Wendy Corr

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: - UW Players Split On Playing Trans Team - Chuck Gray Calls Sheriff After Vote Miscount - Trump Win Could Finally Mean Grizzlies Delisted

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, November 11, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * Gillette Honors Forgotten Military Veterans * Wyoming Outdoorsmen Say Keep Round Chambered * Wheatland Billionaire Donates Helicopter, Pilots To Help Victims

The Roundup: A Conversation With Jimmy Orr

This week, host Wendy Corr chats with co-founder and executive editor of Cowboy State Daily, Jimmy Orr. Jimmy talks about being part of the very first "webcast" in the United States, his experience in the White House during 9/11, and the founding of Cowboy State Daily.

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, November 8, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * Kelly Parcel Sale To Feds Approved * UW Not Offering Safe Spaces After Trump Win * Cody Hunter Kills Charging Grizzly With 10mm Pistol

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, November 7, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: * Wyo Oil & Gas Celebrates Trump Win * Wyo Ag Thrilled Slaughterhouse Vote Killed * In Some Wyo Districts, Trump Support Nearly Unanimous

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * Trump Wins Wyoming By Largest Margin In Nation * Freedom Caucus Clinches Majority Of Wyoming House * Property Tax Relief? Voters Pass Constitutional Amendment A

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * Get Ready For Extreme Cold * Degenfelder Blasts Gov On Kelly Parcel * CJ Box Says Joe Picket Will Get His Own Bourbon

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, November 4, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * Scientists Assess Damage From The Elk Fire * Mourners From All Over Country Attend 399 Vigil * Job As A Cowboy? It’s Still A Profession But Ain’t Easy

The Roundup: A Conversation With Kelly Rankin

This week, host Wendy Corr has a conversation with U.S. District Court Judge Kelly Rankin. Judge Rankin talks about growing up in Wyoming, moving up in the court system, and the interesting people he's met along the way.

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, November 1, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * Missing Hunter From Encampment Found Alive * TerraPower Will Get Uranium From South Africa Company * Sheridan Woman Blacks Out, Drives Car Off Bridge Into River

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, October 31, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: * Grizzly 399 Fans Say No To Taxidermy * Riverton Candidate Charged With Molesting * Cheyenne Frontier Days Museum “Very Haunted”

Haunted Wyoming: Kane’s Blue Lady Searches Cemetery For The Children She Murdered

The town of Kane, Wyoming, has been abandoned since the 1960s, but it still has at least one restless spirit. Local folklore says the ghost of Matilda Waters haunts the cemetery, appearing as a blue lady looking for the children she murdered.

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: Parents Outraged by Marching Band Wyoming Scientists Working To Unlock Oil Laramie Plains Civic Center Is Old, Huge And Haunted

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: - Storm Will Dump Snow On Fires - Moorcroft Student Overdoses At Game - Powell Man Buys 'Red October' Submarine

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, October 28, 2024

Monday's headlines include: Yellowstone To Remove 1,375 Bison This Winter Why Wasn't Cloud Seeding Used To Put Out Wildfires? Ghosts Still Have Prohibition Liquor Parties At Greybull Hotel

The Roundup: A Haunted Tour of the Cowboy State

This week, host Wendy Corr takes listeners on a haunted tour of Wyoming! From the belltower of St. Mark’s Cathedral in Cheyenne to the banks of Badwater Creek in Fremont County, Cowboy State Daily reporters tell tales of ghostly spirits and unexplained phenomenon.

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, October 25, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * What Will Happen To Grizzly 399’s Body? * WHP Troopers Rescue Another Kidnapped Teen Girl * Wyoming Governor’s Office Haunted By Past Governor

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, October 24, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: * Grizzly 399 Struck & Killed By Car * Biologists:  Grizzly 399’s Cub Can Survive * No Quarter Pounders Left In Wyo Due To eColi

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * Weston County Votes To Create Own Legislative Seats  * Woman Who Ran Over Ex And Killed Him Gets 45 To Life * Hunters Save Life Of Man Trapped Over His Own Motorcycle

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * Highway Patrol Saves Girl From Wanted Predator * Even Vacant Lots In Jackson Hole Cost Over $5M * Don Day Says Expect A “Roller Coaster” Of Weather

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, October 21, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * Texas Brings Hay For Wyo Ranchers * Snow Helps Fires But Warm Weather Back * Haunted Wyoming: Lost Hunter Saved By Ghost

The Roundup: A Conversation With Jeff Henry

This week, Wendy Corr chats with author, photographer, and longtime Yellowstone winter-keeper Jeff Henry. Henry talks about wolves, wildfires, and the magic of winter in Yellowstone National Park.

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, October 18, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * Finally Snowy Weather On Wildfires * Grizzly Mauling Death Now Suspected Murder * New Welcome To Wyoming Signs Installed On Borders

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, October 17, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: * Sheridan Area Residents Cheer Snow Forecast * Man Charged With Bludgeoning Mother To Death Ruled Sane * Rock Springs Police Officers Literally Dodge Bullets Fired From House

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * Helicopter For Hiker Search Denied, Father Devastated * Finally Snow On The Way, Hopefully Will Help With Fires * Forest Service Won’t Blow Up Dead Horses Due To Wildfires

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * Cheyenne Construction Workers Find Dead Body * Elk Fire Expands To 90,000 Acres, Air Assault Launched * Winter weather arrives Thursday, Good News For Firefighters

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, October 14, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * Elk Fire Reaches 87,000 Acres * Missing Hiker Leaves Note In Yellowstone * Haunted Wyoming: The Ghost Ship Of The North Platte

The Roundup: A Conversation With the Writers of the American West Series

This week, Wendy Corr chats with three of the contributors to Cowboy State Daily's "American West" series. Candy Moulton, James Crutchfield and R.B. Miller talk about the characters and places that hold our imaginations through the decades, and the importance of keeping those stories alive.

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, October 11, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * Elk Fire Baffles Firefighters * Cheyenne To Close Eight Schools * Once-In-Humanity Comet Visible Over Weekend

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, October 10, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: * Concealed Carry Moves Forward At State Capitol * Homeowner Doesn't Back Down Against Elk Fire & Wins * Steamboat, Largest Geyser In World, Erupts Again But Slowing Down

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * Gillette Woman Stabbed 8 Times In Her Home * “Hillbilly Hotshots” Protect Neighbors During Elk Fire * Climbing A Tree To Escape A Grizzly Not The Best Idea

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * Crews Fighting Elk Fire Going "On the Offensive" * Wyo Cancer Center Fears Closure Over Insurance Dispute * Cowboy State Daily Welcomes Two New Members To the Newsroom

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, October 7, 2024

Monday's headlines include: - Elk Fire at 75,000 Acres; Zero Containment - Wyoming Inmates Helping To Fight Gigantic Fire - Dining With A Ghost At The Open Range In The Sheridan Inn

The Roundup: A Conversation With Ron Franscell

This week, Wendy Corr chats with true crime author Ron Franscell. Ron talks about notorious crimes in Wyoming, the 19 books (fiction and non-fiction) he's written on the subject, and his decades-long journalism career.

