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Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Monday, November 2, 2026
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.
Jake NicholsNovember 02, 2026

The Wyoming Bar In Rawlins: 136 Years Of Saloons & Brothels Is Getting Torn Down
Pam Thayer has spent more than 20 years trying to protect and revitalize downtown Rawlins. That makes what she is preparing to do to one of Front Street’s oldest survivors — the Wyoming Bar — especially painful. “It breaks my heart to tear it down," she said.
Kolby FedoreNovember 02, 2026

Big Horn County Property Dispute Over Buried Tires May Trigger Erosion Disaster
A bitter property dispute over buried tires in Big Horn County has grown into a larger environmental concern, with neighbors and county officials warning that digging into the property could unleash the erosion its owners have spent years trying to prevent.
Kate MeadowsNovember 02, 2026

Laramie Woman Blindsided By Death Of Her Partner And Their Daughter Within Two Months
A Laramie woman says she feels blindsided by the death of the “love of my life” in an Oct. 22 workplace accident. It’s a double blow following the premature birth and death of their daughter just two months earlier.
Dale KillingbeckNovember 02, 2026

Neighbors Living Next To Cody LDS Temple Say Lights As Intrusive As They Feared
People who live near a newly opened LDS Cody temple say lights and traffic are as intrusive as they feared. One resident says the light keeps her babies awake and headlights strobing from the parking lot are a battle. "There is truly never peace," she says
Leo WolfsonNovember 01, 2026

Investigators Try Again To ID Human Bones Found On Teton County Trail In 1998
Investigators have sent a human bone found in 1998 in the Bridger-Tetons to the DNA Doe Project for forensic investigative genealogy. The Teton County Sheriff's Office is hopeful, with forensic science evolving, this can be a break they've been waiting for.
Jen KocherNovember 01, 2026

Cheyenne Botanic Gardens: From Humble Greenhouse To World-Class In 50 Years
For most of its 50 years of existence, Shane Smith provided the drive and vision for what has become the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens, a world-class facility that would be a jewel in a city 20 times the size of Cheyenne. The gardens welcomed its 500,000th visitor last week.
Kerry DrakeNovember 02, 2026

Competitive Fly-Fishing Takes Off As The Next Big Thing For Wyoming School Sports
Wyoming high schools can’t field competitive fly-fishing teams fast enough to keep up with demand. Just since April, high school fly-fishing teams have more than doubled from nine to 22 — and now middle schools are fielding teams, too.
Mark HeinzNovember 01, 2026

Sheridan’s PO News & Flagstaff Cafe Is Like Having Breakfast In A Time Capsule
Breakfast at the PO News & Flagstaff Cafe in Sheridan is a Twilight Zone experience. It's a time capsule from 1916, that has endured mostly unchanged for 110 years. "What it looks like today is what it looked like then," says co-owner Mark Demple.
Renée JeanNovember 01, 2026

‘Get The Boys!’: Sheridan Family Scrambles To Escape As Flames Consume Home
Two Sheridan boys escaped their burning home shortly after midnight Thursday as 40-foot flames tore through it — one clutching a cat, the other closing doors behind him. Their mom said they knew what to do because Sheridan firefighters visited their school.
Kolby FedoreOctober 31, 2026

How To Start A Ranch From Scratch In Wyoming — Without Winning The Lottery
Three Wyoming women have built their own farming and ranching operations from scratch, with little money and no inherited agricultural operation — but plenty of determination. They say the secret is to start small, ask for help and be willing to learn.
Kate MeadowsOctober 31, 2026

Celebrity Bison Clyde Draws A Crowd While Filming TV Show In Downtown Sheridan
Nothing quite prepares someone for rounding a corner on Sheridan’s Main Street and coming face-to-face with Clyde, a 2,000-pound celebrity bison and literally Hollywood’s biggest star. The bad-ass bovine drew a crowd filming a TV show last weekend.
Renée JeanNovember 02, 2026

Afton’s Shumway Farms, Last Of Wyoming’s Star Valley Dairies, Stages Comeback
Afton's Shumway Farms is the last legacy dairy left in Star Valley, which was once known as America’s “Little Switzerland.” Now the western Wyoming dairy is staging a comeback that’s about to go national.
Renée JeanNovember 01, 2026

Wyoming’s Huge Arrows That Guided 1920s Airmail Repainted Original Bright Yellow
The giant concrete arrows across southern Wyoming that guided 1920s airmail pilots originally were bright yellow to make them stand out. Repainting them is a way an aviation group is keeping the arrows from fading away into history.
Renée JeanNovember 01, 2026

