Cowboy State Daily - Wyoming News
News
Headlines
View allWyoming Home Sales Strong Despite National Trend Approaching 30-Year Low
Wyoming overall is bucking a national trend that’s approaching a 30-year low for home sales. Casper and Jackson continue to see strong sales data, while cities like Cheyenne and Sheridan have seen some cooling in the marketplace.
Renée JeanOctober 28, 2024
Electric Fence To Keep Grizzlies Out Installed At Popular Wyoming Corn Maze
As grizzly bears expand their range, corn fields are too much for some hungry bears to resist. That’s why a popular corn maze near Clark, Wyoming, is surrounded by a five-strand electric fence.
Mark HeinzOctober 28, 2024
More Snow Coming As Large Wyoming Wildfires Close In On Containment
Another blast of snow is expected to begin Monday night as firefighters report they’re closing in on confinement of the Elk and Pack Trail fires. The Elk Fire is 82% contained and Pack Trail 78% confined.
Greg JohnsonOctober 28, 2024
UW Football Coach Sawvel Reprimanded For Calling Referees Horsesh*t
University of Wyoming football coach Jay Sawvel was reprimanded Sunday after calling the referees officiating UW games this season horsesh*t. He also called his coaching horsesh*t in describing his 1 - 7 start.
Leo WolfsonOctober 28, 2024
Wheatland Men Accused Of Stealing Valuable Boulders From Albany County Ruby Mine
Two men who were recently living in Wheatland, Wyoming, are facing felony theft charges on claims they stole boulders from an Albany County ruby mining claim. The large rocks could contain rubies each worth up to $4,000.
Clair McFarlandOctober 28, 2024
Quick-Acting Staffers Save Moorcroft Student Who Overdosed At Volleyball Game
A Moorcroft Secondary School student who stopped breathing after a drug overdose at an Oct. 4 volleyball game was rescued by nurses and staffers. They used a swift dose of Narcan, the principal told Cowboy State Daily on Monday.
Clair McFarlandOctober 28, 2024
Supreme Court Rules Child Molester Can't Bash Child Victim At Trial
A Wyoming district court judge was right to not allow a molester to raise allegations of unrelated sexual misconduct against his child victim at trial, the Wyoming Supreme Court says in a Friday ruling.
Clair McFarlandOctober 28, 2024
The American West: The Strange Case of Nat Rasper’s Skull
Browns Park was a lawless place where outlaws came and went as they pleased. Raids by the law rarely reduced the supply of rustlers, murderers, and robbers in that harsh environment. Only after a telephone line connected the area with Rock Springs did the outlaw period come to an end.
Terry A. Del BeneOctober 28, 2024
Yellowstone To Remove 1,375 Bison, But Some Say It Should Be More, Not Less
Yellowstone will remove 1,375 bison through its Interagency Bison Management Plan. It's part of an ongoing effort to limit bison numbers that some say is driven by political pressure, and that the park should have more bison, not less.
Andrew RossiOctober 27, 2024
Famous Yankee Lady B-17 Bomber Makes Final Flight Over Wyoming
The Yankee Lady, a World War II B-17 Flying Fortress, made her final flight across the West and Wyoming this past week. It was emotional for fans of the famous bomber, which was featured in the movie “Tora! Tora! Tora!”
Jackie DorothyOctober 27, 2024
Why Couldn't Wyoming Wildfires Be Put Out By Cloud Seeding?
With almost a million acres of land burned up in Wyoming this year by wildfire, why not use cloud seeding to help? For cloud seeding to even have a chance, a cloud is needed -- something Wyoming hasn't had much of lately.
Renée JeanOctober 27, 2024
History Come Alive: San Diego Man Discovers Documents About 140-Year-Old Cheyenne Building
A San Diego Man found a treasure trove of documents about a 140-year-old Cheyenne building. His great-great-grandfather ran a grocery store there that's now Bohemian Metals.
Renée JeanOctober 27, 2024
Cheyenne Man’s Midlife Career Change: From TV Reporter To Truck Driver
When longtime Denver TV reporter Daryl Orr lost his job unexpectedly in midlife, he wasn’t worried — until everyone kept telling him he was overqualified. So the Cheyenne man decided to do something completely different: become a truck driver (and he loves it).