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, October 4, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * Another volleyball team forfeits * Liz Cheney campaigns with Kamala * Elk Fire more than 50,000 acres & spreading

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, October 3, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: * Missing Yellowstone Hiker’s Dad Asks For Prayers * September Was Really Hot But Big Winter Still Coming * Gillette Welder Commutes To Alaska, Works Next To Polar Bears

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * UW Volleyball Forfeits Game Due To Trans Player * Casper Doc Wants Seat Back After Gov Ousted Him * Inside Wyoming School That Has Grizzly Resistant Fences

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * Two Wildfires Threaten Dayton, Brooks Lake Lodge * Legislators: Running Over Wolves With Snowmobiles OK * Casper Parents Keep Kids At Home After Threat Of School Violence

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, September 30, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * Don Day On Team USA In International Balloon Race * Horse Breaks Free From Owners During Wyoming Elk Hunt * Wyoming’s Kindest Doctor Who Never Turned Anybody Down

The Roundup: A Conversation With Mandy Fabel

This week, Wendy Corr chats with the executive director of Leadership Wyoming, Mandy Fabel. Mandy talks about networking in the Cowboy State, her uniquely Wyoming wedding, and what it's like being a Polaris-sponsored snowmobile athlete.

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, September 27, 2024

Friday's headlines include: - Archery Hunter Attacked By Grizzly In Wyo - UPS Driver Goes Above And Beyond For Child - Buffalo Bill Museum Gets Warhol Custer Painting 

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, September 26, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: * Cody Man Arrested In Wild Montana Road Rage Death * Jackson Road Project Turns Town Into Los Angeles * Casper Family First Wyoming Family Ever On Family Feud

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: Transgender Controversy Not Stopping UW Game Death Of Devils Tower Climber Hits Climbers Hard "Longmire" Author Craig Johnson Chops Wood With Beer

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * Climber at Devils Tower Dead * Yellowstone concession worker missing * Grizzly 399 and gigantic cub elusive but not dead

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, September 23, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * Buffalo Bill Art Show Record: $1 Million In One Night * Casper Man's Elk Hunt From Hell: Broken Bones & Grizzly * Pilot Ditches Plane On I-25, Fixes Plane, Then Takes Off Again

The Roundup: A Conversation With Jake Nichols

This week, Wendy Corr chats with Cowboy State Daily’s own Jake Nichols, who will be launching the 'Cowboy State Daily Morning Show' on October 1st! Jake is making morning talk radio cool again.

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, September 20, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * Yellowstone Releases Body Cam Footage From Shooting * Screaming Woman Physically Removed From State Meeting * Cat Lost In Yellowstone Somehow Makes It Home 800 Miles Away

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, September 19, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: - Tourist Life-Flighted After Burned In Yellowstone - Gordon “Sick And Tired” Of Criticism For Harvard Visit - Laramie Man Arrested For Participating in Jan. 6 Capitol Riot

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: - Three Grizzlies Shot By Yellowstone Bowhunters - Jay Leno Rides Cheyenne’s Big Boy Train For TV Show - Rock Springs Citizens Love Steve The Mutant Mule Deer

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * Truckers Worried About Hole On I-80 Bridge * Herschler Building Evacuated After White Powder Threat * Renaming Powell College To “Yellowstone” Could Be “Gold Mine”

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, September 16, 2024

Monday's headlines include: - Wildfire Evacuees Return To Destroyed Homes - Dying Man's Last Wish: Wyo Elk Hunt For Daughter  - Wyo Coal Mine Sold To Southern California Real Estate Co.

The Roundup: A Conversation With Bill Sniffin

This week, Roundup host Wendy Corr has a conversation with longtime Wyoming newspaper publisher Bill Sniffin. Bill talks about the newspaper business, Wyoming tourism, and winning the prestigious Amos Award for his lifetime achievements in publishing.

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, September 13, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * Huge Wildfire In Northeast WY Growing Fast * Four Mountain West Schools Leave For PAC-12 * Wyoming Bowhunter Bags Muley While Carrying Toddler 

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, September 12, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: * YouTube Predator Hunter Busts Hudson Man  * Cody Outraged Over Slaughter Of Urban Deer  * Rash Of Vandalism Hits Political Signs In Laramie

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * Man Killed In Co-Involved Shooting Identified * Cody Man Accused Of Killing 9  Deer In City Limits * Huge $5 Billion Proposed Trona Mine Set For Review

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * Officer-Involved Shooting In Thermopolis * State Treasurer Furious With Gov. Gordon * First Ever Dunkin’ Donuts Franchise Opens In Wyoming

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, September 9, 2024

Monday's headlines include: - One Killed In Fiery I-80 Crash - Don Day Predicts Colder, Snowier Winter - Suspected Venezuelan Gang Member In Wyo Jail

The Roundup: A Conversation With Paul Ulrich

This week, host Wendy Corr chats with "Noted Wyoming Outdoorsman" Paul Ulrich. From growing up in the fossil beds of the Green River Formation near Kemmerer, to his career in the energy industry, Paul talks about conservation, fly fishing, politics, and the Wyoming way of life.

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, September 6, 2024

Friday's headlines include: • Few Answers From Postal Service • Cheyenne Men Accused Of Shooting At Police • Steep Rise In "Unnatural Deaths" In Natrona, Campbell Counties

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, September 5, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: - Proposed Law Won't Outlaw Hitting Wolves With Snowmobiles - USPS Shuts Out Wyomingites Who Want To Comment On Rural Delivery Plan - “Go Screw Yourself”: Scrap Buyers Deny Claims They Stole From Wyoming Coal Mine

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: - Wildfire Forces Evacuation Of Brooks Lake Lodge - Hunters Rescue Pilot From Crash Site Near Meeteetse - "Yellowstone" Creator Purchases $5M Property In Star Valley

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: - Northeast Wyoming Fire Gaining Ground - Craft Brewery Industry Reaching Tipping Point - Pack of Coyotes Stalking Douglas Neighborhood

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, September 2, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * Plane Crash Near Meeteetse Kills Woman on Sunday * Person Killed After Shooting Near Fort Bridger Rendezvous * New Fast Moving Wildfire In Campbell County Forces Evacuations

Missing In Wyoming: A Conversation With Desiree Tinoco and Jen Kocher

Wendy Corr chats with the founder of Missing People of Wyoming, Desiree Tinoco and Cowboy State Daily investigative reporter Jen Kocher. They talk about efforts to help families of the missing find resources - and sometimes closure.