Did Man Really Land On The Moon? Gov Candidate Rebecca Bextel Isn't Alone In Doubting
Wyoming gubernatorial candidate Rebecca Bextel isn't the only moon landing skeptic, as 5% to 12% of Americans agree. The nation's leading skeptic says the best proof is no nation has replicated the feat nearly six decades later despite better technology.
Dale KillingbeckOctober 31, 2026

Horse Advocates Livid At BLM For Shooting Rare Blue-Eyed Mustangs For Being 'Blind'
Wild-horse advocates are incensed by what they say was the needless killing of three rare blue-eyed cremello mustangs by the Bureau of Land Management during a recent roundup. The BLM says all three horses were killed because they were blind.
Mark HeinzOctober 31, 2026

The Average Sheridan Family Qualifies For $220,000 Less Than The Median Home Price
Sheridan’s housing market mirrors communities across Wyoming, where the average family only qualifies for about $220,000 less than the median home price of $585,000. That’s pricing out its “missing middle” — nurses, teachers, cops and blue-collar workers.
Renée JeanNovember 01, 2026

Greybull Vietnam Vet Gets Gold Medal For 1,000 Medevac Missions To Save Wounded
Greybull Vietnam veteran Jerry Ewen has been awarded a Congressional Gold Medal for flying medevac helicopters on more than 1,000 missions during the war. His efforts to save lives nearly cost him his own on his last flight before coming home to the U.S.
Dale KillingbeckOctober 31, 2026

‘He Loved His Rig’: Fallen Wyoming Oilman Honored With 3D-Printed Replica Of Rig
When a Cheyenne oilman died suddenly after coming home from a shift, his grieving family wanted a special way to honor him. A local business made a 3D-printed replica of the oil rig he helped build from the ground up. “He loved his rig,” his widow says.
Emma Jane JacksonOctober 31, 2026

Race Is On To Save West's Last 19th-Century Wooden Coal Tipple In Aladdin
Leaning and close to collapse, the race is on to save the West’s last 19th-century wooden coal tipple in Aladdin, which has stood since 1895. One organizer of the rescue said every other wooden tipple in the U.S. built before 1900 has collapsed.
Renée JeanOctober 31, 2026

Push To Ban Prairie Dog Hunting Won’t Stop Rancher, Outfitter From Blasting Them
A Wyoming rancher and a South Dakota prairie dog hunting guide say the push in Colorado to ban shooting prairie dogs on public land is a horrible idea. They tear up the landscape and spread noxious weeds that livestock and wildlife can’t eat, they say.
Mark HeinzOctober 31, 2026

‘Bad Omen’: UW’s Black Bamboo Has Finally Bloomed, Which Means We're Doomed
A black bamboo plant located in the University of Wyoming's Williams Conservatory since 1994 has bloomed for the first time and is turning into a corpse. According to legend, this only happens every 50 to 120 years and means we're all doomed.
Kolby FedoreOctober 31, 2026

Wyoming Couple Who Sold Everything To Live On Cruise Ship Stranded In Cambodia
A Laramie couple who sold their home so they could live on a cruise ship is stranded in Cambodia after the company ran out of money for fuel. After spending $450,000 so far, Paul and Lynn Montoya are stuck. "I'm angry," Lynn Montoya said.
Renée JeanOctober 30, 2026

Casper Woman Missing After She Didn't Pick Up Her Kids From Boys & Girls Club
A woman who recently moved to Casper to be near her children has vanished along with her pickup after failing to pick up her kids from the Boys & Girls Club. Her sister says they usually talk three times a day but hasn't heard from her since Wednesday.
Kolby FedoreOctober 31, 2026

Transgender Substitute Teacher Sues Evanston Schools Over Firing
A transgender substitute teacher who was fired from Uinta County School District 1 is suing the district, saying it violated the Constitution. The teacher had been tasked with supervising the boys' locker room in 2025.
Clair McFarlandOctober 30, 2026

Hero! Jackson Police Officer Spots ‘Something Off,’ Saves Family From Burning Home
Jackson Police Officer Liam Fowler spotted smoke while driving on Flat Creek Drive and knew "something was off." His decision to pound on the door got the family out safely. “We had no idea our house was on fire,” homeowner Jim "Jimbo" Rooks said.
Kolby FedoreOctober 30, 2026

