If he succeeds in his impending ascent of Mt. Everest, Dr. Joe McGinley, of Casper, will be just one mountain away of achieving his goal of climbing the “Seven Peaks on Seven Continents.” Keep Reading | 1434 words
Although Don Day said it's too early to predict how much snow will fall across Wyoming, he said Wyoming is in the "bullseye" of this major winter-like storm and to be prepared for below zero temperatures and probable heavy accumulations of snow. Keep Reading | 740 words
In the cold deep of January when most of us can only dream of spring, the Meeteetse Chocolatier does a little more than just dream. That's when he travels down to Belize to stop by cacao farms in person to sample their nibs and buy direct from the families that produce them. Keep Reading | 2320 words
To kill the wooly mammoths and ancient bison that used to roam Wyoming, paleolithic hunters had to make their own weapons by flintknapping, a skill that still has some modern practitioners in the Cowboy State. Keep Reading | 1764 words
In the market for a giant 90-foot bridge? Good news. Washakie County is selling one. Sure, the 100-year-old bridge has been deemed unsafe (for heavy traffic) but could still be used in some capacity, county officials say. Keep Reading | 1986 words
Current and former Weston County commissioners will be deposed in a lawsuit challenging the process they used to appoint a state lawmaker in 2021. They deny allegations they illegally conducted county business out of the public view via group text messages. Keep Reading | 1305 words
Columnist Bill Sniffin quotes a futurist who says: “In two decades, Artificial Intelligence (AI) will totally dominate all jobs. If you have AI for every job, where people use skilled minds, any mental job will be obsolete.” Keep Reading | 1895 words
Dear editor: Kudos to Ashley Harpstreith and the Wyoming Taxpayers Association for the first sensible words on Wyoming tax policy in Cowboy State Daily yet this year. Keep Reading | 511 words
Today’s Wyoming sunrise was taken over a goat's shed on Wallows Creek in Buffalo, Wyoming by Bill Gorman. Keep Reading | 290 words
Seasonable temperatures across many areas of the state on Saturday. Windy across many areas of Wyoming as well. Big new storm system on the way. Keep Reading | 1945 words
Francis James Acebo is accused of shooting Derek Redstar Pappan in the back of the head while Pappan searched for a cellphone charger early Saturday, then telling his children goodbye and turning himself in. Keep Reading | 709 words
Industry experts dispute claims made in a widely shared article that fossil fuels today require much more mining than a transition to wind and solar. That’s just wrong, they say, adding that false claims that favor renewable energy often are ignored. Keep Reading | 1333 words
U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman said President Biden's likely veto of the Lower Energy Costs Act is bad news for Wyoming and the U.S. because it would have unleashed fossil fuel development and brought consumer energy costs way down. Keep Reading | 1589 words
A Powell woman implicated in a 10,000-pill fentanyl mail delivery worth about $600,000 now faces federal as well as state drug charges. She faces up to 39 years in prison. Keep Reading | 1389 words
Dear editor: It’s sad when the “Equality State” does not treat people equally because of their race or gender. This hatred and fear only furthers the “heritage” of Wyoming’s ‘good old boys’ system. Keep Reading | 893 words
It's not wack-a-mole in Gillette, more like wack-a-mountain-lion. Two more mountain lions appear to have been discovered on the outskirts of town on Friday. Officials are urging caution. Keep Reading | 676 words
Carrisa Dunn-Pollard pleaded guilty Friday to embezzling nearly a quarter-million dollars from Cheyenne Little Theater, and has agreed to pay the theater back. She faces up to 21 years in prison. Keep Reading | 798 words
In contrast to what they previously said, the Wyoming Department of Education admitted state money was used to fund the former Interim Superintendent of Public Instruction Brian Schroeder’s “Stop the Sexualization of Our Children” press conference. Keep Reading | 1554 words
It’s Friday, March 31 – and the front that moved through yesterday is still impacting the Cowboy State, with snow continuing to fall this morning and winds picking up as the day goes on. High winds are expected today in the southeast part of the state. Highs in the 30s and 40s. Keep Reading | 1994 words