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, August 30, 2024

Friday's headlines include: - Casper Doc Sues Gordon Over Med Board Ousting - Pilot Declared Emergency In Gospel Group Plane Crash - Investigation Over Missing Chemicals In Explosives Continues

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, August 29, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: • Firefighters Making Headway With Major Blazes • Ranchers Band Together To Recover From Wildfires • 12M+ Pounds Of Uranium May Be Beneath Red Desert

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * 460,000 Acres Burned So Far In Wildfires * Rasner Says He Wasn’t Lying With His Polls * Cheyenne “Voodoo Man” Charged With Felony

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: First Snow Of The Season In Wyoming Critics Say Firefighters Not Doing Enough Casper Off-Duty Cop Charged With 6 Felonies

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, August 26, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * Wildfires Consume 430,000 Acres * Sheep Ranchers Scramble To Save Flocks * Blazing Hot Start To Wyoming’s Archery Season

The Roundup: A Conversation With Bob Richard

This week, Roundup host Wendy Corr has a conversation with Yellowstone historian Bob Richard. Bob’s grandfather was a guide and scout for Buffalo Bill, and Bob continues his father and grandfather’s legacy, sharing the rich history of the region in his books, photos, and live presentations.

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, August 23, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * Northeast WY Fires Closing In On 200,000 Acres * Wyo Officials Already Hate BLM’s Rock Springs Plan * Devils Tower Cleaning Up After Devastating Hail Storm

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, August 22, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: - Huge Shakeup For Wyoming Coal  - Mudslinging Pays Off In Primary Election - Where Do Wind Turbine Blades Go When They Die?

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: - House Speaker Albert Sommers Loses In Senate Race - Clark Stith, 3rd Highest Ranking Member of House, Beaten - Longest Serving Legislator In House Ousted By Unknown Opponent

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, August 20, 2024

* Cowboy State Daily’s Live Election Coverage * Hedge Fund Backers Looking To Cash In On Wyo Uranium * People Who Are Trying To Make Bears “Family” Will Get Mauled

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, August 19, 2024

Monday's headlines include: Trump Re-Endorses Barrasso, Hageman, Smith Degenfelder Applauds Supreme Court Ruling Against Biden Move-In Day at University of Wyoming Surrounded By Chaos

The Roundup: A Conversation With Jim Wilkinson

This week on The Roundup, host Wendy Corr has a conversation with Rock Springs native Jim Wilkinson. From radio broadcasting, to the tourism industry, to his current gig in the Cheyenne Frontier Days organization, Jim has been on the inside track of all that draws people to the Cowboy State.

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, August 16, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * One Killed When RV Rolls Off Teton Pass * Wind, Solar Produce More Power Than Coal * New Wave Of Homes In Jackson, Starts At $25 Million

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, August 15, 2024

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * Man Allegedly Goes On Drunk Joyride At Old Faithful * Plane Diverted From Jackson Hole Because Pilot Not Qualified * 108-Year-Old Woman Gets Personal Sturgis Rally At Nursing Home

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * Anger Over Political Mailers Boiling Over * Urgent Search For Missing Rock Springs Woman * Wyoming Rare Earths Companies In Race To Start Producing

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, August 12, 2024

Monday's headlines include: - 60 Years After Sister Murdered At Devils Tower - Hedge Fund Managers Studying Wyoming Uranium - Wyoming Parties Add to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Fun

The Roundup: A Conversation With Kevin McKinney

This week, Roundup host Wendy Corr has a conversation with Kevin McKinney, longtime voice of the University of Wyoming's football and basketball radio broadcasts. Kevin talks about the coaches he's worked with, the highs and lows of UW athletics, and his love for Metallica.

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, August 9, 2024

Friday's headlines include: Cody Enterprise Artificial Intelligence Scandal 1877 Soldier’s Diary Found In A Thermopolis Bank Vault City Council Candidate Accused Of Sabotaging Wyo Public Radio

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, August 8, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: * Wyoming Woman Stranded In Mongolia * Sheriff: Deputy Survived By “Divine Intervention” * Meeteetse’s Antler Ranch On The Market For $85 Million

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * Sommers Says He’s Not Working With Chinese Communists * Child Torturer Cries In Court As Judge Sentences Him To 9 Years * Chicken With AR-15 On Casper PETA Billboard Threatens Meat-Eaters

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * More Than 55,000 Acres Burned Across Wyoming * Campbell County Deputy Nearly Dies In Shootout, Suspect Killed * Driskill Files Complaint Over County Party’s $25K Donation To Freedom Caucus PAC

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, August 5, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * Wildfire Destroys Rep. Hageman’s Homestead * Wyoming Man Digs For Treasure Under Outhouses * New York Woman Videos Terrifying Encounter With Grizzly

The Roundup: A Conversation with Chancey Williams

This week, host Wendy Corr catches up with Moorcroft native and Nashville recording artist Chancey Williams. Recently installed into the Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame, Chancey talks rodeo, Toby Keith, and playing on the Grand Ole Opry stage.

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, August 2, 2024

Friday's headlines include: - Fort Laramie Threatened by Wildfire - Chuck Gray Defends False Campaign Mailers - University of Wyoming Prof Has Completely Disappeared

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, August 1, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: * Guernsey Wildfire Evacuees Say “Armageddon” * Wyo Property Tax Relief Petition 1,000 Ballots Short * Canadian Mini Poodle Thief Caught With Meth In Riverton

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * Wyo Wildfires Cause Evacuations * No Homes In Jackson Under $1 Million * Wind Turbine Gets Blown Up By Lightning

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * Gordon PAC Supports Freedom Caucus Opponents * Wrestlers Who Fought Grizzly Featured In Documentary * Dept Of Defense Won't Force Soldiers To Eat Lab Grown Meat

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, July 29, 2024

Monday's headlines include: - Autopilot System Blamed In Gillette Crash - Bill Gates Wind Energy Project Raising Money - Gigantic 3,000 Pound Celebrity Steer Moving 'to Wyoming

The Roundup: A Conversation With Aaron Davidson

This week, host Wendy Corr interviews Aaron Davidson, the founder of the internationally known long-range shooting powerhouse, Gunwerks. A Powell native and longtime resident of tiny Burlington, Wyoming, Aaron talks about making his mark in a highly competitive industry, and turning a small start-up operation into a multi-million dollar company.

