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Cheyenne Parents Want To Know Why Sexual Identity Survey Kept From Them

A sexual identity survey reportedly made available to Cheyenne high school students, but not made available to parents, prompted an animated turnout of parents, substitute teachers and others at a Laramie County School District 1 board meeting Monday night.

Clair McFarlandMay 07, 2024

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Top-10 Wanted Colorado Sex Offender Hid Out In Cheyenne For Four Years

A Colorado child molester who disappeared and rose to No. 8 on that state’s most wanted sex offenders hid out in Cheyenne for four years, and struck a plea agreement with authorities Friday.

Clair McFarlandMay 06, 2024

Portion of Interstate 25 in southern Wyoming closed due to high winds on May 6, 2024

Holy Cow, Is It Windy! Extreme Winds, Blow-Overs Close I-25 Near Colorado Border

Extreme winds and gusts closed a section of I-25 between Cheyenne and the Colorado border on Monday, causing truckers to line up and wait. It was even worse in Colorado with near 100mph winds reported.

Leo WolfsonMay 06, 2024

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Son Of Former Wyoming Governor Challenges Freedom Caucus Incumbent For House

Rob Geringer, the son of former Wyoming Gov. Jim Geringer, announced Monday he is running for the state House against incumbent Ben Hornok. Geringer said Republicans are squandering their supermajority in the Legislature by fixating on small differences among themselves.

Leo WolfsonMay 06, 2024

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Despite Setback, Cheyenne Arboretum Still Works For Historic Designation

Cheyenne's High Plains Arboretum, the vast 877-acre site northwest of Cheyenne, didn’t get its state historic designation during this year’s Wyoming legislative session, but the project is still moving forward with a master plan.

Renée JeanMay 06, 2024

Many participants walked a 3 ½-mile trail through the School Section to see the nature and beauty of the land.

What’s So Special About State Land Proposed For Controversial Casper Gravel Pit?

Around 100 people showed up Sunday to see for themselves just what’s so special about the “School Section” of state-owned land at the base of Casper Mountain where a gravel mine operation is proposed.

Dale KillingbeckMay 06, 2024

Interstate 80 eastbound in southwest Wyoming west of Rawlins on Monday morning was goomy, cold, wet and snowy.

Cold, Wet, Windy And Snow — Welcome To Springtime In Wyoming

Get ready for cold, wet, windy and even snowy weather in parts of the state, says Cowboy State Daily meteorologist Don Day. In other words, typical springtime in Wyoming.

Andrew RossiMay 06, 2024

Dr. Annie Fenn takes students to Blue Zone countries to teach her Brain Health Kitchen courses, like this one in Mexico.

Wyoming Doctor Says Food Is The Secret To Preventing Alzheimer’s

Dr. Annie Fenn travels the world to where there are unusually large number of centenarians and a lower prevalence of Alzheimer's. The Jackson doctor says data shows eating a certain way will prevent Alzheimer’s.

Renée JeanMay 05, 2024

Black Hills Energy office at 1301 W. 24th St. in Cheyenne.

BRIEF: Man Accused Of Threatening To Bomb Black Hills Energy Could Get Three Years

A frustrated Black Hills Energy customer in Cheyenne could get three years for telling the company over the phone that “I’m going to blow the building up.”

Clair McFarlandMay 06, 2024

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Gillette Man Faces Felony For Trying To Bust Open Bank ATM With Hammer, Prybar

A Gillette man has been elevated to felony-level court for allegedly trying to bust open an ATM at a Douglas bank with a hammer and prybar.

Clair McFarlandMay 06, 2024

Park County Archivist Robyn Cutter studies an issue of the Old Faithful Times. She found the largest known collection of issues in the attic of her father-in-law Joe Cutter, the man who created and published the weekly newspaper in the 1970s.

Wyoming History: The Old Faithful Times, Yellowstone's First And Only Newspaper

It only had a short, five-year run from 1978 and 1982, but Yellowstone National Park once had its own weekly newspaper, the Old Faithful Times. And it wasn't just a flyer either. Each issue was 64 pages long packed with stories about Yellowstone.

Andrew RossiMay 05, 2024

Grizzlies are sometimes transported by air, tranquilized and slung under helicopters, like these bears in Canada were. A similar method could be used to relocate Wyoming Grizzlies to Washington State’s North Cascades region.

Airdropping Grizzlies: When Bears Get Reintroduced To Cascades, They'll Be Helicoptered In

When grizzlies are reintroduced to the Cascades, they will likely be airdropped. That doesn't mean huge, roaring bears will be parachuting from the sky, unfortunately. But the process is still pretty cool.

Mark HeinzMay 05, 2024

Craig Linden, owner of 307 Meats in Mills, Wyoming, stands in front of hanging meat curing at his facility.

Wyoming Meat Processors Say Erratic State Inspections Crippling Them

Todd Koehler used to own a custom meat shop in Gillette. He told Cowboy State Daily the state’s inspection process was so inconsistent he finally gave up on it. Other meat processors agree, saying the problem is crippling their industry.

Renée JeanMay 05, 2024

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PinYour Wyoming Sunrise: Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Today's Wyoming sunrise was captured by John Sizer. John writes, "Looking east from just inside the east gate of Yellowstone at 5:56 a.m. on May 5, 2024."

Photo by John Sizer

Today's question to Don Day

Mark James Mullins of Douglas
In regard to your thunderstorm season article, can you reassess the data on a per-capita basis, especially when considering population of the states? It could affect me as I own a hill on my property which I plan a communications tower and likely will have a lightning rod installed when it goes in.
Don Day
FEMA has a good lightning database that takes into account lightning risk, potential property loss, etc. based on population and lightning frequency. Data is available on a county by county basis. Lots and lots of lightning data available here which may help in quest for more lightning information. https://hazards.fema.gov/nri/lightning
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Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: Wyo Coal To Hit 9-Billion-Ton Mark Antler Hunter Shoots Down Grizzly Bear Cheyenne School District May Pass Strictest Sex Book Policy

Wendy CorrMay 07, 2024

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Rod Miller: A Political Focus Group Around the Ol’ Campfire

Columnist Rod Miller writes, "With the race for Wyoming governor a mere two short years away, dusty drovers sat around the ol’ campfire and pondered their roles as political pundits. 'Hey, I know,' said Sourdough, 'Lets form a focus group an’ help that li’l Secretary of State feller get elected.'"

Rod MillerMay 05, 2024

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Joan Barron: Labeling The 2024 Budget Session

Columnist Joan Barron writes, "Government observers and historians have a tendency to label legislative sessions. I think the 2024 budget session could be labeled the 'elites and hillbillies session.'"

Joan BarronMay 04, 2024

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Bill Sniffin: Folks In Beautiful Sublette County Got Their Share Of News In April

Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “Calls to boycott Wyoming tourism have echoed from all corners of the world. Some observers say this could be as bad to the state’s reputation as the murder of Matthew Shepard way back in 1998."

Bill SniffinMay 04, 2024

Split Rock was an important landmark along the Oregon, Mormon and California trails with its distinctive "split" that resembles a gunsight.

Split Rock, Wyoming’s Natural Gunsight, An Important Landmark On Historic Trails

For hundreds of years, or perhaps longer, a peculiar gunsight-like rock formation called Split Rock has provided direction for travelers in central Wyoming’s Sweetwater River Valley, including the historic Oregon, Mormon and California trails.

Dale KillingbeckMay 05, 2024

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