Leo Wolfson
Leo Wolfson is the State Government and Politics Reporter for Cowboy State Daily and is based in Cheyenne. He is responsible for covering Wyoming politics on a federal and statewide level.
Leo led Cowboy State Daily's coverage of the 2022 Wyoming primary election, including the highly contentious race between former congresswoman Liz Cheney and her successor U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman. He also managed CSD's coverage of the 2023 State Legislature, which was by far the most extensive and timely media coverage of a legislative session in the state's history.
Before joining Cowboy State Daily, Leo was a general assignment reporter for the Cody Enterprise Newspaper in Cody from 2018-2022. Prior to that, he reported for a suburban newspaper outside Denver.
Latest from Leo Wolfson
Young Fiddlers Close Out Cheyenne Frontier Days With Capitol Rotunda Hoedown
Bob Matthews leads the Cheyenne Fiddle Orchestra, which performed in the Wyoming Capitol Rotunda this past weekend to close out the 127th Cheyenne Frontier Days.
Leo WolfsonJuly 31, 2023
World Champs! Laramie’s Weitzels Wings Sells 48,083 Wings In 24 Hours, Shattering 2 World Records
Weitzels Wings of Laramie sold 48,083 buffalo wings in 24 hours from Friday to Saturday, shattering two world records. With “We Are The Champions” by Queen blasting from the speakers, Weitzel hugged his family and staff upon breaking the second record.
Leo WolfsonJuly 29, 2023
Nuclear Defense Bill Maintains F.E. Warren Missiles, Military
Sen. John Barrasso helped push a number of nuclear-friendly provisions into the annual defense policy bill that passed a Democratic-majority Senate on Thursday.
Leo WolfsonJuly 29, 2023
Laramie Wings Food Truck Attempts World Record This Weekend
Laramie’s Weitzels Wings is on a quest to set two world records for selling buffalo wings. It got off to a quick start Friday afternoon.
Leo WolfsonJuly 28, 2023
Steep Food Prices Draw Outrage From Some At Cheyenne Frontier Days
At Cheyenne Frontier Days, the world’s largest outdoor rodeo, the food isn’t cheap. Spending $20 for a turkey leg left some patrons not happy.
Leo WolfsonJuly 28, 2023
Surviving Rawlins EMT Honored As Hero By Cheyenne Frontier Days
Rawlins EMT Tiffany Gruetzmacher, who was nearly killed last winter while responding to a crash on I-80, was honored as a Hometown Hero by Cheyenne Frontier Days, as was her partner Tyeler Harris, who was killed.
Leo WolfsonJuly 28, 2023
It’s Not Enough The Road Signs Were Misprints, Now They’ve Been Stolen
Not enough to give the Wyoming Department of Transportation a hard time about roadsigns with typos, now people are stealing them, creating an expensive pain in the keister for WYDOT.
Leo WolfsonJuly 27, 2023
Hageman Blasts Homeland Security Chief As Liar And ‘Tyrant’ In Committee Hearing
U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, accused Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas of lying and being a tyrant during a House Judiciary Committee meeting Wednesday.
Leo WolfsonJuly 27, 2023
Cody Planning Board Deeply Divided, Still Can't Decide Fate Of Mormon Temple
A controversial plan to build a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in Cody failed again to gain approval from the city's Planning and Zoning Board on Tuesday.
Leo WolfsonJuly 26, 2023
Newspaper Fight With 2 Wyoming Towns Over Public Notices Could Change Industry
The Casper Star-Tribune is going to court to force the small towns of Mills and Bar Nunn to continue publishing their public notices in the newspaper. The towns argue print is obsolete and they should be allowed to post online.
Leo WolfsonJuly 25, 2023
Cheyenne City Council Stops Short Of Full Homeless Ban With Curfew
Cheyenne City Council on Monday passed an amended ordinance setting a curfew for people from gathering in a well-known homeless camp in the Crow Creek area from midnight to 5 a.m.
Leo WolfsonJuly 24, 2023
Oops! Backwards Wyoming Sign To Get Fixed
Although the words were correct in a sign promoting the Beartooth Highway in northwest Wyoming, the placement of the words were a bit jumbled.
Leo WolfsonJuly 24, 2023
Homeless In Cheyenne: The Invisible People Of Wyoming's Capital City
Cheyenne’s homeless population often is beneath notice, living the shadows and background of society. But they each have a story about how they became that way.
Leo WolfsonJuly 23, 2023
Trump Leads Wyoming In Campaign Fundraising, DeSantis Close Behind
Through the second quarter of 2023, former President Donald Trump has outraised his leading 2024 challenger Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in Wyoming, but not by a lot.
Leo WolfsonJuly 23, 2023
Wyoming Pays 7th Most Taxes Per Capita, Smashing Perceptions It’s A ‘Welfare State’
Contrary to some popular perceptions that Wyoming is a “welfare state,” taking more from the federal government than it gives, a recent analysis finds that Wyoming actually pays the seventh most federal taxes per capita.
Leo WolfsonJuly 22, 2023
After Being Suspended, Cody VFW Is Suing To Find Out Who Blew The Whistle
After a suspension of more than a month for allegations of misusing money for veterans’ funerals, Cody VFW Post 2673 wants to know who blew the whistle on it and plans to sue the VFW Department of Wyoming to find out.
Leo WolfsonJuly 21, 2023
Casper Abortion Clinic Arsonist Pleads Guilty, Taken Straight To Jail
A Casper woman who has admitted using gasoline to set fire to an abortion and gender services clinic last year pleaded guilty to arson in federal court Thursday afternoon.
Leo WolfsonJuly 20, 2023
Mormon Church Sues Cody Over Planning And Zoning Board’s Denial Of Temple Plan
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is asking for a judicial review of the city of Cody Planning and Zoning Board’s dismissal of part of its plan to build a 101-foot-tall temple and steeple.
Leo WolfsonJuly 20, 2023
Two More Horses Die At Wyoming Downs In Evanston
After three horses went down on the same day in June at Wyoming Downs horse racing track in Evanston two more have died in the weeks since, all after being injured while running the track.
Leo WolfsonJuly 19, 2023
Arrest Made In Rash Of Bomb Threats To Casper Government Agencies, No Explosives Found
Multiple bomb threats in Casper on Wednesday morning interrupted a Gaming Commission meeting and forced hundreds of state employees to evacuate the Thyra Thomson building. Within two hours, an arrest was made.
Leo Wolfson & Clair McFarlandJuly 19, 2023
Bomb Threat Prompts Evacuation Of Wyoming State Government Building In Casper
A special meeting of the Wyoming Gaming Commission was abruptly interrupted Wednesday morning when a bomb threat prompted an evacuation of the Thyra Thomson State Office Building in Casper.
Leo WolfsonJuly 19, 2023