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, July 26, 2024

Friday's headlines include: - Mirror Lake Body ID’d As Homicide Victim - Cheney Super PAC Money Going To Democrats - Hageman Says Biden Too Feeble To Lead, Must Go

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, July 25, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: - Trump Coming To Wyoming - Hageman Says Kamala ‘DEI Hire’ - Scientists: Yellowstone Explosion Was ‘Small’

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * Violent Eruption In Yellowstone * Kamala Harris Hates Fossil Fuel Industry * Lane Frost Documentary Premieres In Cheyenne

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: - Army Rangers Honored At Cheyenne Frontier Days - Wyoming Dems Spinning After Biden Drops Out Of Race - Uh-Oh: Rock Springs Gas Station Mixes Up Diesel And Gasoline

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, July 22, 2024

Monday's headlines include: Delegation Not Surprised About Biden’s Withdrawal YNP Contract Employee Charged With Attacking Parks Officer Rare Eruption Of World's Tallest Geyser Spews Gunk All Over Cars

The Roundup: A Conversation With Mark Jenkins

This week, host Wendy Corr interviews National Geographic correspondent, keynote speaker, and landmine expert (yes, really!) Mark Jenkins. The Laramie native talks about exploring the most remote places on earth - and says Wyoming is the last best place.

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, July 19, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * Barrasso Chases Down Secret Service * Town-Terrorizing Grizzly Rumored Dead * Wyoming Dems Mixed On What Biden Should Do

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, July 18, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: Wyo Man Killed Trying To Beat Train New Road To Bypass Wind River Canyon? Ranchester’s Ramaco Preparing To Transform Coal

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: Sheridan 4-Year-Old Defies Medical Odds Powell Baseball Player Near-Deadly Rattlesnake Bite Grizzly Habitat In Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Filling Up Fast

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * A Punch Over A Parking Dispute Kills Sheridan Hockey Coach * Wyo Delegation Praises Trump’s Pick of Vance for Running Mate * Test Drilling Begins On $456 Million Rare Earths Project Near Wheatland

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, July 15, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * Bill In Congress Outlaws Killing Wildlife By Snowmobile * Wyoming Woman Launches Dating Site To Expose Cheaters * Cowboy State Daily Reporter Mark Heinz Visits Freaky Adobe Town

The Roundup: A Conversation With Dr. Charles Preston

This week Wendy Corr chats with Dr. Charles Preston, founding curator of the Draper Natural History Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody. Chuck talks about the Center, what it takes to design a museum, and his ongoing study of golden eagles in the Bighorn Basin.

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, July 12, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * WYDOT To Rebuild Teton Pass By November * Delegation Says Biden’s Press Conference A Failure * Cost Of Upgrading FE Warren Missiles  81% Over Budget

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, July 11, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: - Billionaire Pulls Plug On Bondurant - Five Wyo Albertsons On List To Be Sold - Xanterra Worker Arrested For Mass Shooting Threat

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * Yellowstone Gunman Was Firing Semiautomatic Weapon * Spanish Biz To Develop Huge Wind Farm North of Cheyenne * Man Accused Of Stealing $14 Million From Dad’s House In Smoot

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: - Officials Say Yellowstone Rangers Who Killed Shooter Likely Saved Many Lives - Record-Setting Death Valley Heat Wave On The Way To Wyoming - Ammo Vending Machines: Would They Work In Wyoming?

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, July 8, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * Yellowstone Shooter Was Contract Worker From Florida * Gray Wouldn't Certify Gordon's Candidacy If He Runs Again * At Nearly 90 Years Old, Wyoming’s First Air Conditioner Still Working

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, July 5, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * One Dead After Shootout In Yellowstone * 600,000-Acre Carbon Capture Project In SW Wyo * Woman Raffling Off Son’s Pigs After He Stabbed Her

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, July 4, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: * Judge Says Wyoming Doesn’t Have To Follow Biden’s Trans Bathroom Rules * Cody’s Stampede Parade Kicks Off July 4th Celebrations in Wyoming * ‘Star Spangled Banner’ On A Chainsaw: A CSD Tradition

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * Facebook Officially Announces Cheyenne Data Center * Grizzly Baby Boom in Yellowstone * Where To Watch Fireworks Across Wyoming

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * Dyno Nobel Stores Explosives In Abandoned Town * Rainy, Cold Independence Day In Store For Wyoming * Only Known Video Of White Bison On Cowboy State Daily

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, July 1, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * New Leads In Missing Moorcroft Man Case * Gun Club Gets Okay To Shoot Pelicans Eating Too Many Fish * Big Boy Gets Big Welcome On Whistlestop Tour Across Southern Wyoming

The Roundup: A Conversation With Clay Gibbons

This weekend, host Wendy Corr speaks with Wyoming historian Clay Gibbons. They chat about the Hole In the Wall gang, the Johnson County Cattle Wars, and that time he set up the impromptu marriage of an international pop star.

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, June 28, 2024

Friday's headlines include: - Hageman Says Jill Biden Guilty Of Elder Abuse - Laramie Cemetery Warns People Of Attacking Deer - Wyoming Aims To Be Larger Than China In Rare Earths

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, June 27, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: * Hail Causes Insurance Premiums To Soar For Solar Projects * Accused Double Homicide Killer Was First To Call 911 Right After Crime * 40-Acre Ranch With View Of Tetons Next To Elk Refuge Sells Instantly For $18M

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * Teton Pass Set To Open Friday * Arrest In Cheyenne Coin Shop Cold Case * Running Predators Down With Snowmobiles Could Stay Legal

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: Feds Recommends Renaming Devils Tower Legal Mess Ties Up $500 Million Wind Farm Project Black Bear Runs Up Tree And Attacks Man In Sheridan

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, June 24, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * Cody Restaurant Owners Jailed * Cheyenne Interstate Fix To Cost $500 Million * Rodeo 101: Explaining Wyoming’s Favorite Sport

The Roundup: A Conversation With Rick Hoeninghausen

This week, host Wendy Corr has a conversation with Rick Hoeninghausen, who has been the Marketing Director for Xanterra in Yellowstone since 1998. Rick knows more about tourism in Yellowstone than about anyone else on the planet.

