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View allJudge Wants Guatemalan Man Deported From Rock Springs After Fourth DUI
A Guatemalan man who smashed into a parked trailer in Rock Springs while drunk, leading to his fourth DUI arrest in the United States, was ordered to report for deportation this week.
Clair McFarlandOctober 11, 2024
Fiery Glow On Bighorns Overnight Was Intentional Burning To Slow Elk Fire
Another night of watching the Bighorn Mountains glow above them made some living in the shadow of the Elk Fire nervous overnight Thursday. But the huge, scary and dramatic column of fire was part of a plan to save Sheridan’s water supply, as well as slow the fire down.
Renée JeanOctober 11, 2024
Sheridan Deputies Find Burglary Evidence All Over Suspects' Snapchat
Four young men face felony charges after at least one of them posted evidence to Snapchat of their alleged escapades robbing the Big Horn Y gas station in Sheridan, Wyoming. One suspect reportedly texted a Snapchat contact, “Yeah, We Robbed It.”
Clair McFarlandOctober 11, 2024
Park County Coroner Who Is Also Funeral Home Director Is Running To Be On Cemetery Board
The local funeral home director in Cody is also the Park County coroner. He is now running to serve on the local cemetery board. This would give him a role in all stages of death in the county.
Leo WolfsonOctober 11, 2024
Once-In-Humanity Comet Will Look Brighter Than Venus And Mercury On Saturday
Comet Tsuchinshan – ATLAS, aka "the green comet," will make its closest approach to Earth 30 minutes after sunset Saturday. It’ll be brighter than Venus and Mercury over Wyoming, and it could be a once-in-humanity chance to see it.
Andrew RossiOctober 10, 2024
Fast-Acting WYDOT Worker Spots New Wildfire, Calls 911, Then Helps Put It Out
An alert Wyoming Department of Transportation worker spotted a new wildfire taking off 7 miles north of Sheridan along I-90. He called 911, then jumped into action himself, helping to put it out before the fire became a catastrophe.
Renée JeanOctober 11, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Friday, October 11, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsOctober 11, 2024
Elk Fire Breaking The Rules Of Wildfires And ‘Is Behaving Like A Teenager’
The strategists in charge of battling the huge 76,000-acre Elk Fire in northern Wyoming say the stubborn blaze is breaking the rules of wildfires. One said it even seems oppositional to authority and “is behaving like a teenager.”
Renée JeanOctober 10, 2024
Cooler Temps Ahead As Autumn Weather Will Finally Arrive On Oct. 18
Cowboy State Daily metereologist Don Day says Oct. 18 is the day when the jet stream will get un-stuck and bring Wyoming much cooler temperatures and maybe even some precipitation.
Andrew RossiOctober 10, 2024
Driver Accused Of 'Catastrophically Dismembering' Motorcyclists Pleads Not Guilty
A man accused of smashing into a trike motorcycle on a Wyoming highway so hard the two riders were “catastrophically dismembered” pleaded not guilty Thursday. An investigation shows he was allegedly high on meth and driving at least 86 mph.
Clair McFarlandOctober 10, 2024
Cheyenne School Board Votes To Close 8 Schools, Parents Want A Re-Vote
The Laramie County School Board voted this week to close eight Cheyenne elementary schools, rescue one and build another. But some parents want a re-vote of what amounts to a “massive overhaul” of the school district.
Clair McFarlandOctober 11, 2024
Gordon: Wyoming Has Burned Through Two-Year Fire Budget, Needs More Money
Gov. Mark Gordon said Thursday that he’s asking the Legislature for authority to spend more money on fighting Wyoming wildfires. The state has already burned through its $39 million two-year emergency account, and then some.
Leo WolfsonOctober 11, 2024
Wyoming Dog’s Death In Beaver Trap Inspires New Training Course
A Wyoming dog’s death in a beaver trap has inspired a first-of-its-kind training course for dogs. A trainer who already teaches dogs to avoid rattlesnakes and other dangers has added traps to the program.
Mark HeinzOctober 10, 2024
Gap Pucci, Wyoming’s Spaghetti Western Cowboy, Dead At 89
Gap Pucci, a unique spaghetti Western cowboy and hunting guide, lived the Wyoming lifestyle he loved. He died Monday at age 89. He told Cowboy State Daily earlier this year he imagined Heaven as a place “with all the good horses I ever rode.”
Jake NicholsOctober 10, 2024
Legislature Will Consider Potential To Store High-Level Nuclear Waste In Wyoming
A legislative committee advanced a bill this week that, if passed, would move toward allowing storing high-level nuclear waste in Wyoming. Opponents say it’s a disaster waiting to happen, while supporters say it’s “close-minded” not to consider.
Leo WolfsonOctober 10, 2024
Judge Orders OK Of Controversial 195-Foot Cell Tower Just Outside Yellowstone
A federal judge has ordered the Park County Commission to approve a company's request to build a 195-foot cellphone tower in a scenic area just outside Yellowstone National Park — by Friday. The county is fighting the order in a higher court.
