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Frank Berris during a traffic stop he recorded and posted to his public YouTube channel.

'Sovereign Citizen' Gets 7 Years In Prison For Having Guns As A Felon

A Casper, Wyoming, man was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison for being a felon in possession of firearms. Saying he’s a sovereign citizen, he told officers during a traffic stop they’d have to kill him before eventually surrendering.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 21, 2024

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Rod Miller: Hey, Pharmacy Board: It's Government's Responsibility To Listen

Columnist Rod Miller writes, "The Wyoming Board of Pharmacy, with armed Highway Patrol officers providing security, were at no risk of life and limb from an unarmed crowd of Wyoming citizens exercising their rights under the First Amendment."

Rod MillerSeptember 20, 2024

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Brief: Man Survives Bear Attack In Glacier National Park, Then Walks A Mile To Helicopter

A 35-year-old man was attacked by a bear while hiking in Glacier National Park on Thursday. The injured man then walked a full mile to where a helicopter extricated him to safety.

Andrew RossiSeptember 21, 2024

Gov. Mark Gordon, left, and Secretary of State Chuck Gray.

Gordon Issues Order To Stop Voting By Non-Citizens, Chuck Gray Says It’s Not Enough

Gov. Mark Gordon issued an executive order Thursday reiterating that non-U.S. citizens can’t vote in Wyoming elections. Secretary of State Chuck Gray has been pushing for election security reforms, and says Gordon’s order isn’t enough.

Leo WolfsonSeptember 20, 2024

Legislators have advanced proposed laws that would tighten up Wyoming’s squatting laws. They include allowing law enforcement to immediately remove squatters from a property.

Proposed Laws Could Allow Immediate Removal Of Squatters In Wyoming

Legislators advanced proposed laws Thursday that would tighten up Wyoming’s squatting laws. They include allowing law enforcement to immediately remove squatters from a property.

Leo WolfsonSeptember 20, 2024

Custodia Bank CEO Caitlin Long, left, and Wyoming Banking Association President and CEO Scott Meier.

Legislators Upset Wyoming Bankers Are Against Custodia’s Fight With Fed

Wyoming legislators are upset with the Wyoming Banking Association for supporting the Federal Reserve in its fight with Wyoming-based Custodia Bank. “I mean, talk about failing to ride for the brand,” said state Sen. Chris Rothfuss.

Renée JeanSeptember 20, 2024

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The American West: What happened to Reuben Van Ornum?

While not as well known as other tragedies on the emigrant trails, the Utter-Van Orman Massacre is one of the few recorded incidents that left the survivors so bereft they resorted to cannibalism to stay alive.

R.B. MillerSeptember 20, 2024

Prison interview with Russell Henderson in 2018.

Matthew Shepard Killer's Commutation Request Denied

Russell Henderson, one of two men convicted in Matthew Shepard’s 1998 murder, tried and failed to have his sentence commuted this month, the Wyoming Board of Parole confirmed Thursday to Cowboy State Daily.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 20, 2024

A still image from body camera video from officers involved in a July 4, 2024, shootout with Samson Fussner, a concessionaire worker who threatened a mass shooting. Fussner, pictured on the ground, was killed and an officer wounded.

Yellowstone Releases Body Camera Footage From July 4 Shootout

Body camera video released Thursday by the National Park Service gives more detail about a July 4 shootout with a Yellowstone concession worker. The worker reportedly threatened a mass shooting, then shot at rangers before being killed.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 19, 2024

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California House Cat Lost In Yellowstone Makes It Home 800 Miles Away

Only Rayne Beau, a house cat from Salinas, California, knows how he survived 60 days on his own and traveled 800 miles from Yellowstone National Park to a shelter in Roseville, California, about 200 miles from home.

Andrew RossiSeptember 20, 2024

Shreenshot from a video Cheyenne resident Kristin Taylor posted to a local public Facebook page of Sally Whelan being kicked out of a Wyoming Board of Pharmacy meeting Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.

Law Enforcement Physically Removes Woman From Board Of Pharmacy Meeting

At a highly contentious meeting on Wednesday, law enforcement had to physically remove a yelling woman from a Wyoming Board of Pharmacy meeting. On Thursday, the board met in a private meeting room because they felt threatened.

Leo WolfsonSeptember 19, 2024

In this screenshot from the official trailer, Daily Wire pundit Matt Walsh goes undercover to make his new conservative-leaning mockumentary “Am I Racist?”

Movie Review: “Am I Racist?” Attacks American Groupthink — Plus It's Hilarious

Clair McFarland writes, "Matt Walsh's new movie “Am I Racist?” claims to be a discussion of racism in the United States. In reality it wages an even broader attack on American groupthink, mainstream media’s gullible streak, and Western culture’s newfound love of victim status."

Clair McFarlandSeptember 19, 2024

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Shots Near Torrington School Raise Alert, But It Was Just A Cow Being Put Down

There was a bit of a scare at Torrington High School Thursday afternoon when shots rang out near the school and then a malfunction sounded the fire alarm. Turns out, the shots were from a nearby livestock sale barn where a cow was put down.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 19, 2024

Winter hit the Beartooth Highway in northwest Wyoming full-force overnight Wednesday, with 4-5 inches of snow that drived to 4 feet in spots. The highway had been closed in anticipation of the storm.