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, June 21, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * Alpine Man Killed In Tragic Wood Chipper Accident  * Gordon, Gray Get Heated At Each Other Again * Kids Set Fire To And Destroy Federal Railroad Bridge

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, June 20, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: - Tourist Risks Life On Yellowstone Rocks - Casper Police Chief Calls For Anti-Squatter Laws - Drunk Gillette Man Destroys Porsche In High-Speed Crash

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * Teton Pass Could Re-Open Next Week * 100,000 Tons of Rock To Be Blasted In Yellowstone * Upton Vandal Allegedly Talked To “Demons” While Setting Fire

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * Texas Man Barely Escapes Whitewater Rapids Near Cody * Body Cam Footage Released of Casper Man Shot, Killed By Police * Sheridan Woman Arrested After Losing “Twerking Battle,” Pulling Knife

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, June 17, 2024

Monday's headlines include: - Teton Pass Failure Had Been Building - Meet The Rattlesnake Wrangler Of Rawlins - Huitlacoche Make Look Horrible But It’s Delicious

The Roundup: A Conversation With Cody Beers

This week, host Wendy Corr has a conversation with WYDOT spokesperson Cody Beers. A lifelong Wyoming resident, Cody is not only the go-to information guy for anyone traveling to Yellowstone National Park, he’s also the broadcasting voice for the Wyoming Indian High School Chiefs and Lady Chiefs.

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, June 14, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * Jackson Commuters Give Up, Take Bus * Man Gets Jail For Leaving Yellowstone Boardwalk * Cheyenne City Clerk OK With Artificial Intelligence Candidate

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, June 13, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: * Life Without Parole For Kemmerer Babysitter * Shhh! There’s A Secret Road From Idaho to Jackson * 80-Year-Old Montana Man Gets Jail Time For Killing Grizzly

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: Inside the Bill Gates' Poker Game In Kemmerer Jackson Businesses Worried Over Impression Area Closed Casper Legislator Says Kindergarten No Place For Sex Lessons

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * Detour Around Teton Pass Weeks Away * Bill Gates In Kemmerer For Nuke Plant, Poker * Colorado Men Busted For Smuggling Lambos Thru Wyo

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, June 10, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * Teton Pass Closed After Highway Falls Off Mountain * Missing Wheatland Woman’s Car Found Abandoned in California * People Will Spend Big Money On Cowboy Fashion

The Roundup: A Conversation with Diane Shober

This week, host Wendy Corr has a conversation with Wyoming Office of Tourism Director Diane Shober. For 21 years, the Gillette native has headed up the effort to tell the world about the wonders of Wyoming.

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, June 7, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * Someone Is Shooting Up Rural Casper Neighborhood * More People Are Moving To Wyo, Then Running For Legislature * Yellowstone Says Grizzly With Five Cubs The Most Ever Recorded

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, June 6, 2024

Yellowstone Grizzly Has 5 Cubs! Rare White Bison Born In Yellowstone PETA Sues Rock Springs Airport Over Cow Thermopolis Cop Who Triggered Fatal Shootout Back On Duty

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: - $1.2 Billion Solar Farm Project Delayed - Teacher Says He's Banned For Not Using Pronouns - Would Hunting Grizzlies Instill Fear Of Humans In Bears?

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, June 4, 2024

* Legislature Still Wants To Tax Electric Vehicles * Wyoming Coal Bust Means Budget Cuts Coming For State * Hundreds Starstruck Over Jackson’s Giant New $8M Planetarium

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, June 3, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * Grizzlies As Neighbors Normal In Cody  * Wyo Dems Afraid Of Freedom Caucus * Deciphering Wyoming’s License Plates Numbering System 

The Roundup: A Conversation with Mitch Semel

This week, host Wendy Corr talks to Cowboy State Daily’s video consultant Mitch Semel. Mitch is a former executive producer who created and launched TV shows at CBS, NBC, CNN and other networks. He worked with Conan O’Brien, David Letterman and Katie Couric, and on TV shows like Family Ties and Cheers. He’s also the guy to blame for Barney, the giant purple dinosaur.

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, May 31, 2024

Friday's headlines include: - Wyoming Delegation & Governor Blast Trump Conviction - Millions Lost In Overnight Fire At Cody Bronze Art Foundry - Grizzly 399 May Be Old But She Still Knows How To Kill Elk

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, May 30, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: - Former Gillette Police Sergeant Charged With Triple Homicide - Ballooning Property Valuations, Tax Bills Not Unique To Wyoming - Sheridan May Give Woman $250K For House Destroyed In Police Standoff

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: - Casper Doctor Forced Off Board of Medicine For Support Of Trans Treatment Ban - Gillette Man Says Distant Attic People Triggered Him To Slit Mother’s Throat - People Outraged After Some Guy Named Nick Defaces Yellowstone Thermal Feature

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: VA Snubs Families At Memorial Day Service NFL Films Premieres Documentary On Wyo High School Cheyenne Historic Barn Once Stabled Steamboat And Seabiscuit

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, May 27, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * Standoff Over Wolf Torture In Daniel * UPS Drivers Dish Dirt Over Rural Delivery Practices * Grizzly Attack Survivor Said He Never Let Go Of Bear Spray

The Roundup: A Conversation With Guy Eastman

Host Wendy Corr chats with Cody's Guy Eastman who represents the third generation of the famous outdoor multimedia family that launched Eastman's Hunting Journal, a television show, and a hugely popular YouTube channel.

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, May 24th, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * Massive Snowstorm Keeps Beartooth Highway Closed * Insurance Company Yanks Wyoming Homeowner Policy After 42 Years * Cody Is Not The Only Community Suing Over LDS Temples

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, May 23, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: * Grand Teton Mauling Ended When Grizzly Chomped On Bear Spray * Huge 1.2 Million-Panel Wyoming Solar Farm Gets Green Light To Build * ‘Hogs For Hope’ Rally For Tortured Wolf Rolls Into Green River This Weekend

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: Gillette Woman Sorry For Crazed Rampage Grizzly Mauling Was Likely Not Tag Team Onslaught Wyoming Hero Of MLB Game Gets His Own Bobblehead

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * Out-Of-State Man Survives Attack By 2 Wyoming Grizzlies * Political Group ‘Honor Wyoming’ Emerging From The Shadows * Wolf From Well-Known Grand Teton Pack Struck, Killed By Vehicle

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, May 20, 2024

Monday's headlines include: - Casper Shooting Victim's Father Heartbroken - Yellowstone's 11-year-old One-Eyed Wolf Going Strong - YNP Worker Discovers What Happens When Bear Spray Explodes In Car

The Roundup: A Conversation With Authors W. Michael & Kathleen O'Neal Gear

This week, host Wendy Corr has a conversation with best-selling authors W. Michael and Kathleen O’Neal Gear. The Cody couple has sold over 17 million books, including their New York Times bestselling “First Peoples” series.

