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Kate Meadows

Kate Meadows is a journalist, creative nonfiction author and book editor who focuses on agriculture and city/county government issues.  She grew up in Pinedale, Wyo., as a fourth-generation Sublette County resident and got her start as a journalist at The Pinedale Roundup and Sublette Examiner. She earned an MFA in Professional Writing with concentrations in journalism and creative nonfiction from Western Connecticut State University.

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Drought and consumer demand are pushing beef to record high prices, leaving Wyoming ranchers praying for rain even if Americans are willing to pay more. "It will rain — eventually," says Laramie County rancher Mark Eisele. Above, beef prices at a Cheyenne grocery store on Wednesday, June 17, 2026.

Wyoming Ranchers Pray For Rain As Drought, Demand Push Beef To Record High Prices

Drought and demand are pushing beef to record high prices, leaving Wyoming ranchers praying for rain even if Americans are willing to pay more. "This is about drought, pure and simple," said a Laramie County rancher.

Kate MeadowsJune 17, 2026

Rail Tie, one of Wyoming’s most controversial wind projects, got a new five-year extension from Albany County on Tuesday. The company is “fishing to keep the project alive,” said the lone commissioner to vote against the extension.

Albany County Extends Permit For Rail Tie Wind Project Despite Opposition

Rail Tie, one of Wyoming’s most controversial wind projects, got a new five-year extension from Albany County on Tuesday. The company is “fishing to keep the project alive,” said the lone commissioner to vote against the extension.

Kate MeadowsJune 16, 2026

The WYO Rodeo Parade draws huge crowds to downtown Sheridan each year, as seen in this file photo.

Sheridan Bans Claiming Spots Too Early Along WYO Rodeo Parade Route

After years of watching lawn chairs and coolers appear earlier and earlier along the WYO Rodeo parade route, the Sheridan City Council on Monday banned people claiming spots too early. "I expect that the first year will be a little rough,” said the mayor.

Kate MeadowsJune 16, 2026

Cows graze in a field near the Naughton power plant near Kemmerer, Wyoming, in a file photo.

Nothing Goes To Waste: Nebraska Builds Plant To Turn Cow Manure Into Natural Gas

A first-of-its-kind renewable natural gas facility under construction in central Nebraska will convert cattle manure into pipeline-quality natural gas from the poop produced by a huge feedlot. 

Kate MeadowsJune 15, 2026

Presley Whitaker takes a walk weeks after being thrown off a horse and losing her right hand.

Steer Wrestlers Rally To Raise $40,000 For Woman Who Lost Hand In Rodeo Accident

Steer wrestlers raised nearly $40,000 last week for the Montana woman who lost her hand in a rodeo accident. “It’s pretty neat that a college kid could organize something like that,” said the woman's husband, who is the Montana State rodeo coach.

Kate MeadowsJune 14, 2026

Public backlash against a reported kill order may have saved a bison who attacked and killed a woman in Custer State Park. Advocates for the animal say he was acting within his wild nature on his home turf when he attacked and killed the 70-year-old Canadian tourist.

Bison Escapes Death Sentence After Killing Woman In Custer State Park

Public backlash against a reported kill order saved a bison that killed a woman in Custer State Park last month. Advocates for the bison say he was acting within his wild nature on his home turf when he killed the 70-year-old Canadian tourist.

Kate MeadowsJune 11, 2026

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State Finds Major Special Ed Failures In Sweetwater County School District 1

A state investigation found widespread failures with Sweetwater County School District 1’s special ed program and gave it a year to correct them. "This wasn't a failure by just one person. This is a systemic failure," said a former school board member.

Kate MeadowsJune 10, 2026

Laramie doesn’t have any plans for data centers, but that didn't stop locals Tuesday calling for a permanent moratorium on them.  The city could be “run over by billion-dollar corporations who promise the sun and moon and the stars,” said one resident.

Laramie Has No Data Center Plans, But That Doesn’t Stop Locals From Opposing Them

Laramie doesn’t have any plans for data centers, but that didn't stop locals Tuesday calling for a permanent moratorium on them.  The city could be “run over by billion-dollar corporations who promise the sun and moon and the stars,” said one resident.

Kate MeadowsJune 03, 2026

Presley Whitaker during her recovery in a Salt Lake City hospital after having her hand taken off in an accident with a rodeo horse.

Montana Woman Loses Hand In Rodeo Accident: 'I Thought She Was Going To Die'

A Bozeman woman is home following a 24-day hospital stay after her hand was ripped off in a terrifying horse accident at the Montana State University rodeo practice arena. “The boys, they had to go find her hand,” said her husband and MSU rodeo coach.

Kate MeadowsJune 02, 2026

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Wyoming Hikers Unable To Resuscitate Centennial Man Who Died After Fall Into River

A 56-year-old Centennial man died Friday after slipping on steep terrain and falling into Mullen Creek in Albany County. He is believed to have suffered a head injury in the fall and then became trapped in the fast-flowing water.

Kate MeadowsJune 01, 2026

Six years after a huge sinkhole opened up in a subdivision near Black Hawk, South Dakota, victims still waiting for relief. The disaster highlights the difference between Wyoming’s abandoned mine safeguards and South Dakota’s limited protections.

Six Years Later, Black Hills Sinkhole Victims Still Waiting For Relief

Six years after a massive 85-foot-deep sinkhole opened in a residential neighborhood in the Black Hills, homeowners live in financial limbo. Dozens of homes have sat abandoned and deteriorating while property owners wait for answers, compensation and accountability.

