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An airman in the U.S. Air National Guard fires a Sig Sauer M18 handgun in this file photo. The section of the U.S. Air Force that oversees the military branch’s bases is putting the Sig Sauer M18 handgun back in use, the USAF announced Sunday. It had paused the M18’s use for a month after the July shooting death of a Wyoming-based airman.

After Fatal Wyoming Incident, Sig Sauer M18 Pistol Back In Use At Air Force Bases

The section of the U.S. Air Force that oversees the military branch’s bases is putting the Sig Sauer M18 handgun back in use, the USAF announced Sunday. It had paused the M18’s use for a month after the July shooting death of a Wyoming-based airman.

Clair McFarlandAugust 25, 2025

Democratic state Reps. Karlee Provenza and Mike Yin are holding town halls across Wyoming to learn which issues haunt peolpe most. They're also riding the momentum of a political groundswell Provenza led this summer.

Wyoming Democrats Lead Statewide Listening Tour On Public Lands, Hot-Button Issues

Democratic state Reps. Karlee Provenza and Mike Yin are holding town halls across Wyoming to learn which issues trouble people most. They're also riding the momentum of a public lands outcry Provenza led this summer.

Clair McFarlandAugust 25, 2025

The GPS service onX Hunt is practically standard equipment for hunters, but its accuracy might be off by a few yards. That’s enough to get users charged with trespassing — and into big trouble.

Popular Hunting App May Not Keep You From Trespassing — Or Out Of Big Trouble

The GPS service onX Hunt is practically standard equipment for hunters, but its accuracy can be off by a few yards. That’s enough to potentially get users charged with trespassing — and into big trouble.

Mark HeinzAugust 26, 2025

A prolonged power outage shut down the street lights and many businesses in Rawlins and other Carbon County communities.

Much Of Carbon County Without Power For 16 Hours After Substation Hit By Lightning

The power is finally back on across much of southern Carbon County after lightning hit a power substation and left about 5,600 homes and businesses without electricity for more than 16 hours Sunday and Monday.

David MadisonAugust 25, 2025

The National Truck Driving and Step Van Driving Championships was held last weekend in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Wyoming was represented by several drivers including Jessica Smith of Shoshoni. The competition is intense and drivers amp up their skills as the prepare to show off their truck driving savvy.

Wyoming Truck Drivers Among The Best In The Nation

A team of Wyoming commercial truck drivers showed why they’re among the best in the nation over the weekend at the National Truck Driving and Step Van Driving Championship in Minnesota.

Jackie DorothyAugust 26, 2025

The Wyoming Classical Academy, which this year offers a classical education for kindergarten through eighth grade, has a new building in Mills.

Wyoming Classical Academy Opens New $15 Million School In Mills

Hillsdale College member classical charter school in Mills continues to grow as staff and students started the school year Monday in a new 36,000-square-foot, $15 million building.

Dale KillingbeckAugust 25, 2025

From a tiny, rural agency to a modernized force, the Shoshoni Police Department has changed — even if its infamous speed check and reliance on revenue from tickets haven’t. And don’t call it a “trap,” the chief says.

Shoshoni Police Write Thousands Of Speeding Tickets — But Don’t Call It A Trap

Although the town of Shoshoni has a reputation for having a speed trap, the chief of police disputes that. He says the reason 2,372 speeding tickets were issued last year is that people were a threat to public safety and without consequences, you can’t change behavior.

Zakary SonntagAugust 24, 2025

Pilot Nick Dew drops a load of retardant on a wildfire in Wyoming from his Tanker 837.

Former Air Force Pilot Trades Military Missions For Slurry-Bombing Wildfires

Wyoming’s exploding wildfire season has multiple aircraft running from sunrise to sundown dropping huge volumes of retardant on them. Nick Dew is one of them, a retired Air Force pilot who now runs missions slurry-bombing wildfires.

Jackie DorothyAugust 24, 2025

Blair Sanchez and her 4-H hog Slate pose for a poster shot to be used at the Laramie County Fair.

Wyoming Make-A-Wish Teen With Rare Heart Disease Donates Sale Of Her 4-H Hog

Blair Sanchez from Burns, Wyoming, has a rare heart disease and was gifted a dream trip by Make-A-Wish. Wanting other kids to get their wishes granted, she’s pledged thousands of dollars from the sale of her 4-H hog.

