Clair McFarlandOctober 29, 2025

In the 1900s in Saratoga, women in an upper-class household, such as the Saratoga woman in this photo, were frightened by unexplained bumps in the night. The men tried to explain away the thumping by saying that the servant girl was bumping her head against her headboard each night when the clock chimed the half-hour. Reports do not say if the women believed this explanation.

Haunted Wyoming: The Headless Woman Of Cheyenne, And Other Terrifying Tales

Young women working the steam laundry in West Cheyenne were terrified by a headless woman who haunted their way to work. As bone-chilling as that was, sometimes the truth is even more bizarre.

Jackie DorothyOctober 29, 2025

A Halloween display in Thermopolis. Trick-or-treaters approaching this home won't have to be scared of the weather, as the forecast for Halloween calls for above-average but still chilly temperatures that evening.

Trick-Or-Treaters Can Load Up: No Snow, Bone-Chilling Wind Expected For Halloween

Some places in Wyoming usually get more snow on Halloween than on Christmas, but not this year. The not-so-frightening forecast for All Hallows' Eve calls for temperatures in the 40s and 50s, no precipitation, and no howling winds.

Andrew RossiOctober 29, 2025

Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.

Jake NicholsOctober 29, 2025

Cowboy State Daily Video Newscast: Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Wednesday's headlines include: * Zelenskyy Did Not Buy Wyo Ranch * Lying About Residency To Hunt In Wyo * Controversy Over Cheyenne SWAT Response

Mac WatsonOctober 29, 2025

Chris Hicks has spent more than half of his 39 years in prison for being an accessory in two Gillette murders in 2005.

3 Life Sentences For Gillette Teen Not ‘Cruel And Unusual,’ Supreme Court Says

A Gillette man who got three life terms at age 19 for his involvement in killing two people won’t get resentenced. The Wyoming Supreme Court wasn’t swayed by science Christopher Hicks claimed shows that sentence for someone so young is “cruel and unusual."

Clair McFarlandOctober 29, 2025

Bill Sniffin: Tough Times For Centenarians, Including Edna Scott, Who Died At 109

Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “Here are six Wyomingites who lived to be over 100. All died recently including our oldest. Their lives make for interesting stories.”

Bill SniffinOctober 29, 2025

After 8-Year Investigation, Hunters Busted Faking Wyoming Residency To Get Tags

After an eight-year investigation, 10 people have been busted, accused of faking Wyoming residency to get hunting tags in a Sweetwater County scam. Wyoming Game and Fish announced the violations Monday.

Mark HeinzOctober 28, 2025

Neighbors Watch Large Cheyenne SWAT Response To Barricaded Man With Knife

Cheyenne residents are debating the level of a joint police-sheriff’s office SWAT response Monday to a man barricaded in a building armed with a knife. Some call it extreme while others say they’re glad to be protected.

Jackson WalkerOctober 28, 2025

Jamie Pullos, a 10-year volunteer at St. Joseph's Food Pantry — the largest in Cheyenne — says the organization has been getting more calls recently as people expect SNAP benefits to stop Nov. 1 during the government shutdown.

SNAP Fallout Has Wyoming Dem, Freedom Caucus Saying The Same Bible Verse

On the national scale, the federal government’s suspension of SNAP benefits has blue states suing the Trump administration. In Wyoming, the Freedom Caucus and a prominent Democrat have responded by quoting the same Bible verse.

Clair McFarlandOctober 28, 2025

‘Black Cat Bias’: Even At Halloween, Wyoming Shelters Can’t Find Homes For Them

“Black cat bias” is a real thing that keeps them from being adopted from Wyoming animal shelters — even during the Halloween season. Despite their reputation, shelter workers say black cats aren’t witches in disguise or bring bad luck.

Andrew RossiOctober 28, 2025

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