Wacky Wyoming Weather: 4-Foot Snowdrifts On Beartooth Highway, 80 In Cheyenne

Snowplows cleared 4-foot snowdrifts off the Beartooth Highway on Thursday morning after a storm dropped 5 inches in Wyoming’s high country. Meanwhile, the forecast calls for sun and a high of 80 in Cheyenne.

Andrew RossiSeptember 19, 2024

A female grizzly with three cubs showed up early Tuesday and again early Wednesday in the camp of bowhunter Bruce Cooper in the Wyoming Range – and these photos were captured on his security camera. He decided not to go back Thursday “because of safety concerns.”

For Grizzly Defense Handguns, Hunters Prefers Magnum Revolvers Or 10 mm Pistols

Opinions vary on what’s the best handgun to carry for grizzly defense in Wyoming. Magnum-caliber revolvers and 10 mm semiautomatic pistols seem to be the most popular with hunters.

Mark HeinzSeptember 19, 2024

Firefighting crews expect to achieve 100% containment on the Short Draw Fire on Friday, Sept. 19, 2024.

Five Homes, 31 Outbuildings Burned By Short Draw Fire

With 100% containment expected Friday, an inventory of what was lost to the Short Draw Fire is in — five homes and 31 outbuildings. The wildfire has burned about 35,000 acres in northern Wyoming and southern Montana.

Greg JohnsonSeptember 19, 2024

U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyoming, with "We Do Not Consent," a new book that tells people why they should reelect Donald Trump and vote for Republican Senate candidates.

Lummis Co-Authors Book On Why People Should Vote For Trump

Cynthia Lummis and nine other U.S. senators released a book Wednesday detailing why former President Donald Trump should be elected. Each wrote a chapter detailing why Republicans must control the White House and U.S. Senate.

Leo WolfsonSeptember 19, 2024

A pair of white-tailed deer graze on sagebrush in this file photo.

Hunters Can Go After White-Tailed Deer On Elk Refuge Near Jackson

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department wants hunters to shoot more white-tailed deer in the Jackson area. That’s where whitetails compete with coveted mule deer herds.

Mark HeinzSeptember 19, 2024

Wyoming Sen. Larry Hicks, R-Baggs

Larry Hicks Wants To Be Next Wyoming Senate President, Restore Order

Wyoming state Sen. Larry Hicks of Baggs, Wyoming, announced Tuesday he’s running to be the next president of the state Senate. If elected, Hicks said restoring order to the chamber is one of his main goals.

Leo WolfsonSeptember 19, 2024

Laramie, Wyoming, resident August Raymond Garcia haa been indicted for his alleged role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. A 15-page indictment dated Sept. 6 and released Wednesday includes photos allegedly showing Garcia at the Capitol that day. The DOJ has circled him in yellow.

Laramie Man Arrested On Claims He Breached Capitol Jan. 6, Wrestled Officer

A Laramie man could face years in prison on claims he was one of the first rioters to enter the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. In a Wednesday statement, the U.S. Attorney's Office alleges he also wrestled with a Capitol Police officer.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 19, 2024

Chris Clemmens of Georgia has already been on one Wyoming elk hunt – through a program that allows Wyoming residents to donate their tags to disabled veterans. He can’t wait to come out again this year.

Purple Heart Army Vet Thrilled To Get Coveted Wyoming Elk Hunt

Chris Clemmens of Georgia is a decorated Army combat veteran who loves Wyoming. He's thrilled about an upcoming elk hunt here through a program that donates hunting tags to veterans.

Mark HeinzSeptember 18, 2024

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PinYour Wyoming Sunrise: Saturday, September 21, 2024

Today's Wyoming sunrise was captured by Rob Dickerson. Rob writes, "Picture from this morning at Devils Tower. Wonderful sunrise on this brisk 41 degree morning as summer rapidly comes to a close."

Photo by Rob Dickerson

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
DD

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Rod Miller: Hey, Pharmacy Board: It's Government's Responsibility To Listen

Columnist Rod Miller writes, "The Wyoming Board of Pharmacy, with armed Highway Patrol officers providing security, were at no risk of life and limb from an unarmed crowd of Wyoming citizens exercising their rights under the First Amendment."

Rod MillerSeptember 20, 2024

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Sally Ann Shurmur: Even At 0-3, There Is Still Good To Be Found In Laramie

Columnist Sally Ann Shurmur writes, “Nobody likes being 0-3. Few thought that would be the fate of this year’s Pokes, who went 7-0 at home and finished with nine wins last year.”

Sally Ann ShurmurSeptember 19, 2024

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Tom Lubnau: Regarding The New Abortion Law's Word Salads, Part One

Columnist Tom Lubnau writes: "While abortions are illegal in Wyoming, the statute contains eight or nine exceptions. But those are so messily worded it is hard for a doctor to interpret them. Which in real time, can have serious consequences."

Tom LubnauSeptember 18, 2024

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