Renée JeanOctober 27, 2024
Haunted Wyoming: Sweetwater County Library Built On Pioneer Graves And Were Not Moved
If it sounds like the movie Poltergeist, there are similarities. The Sweetwater County Library was built on an old cemetery and the graves were supposed to have been moved. But not all of them were.
Jackie DorothyOctober 27, 2024
Wyoming Rewind: Ten Sleep Hill Climb Was 100 MPH Of 2-Lane Road With No Guardrails
For 20 years, the Ten Sleep Hill Climb drew thousands of people to watch driver race up old Highway 16. It was a steep, dangerous race at more than 100 mph on a winding, two-lane road with no guardrails.
Jackie DorothyOctober 27, 2024
The American West: Celebrating Michener’s Centennial
James Michener’s characters in Centennial were based on real people or composites of actual historic figures making the miniseries epic true to human nature and compelling, a piece of film making that has stood the test of time.
Linda WommackOctober 27, 2024
Wyoming Coffee Klatch: Gillette’s Old Farts Talk Energy, Trump And “Ridiculous” Tax
At a meeting of the Gillette Old Farts Society coffee klatch earlier this week, one member said, "We're all a bunch of rednecks, and we think you should get to keep what you earn. So, if you work your butt off and earn money, you should get to keep it.”
Jen KocherOctober 27, 2024
Haunted Wyoming: White Devil, The Spectral Horse That Protects Wild Mustangs
The White Devil was a ghostly white stallion in the 1800s who protected his herds of wild mustangs against the cowboys who attempted to rope them. It's said that this spectral horse still roams the Rattlesnake Range above Casper, Wyoming.
Jackie DorothyOctober 27, 2024
Cody Couple Selling Historic Cabin Thought To Be Part Of "Wyoming Atlantis"
The couple was told the small, historic cabin on their Cody property came from Marquette, aka "Wyoming Atlantis,” a town submerged under Buffalo Bill Reservoir. The couple will only sell it to someone who respects the cabin’s history.
Andrew RossiOctober 27, 2024
Swords, Hatchets And Katanas — If It Has A Blade, Casper Specialty Shop Has It
For those who love blades, armor and specialty weapons, Sword-N-Stones in Casper, Wyoming, has it. The niche store can also scratch that itch for a “Game of Thrones” replica helmet or Klingon bat’leth from “Star Trek.”
Dale KillingbeckOctober 27, 2024
Rod Miller: Drugstore Cowboys in Westonistan
Columnist Rod Miller writes: "Will the commissars of Westonistan decide that their new borders, and the rich Ivermectin deposits within them, aren’t adequately protected by law enforcement and the military based in Cheyenne? Will they decide to raise a standing army of their own to do the job?"
Rod MillerOctober 27, 2024
Cassie Craven: Our Citizens Killing Themselves Is Worth The ‘Uprising’
Columnist Cassie Craven writes, “Reading Susan Stubson’s column reminded me of a recent JD Vance interview, in which he said candidly, ‘Do you hear yourself Martha?’ We rank third in the nation for suicide – but that is not worthy of an ‘uprising’?”
Cassie CravenOctober 27, 2024
How Rock Springs Almost Collapsed Into Abandoned Coal Mines Underneath It
Rock Springs, Wyoming, was built on top of dozens of coal mine tunnels that fueled Union Pacific’s Westward rail expansion. For decades after the mines closed, the town almost collapsed into the abandoned mines it was built on.
Reilly StrandOctober 26, 2024
74-Foot-Long Wyoming Dino Burned In A Fire Revealed As A New Species
The newest Wyoming dinosaur, an Ardetosaurus viator which was discovered near Shell, had to cross an ocean and go through a fire before being recognized as a new species. Luckily, after 147 million years, its time has come.
Andrew RossiOctober 26, 2024
Douglas Photographer, Casper Author Create Wildlife Book For Kids
A lifelong passion for the Cowboy State and its wildlife has prompted a Douglas photographer and a Casper children's author to create a wildlife book for kids. It features animal moms and their young to inspire a curiosity about the wild side of Wyoming.
Amber SteinmetzOctober 26, 2024
NFL Star Logan Wilson Is Still A Casper Boy, Promoting His Hometown And Wyoming
Logan Wilson may be an NFL star, but he remains a Casper boy at heart, and isn’t shy about telling the world about it. He is partnering with Visit Casper to actively promote his hometown and the state of Wyoming.
