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View allCasper Woman Survives Son’s Suicide By Keeping Others From Theirs
A Casper mother said her son was depressed and openly talked about suicide. When he took his life, Jenny said her own sense of despair was overwhelming. Now she keeps going by trying to help others from making the same choice her son did.
Dale KillingbeckApril 28, 2024
Wyoming Cowboy Carver Whittled To Pass Time And Created Timeless Western Art
A Wyoming-raised rancher spent decades keeping his hands busy by whittling tiny Western figurines. His great-grandson owns the collection now and calls them timeless and soulful cowboy art that reflects the Code of the West.
Dale KillingbeckApril 28, 2024
Historical Artist Recreates Images Of Wild West Wyoming In Exact Detail
A historical artist has recreated images of some of the most important Wild West events in eastern Wyoming history. Goshen County has so much history because it is located at a popular spot along the Oregon Trail.
Renée JeanApril 28, 2024
Iconic Wyoming Ice Cream Parlor Is A Frankenstein Mashup Of Historic Buildings
Plains Old Fashion Ice Cream Parlor in Douglas is a Frankenstein mashup of historic Wyoming buildings. It began as an 1880 barn, the counter is made from the old Henning Hotel doors in Casper with marble is from the old Converse County Courthouse.
Dale KillingbeckApril 28, 2024
Ghost Hunting at Wyoming's Fort Caspar
Twice a year, in October and April, Wyoming's Fort Casper allows ghost hunters to investigate paranormal happenings at the 162-year-old fort.
Dale KillingbeckApril 28, 2024
Youth Leader Says Casper Has To Stop Finger-Pointing After Bobby Maher Stabbing
YMCA youth leader DC Martinez says finger-pointing must stop and everyone needs to work together to end violent youth “fight culture.” Martinez grew up in Las Vegas and said he understands gang culture and the pressures facing the city’s youth.
Dale KillingbeckApril 28, 2024
Wyoming Man Who Saved Family From Burning House Awarded Nation's Highest Heroism Award
Ryan Pasborg’s life has changed dramatically since he rescued a Green River mother and son from their burning home. Now with a new job, he was presented the Carnegie Medal on Saturday, the nation’s highest civilian honor for heroism.
Leo WolfsonApril 28, 2024
Why Nighttime ‘Spotlighting’ Of Wyoming’s Prized Wildlife Is Mostly Illegal
Hunting wildlife with spotlights at night is illegal in Wyoming, and you can’t even “spotlight” to observe wildlife in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks.
Andrew RossiApril 28, 2024
Woolly Mammoths In Yellowstone? Biotech Company Says It Has The Technology
Biotech company Colossal Biosciences has announced plans to bring back the extinct woolly mammoth by 2028. They think Yellowstone could be a good place for reintroduction as the environment is pristine and isolated enough for them to thrive.
Andrew RossiApril 27, 2024
Man Who’s Spent 18 Years In A Horse-Drawn Wagon Is Rolling Across Wyoming Again
A man calling himself Lee The Horselogger has lived on the road in a horse-drawn wagon for 18 years. He's making his way across Wyoming again on his fifth trip across America. Cowboy State Daily caught up with him near Hanna.
Mark HeinzApril 27, 2024
100-Foot-Tall, 40-Room Castle For Sale In Bedford, Wyoming, For $14 Million
Many children grow up dreaming of one day living in a castle, but Deon Heiner of Bedford, Wyoming, actually did it. The 40 room, 100-foot-tall Heiner Castle -- which took 8 years to build -- is listed for $14 million.
Renée JeanApril 27, 2024
Inside Wyoming’s Uranium Revival At Lost Creek, Largest Producer In The US
Wyoming dominates the uranium sector mining about 95% of all production last year. Ur-Energy’s Lost Creek operation in Wyoming’s vast Red Desert is the leading the uranium boom and is largest producer in the U.S. Cowboy State Daily visited the operation last week.
Pat MaioApril 27, 2024
Opinion
Joan Barron: "We Want It To Be As Pure As Can Be"
Opinion by Joan Barron
Bill Sniffin: I Own 2 Million Acres Here In Wyoming — And You Do, Too
Opinion by Bill Sniffin
Aaron Turpen: 2024 Nissan Sentra Proves That Sedans Are Still a Great Place To Start
Opinion by Aaron Turpen
Dennis Sun: Every Day Should Be Earth Day
Opinion by Dennis Sun
Aaron Turpen: Wyoming Has Fewer Auto Loan Defaults Than Any Other State
Opinion by Aaron Turpen
Opinion
View allBill Sniffin: I Own 2 Million Acres Here In Wyoming — And You Do, Too
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “About 90 minutes north of us is the 2,221,766-acre Yellowstone National Park. That is one helluva piece of spectacular real estate. We share that with 4 million other owners each summer.”
Bill SniffinApril 27, 2024
Joan Barron: "We Want It To Be As Pure As Can Be"
Cowboy State Daily columnist Joan Barron writes, "Does a Wyoming third political party have any chance at all to gain power this election year given the yawning fissures in the state’s dominant Republican party?"
Joan BarronApril 27, 2024
Tom Lubnau: EPA Increases Wyoming Industry Political Risk, Again
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, ""On Thursday, the EPA announced all coal-fired power plants must be shuttered by 2032, or be converted to gas and shuttered by 2039. But, fossil fuel driven power plants can add carbon sequestration facilities and stay open."
Tom LubnauApril 25, 2024
Wyoming Life
View all‘The Casper Vigilantes’: A Secret Group Of Wyoming Prohibition-Era Crime Fighters
Dale KillingbeckApril 27, 2024
Wyoming 8-Year-Old Shows Plenty Of Fight While Heart ‘Slowly Giving Up’
Leo WolfsonApril 27, 2024
Wyoming History: The Incredible, And ‘Terrifying’, Dale Creek Bridge
Dale KillingbeckApril 27, 2024
Wyoming’s Dusty Tuckness Is The Best Rodeo Bullfighter In The History Of The Sport
Jake NicholsApril 26, 2024
Wyoming Man Selling Massive 1-Ton Petrified Hollow Log For $20,000
Andrew RossiApril 24, 2024
Outdoors
View allThe Creative, Fun And Slightly Twisted ‘Rogue Taxidermy’ Movement
Mark HeinzApril 27, 2024
Wyoming Deputy Has Rare Encounter With Grizzly Near Kemmerer
Mark HeinzApril 26, 2024
Feds Approve Grizzlies Back In Washington State, Wyoming Bears Likely To Be Used
Mark HeinzApril 26, 2024
Wyoming Outdoorsmen Praise New Laser-Guided, Flamethrowing Robot Dog
Mark HeinzApril 26, 2024
Tourist Season Has Begun: 'New Levels Of Stupidity' Already Seen In Yellowstone
Andrew RossiApril 25, 2024
Crime & Courts
View allOne Dead In 'Suspicious' Riverton House Fire
Clair McFarlandApril 27, 2024
A Year After Deadly Shootout, Thermopolis Cop Has Plenty Of Local Support
Clair McFarlandApril 27, 2024
Pinedale Officials Get Threats Over $400 Fines For Girl Scout Cookie Sales
Pat MaioApril 27, 2024
Fremont County Tops In Homicides Despite Having Only 6.8% Of Population
Clair McFarlandApril 25, 2024
IRS, State Hit Wyoming School District With $46,000 In Fines
Clair McFarlandApril 25, 2024