When I got into my girlfriend's car for the first time... Keep Reading | 44 words
Today’s Wyoming sunrise was taken over St. Luke's church in Buffalo, Wyoming by Tom Richards. Tom writes, "This was taken from my front yard. I find the view inspiring." So do we, Tom! Keep Reading | 305 words
We know. Everything about this video is wrong. Don't feed bears!! Keep Reading | 46 words
Practicing for the Olympics... Keep Reading | 48 words
Broncos should look at signing this guy... Keep Reading | 48 words
Today’s Wyoming sunrise was taken by KarenLee Boardman on her ranch near Dubois, Wyoming. "I thought it might catch your fancy," she writes. Keep Reading | 295 words
At a packed town hall meeting in Pinedale on Thursday, Gov Mark Gordon and Game and Fish officials discussed the brutal winter which has killed wildlife all across the state. “We’re going to drop below 20,000 on a herd that used to have 80,000 deer,” one attendee said. Keep Reading | 1663 words
U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, said the Biden administration and “government hacks” must be held accountable for censoring social media over COVID-19 claims during a Thursday meeting of the House Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. Keep Reading | 1258 words
As wildlife continues to starve to death in Wyoming because of the harsh winter, snowplow drivers are hauling off carcasses from Interstates and highways across the state. Keep Reading | 1221 words
Wyoming's Congressional delegation was quick to defend former President Donald Trump after an announcement he’s been indicted by a New York City grand jury. They said the prosecution was politically motivated and a witch hunt. Keep Reading | 1107 words
A new group of Republicans in the state Legislature calling themselves the Wyoming Caucus says it will organize to re-invigorate and unite ‘traditional Republicans.’ Keep Reading | 4031 words
As Lander police investigated Michelle Boyle's claims that a local man raped and punched her, they found evidence that the woman made the story up, slashed the man's tires and posted fliers around town falsely labeling him a sexual predator. Keep Reading | 1300 words
Dave Walsh writes: “San Diego State is second only to Wyoming on my list of favorite teams. Of course, that has a lot to do with being a San Diego native and a San Diego State alum.” Keep Reading | 1324 words
After searching for nearly two days for a mountain lion reported in Gillette, Wyoming Game and Fish wardens caught up with it after Teri and Charlie Anderson found it hiding in a neighbor’s back yard. Keep Reading | 786 words
Outfitters say southcentral Wyoming antelope, deer and elk herds are dying off in huge numbers and that predictions that half of the antelope in parts of the state could die this winter probably fall short. It’s more likely to be closer to 80%. Keep Reading | 1497 words
While insects are a food source in many countries, the prospect of eating bugs has never taken off in most of the Western world — certainly not in the United States. Dr. Aaron Dossey, founder of Oklahoma-based All Things Bugs, wants to change that. Keep Reading | 1732 words
Pennie Hunt writes: “It began with the junk drawers in the kitchen, then the food pantry, and now I am heart-deep in a storage closet of memories. It is the closet where all the plastic tubs live.” Keep Reading | 1143 words
California has passed a bill that will penalize oil companies for high prices at the gas pump despite having the nation's highest gas taxes -- by far. California’s energy policies, including bans on gas cars and natural gas, often get copied by other states, including Colorado. Keep Reading | 1130 words
Reps Jared Olsen and Landon Brown write, "The 25 Freedom Caucus voting bloc joined House Democrats to form a majority alliance that ended Committee of the Whole, thus ending the debate on these pro-child bills." Keep Reading | 1217 words
German Guerra, 36 pleaded not guilty to numerous sex charges punishable by up to 144 years in prison, according to a Wednesday filing in Teton County District Court. He's scheduled for trial in August. Keep Reading | 563 words
Stephen Fasthorse, a former top leader for the Northern Arapaho Tribe, died of an unexpected and sudden emergency, the tribe announced on Wednesday night. Keep Reading | 439 words
Another west coast storm system has its sights set on the Cowboy State again, bringing rain, snow, wind, and colder weather to Wyoming. Keep Reading | 2306 words