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, May 17, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * Casper Teen Accused Of Shooting Ex-Girlfriend Said He’d ‘Celebrate When You Die’ * Angry Snowy Range Ranchers Cut Off From Longtime Summer Grazing Pastures * No One Mauled When Grizzlies Come Close To Tourists At Old Faithful

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, May 16, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: * Denver Mayor Mad At Wyoming Sheriff For Billboard * Arrest Made In Shooting Death Of Casper High School Student * 1986 Cokeville Bombing: The Miracle That Was Almost The Worst US School Disaster

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * Riley Gaines Joins UW Sorority Sisters At Court * Casper Police Investigating Shooting Death Of Student * Chinese Cryptocurrency Mine Ordered Closed In Cheyenne

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * Gillette Teen Hits 142MPH In Attempt To Elude Cops * Wyo Sheriff Rents Denver Billboard To Recruit Depressed Colorado Cops * Wildlife Photographers Capture Strength Of Grizzly Overpowering River Rapids

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, May 13, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * Massive $1.2B Solar Farm Planned For South Cheyenne * The Fascinating History Of Jackson’s Silver Dollar Bar * UPS Cuts Deliveries To Southeast Wyoming To Three Days A Week

The Roundup: A Conversation With Tucker Fagan

This week, host Wendy Corr has a conversation with retired Air Force Colonel Tucker Fagan. Fagan is the former head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Nuclear Section under President Ronald Reagan and the former Commander of  F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne.  He also created the "nuclear football" for President Reagan.

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, May 10, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * Meta Building Multibillion-Dollar Data Center In Cheyenne * Students At Wyo Trade Schools Have No Interest In Protesting * End Of An Era: Cheyenne’s Iconic Hitching Post Sign Torn Down

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, May 9, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: * Bill Gates To Attend Kemmerer Nuclear Groundbreaking * Sheridan Assistant Principal Arrested On Sex Assault Charges * Saratoga Man Pays Town Hall For Records Request With 15,500 Pennies

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * Giant Cheyenne Supercomputer Sells At Auction for $480K * Cheyenne Parents Concerned About Sexual Identity Survey At South High School * Starving Orphaned Black Bear Cub “Alice” Healthy and Almost Ready To Return To the Wild

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: Wyo Coal To Hit 9-Billion-Ton Mark Antler Hunter Shoots Down Grizzly Bear Cheyenne School District May Pass Strictest Sex Book Policy

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, May 6, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * Airdropping Grizzlies To Washington State * Rail Service From Cheyenne To Denver Gaining Ground * Get Ready For A Bunch Of Utility-Sized Solar Farms In Wyo

The Roundup: A Conversation With Comedian Brandt Tobler

This week, host Wendy Corr has a conversation with comedian Brandt Tobler. The Cheyenne native - now an A-list entertainer - talks about his years in Vegas, life on the road, and that time that he tried to kill his dad.

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, May 3, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * Google Maps Strands More Tourists Near Yellowstone * Hageman Tells Reisner Campaign To Stop Misleading Voters * Man Who Went On Meth-Fueled Violent Rampage Denied New Trial

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, May 2, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: * Photographer Captures First Video of Grizzly 399 * Laramie Pedophile Who Disemboweled Himself Gets Prison * Gillette Company Gets Prized Contract For Kemmerer Nuke Project

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * Weeks of Snow And Rain Ahead * Hunters Livid Over Poaching In Campbell County * Australia’s Richest Woman Eyes Wyo Rare Earth Deposit

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * Coal Production In Wyoming’s Powder River Basin Falls 21% * Kaboom! Average Jackson Home Price Hits New Record At $7 Million * Man Accused Of Drunk-Kicking Bison Signals Beginning Of Yellowstone’s Animal Attack Season

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, April 29, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * Man Who Saved Family From Burning House Awarded Nation's Highest Heroism Award * Pinedale Officials Get Threats Over $400 Fines For Girl Scout Cookie Sales * Woolly Mammoths In Yellowstone? Biotech Company Says It Has The Technology

The Roundup: A Conversation With Two-Star Major Gen. Stacy Jo Huser

This week, Wendy Corr talks with Maj. Gen. Stacy Jo Huser. Huser is the first female commander of the 20th Air Force at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne. She talks about her journey from pre-med student to two-star general and what it's like to move up in the ranks as a woman in the military.

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, April 26, 2024

Friday's headlines include: - Wyoming Threatens To Sue Over New EPA Rule Designed To Kill Power Plants - 20 Wyoming Homicides So Far In 2024, 6 In Fremont County - 'New Levels Of Stupidity' Already Seen In Yellowstone

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, April 25, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: * Gillette-Based Company To Build Tiny Nuclear Reactors * New Study Says Sasquatch Sightings Are Likely Just Bears * McGinley Everest Quest Blocked By China, But Mountaineer Heads To Nepal

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, April 24, 2024

* Insurance Rates Skyrocket For Wyoming Homeowners * Parents Tell Casper School Board That Schools Are Unsafe * 13-Year-Old Pinedale Girl Scout Fined $400 For Selling Cookies

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * Grizzly 399 And Gigantic Cub Emerge From Hibernation * Daniel May Never Regain Old Image Of Fishing And Hunter’s Paradise * Pinedale Waits On Bob, A Barrel In The Middle Of Fremont Lake, To Announce Spring

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, April 22, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * Wyoming Republican Party Censures Gov. Gordon * Hundreds Turn Out For Funeral Of 14-Year-Old Casper Boy Bobby Maher * Former US Sen. Malcolm Wallop: The Wyoming Rancher Who Helped Save Israel

The Roundup: A Conversation With Mountaineer Dr. Joe McGinley

This week, Wendy Corr talks with mountaineer Dr. Joe McGinley, who discusses his preparation to climb Mount Everest; about his 130 (and counting) patents for groundbreaking medical equipment; and about living his best life in the Cowboy State.