Dale KillingbeckAugust 24, 2025

Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Monday, August 25, 2025

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

Jake NicholsAugust 25, 2025

Bullfrogs will eat anything they can fit in their mouths. Here, a bullfrog feeds on anogther frog.

Invasive — And Cannibalistic — Bullfrogs Are Taking Over The West

States across the U.S. West are declaring war on invasive bullfrogs that eat everything in their path — including other bullfrogs. In Wyoming, officials say they’re a problem, but prefer the public doesn’t hunt them.

Anna-Louise JacksonAugust 24, 2025

TerraPower has begun construction on portions of its Kemmerer nuclear facility that don't require approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Nuclear Training Center In Kemmerer To Finish Three Years Ahead Of New Plant

Turning on a nuclear plant is a little more complicated than flipping a few switches. That’s why TerraPower’s flagship training center — which will be in Kemmerer where its first small nuclear reactor is being built — is going to be finished a full three years before the plant, by the end of 2026.

Renée JeanAugust 24, 2025

Another fast-growing wildfire has blown up in Wyoming, this time in the Star Valley south of Smoot. The Willow Creek Fire has prompted evacuations and closed U.S. 89.

Star Valley On Edge As New Wildfire Burns Unchecked South Of Smoot

Another fast-growing wildfire has blown up in Wyoming, this time in Star Valley south of Smoot. The Willow Creek Fire has prompted evacuations and closed U.S. 89. Meanwhile, the huge 125,000-acre Red Canyon Fire is 75% contained.

Greg JohnsonAugust 24, 2025

Calcite Springs in the northeast corner of Yellowstone National Park smells bad, even by Yellowstone standards. That's because it's one of the few places in the park where molten sulfur and petroleum come together to form giant, putrid-smelling balls of oil.

The Worst Smelling Place In Yellowstone: Calcite Springs, Where Sulfur And Oil Come Together

Calcite Springs, a thermal feature in the northeast corner of Yellowstone, is one of the park's lesser-known thermal features. It's best known for how awful it smells due to the molten sulfur and petroleum melding to form giant, putrid-smelling balls of oil.

Andrew RossiAugust 24, 2025

Evanston artist Michelle ‘Chely’ Gomez adds a few touchups to her work at the Evanston Skate Park, as local scooter enthusiast Cutter Nicholson looks on.

No Longer Called A Vandal, Evanston Artist Gives Skate Park A Funky-Cool Makeover

Evanston spray-paint artist Chely Gomez was hired to give the local skate park a funky-cool makeover that’s now drawing praise from residents. That's a change because when she started, she was visited many times from the police over complaints that she was vandalizing city property.

Don CoggerAugust 24, 2025

You may have never met Frank Alvarado, but you likely have his best friends — a pair of green aliens along the road to Yellowstone’s East Entrance. His daughter thinks they’re “hideous,” but her Vietnam Vet dad loved them, so the aliens stay. They've also been known to do some sightseeing from time to time.

Those Green Aliens Along The Road To Yellowstone A Tribute To Wapiti Vietnam Vet

You may have never met Frank Alvarado, but you may have seen his best friends — a pair of green aliens who occasionally appear on the road to Yellowstone. Now they serve as mobile memorials to the kind Wapiti man, a former Los Angeles cop who survived nearly 50 missions during the Vietnam War.

Andrew RossiAugust 24, 2025

The historic Wagon Box in Story, Wyoming.

Wagon Box Owner Seeks Partner For Restaurant So He Can Focus On Retreats

Wagon Box owner Paul McNiel hopes to find a partner or investor to take over the restaurant side of his business. That way he can focus on the retreat side of his business at the historic Story, Wyoming location.

Renée JeanAugust 24, 2025

Lt. Josh Williams, seated, listens while his crewmate Lt. Harrison Martin speaks inside the control room.

Inside An F.E. Warren Air Force Base Secret Underground Missile Bunker

Welcome to an F.E. Warren Air Force Base secret underground missile bunker, where the dry desert air tastes like old socks. It’s also where two-person teams man equipment old enough to be in a museum and are ready to press the nuclear button at any time.

Renée JeanAugust 23, 2025

When a car hits a deer or antelope, it can mean expensive repairs. Hitting a cow is much worse — and possibly demolish you as well. Wyomingites would be wise not to underestimate how devastating hitting a 1,000-pound cow can be.