Today’s Wyoming sunrise was taken by Trevor Sullivan in Lander, Wyoming. Trevor writes: "Good morning from Lander!" Keep Reading | 289 words
A constitutional scholar said the lawsuit several women are waging against a University of Wyoming sorority and its first transgender member has national implications and could very well end up in the U.S. Supreme Court. Keep Reading | 2167 words
Abortion rights supporters have filed an amended lawsuit that now includes a challenge to a recently passed ban on chemical abortion pills, along with Wyoming’s new sweeping ban on nearly all forms of abortion. Keep Reading | 1469 words
Seven women are suing the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority for admitting a transgender woman into its sorority. The lawsuit says the individual has a profile on Tinder to meet women and "had an erection visible through his leggings" at the sorority house. Keep Reading | 2370 words
The mega-merger of two U.S. grocery giants will affect many Wyoming consumers, as well as 750 of the Cowboy State’s grocery store workers. Now 25 consumer plaintiffs suing to stop the deal have filed their first major motion, saying Albertsons’ $4 billion pre-merger dividend “sucked the lifeblood” from the company. Keep Reading | 1262 words
Wyoming’s efforts to delist grizzly bears – possibly within the next year – could be derailed by poor predator management plans in Montana and Idaho, a bear expert told Cowboy State Daily. Keep Reading | 1772 words
Bonus Daily Smile: Friday, March 31, 2023 Keep Reading | 48 words
Oh good, another pole dancing video. Alternative title: I was meaning on clearing my table anyway... Keep Reading | 44 words
She might just like ice cream... Keep Reading | 44 words
Practicing for the Olympics... Keep Reading | 44 words
If there's one thing I know how to do, it's cut down trees... Keep Reading | 44 words
Although numerous media organizations cheered the news this week that electricity from renewable energy surpassed coal, many details were ignored -- like the cost of electricity has doubled. Keep Reading | 1538 words
A Wyoming LGBTQ advocacy group is planning to challenge in court recently passed legislation that bans biological males from participating in girls’ sports in Wyoming. Keep Reading | 1467 words
A national debate is growing over how energy and climate science should be presented in classrooms. The CO2 Coalition was kicked out of the National Science Teaching Association’s annual convention last week for advocating for a more balanced view. Keep Reading | 1677 words
Wendy Auzqui loves everything about working with ranch animals, but especially training border collies as stock dogs. She won the 2019 world championship with Frank, and repeated in 2022 with Quirt. Keep Reading | 1737 words
After a Platte County jail inmate demanded $2 million in a civil rights complaint alleging a deputy touched his chest in a “sexual manner” and two more deputies cited him for reporting the incident, the jail asked the court Monday to dismiss the lawsuit for not rising to the applicable legal standards. Keep Reading | 695 words
Although the 60+ earthquakes that rumbled under Yellowstone Lake on Wednesday morning will certainly fire up the conversation about a civilization-ending volcano erupting in the area, officials say not to worry. Keep Reading | 727 words
In a guest column, House Majority Floor Leader Chip Neiman writes: "First, I voted against the budget, and second, I voted to override the Speaker to pull the bill to prohibit the teaching of gender ideology and sexuality to young children out of the Speaker's drawer." Keep Reading | 1015 words
Temperatures are becoming a bit more moderate today with highs in the 50s in some parts of the state. But more snow is expected across the state tonight and into Thursday and Friday, bringing with it colder temperatures… again. Keep Reading | 1587 words
Today’s Wyoming sunrise was taken by Kurt Mellinger up the Southfork west of Cody. Kurt writes: "The sunrise was captured in the tips of the icicles this morning. Never seen anything like it before." Keep Reading | 307 words
A woman suspected of lighting fire to a planned abortion clinic in Casper last summer was released from jail on Tuesday afternoon. Keep Reading | 1511 words
Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray said Tuesday he believes four election finance complaints made about a mailer allegedly sent by state Rep. Cyrus Western last summer have merit. He’s forwarded them to Attorney General Bridget Hill. Keep Reading | 1228 words