Albany County Sheriff Denies ICE Numbers Saying He Has Helped Agency
Albany County Sheriff Aaron Appelhans says he has not honored requests from ICE to hold people for up to 48 hours past their release date for the agency to pick them up. ICE says his department has honored those requests - during the Biden administration.
Clair McFarlandOctober 31, 2026

14-Acre Alpine, Wyoming, Estate With Airplane Hangar Lists For $48.5 Million
For those who prefer an airplane hangar and runway on their own property, this 14-acre, Alpine, Wyoming, estate may be a good fit. The $48.5 million property has 17 bedrooms, 17 baths, employee housing, room for a chef, and a cabin for guests.
Renée JeanOctober 30, 2026

Casper Man Could Face Life In Prison For Choking Woman Unconscious
A Casper man is accused of holding a woman captive for more than a day, beating her and choking her unconscious. The man, who has a criminal history, faces six charges and could get life in prison on an aggravated kidnapping count alone.
Kolby FedoreOctober 31, 2026

Sweetwater County Fire Chief, Assistant Put On Paid Leave After Complaints
The Sweetwater County Fire District's top two leaders have been placed on paid administrative leave after complaints about their leadership. Board Chair Jeff Varley says an outside investigation is underway and emergency responses won't be impacted.
Kate MeadowsOctober 30, 2026

Cheyenne Man Misses 48 Court-Ordered Drug Tests, Runs From Cops At Nearly 100 MPH
A Cheyenne man wanted on warrants for missing 48 court-ordered drug tests was caught Thursday after leading police on a chase that reached nearly 100 mph at one point. It’s his fourth arrest since July 23, and he’s a suspect in a gaming parlor larceny.
Greg JohnsonOctober 30, 2026

Even Adjusting For Wealth, Teton County Race Is Most Expensive In Legislature
Even after adjusting for Teton County’s wealth, its contested House District 23 race is still the most expensive state legislative seat going into the general election. The Republican Party gave Rep. Liz Storer's GOP challenger $52,000.
Clair McFarlandOctober 31, 2026

Is AI Safe Enough To Develop Nuclear Power? Wyoming Is About To Find Out
AI is speeding up the work on Wyoming’s next-generation nuclear power plants, including TerraPower's Natrium plant in Kemmerer. “We’re using AI itself to check our plans, check our designs,” said Bill Gates during a visit to the site this month.
Emma Jane JacksonOctober 30, 2026

"Eating, Eating, Eating": Wyoming Bear Activity Still Very High
By accounts from all across the West, this year has been bonkers for bears, and it isn’t over yet. Bear activity is still quite high in Wyoming. A black bear in the Snowy Range flipped over an elk hunter's generator and then just stared at the hunter.
Mark HeinzOctober 30, 2026

Wyoming's Not-So-Scary Trick-Or-Treat Forecast: Warm And Drizzly In Some Spots
Wyoming's not-so-frightening forecast for Halloween calls for temps in the 40s and 50s, a little rain, and no howling winds. "This is looking like a really good evening for trick-or-treaters," Cowboy State Daily meteorologist Don Day said.
Andrew RossiOctober 30, 2026

800 Miles For One Playoff Game? For Wyoming Athletes, That's Just How It Is
Big Piney’s football team faces an 800-mile round trip for its first playoff game Friday. Mountain View coach Dustin Rees, whose team could log over 3,000 miles this season, says that’s just how it is in Wyoming — especially when the playoffs begin.
Kolby FedoreOctober 29, 2026

Northern Arapaho Tribe Tears Out Driveway Into Church, Plants Tribal Flags
Northern Arapaho Tribal leaders gouged out the driveway leading from a tribal road into a church property Thursday, then planted two of the tribe's flags. It's the latest outcry after the church pastor called out "idolatry" in tribal rituals.
Clair McFarlandOctober 29, 2026

Lander Poacher 1st In Wyoming To Get Instant Lifetime Hunting Ban In All 50 States
Lander's Dakota James Jordan is the first Wyomingite to see his hunting privileges immediately revoked for life in all 50 states after pleading guilty to poaching deer, elk and moose in Fremont County. "A good deterrent," an ex-game warden calls it.
Mark HeinzOctober 30, 2026