Clair McFarlandOctober 10, 2024
Casper Officer Cleared To Return To Duty After Not Charged In Shooting
A Casper Police Department officer who won’t be charged for shooting and killing a domestic violence suspect has been cleared to return to duty, the CPD announced Thursday.
Clair McFarlandOctober 10, 2024
Plan For Concealed Carry In Some Areas Of Wyoming Capitol Gets Green Light
If it holds up, people will be able to concealed carry firearms in some areas of the Wyoming Capitol under a draft rule passed Wednesday by the State Building Commission.
Leo WolfsonOctober 09, 2024
Gillette Hand-Count Ballot Test Shows It Would Take Hundreds Of Counters, Cost Up To $1.3M
A test of hand counting election ballots in Gillette on Friday shows that it would take hundreds of volunteers to do and cost up to $1.3 million. Wyoming law also would need to be changed to allow more time for results.
Leo WolfsonOctober 10, 2024
Armed With A Hose And Weed Sprayer, Wyoming Man Defends His Home From Elk Fire
Warren Tritschler defended his home in the Horseshoe subdivision near Dayton from the Elk Fire with a garden hose and a weed sprayer. He’s one of the many so-called “Hillbilly Hotshots” determined to help fight the huge wildfire.
Renée JeanOctober 09, 2024
Steamboat, World’s Largest Geyser, Erupts For Fifth Time This Year
Steamboat Geyser, the largest in Yellowstone and the world, erupted for the fifth time this year Monday. After six years of active eruptions, volcanologists say Steamboat seems to be losing some steam.
Andrew RossiOctober 09, 2024
Opinion
Jonathan Lange: Col. Thomas Hutchings Lived Purposefully
Opinion by Jonathan Lange
Dennis Sun: Information to Help You Decide How To Vote
Opinion by Dennis Sun
Sally Ann Shurmur: Finally, A Sandwich In The Car
Opinion by Sally Ann Shurmur
Tom Lubnau: Wyoming Politics Has Been Californicated, And We Are Worse Off For It
Opinion by Tom Lubnau
Rod Miller: Remembering Yellowstone On Fire In '88
Opinion by Rod Miller
Opinion
View allCassie Craven: University Of Wyoming Did The Right Thing In Forfeiting Volleyball Match
Columnist Cassie Craven writes, “Height. Weight. Size. These impact women’s safety. I will not keep quiet about them for a game of virtue signaling and placating yet another man’s emotions. And if one more man lectures me about how I should, I may need to provide a dissertation on childbirth and what it really means to be a woman.”
Cassie CravenOctober 06, 2024
Rod Miller: Blooming Flowers & Political Hypocrisy In The Cowboy State
Rod Miller writes, "For my money, it is Cowboys (capital C) like Scott Harnsberger who may be the only thing that saves the Wyoming Republican Party from spiraling down into an authoritarian abyss of gnarliness that would make the Founders of the U.S. and Wyoming, both of whom cherished plurality and free speech, puke."
Rod MillerOctober 06, 2024
Joan Barron: Wyoming's Gaming Growth Resembles Other Economic Booms
Joan Barron writes, "You could compare the explosion of the gaming industry to the development of coal mining in the Powder River Basin in the 1970s."
Joan BarronOctober 05, 2024
Wyoming Life
View allNo More “Wind Chill” In Wyoming’s Winter Weather Warnings, It’s “Extreme Cold”
Andrew RossiOctober 08, 2024
80,000 Miles And Thousands Of Photos, She Explores Wyoming For Those Who Can’t
Jackie DorothyOctober 06, 2024
Haunted Wyoming: The Headless Bride Of Yellowstone’s Old Faithful Inn
Jackie DorothyOctober 06, 2024
What Happens When A 20-Pound Turkey Flies Into A Car Going 70MPH
Andrew RossiOctober 06, 2024
For Decades, Visitors Could Swim In Old Faithful Waters For 50 Cents
Andrew RossiOctober 06, 2024
Outdoors
View allGloriously Plump Mama Crowned Queen Of ‘Fat Bear Week’
Mark HeinzOctober 09, 2024
Pack Trail Fire Still Growing In Northwest Wyoming, Now At 66,000 Acres
October 09, 2024
Mob Of 100 Hungry Raccoons Drives Woman From Her Home
Mark HeinzOctober 09, 2024
Firefighters Hold Off Elk Fire As It Threatens Sheridan’s Water Supply
Greg JohnsonOctober 09, 2024
Rural Wyomingites — AKA Hotshot Hillbillies — Help Save 1887 Double Rafter Ranch
Renée JeanOctober 08, 2024
Crime & Courts
View allNo Charges For Officer Who Shot, Killed Casper Man Who Talked About "Death By Cop"
Clair McFarlandOctober 10, 2024
Stabbed 8 Times, Gillette Woman Wracked With Nightmares
Clair McFarlandOctober 08, 2024
“I’ll Miss You Forever,” Posts Daughter Of Sundance Man Shot By Deputy
Clair McFarlandOctober 08, 2024
Douglas Police Shoot Person While Responding To Domestic Disturbance
Clair McFarlandOctober 08, 2024
Former Casper Detectives To Get $200K For Claims Of Sexually Hostile Workplace
Clair McFarlandOctober 07, 2024