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View allWyoming History: Tubb Town, The Rowdiest Town In Wyoming Territory
A few miles east of Newcastle along the banks of the Salt Creek was once a roaring Wild West frontier settlement known as Tubb Town. Here, saloons, dance halls and brothels far outnumbered all other types of businesses. The town had a rough reputation, even by Wild West standards.
Jackie DorothySeptember 21, 2024
Wyoming Sheriff Bursts Out Laughing At "Venezuela Ahead" Billboard At Colorado Border
Laramie County Sheriff Brian Kozak told Cowboy State Daily he burst out laughing when he saw the "Venezuela Ahead" billboard at the Wyoming-Colorado border.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 20, 2024
Tulsi Gabbard Urges Wyoming To Throw Political Labels Aside And Vote For Trump
Former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, now a leading member of former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, spoke in Cheyenne on Friday night. She urged voters to not dismiss the importance of their role in the upcoming election.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 21, 2024
Casper Man’s Elk Hunt From Hell: Broken Bones, Chopper Rescue And Grizzly Attack
A Casper man’s elk hunt in the Wyoming wilderness turned into the hunt from hell, including a broken leg, grizzly attack and runaway horses. But everybody made it out alive.
Mark HeinzSeptember 20, 2024
Wyoming Cop Trainer Blames Break-Ins, Lawsuits On Poor Search And Seizure Training
A Casper police sergeant who teaches other cops search and seizure laws told Wyoming lawmakers Thursday that cops need better training. He said that may prevent problems like a recent cop break-in court settlement and a cop-involved shooting.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 20, 2024
Wyoming Crime Lab Fails Proficiency, Has To Review More Than 400 Past Gun Tests
After failing a firearms proficiency test, the Wyoming State Crime Laboratory is arranging for evidence re-testing in more than 400 cases from the past decade, the Attorney General told lawmakers Thursday.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 20, 2024
'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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Daily Features
View allOpinion
Dennis Sun: Hey, What About the National Debt?
Opinion by Dennis Sun
Sally Ann Shurmur: Even At 0-3, There Is Still Good To Be Found In Laramie
Opinion by Sally Ann Shurmur
Tom Lubnau: Regarding The New Abortion Law's Word Salads, Part One
Opinion by Tom Lubnau
Rod Miller: The “Nouveaux Elite” And Democracy By The Numbers In The 307
Opinion by Rod Miller
Candy Moulton: Brown’s Park Historian Focuses on Queen Ann Bassett
Opinion by Candy Moulton
Opinion
View allRod 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
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
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
Wyoming Life
View allWyoming’s Beartooth Highway Is A Great September Drive — When It’s Open
Andrew RossiSeptember 18, 2024
Jay Leno Climbs Aboard Cheyenne’s Big Boy Locomotive For His TV Show
Renée JeanSeptember 17, 2024
Huge Supermoon Peaks Over Wyoming, Still Time To See It
Andrew RossiSeptember 17, 2024
Wheelchair Doesn’t Limit Buffalo Man In Making His Wyoming Sheep Wagons
Renée JeanSeptember 15, 2024
Reporter’s Notebook: The Good, Bad And Ugly Of Digging Wyoming's Dinosaurs
Andrew RossiSeptember 15, 2024
Outdoors
View allHunters Can Go After White-Tailed Deer On Elk Refuge Near Jackson
Mark HeinzSeptember 19, 2024
Purple Heart Army Vet Thrilled To Get Coveted Wyoming Elk Hunt
Mark HeinzSeptember 18, 2024
Rock Springs Loves Steve, A Mule Deer With Gnarled Antlers And Missing A Hoof
Mark HeinzSeptember 17, 2024
Rocky Mountain Grizzlies Keep Getting Shot By Bowhunters With Handguns
Mark HeinzSeptember 17, 2024
Short Draw Fire 65% Contained, But Igniting Underground Coal Seams
Greg JohnsonSeptember 17, 2024
Crime & Courts
View allLaramie Man Arrested On Claims He Breached Capitol Jan. 6, Wrestled Officer
Clair McFarlandSeptember 19, 2024
Superior Mayor Wants More Policing, Sheriff Says He Wants Special Treatment
Clair McFarlandSeptember 18, 2024
Tourist Burned, Life-Flighted After Walking On Yellowstone Thermal
Clair McFarlandSeptember 18, 2024
Two Motorcyclists Dead From Crashing Into Same Cheyenne Building Within 3 Weeks
Clair McFarlandSeptember 18, 2024
Feds Say Wyoming Farmers, Miners Not Entitled To Relief From New Lease Rule
Clair McFarlandSeptember 17, 2024