National Education Association Pours $1.8 Million Into Beating Prop. 1
The National Education Association has spent roughly $1.8 million working to oppose Prop. 1, the Wyoming ballot initiative to cut 50% of residential property tax on qualifying homes. “Why would they care?” about Prop. 1, asked a sponsor of the measure.
Clair McFarlandOctober 29, 2026

Rep. Mike Yin Files Campaign Finance Complaints Against Wyoming Gov. Candidates
State Rep. Mike Yin filed election-finance complaints Wednesday accusing Wyoming gubernatorial candidates Rebecca Bextel, Brent Bien and Megan Degenfelder of accepting more than the legal limit for individual donations.
Clair McFarlandOctober 29, 2026

Kash Patel Meets With 50 Wyoming Cops At War Memorial Stadium
FBI Director Kash Patel met with Wyoming law enforcement leaders in Laramie on Wednesday, then released a video montage touting the state as a law and order haven. "Wyoming is doing some of the best work in the country," Patel said.
Clair McFarlandOctober 29, 2026

'They Don't Quit': More Gillette Livestock Mauled And Pony Killed By Roaming Dogs
After a Gillette veterinarian reported an attack on her horse, other livestock owners say roaming dogs are a growing threat across the county. One encounter proved fatal. “He didn't deserve to suffer like he did,” one owner said of her pony Woodrow.
Emma Jane JacksonOctober 29, 2026

The Ghost At Cheyenne's Deming Elementary Hates Cussing, Sex And Drugs
A former custodian at Cheyenne’s Deming Elementary says the school’s ghost — reportedly a janitor murdered there 80 years ago — seems to hate cussing, sex and drugs. She’s heard footsteps and saw a mysterious man on stage vanish when she turned to him.
Renée JeanOctober 29, 2026
Halloween Mecca: Casper Neighbors Spend $500 Each For Up To 1,300 Trick-Or-Treaters
Casper’s Wolcott Street is a Halloween mecca, where homes get as many as 1,300 trick-or-treaters and spend up to $500 each on candy. “There have been times when there were 100 people standing in front of our house,” Wolcott resident Greg Groves says.
Kolby FedoreOctober 29, 2026

$200,000 Offer For Wheatland School Sparks Debate Over Whether To Sell Or Demolish
“This is just a mess,” said a Platte County School District 1 board member about a growing debate over whether to sell a nearly 100-year-old Wheatland school or demolish it. Meanwhile, the school board has rejected a $200,000 offer to buy it.
Kate MeadowsOctober 29, 2026

UFO Experts Tell Kemmerer Residents to Keep Their Eyes on the Skies Above Natrium
Robert Hastings, a world-renowned UFO researcher and author says whatever has watched nuclear sites for decades will take notice of Wyoming’s, too. “There are many cases where these objects have maneuvered around civilian nuclear-power plants,” he said.
Emma Jane JacksonOctober 29, 2026

Casper Man Accused Of Fleeing Police At Up To 105 MPH In The Dark With Lights Off
A Casper man who tried to outrun police in the dark at an estimated 105 mph with his lights off admitted that he “should of just pulled over” and “faced the ticket” after wrecking the truck he’d just bought. He faced a list of charges in court Thursday.
Greg JohnsonOctober 29, 2026

Cheyenne Frontier Days CEO Tom Hirsig Stepping Down, 2027 Will Be Last Year
Longtime Cheyenne Frontier Days CEO Tom Hirsig is stepping down after the 2027 Daddy of ’em All, the CFD board announced Thursday. He took heat after eliminating slack competition, but that didn’t influence the decision, said the CFD board chairman.
Renée JeanOctober 29, 2026
Daily Features
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Today's Wyoming sunrise was captured by Michael Trapani. Michael writes, "From high above the Bighorn Basin along the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway, I watched a sea of clouds settle into the valleys below while the first light of sunrise illuminated the sky behind Heart Mountain."

Don Day's Wyoming Weather Forecast: Monday, November 2, 2026
Clouds, chance of rain and snow in much of Wyoming on Monday. Windy with gusts in some locations exceeding 50 mph. Breezy, chance of rain and snow in some locations overnight then gradually clearing. Highs mainly in the 40s. Lows in the 20s and low 30s.

Daily Cartoon 2: Monday, November 2, 2026
Today's question to Don Day
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.
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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Bill Sniffin: I Left My Heart At The Snow King Inn, In Old Jackson Hole, Wyoming
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Outdoors
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Crime & Courts
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Feds: Inmate Sent Kilo Of Meth Disguised As Mexican Candy To Casper Apartment
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