Hayden Ramsay, one of two men who died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a Lander parking lot, leaves behind a 7-year-old son. The boy told his mother that it would be OK because "Dad is now up in heaven with Papa (his grandfather)." Keep Reading | 1248 words
Rep. Don Burkhart writes: “Wyoming has been, and will remain, a leader in domestic energy, so long as we continue to put together a sensible regulatory framework that advances new energy technologies.” Keep Reading | 1170 words
While unofficial sources have confirmed two homicides on the Wind River Indian Reservation in recent days, no official source will tell the public if homicide suspects are at large. Keep Reading | 425 words
Oh good, new friends!! Keep Reading | 48 words
Dio -- Rainbow in the Dark Keep Reading | 46 words
Just be glad this pothole isn't in your town... Keep Reading | 50 words
Now that's a real hero... Keep Reading | 42 words
When In Rome -- The Promise Keep Reading | 44 words
The fiancé of missing Kenyan woman Irene Gakwa pleaded guilty to three of the five felonies related to crimes against her in Campbell County District Court on Tuesday afternoon. Keep Reading | 1628 words
Wyoming rancher Pat O’Toole says his family’s operation, which straddles the Wyoming-Colorado state line, is already under pressure from bears and mountain lions. He says Colorado’s plan to re-introduce more wolves only will make things worse. Keep Reading | 1919 words
The Louisville City Council in Colorado voted to ban new gas stations in order to fight climate change. Critics say the move makes no sense at all except there's a serious problem with energy ignorance in the U.S. Keep Reading | 1204 words
Wyoming Treasurer Curt Meier said the environment, social and governance (ESG) movement could impact the oil, gas and coal industries to such a degree that Wyoming will need to set up a new permanent fund to support state government. Keep Reading | 1204 words
Wyoming skywatchers will have a special treat this week as a five planet alignment will be visible shortly after sunset. An alignment like this won't happen for another 20 years. Keep Reading | 775 words
The Cheyenne City Council voted down a proposal Monday to decriminalize marijuana in city limits. Councilman Richard Johnson said his primary motivation was to save the city money on superfluous fines and attorney fees. Keep Reading | 1657 words
Bill Sniffin writes: “Some locals love to tease tourists by telling them that these are not snow fences, but bleachers for folks watching the antelope races.” Keep Reading | 1644 words
Although a "free expression" advocate repeatedly refused to answer Rep. Hageman's question if Penthouse magazine was suitable for first-graders, Nadine Farid Johnson finally answered and said the pornographic magazine should not be accessible to children. Keep Reading | 1170 words
The Federal Reserve is not just rejecting Custodia Bank’s membership in its system, it appears to be putting a huge circle with a big line through it for all Wyoming digital banks. Keep Reading | 1771 words
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes: "Just when we thought spring might be coming soon, we got hit by another winter storm. We knew there wasn’t any way we could move hay to get it to the sheep. We would need to move the sheep to the feed." Keep Reading | 2088 words
Is this the right way to the bike path?? Keep Reading | 46 words
It’s Tuesday, March 28 – but spring is not going to show itself anytime soon, as unseasonably cold temperatures persist. There is a break in the snow today, but snow will return on Thursday. Keep Reading | 1638 words
Today’s Wyoming sunrise was taken by Art Torkelson of Carpenter, Wyoming. Art writes: "I never cease to be amazed at the beauty our God produces every day. This sunrise in Carpenter was such a fantastic reminder." Keep Reading | 308 words
As squabbles grow in the lower Colorado River Basin over the river’s shrinking supply, the repercussions could reverberate all the way to Cheyenne, which gets 70% of its water from the Colorado River Basin Keep Reading | 1623 words
State Sen. Tim Salazar, R-Riverton, says he doesn't care what other states or countries think about his bill which became the first in the country to ban chemical abortion pills. They aren't in touch with our values, he said. Keep Reading | 1938 words
Cat's are taking over!! Keep Reading | 46 words