Kate MeadowsMay 31, 2026

For decades, motorists speeding down Interstate 90 in west-central South Dakota have done double takes at a towering human skeleton leading a T. rex on a leash. It’s a quirky prairie creation born from one man’s lifelong dream to build his own dinosaur.

Near Wyoming: The Skeleton Who Walks A Giant T-Rex On A Leash In South Dakota

For decades, motorists speeding down Interstate 90 in west-central South Dakota have done double takes at a towering human skeleton leading a T. rex on a leash. It’s a quirky prairie creation born from one man’s lifelong dream to build his own dinosaur.

Kate MeadowsMay 30, 2026

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Work is underway on the TerraPower nuclear power plant and its other facilities near Kemmerer, Wyoming.

Kemmerer Plans For Man Camp To House 1,600 TerraPower Nuclear Plant Workers

Developers are making proposals to build a man camp for the up to 1,600 workers who will build the TerraPower nuclear power plant near Kemmerer. “It’s more than just a man camp. It’s like a little city within a city,” said the mayor.

Kate MeadowsMay 29, 2026

A Nebraska man told Cowboy State Daily he suffered a spine fracture in a fall climbing into the cab of the Big Boy 4014 locomotive on Thursday. “A boyhood dream got dashed as I fell 8 feet off of Big Boy 4014 before I got the ride of a lifetime,” he said.

Nebraska Man Fractures Spine After Falling Off Big Boy Locomotive At Whistle-Stop

A Nebraska man told Cowboy State Daily he suffered a spine fracture in a fall climbing into the cab of the Big Boy 4014 locomotive on Thursday. “A boyhood dream got dashed as I fell 8 feet off of Big Boy 4014 before I got the ride of a lifetime,” he said.

Kate MeadowsMay 29, 2026

Marcie Kindred, representing Wyoming’s AFLCIO, talks during the Tuesday, May 26, 2026, Cheyenne City Council meeting about a proposed data center moratorium.

Full Speed Ahead For Cheyenne Data Centers As Council Rejects Moratorium

A 12-month moratorium on data centers in Cheyenne was rejected on a 9-1 City Council vote after hours of emotional, and at times angry, testimony Tuesday night. “The people who put you in your position are terrified,” one resident told the council. 

Kate MeadowsMay 27, 2026

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"We Need People Working": Wyoming Waits On BLM Reinforcements As Permits Back Up

As new BLM Director Steve Pearce begins work, energy leaders say staffing shortages are top priority. “We need people working on permits,” Wyoming mining honcho Travis Deti said. Without renewed leases, coal companies can lose access to federally leased reserves.

Kate MeadowsMay 25, 2026

After rejected by mom and tossed aside by a jealous bull, a newborn bison named Koa found an unlikely family at a Wyoming ranch, where rescuers work around the clock to keep the tiny bison alive. “Koa has a very strong spirit,” said one of her rescuers. Above, Jannette Hienert hugs a baby bison figthing for life away from her herd.

Rejected By Herd, Newborn Bison Named Koa Rescued By Family At Wyoming Ranch

After rejected by mom and tossed aside by a jealous bull, a newborn bison named Koa found an unlikely family at a Wyoming ranch, where rescuers work around the clock to keep the tiny bison alive. “Koa has a very strong spirit,” said one of her rescuers.

Kate MeadowsMay 24, 2026

A 70-year-old tourist was killed this week when attacked twice by a bull bison on a popular hiking route in Custer State Park. “As they got closer to the bulls, one of them turned around and came at her,” the sheriff told Cowboy State Daily.

Bison Attacks And Kills Hiker On Trail In Custer State Park

A 70-year-old tourist was killed after being thrown six feet in the air by a bull bison on a popular hiking route in Custer State Park. “As they got closer to the bulls, one of them turned around and came at her,” the sheriff told Cowboy State Daily.

Kate MeadowsMay 22, 2026

A former BLM director says Steve Pearce’s confirmation to lead agency is good news for Wyoming’s energy industries, ranchers and land use. “It’s supposed to be used for all sorts of things,” William Perry Pendley said about federal public lands.

Former BLM Director Says Steve Pearce’s Confirmation Is Good News For Wyoming

A former BLM director says Steve Pearce’s confirmation to lead agency is good news for Wyoming’s energy industries, ranchers and land use. “It’s supposed to be used for all sorts of things,” William Perry Pendley said about federal public lands.

Kate MeadowsMay 21, 2026

Emotions were mixed for the 450-MW Chugwater Energy Project before getting its final unanimous approval from Platte County on Wednesday, May 20. 2026. “If people really didn’t want wind turbines they should have bought” the land, one of the 30 project landowners said.

Huge Chugwater Wind And Solar Project Gets Final Unanimous OK From Platte County

Emotions were mixed for the 450-MW Chugwater Energy Project before getting its final unanimous approval from Platte County on Wednesday. “If people really didn’t want wind turbines they should have bought” the land, one of the 30 project landowners said.

Kate MeadowsMay 21, 2026

Rumors of a data center development in Lincoln County has provoked fear as locals get more vocal against them. “Everybody’s talking about them,” a county commissioner said — and jumping the gun, because there are now no data center projects on the table.

Data Center Rumors Provoke Fear, Concern In Lincoln County

Rumors of a data center development in Lincoln County has provoked fear as locals get more vocal against them. “Everybody’s talking about them,” a county commissioner said — and jumping the gun, because there are now no data center projects on the table.

Kate MeadowsMay 20, 2026

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