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View allCowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Tuesday's headlines include: * Grizzly 399 And Gigantic Cub Emerge From Hibernation * Daniel May Never Regain Old Image Of Fishing And Hunter’s Paradise * Pinedale Waits On Bob, A Barrel In The Middle Of Fremont Lake, To Announce Spring
Wendy CorrApril 23, 2024
International Markets Worth Big Money For Wyoming Tourism
Italy's Christian Josso has been working to set up whiskey tours for all the “pure whiskey lovers” of Europe. Josso thought these tours should start in Kentucky or Tennessee, states with long histories in whiskey. But now he's thinking of starting in Wyoming.
Renée JeanApril 22, 2024
Big Tent vs Small Tent: Wyoming GOP Divided Over How Inclusive It Should Be
The turnout for the Republican State Convention has been smaller over the last few years. Critics say this is because party leadership has pursued a "small tent" philosophy which is much less accepting of a variety of viewpoints within the party.
Leo WolfsonApril 22, 2024
Pinedale Waits On Bob, A Barrel In The Middle Of Fremont Lake, To Announce Spring
For 44 years, Pinedale residents have relied on Bob, a bright yellow steel barrel on the ice in the middle of Fremont Lake, to announce that spring has arrived. Whoever guesses when Bob breaks through the ice and floats to shore wins $500.
Andrew RossiApril 22, 2024
Accused Murderer From North Dakota Hid Out In Gillette For Months
A North Dakota man accused of killing a woman, deleting his home camera footage and fleeing last year was arrested Thursday in Gillette. Police believe he hid in Gillette for months before being discovered.
Clair McFarlandApril 22, 2024
Wyoming Pro-Life Legislator's Website Taken Over By Planned Parenthood
Pro-life state Wyoming legislator Rep. Rachel Rodriguez-Williams has had her campaign website URL taken over, and it now redirects to the donation page for the pro-choice advocacy group Planned Parenthood.
Leo WolfsonApril 22, 2024
Heart Mountain Chosen For Prestigious Smithsonian Partnership
Heart Mountain Relocation Center unjustly held more than 14,000 Japanese-Americans during World War II, and its legacy won’t be lost as its foundation is chosen for a prestigious Smithsonian partnership.
Andrew RossiApril 22, 2024
Mama Horse Stands Up To Wolf Trying To Kill Her Baby
For ranchers Gabby and Cole Thoreson, their timing couldn’t have been better. They went to check on their horses just in time to see one of their mares engaged in a tense standoff with a wolf that was apparently trying to kill her young foal.
Mark HeinzApril 21, 2024
Cokeville Solar Project Stalled By Mystery Ownership, Potential Litigation
A solar farm project south of Cokeville in southwestern Wyoming has stalled in Lincoln County with construction plans halted amid murky ownership and cloud of litigation. Ownership of the $175 million solar farm project has been a game of musical chairs.
Pat MaioApril 21, 2024
Bringing In Billions, Outdoor Recreation Now A Wyoming Revenue Juggernaut
With stunning vistas and outdoor recreation opportunities within driving distance of every community in Wyoming, the Cowboy State is the fourth-fastest growing outdoor economy in the nation, with over $2 billion generated in 2023.
Renée JeanApril 21, 2024
Spielberg-Hanks TV Series "Masters Of The Air" Based On Casper World War II Pilot
Maj. Gale “Buck” Cleven of Casper is the main character of a true-life Apple TV series, which debuted earlier this year, titled "Masters of the Air" produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks that also features another Casper pilot.
Dale KillingbeckApril 21, 2024
Transylvania Is Famous For Vampires, But Also Has Lots Of Grizzlies And Wolves
Krisztina Gayler has a long history of ranching in grizzly and wolf country on two continents. She grew up on a ranch in Hungary and came to the U.S. in 2005. She maintains strong ties with ranchers here in Wyoming, as well as in Hungary, Romania, and Transylvania.
Mark HeinzApril 21, 2024
Opinion
Dave Simpson: Going Cold Turkey On TV News
Opinion by Dave Simpson
Rod Miller: Fun With the Wyoming Public Records Act
Opinion by Rod Miller
Clair McFarland: Spring Keeps Spawning Neighbors
Opinion by Clair McFarland
Bill Sniffin: It Took A Miracle To Prevent Killings At Wyoming School 38 Years Ago
Opinion by Bill Sniffin
Dave Simpson: Let Me Get This Straight. The Problem Is US?
Opinion by Dave Simpson
Opinion
View allDave Simpson: Going Cold Turkey On TV News
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "Pole dancers, ant poison, life insurance. Avoid those three things and your spouse is less likely to kill you. This is according to research I've been doing watching true crime reality TV shows..."
Dave SimpsonApril 22, 2024
Rod Miller: Fun With the Wyoming Public Records Act
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "If a city attorney - authorized and paid by the citizens - can keep secret from those citizens their legal advice to a city in Wyoming – a city authorized and funded by the citizens - that secrecy violates the very first principle of government that our Constitution laid out."
Rod MillerApril 21, 2024
Clair McFarland: Spring Keeps Spawning Neighbors
Clair McFarland writes, "Winter tests your body but spring tests your soul. Especially if you’re an introvert. The Husband has us scheduled for six barbecues and someone signed me up to keep score at little league games."
Clair McFarlandApril 21, 2024
Wyoming Life
View allMajor Artists Make Creative Breakthroughs At Remote Ucross, Wyoming, Retreat
Andrew RossiApril 21, 2024
Wyoming History: ‘Wildcat Sam’ Never Let The Truth Ruin A Good Story
Dale KillingbeckApril 21, 2024
Teton County Man Says Luck Saved Him When Caught In Avalanche
Leo WolfsonApril 21, 2024
Casper Woman's Property Overtaken By Six Squatters Who Trashed The Place
Clair McFarlandApril 20, 2024
For 100 Years, Horse Diving Was A Thing, And Was Every Bit Crazy As It Sounds
Jake NicholsApril 20, 2024
Outdoors
View allAnimal Forensics Expert Calls For Examination Of Tortured Wolf Carcass
Mark HeinzApril 19, 2024
To Beat The Heat, Yellowstone Grizzlies Jump Into ‘Bear Bathtubs’
Mark HeinzApril 19, 2024
Cattle Kill Count For Colorado Wolves Up To Six
Mark HeinzApril 18, 2024
$28M Crossing Project Planned On Deadly Highway For Wyoming Mule Deer
Mark HeinzApril 18, 2024
Angry People Travel From All Over Country To Voice Outrage Over Tortured Wolf
Mark HeinzApril 17, 2024
Crime & Courts
View allPolice, Daughter Want Answers in 35-Year-Old Cold Case of Missing Wyoming Mother
Jen KocherApril 20, 2024
Retraction: April 20, 2024
April 20, 2024
Casper Dad’s Quality Time With Sons Is Allegedly Breaking Into Cars Together
Dale KillingbeckApril 19, 2024
Cheyenne Police Arrest Woman Who Tried To Stop Baton Beating Of Nephew
Clair McFarlandApril 19, 2024
Detective Testifies Casper Teen Accused Of Killing Bobby Maher Said He Wanted ‘To Gut That Dude’
Dale KillingbeckApril 19, 2024