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, April 19, 2024

Friday's headlines include: - Grisly Testimony In Murdered Casper Teen Case - Wyo Office of Tourism Very Worried About Wolf Impact - Brand New $28 Million Wildlife Crossing Project Announced

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, April 18, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: - Angry People Voice Outrage Over Tortured Wolf to Game and Fish Commission - Park County Youth Ranch Denies Claims It Enslaved, Trafficked Troubled Boys - In Wake Of Teen’s Stabbing Death, Casper Works To End ‘Culture Of Violence’

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * Rocky Mountain Power Wants Another 12.3% Wyoming Rate Increase * Northwest Wyoming Can Expect Up To A Foot Of Wet, Heavy Spring Snow * Wyoming Climber To Take On Everest’s North Face To Hit 7 Peaks On 7 Continents

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * Grizzly Confirmed In Wyoming Bighorn Mountains; Was Killed For Attacking Cattle * Uranium Resurgence Is Putting Wyoming On The International Map * PETA Holds Anti-Meat Protest In Cheyenne, No One Shows Up

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, April 15, 2024

Monday's headlines include: - Rustlers target Wyoming Bees - Boston Woman Kidnapped First Day In Wyoming - Wyoming Kids Win National Hockey Championship

The Roundup: A Conversation With Chip Jenkins, Grand Teton National Park Superintendent

This week, Wendy Corr talks with Chip Jenkins, superintendent of Grand Teton National Park. Chip talks about what it's like to live and work in the shadow of the iconic Teton Range; the collaboration between Grand Teton and Yellowstone and the surrounding communities; and what it takes to balance the needs of wildlife and the land against increasing visitation.

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, April 12, 2024

Friday's headlines include: - Wyoming Department Of Health Gives $3,000 For Laramie Drag Show - Wind, Solar Projects Get Huge Federal Assistance From Biden Administration - Casper Coin Shop Owner Accused Of Faking Theft Of $100,000 Collection

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, April 11, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: * Disturbing Video Shows Tortured Wyoming Wolf * Sublette County Flooded With Threats Over Wolf Incident * Casper Community Rallies For Youth In Wake Of Fatal Stabbing

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: - Teen Was Protecting Girlfriend When Stabbed At Casper Mall - Wyoming Wolf Abuser Could Get Hunting Privileges Revoked - $30 Million Project Underway To Move 3 Miles Of U.S. Highway 30

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * Gordon Outraged At Wyoming Wolf Incident * Men With Same Name As Alleged Wolf Tormentor Get Death Threats * Two Underage Suspects Arrested In Casper Teen Killing

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, April 8, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * Public Outraged At Wolf Torment Photo * Giant Lego Homes On Way to Boomtown Kemmerer * Why Hasn't One Of Wyoming’s Oldest & Largest Mansions Sold?

The Roundup: A Conversation With Former U.S. Assistant Interior Secretary Rob Wallace

This week’s guest is Rob Wallace, who as the Assistant Secretary for the Interior under the Trump Administration, oversaw both the US Fish & Wildlife Service and the National Park Service.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Friday, April 5, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * Torturing Wildlife Doesn’t Fall Under Animal Cruelty Laws * $2.5 Billion Coal-To-Ammonia Plant Planned for Kemmerer * Casper Police Officer Who Shot Suspected Sheridan Cop-Killer Back At Work

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, April 4, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: * Hunters, Biologists Angered Over Alleged Wolf Torture Case * Human Skull Found In Wyoming’s Vast Red Desert Was A Man Age 25-35 * Sold: Historic Gros Ventre Ranch In Teton County Had Been Listed For $58 Million

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * Man Cited For Capturing Live Wolf * Missing Gillette Woman Died of Hypothermia * New Laws Give Hope to Families of Cold-Case Victims

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: - Legislators May Revive Blockbuster Property Tax Relief Bill - Iconic “The Virginian” Hotel Has New Out-Of-State Owners - Gigantic snapping turtle a fixture along North Platte River for 45 years

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, April 1, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * Legislators Vote To Reject Special Session * $30 Million Wildlife Crossing To Help Highway Slaughterhouse * Wyoming Researcher Helps Discover Prehistoric Chicken From Hell

The Roundup: A Conversation With U.S. Sen. Al Simpson

This week, Wendy Corr talks with former U.S. Sen. Alan K. Simpson. The Cody native was one of the most outspoken, recognized, and respected leaders in Washington, D.C., during his 18 years in the U.S. Senate.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Friday, March 29, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * Search for Gillette Woman Comes To Tragic End * Chuck Gray Blasts Gordon Over High-Profile Vetoes  * Got Ticks? Guinea Fowl Could Be Best Way To Get Rid Of Them

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, March 28, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: Driskill, Sommers Oppose Calling Special Session Few Clues On Fourth Day Of Search For Missing Gillette Woman Thermopolis Police Release More Body Cam Video Of Mascorro Arrests

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: -What Would A Special Session Look Like? -Entomologist Catches 53 ticks in 40 minutes -Ramaco's Rare Earths Estimated Worth $37 Billion

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * Legislative Leaders May Consider Special Session * Northeast Wyoming Already Blowing Up As Wildfire Hot-Spot * Highest Heroism Award For Wrestler Who Saved Teammate From Grizzly

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, March 25, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * Legislators Call for Special Session After Gov Vetoes * Gordon Vetoes Bill To Repeal Gun-Free Zones In Wyoming * There Really Was A Working Nuclear Reactor At UW 60 Years Ago

The Roundup: A Conversation With Musician Dave Munsick

This week, Wendy Corr visits with musician (and longtime Dayton resident) Dave Munsick. The patriarch of "The Munsick Boys" (which includes country star Ian Munsick and up-and-comer Tris Munsick), Dave has traveled Wyoming and the world, performing his unique blend of music and storytelling.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Friday, March 22, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * UW won’t dump diversity program, despite legislature defunding it * Gas prices on their annual rise, signaling beginning of tourism season * Lane Frost documentary touring country, will screen at CFD this summer

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, March 21, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: * $117 Million Wyoming Uranium Deal * WYDOT Webcams Broken All Across State * Wyoming Is Great Place To View Two-Horned Devil Comet

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * Construction Of Nuclear Site In Kemmerer Starts In June * Evanston Couple Claims They Were Surrounded By Wolves * You Didn’t Want To Mess Around With Wyoming’s Sheep Queen

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * Lawsuit Threatened To Relist Wolves As Endangered * Cheyenne, Laramie On Shortlist For New Nuclear Reactors * Six More Weeks Of Winter, At Least, Says Meteorologist Don Day

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, March 18, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * Company to invest $456M to develop huge rare earths deposit * Hawk Springs truckers carry supplies to fire-ravaged Texas ranchers * Town of Hudson rallies around family who lost everything in January fire

The Roundup: A Conversation With Author Candy Moulton

This week, Wendy Corr talks with Wyoming author Candy Moulton. Moulton, a recent Spur Award winner, discusses her beginnings at the Saratoga Sun when she was just 16. She has since written 17 western history books and produced numerous documentaries, and was CJ Box's first editor (sort of).