Hitting A Cow Won't Just Total Your Car, It'll Demolish It — And You

When a car hits a deer or antelope, it can mean expensive repairs. Hitting a cow is much worse, it will likely destroy your car and you as well. Wyomingites would be wise not to underestimate how devastating hitting a 1,000-pound cow can be, assuming they don't become hamburger in the impact.

Andrew RossiAugust 23, 2025

$Travis Clyde’s world changed forever the day a welding explosion burned him to the bone, fractured his skull and left him clinging to life. Doctors say the Jeffrey City husband and father of five faces at least a year of recovery.$

Burned To Bone In Welding Explosion, Jeffrey City Father Of 5 Faces A New Reality

Travis Clyde’s world changed forever last month when a welding explosion burned him to the bone, fractured his skull and left him clinging to life. Doctors say the Jeffrey City husband and father of five faces at least a year of recovery.

Dale KillingbeckAugust 23, 2025

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Sidelined By Smoke-Damaged Lungs, Career Wildland Firefighter Now Reports Fires

Forced to retire because of his smoke-damaged lungs, Darren Clifford of Lander now keeps people informed about wildfires. Clifford, who needs a lung transplant, created a popular Facebook page called "Caught The Fire Bug" which reports up-to-date information available about large wildfires in Wyoming and across the West.

Jackie DorothyAugust 23, 2025

Beef tallow is gaining popularity as a skin moisturizer, and the jury is still out on its skin care benefits. But one thing is for certain — applying it in grizzly country is practically begging to get mauled.

Beef Tallow Is A Hot Skin Care Trend, But In Grizzly Country It Makes You Bear Bait

Beef tallow is gaining popularity as a skin care treatment, but slathering it on while vacationing in Yellowstone National Park or anywhere in grizzly country is a really, really bad idea, say bear experts.

Mark HeinzAugust 23, 2025

In 1899, a Freemason murdered a coal miner in Glenrock, Wyoming. That fueled mob of 400 miners who went vigilante, marching on Douglas to break the Freemason out of jail and hang him.

Wyoming History: That Time When 400 Coal Miners Went Vigilante To Hang A Man

In 1899, a Freemason murdered a coal miner in Glenrock, Wyoming. That fueled a mob of 400 miners who went vigilante, marched down the streets of Douglas to break the Freemason out of jail and then hung him.

Jackie DorothyAugust 23, 2025

Fremont County Sheriff's deputies taped off a quarter-mile stretch of Honor Farm Road early Saturday for an hourslong death investigation, as a body lay on the south side of the road.

Death Along Road Near Prison Farm North Of Riverton

A death Saturday morning on Honor Farm Road near the prison farm just north of Riverton brought at least a dozen law enforcement vehicles and prompted an hourslong investigation. In an update, the sheriff's office reported that a juvenile male was stabbed fatally.

Clair McFarlandAugust 23, 2025

DIA plans a $1.25 million study to weigh small modular reactors as a clean, reliable power source. That’s also drawing interest from Wyoming manufacturers as the airport aims to become the world’s greenest and meet soaring passenger demand.

Denver International Airport Considers Going Nuclear With Small Reactors

DIA is considering small modular nuclear reactors to power the airport which is attracting interest from Wyoming manufacturers that build them. The Trump administration is speeding up the permitting process for these reactors which would give the airport energy independence.

Justin GeorgeAugust 23, 2025

Cattle are detained in the pens of the Chihuahua Regional Livestock Union at the Jeronimo-Santa Teresa border crossing in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on Nov. 27, 2024. The United States stops imports of Mexican cattle due to the presence of screwworm. After a case of screwworm was identified in the town of Catazaja, in Chiapas, the United States chose to temporarily suspend imports of live Mexican cattle.

Wyoming Rancher Still Has Nightmares About Flesh-Eating Screwworm As U.S. On Alert

As the threat of a nasty flesh-eating screwworm grows, cattle ranchers across the United States are on high alert. One rancher in Crook County, Wyoming, saw screwworms feast on her family’s cattle decades ago, and says it’s the stuff of nightmares.