Renée JeanOctober 26, 2024
With Elk Fire 73% Contained, Locals Try To Reclaim “Some Level Of Normal”
Progress fighting the Elk Fire on the eastern Wyoming Bighorns is accelerating, going from 58% percent contained Friday to 73% Saturday. That’s allowing locals to try and reclaim “some level of normal.”
Greg JohnsonOctober 26, 2024
Opinion
Dave Simpson: Where's The Pony In The Pile?
Opinion by Dave Simpson
Bill Sniffin: Wyoming Politics – The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same
Opinion by Bill Sniffin
Joan Barron: The Fourth Estate May Finally Win Something
Opinion by Joan Barron
Dennis Sun: Unmanaged Wild Horses Are A Problem
Opinion by Dennis Sun
Jonathan Lange: Did Any Adults Question Kelly Walsh's Bloody Marching Band Routine?
Opinion by Jonathan Lange
Opinion
View allDave Simpson: Where's The Pony In The Pile?
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "What could a President Harris do to top the cabinet appointments of Joe Biden? I'm thinking that bald guy with the red lipstick who steals suitcases from airport luggage carousels would be a shoo-in for Secretary of Transportation."
Dave SimpsonOctober 28, 2024
Cassie Craven: Our Citizens Killing Themselves Is Worth The ‘Uprising’
Columnist Cassie Craven writes, “Reading Susan Stubson’s column reminded me of a recent JD Vance interview, in which he said candidly, ‘Do you hear yourself Martha?’ We rank third in the nation for suicide – but that is not worthy of an ‘uprising’?”
Cassie CravenOctober 27, 2024
Rod Miller: Drugstore Cowboys in Westonistan
Columnist Rod Miller writes: "Will the commissars of Westonistan decide that their new borders, and the rich Ivermectin deposits within them, aren’t adequately protected by law enforcement and the military based in Cheyenne? Will they decide to raise a standing army of their own to do the job?"
Rod MillerOctober 27, 2024
Wyoming Life
View allHaunted Wyoming: Soldier Was Ambushed And Buried In 1866, Then He Returned To Fort
Jackie DorothyOctober 26, 2024
Wyoming History: Beloved Sheriff Gunned Down By Hole In The Wall Gang In 1899
Dale KillingbeckOctober 26, 2024
No State Income Tax, Low Cost Of Living Vault Casper Into Top 10 Retirement Cities
Dale KillingbeckOctober 26, 2024
Cattle Mutilations Across Wyoming And The West In 1970s Still A Mystery
Dale KillingbeckOctober 26, 2024
Wyoming Coffee Klatch: Riverton’s Chandelle Group Talks, And Argues, Politics
Clair McFarlandOctober 26, 2024
Outdoors
View allGrizzly 399 Could Be Cremated; Cody Crematorium Explains How It's Done
Andrew RossiOctober 25, 2024
Driver Who Killed Grizzly 399 Did Nothing Wrong, Sheriff’s Office Says
Leo WolfsonOctober 25, 2024
Fish And Wildlife Service Has Grizzly 399’s Body, Now Determining What To Do With It
Andrew RossiOctober 24, 2024
How Grizzly 399 Became The Most Popular Bear In The World
Dale KillingbeckOctober 24, 2024
Spirit, Grizzly 399’s Huge Cub, Has “High Chances” Of Survival Without Mom
Mark Heinz & Greg JohnsonOctober 23, 2024
Crime & Courts
View allFreedom Caucus Wants Lawsuit Over Misleading Political Mailers Thrown Out
Leo WolfsonOctober 26, 2024
Guilty Plea For Yellowstone Concession Worker Who Attacked Park Ranger
Clair McFarlandOctober 25, 2024
Two Accused Of Running Illegal Online Gambling Operations In Gillette And Casper
Dale KillingbeckOctober 25, 2024
Kidnapped Teen Girl Saved After Wyoming High-Speed Chase Is Second In 5 Days
Greg JohnsonOctober 25, 2024
Brief: Fremont County Coroner Seeks Someone To Claim Body Of Washington Man
Clair McFarlandOctober 25, 2024