Zakary SonntagAugust 23, 2025

Hilton Next To War Memorial Stadium To Become UW-Branded Grad Hotel

The Hilton Garden Inn on the University of Wyoming campus, across the road from War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, is getting a facelift. It’s being remodeled into a UW-branded “Graduate Hotel.”

Dale KillingbeckAugust 23, 2025

Desperate And Worried: Locals Watch As More Evacuated Near Dollar Lake Fire

All homes and campsites within a 5-mile radius of the volatile Dollar Lake Fire in Sublette County have been evacuated as the blaze continues to spread out of control along the eastern side of the Green River.

Greg JohnsonAugust 23, 2025

A week after a 7-year-old Siberian husky named Beo got lost in the Wind River Mountains while on a camping trip with his family, he was back in Cheyenne with his family Friday. He was found by a pair of hikers more than 55 miles from where he ran off.

Husky Lost For 7 Days In Rugged Wind River Wilderness Is Back Home in Cheyenne

A week after a 7-year-old Siberian husky got lost in the Wind River Mountains while on a camping trip with his family, he was back in Cheyenne at home on Friday. He was found by a pair of hikers more than 55 miles from where he ran off.

Andrew RossiAugust 22, 2025

Commercial truckers check in at the Cheyenne Port of Entry about 5 miles north of the Wyoming-Colorado border.

Wyoming Highway Patrol, Truckers Support Trump's Work Visa Pause For Drivers

Wyoming officials and industry leaders support the Trump administration’s pause on issuing work visas for commercial truck driving, but critics say the move targets a small group and overlooks broader trucking safety issues.

Clair McFarlandAugust 23, 2025

The Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority house in Laramie, Wyoming.

Judge Tosses Lawsuit Against Sorority Over Wyoming Trans Member — Again

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority Friday for allowing a transgender member into its University of Wyoming chapter. It's the second time the judge has tossed the claim.

Clair McFarlandAugust 23, 2025

Peabody Energy Corp.'s North Antelope Rochelle mine in Wyoming's Powder River Basin is the world's largest and most productive coal mine.

Judge Allows Claim That Large Investors Conspired To Drive Up Coal, Energy Costs

A lawsuit by Wyoming and 10 other states can continue against giant investment companies, on claims they conspired to drive up coal and energy costs. They used their pull as coal shareholders to push “a climate activist agenda,” Gov. Mark Gordon has said.

Clair McFarlandAugust 22, 2025

Archery hunter Austin Nimmo of Casper said that bowhunting for Wyoming elk is challenging and rewarding.

Wyoming Bowhunters Say Archery Seasons Are All About The Challenge

Wyoming’s big game archery seasons are kicking off, and bowhunters explain the allure of hunting with one of the most primitive methods. While bows and arrows are now high-tech, hunters say archery seasons are all about the challenge.

Mark HeinzAugust 22, 2025

Rock Springs State Legislator Has Missed All Interim Meetings To Date

A state legislator from Rock Springs has not attended any meetings of the two interim committees he's on. Darin McCann told Cowboy State Daily on Friday that he didn’t realize the interim is so active and meetings are on days he can’t get away from work.

Clair McFarlandAugust 22, 2025

As rural museums tighten their belts during federal cutbacks, one tiny Wyoming museum says it’s saving big money. The new solar panels on the roof of the Meeteetse Museum has already saved enough to help pay for repairs to the building’s HVAC system.

Meeteetse Museums Say It’s New Solar Roof Saves Big Money

As rural museums tighten their belts during federal cutbacks, one Wyoming museum says it’s saving big money. The new solar panels on the roof of the Meeteetse Museums has already saved enough to help pay for repairs to the building’s HVAC system.

Renée JeanAugust 22, 2025

The Dollar Lake Fire was reported at about 20-30 acres Thursday afternoon. By Friday evening, it’s exploded to more than 10,000 acres, pushing south and forcing more evacuations, including an area bible camp.

Dollar Lake Fire Blows Up To 10,000-Plus Acres, Bible Camp Evacuated

The Dollar Lake Fire north of Pinedale on Friday blew up to more than 10,000 acres, pushing south and forcing more evacuations, including an area bible camp.

Greg JohnsonAugust 22, 2025

The Dollar Lake Fire blew up from about 20-30 acres the afternoon of Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, to nearly 1,400 by the next morning. It's burning on the east side of the Green River near Dollar Lake, and about 5.5 miles west of Square Top Mountain.

Western Wyoming Lodge Owners Watch Campers Flee Out-Of-Control Wildfire

Owners of the Kendall Valley Lodge about 40 miles north of Pinedale watched as campers and residents evacuated the area in the path of the Dollar Lake Fire. Reported Thursday, they also watched it explode overnight from 20-30 acres to nearly 1,400.

Greg JohnsonAugust 22, 2025

A large tanker jet drops fire-retardant slurry around the perimeter of the Red Canyon Fire.

Huge 124,000-Acre Red Canyon Fire Remains Active, Nearly 50% Contained

Crews fighting the huge 124,000-acre Red Canyon Fire are reporting significant progress and nearly 50% containment. But it remains active and potentially dangerous, wildland firefighters report Friday.

Greg JohnsonAugust 22, 2025

Why It Took 18 Months And A Grand Jury Indictment To Charge Cody Roberts

Difficulties with evidence and a murder case delayed the investigation into Cody Roberts, the Daniel man accused of abusing a wolf last year. Now, Sublette County’s top prosecutor faces walking a legal tightrope if he wants to convict.

Clair McFarlandAugust 21, 2025

Some worry that the felony cruelty to animals case against Daniel resident Cody Roberts for allegedly tormenting and killing a wolf could impact hunters and agricultural predator control in Wyoming.

Will Wolf Torture Felony Cruelty Indictment Spill Over To Wyoming Hunters?

Some worry that the felony animal cruelty case against Daniel resident Cody Roberts for allegedly tormenting and killing a wolf could impact hunters and agricultural predator control in Wyoming.

Mark HeinzAugust 21, 2025

Lighting, thunder and severe weather moving over Devils Tower

Cold Front To Bring Relief For Wildfires, But First It Will Make Things Worse

Wyoming’s fire season is in full swing, and an incoming cold front is poised to potentially make things worse, temporarily. Then, it could make things a lot better: cooler temperatures, more humid air, and a higher chance of precipitation.

Andrew RossiAugust 21, 2025

Ranchers move their cattle off their rangeland as the smoke and flames ate up the pasture around them.

Red Canyon Fire Burns Up Winter Forage, Leaving Ranchers Devastated

Ranchers in the path of the huge Red Canyon fire are watching helplessly as their winter forage burns up. That leaves them devastated and having to make heartbreaking decisions, like selling off their herds rather than watch them starve.

Jackie DorothyAugust 21, 2025

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Sunrise 8 26 25 — Photo by Rich Deichert

This lasted about 20 seconds as seen from my porch in Weston County looking east towards the South Dakota border.

Don Day's Wyoming Weather Forecast: Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Chance of rain in much of Wyoming on Tuesday. Some partly to mostly sunny areas. Highs mainly in the 70s and low 80s and lows from the mid-40s to the low 60s.

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

Opinion

Dave Simpson: The Death Of Gerry Spence, A True Wyoming Legend

Opinion by Dave Simpson

Cassie Craven: Get Ready For School Discipline To Get Political

Opinion by Cassie Craven

Gail Symons: They’re Making Laws About You. Show Up

Opinion by Gail Symons

Bill Sniffin: My Very Own Wyoming Painted Morning – Just Me And The Ducks

Opinion by Bill Sniffin

Dennis Sun: Wyoming State Fair, Another Great One

Opinion by Dennis Sun

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Family Fun Awaits This Summer in Southwest Wyoming

Sweetwater County’s abundant natural playgrounds offer all kinds of opportunities to get out and play. Beyond outdoor escapades, you’ll find exciting summer shows, chances to see desert wildlife and a historic look at the Great American West at a variety of museums.

April 01, 2025

Opinion

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Bill Sniffin: My Very Own Wyoming Painted Morning – Just Me And The Ducks

Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, "Walking along a Wyoming river during the early morning hours is perhaps the most therapeutic thing you can do during the best time of the day.”

Bill SniffinAugust 23, 2025

Jonathan Lange: Rescued Newspapers Can Help Their Communities

Columnist Jonathan Lange writes: “That is the real tragedy of small-town life. Most townsfolk know nothing of what is happening on their local school board or city council. But they can recite every detail of distant scandals and outrage du jour. Local newsprint can affect this...”

Jonathan LangeAugust 22, 2025

Tom Lubnau: Wyoming’s Not So Free Market Economy

Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "Recent political events indicate a trend in Wyoming away from a free market economy into a bureaucratic government economy where those in power pick the winners and losers."

Tom LubnauAugust 20, 2025

Wyoming Life

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Forget the night before Christmas, Santa hits Yellowstone National Park four months before. Christmas in August was celebrated Monday, and has been an annual tradition in Yellowstone National Park for more than 70 years.

Forget The Night Before Christmas, Santa Hits Yellowstone Four Months Before

Andrew RossiAugust 25, 2025

World Famous Buffalo Bill Western Art Show And Sale Opens For 44th Year

Andrew RossiAugust 19, 2025

Wyoming Carnegie Medal Hero Nearly Killed In Crash With Semi

Dale KillingbeckAugust 19, 2025

Snakes In A Plane (Hangar): Greybull Airport Is Rattlesnake Central

Mark HeinzAugust 18, 2025

Don Day’s Way-Too-Early Winter Forecast: Colder, Snowier And Longer

Andrew RossiAugust 18, 2025

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A black bear boldly took down a mule deer doe alongside the highway over Sylvan Pass in Yellowstone National Park on Sunday.

Black Bear In Full Sprint Chases Down Mule Deer Next To Yellowstone Highway

Mark HeinzAugust 21, 2025

Search Suspended For Minnesota Hiker Who Disappeared After Climbing Cloud Peak

Andrew RossiAugust 21, 2025

Injured Mushroom Hunter Pulled Out Of Rugged Area In Medicine Bow Forest

Mark HeinzAugust 21, 2025

People Keep Seeing Cheyenne Dog Lost In Wind River Mountains, But Can’t Catch Him

Andrew RossiAugust 20, 2025

Bowhunter Out For Bighorn Stumbles Across Trophy-Sized Ram’s Skull With Intact Horns

Mark HeinzAugust 20, 2025

Crime & Courts

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Lyman Man To Plead Guilty In Fort Bridger Murder, Faces 50-75 Years In Prison

Clair McFarlandAugust 21, 2025

20-Car Derailment In Albany County Starts Fire, Leaves Packages All Over Tracks

Andrew RossiAugust 21, 2025

Former Bar Nunn Fire Chief Admits Stealing From Fill The Boot Drive

Dale KillingbeckAugust 21, 2025

Federal Appeals Court Says Waiting Periods To Buy Guns Are Unconstitutional

Clair McFarlandAugust 21, 2025

Laramie County Fire Chief, Wife Plead Not Guilty To Starving 50-Pound 13-Year-Old Son

Dale KillingbeckAugust 21, 2025

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After Fatal Wyoming Incident, Sig Sauer M18 Pistol Back In Use At Air Force Bases

Wyoming Democrats Lead Statewide Listening Tour On Public Lands, Hot-Button Issues

Popular Hunting App May Not Keep You From Trespassing — Or Out Of Big Trouble

Much Of Carbon County Without Power For 16 Hours After Substation Hit By Lightning

Wyoming Truck Drivers Among The Best In The Nation

Wyoming Classical Academy Opens New $15 Million School In Mills

Shoshoni Police Write Thousands Of Speeding Tickets — But Don’t Call It A Trap

Former Air Force Pilot Trades Military Missions For Slurry-Bombing Wildfires

Wyoming Make-A-Wish Teen With Rare Heart Disease Donates Sale Of Her 4-H Hog

Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Monday, August 25, 2025

Invasive — And Cannibalistic — Bullfrogs Are Taking Over The West

Nuclear Training Center In Kemmerer To Finish Three Years Ahead Of New Plant

Star Valley On Edge As New Wildfire Burns Unchecked South Of Smoot

The Worst Smelling Place In Yellowstone: Calcite Springs, Where Sulfur And Oil Come Together

No Longer Called A Vandal, Evanston Artist Gives Skate Park A Funky-Cool Makeover

Those Green Aliens Along The Road To Yellowstone A Tribute To Wapiti Vietnam Vet

Wagon Box Owner Seeks Partner For Restaurant So He Can Focus On Retreats

Inside An F.E. Warren Air Force Base Secret Underground Missile Bunker

Hitting A Cow Won't Just Total Your Car, It'll Demolish It — And You

Burned To Bone In Welding Explosion, Jeffrey City Father Of 5 Faces A New Reality

Sidelined By Smoke-Damaged Lungs, Career Wildland Firefighter Now Reports Fires

Beef Tallow Is A Hot Skin Care Trend, But In Grizzly Country It Makes You Bear Bait

Wyoming History: That Time When 400 Coal Miners Went Vigilante To Hang A Man

Death Along Road Near Prison Farm North Of Riverton

Denver International Airport Considers Going Nuclear With Small Reactors

Wyoming Rancher Still Has Nightmares About Flesh-Eating Screwworm As U.S. On Alert

Hilton Next To War Memorial Stadium To Become UW-Branded Grad Hotel

Desperate And Worried: Locals Watch As More Evacuated Near Dollar Lake Fire

Husky Lost For 7 Days In Rugged Wind River Wilderness Is Back Home in Cheyenne

Wyoming Highway Patrol, Truckers Support Trump's Work Visa Pause For Drivers

Judge Tosses Lawsuit Against Sorority Over Wyoming Trans Member — Again

Judge Allows Claim That Large Investors Conspired To Drive Up Coal, Energy Costs

Wyoming Bowhunters Say Archery Seasons Are All About The Challenge

Rock Springs State Legislator Has Missed All Interim Meetings To Date

Meeteetse Museums Say It’s New Solar Roof Saves Big Money

Dollar Lake Fire Blows Up To 10,000-Plus Acres, Bible Camp Evacuated

Western Wyoming Lodge Owners Watch Campers Flee Out-Of-Control Wildfire

Huge 124,000-Acre Red Canyon Fire Remains Active, Nearly 50% Contained

Why It Took 18 Months And A Grand Jury Indictment To Charge Cody Roberts

Will Wolf Torture Felony Cruelty Indictment Spill Over To Wyoming Hunters?

Cold Front To Bring Relief For Wildfires, But First It Will Make Things Worse

Red Canyon Fire Burns Up Winter Forage, Leaving Ranchers Devastated

Daily Features

Today's Wyoming sunrise was captured by Rich Deichert in Buffalo. Rich writes, "Morning sky from our home in Buffalo. View is to the west where the sun was lighting up the clouds."

Don Day's Wyoming Weather Forecast: Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Daily Cartoon 2: Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Opinion

Dave Simpson: The Death Of Gerry Spence, A True Wyoming Legend

Cassie Craven: Get Ready For School Discipline To Get Political

Gail Symons: They’re Making Laws About You. Show Up

Bill Sniffin: My Very Own Wyoming Painted Morning – Just Me And The Ducks

Dennis Sun: Wyoming State Fair, Another Great One

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Family Fun Awaits This Summer in Southwest Wyoming

Opinion

Bill Sniffin: My Very Own Wyoming Painted Morning – Just Me And The Ducks

Jonathan Lange: Rescued Newspapers Can Help Their Communities

Tom Lubnau: Wyoming’s Not So Free Market Economy

Wyoming Life

Forget The Night Before Christmas, Santa Hits Yellowstone Four Months Before

World Famous Buffalo Bill Western Art Show And Sale Opens For 44th Year

Wyoming Carnegie Medal Hero Nearly Killed In Crash With Semi

Snakes In A Plane (Hangar): Greybull Airport Is Rattlesnake Central

Don Day’s Way-Too-Early Winter Forecast: Colder, Snowier And Longer

Outdoors

Black Bear In Full Sprint Chases Down Mule Deer Next To Yellowstone Highway

Search Suspended For Minnesota Hiker Who Disappeared After Climbing Cloud Peak

Injured Mushroom Hunter Pulled Out Of Rugged Area In Medicine Bow Forest

People Keep Seeing Cheyenne Dog Lost In Wind River Mountains, But Can’t Catch Him

Bowhunter Out For Bighorn Stumbles Across Trophy-Sized Ram’s Skull With Intact Horns

Crime & Courts

Lyman Man To Plead Guilty In Fort Bridger Murder, Faces 50-75 Years In Prison

20-Car Derailment In Albany County Starts Fire, Leaves Packages All Over Tracks

Former Bar Nunn Fire Chief Admits Stealing From Fill The Boot Drive

Federal Appeals Court Says Waiting Periods To Buy Guns Are Unconstitutional