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Friday, March 15, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * Actor Pierce Brosnan pleads guilty to walking on Yellowstone thermal * Will Gordon keep campaign promise to sign repeal of Gun-Free Zones? * 4-year-old boy who nearly starved to death was in house “full of food”

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, March 14, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: * Yellowstone’s grizzly bears are waking up * Wyoming’s wildfire season may be getting an early start * Mutant hybrid bighorn sheep in Montana could threaten Wyoming herds

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * To veto or not to veto: Gov Gordon has 55 bills on his desk * Greybull mother accused of nearly starving 4-year-old to death * Three Wyoming authors awarded western writing's highest honor

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * Wyoming Trona Boom Continues With New $6 Billion Mine * Wyo Ranchers Worry Feds Will Use Bighorn Sheep To Displace Them * If Giant Winter Storm Systems Collide This Week, Big Snowstorms Possible

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, March 11, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * Legislative session over, passes $10.6 billion budget * There’s a pot of gold in Wamsutter but no one will talk about it * Sublette County gardener outsmarts winter, grows produce year round

The Roundup: A Conversation With Actress Hannah Barefoot

This week, Wendy Corr talks with actress Hannah Barefoot. The Cody native has appeared on "Chicago Med" and "NCIS," had recurring roles in Amazon's "Good Girls Revolt" and "The Chosen," and had leading roles in the "Country Christmas Album" on Ion and "Off the Rails" on Lifetime.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Friday, March 8, 2024

Friday's headlines include: - No trans surgeries for minors bill passes full legislature - Cheyenne Frontier Days announces night show concerts - Drone with thermal camera finds missing Pinedale woman

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, March 7, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: - UW swimmers remembered at funeral service in Laramie - Homeless man unexpectedly announces in hearing that he killed someone - Togwotee Pass “Stop Sign Challenge” on again, after huge massive dump of snow

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * Fireworks continue in the Wyoming Senate * Rare earth minerals factory near Upton could be richer * Of course, Wyoming’s grizzlies are still sleeping - but not for long

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: - Tempers Boil Over In Wyoming Senate Over Budget - Ban On Minors Getting Gender Transitions Close To Becoming Law - Remnants of Massive California Snowstorm Hit Jackson Hole

Cowboy State Daily Radio: Monday, March 4, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * Thousands turn out to honor fallen Sheridan officer * Two-thirds of Wyoming range mule deer herd killed last winter  * Triceratops is Wyoming’s state dinosaur because there are Triceratops everywhere

The Roundup: A Conversation With U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis

This week, Wendy Corr talks to Senator Cynthia Lummis, whose roots in Wyoming go back generations. The Senator talks about being called an insurrectionist after the Jan 6 riots, her nearly 50 years experience in Wyoming politics, and what she thinks the future holds for the Cowboy State.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Friday, March 1, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * Wyoming House asks Senate to spend extra $651 million  * Sen. Barrasso on short list to replace Mitch McConnell * Colorado wolves could soon cross into Wyoming

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, February 29, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: * 1,000 police officers to attend Sheridan funeral * Lawsuit claims Wyoming Boys’ School staff abused young men * Columnist Rod Miller remembers his friend, Pat O’Toole

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * High profile property tax relief bill dies * Senate passes bill banning forced use of gender pronouns * Jackson’s Jim Waldrop wins this year’s Big WYO tourism award

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: - Property tax bill undergoes radical changes - Wind energy projects could take years to connect to grid - Wyoming chefs weigh in on how (and whether) to cook wolf meat

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, February 26, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * Property tax bill narrowly advances * University mourns swimmers killed Thursday * Military Vehicle museum restores historic tanks

The Roundup: A Conversation With Governor Mark Gordon

Gov. Mark Gordon joins Wendy Corr to discuss this year's budget session, how politics have changed, growing up in Wyoming, family life, and more on this week’s edition of “The Roundup.”

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Friday, February 23, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * Wyoming Senate slashes funding school construction  * Webcams catch wolves playing tourist at Old Faithful * Charges re-filed against ranchers for bleaching penis shapes on cows

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, February 22, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: * Body cam footage released of fatal shootout in Thermopolis  * “Detransitioned” woman testifies against gender treatments * Grizzly 399 the central character in upcoming film

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * Blockbuster property tax reform bill moves forward * Sheridan community vows to rebuild home destroyed in standoff * Federal proposal would bring three passenger rail lines through Wyoming

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * Young family killed in head-on collision in Albany County * Central WY ranchers oppose the reintroduction of bighorn sheep  * Growing giant pumpkins is year-round job for Wyoming’s Pumpkin King

The Roundup: A Conversation With Dan Starks, Founder of the National Museum of Military Vehicles

This week Wendy Corr talks to Dan Starks, the founder of the $100 million National Museum of Military Vehicles in Dubois. The museum houses the world's largest private collection of over 500 fully restored military vehicles.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Friday, February 16, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * Town of Sheridan mourns death of dedicated officer * Contractors rally to rebuild home destroyed in Sheridan standoff * $40 million for suicide hotline trust fund bill advances by one vote

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, February 15, 2024

Thursday headlines include: *Suspect in police shooting dead after 32-hour standoff *Casper police see steep increase in alcohol-related arrests *$2000 hunting tag prices don’t deter out-of-state hunters

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * Sheridan police officer shot and killed * Suspect in shooting triggers hours-long standoff * Winter storm may finally bring significant snow to northern Wyoming

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * Gov. Gordon calls Biden’s energy policies “warped” * Gillette mayor promotes building tiny nuclear power plants * Thin ice on Boysen Reservoir claims two cars in the last week

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, February 12, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * Wyoming legislators to consider $10.8B budget * Hunting tag sticker shock: $2,000 for non-resident elk * Saratoga councilman and father of 3 dies in avalanche

The Roundup: A Conversation With Dan Thompson, Large Carnivore Biologist

This week, Wendy Corr talks to Wyoming Large Carnivore Biologist Dan Thompson about grizzlies, the predator attack team, and working with gigantic and dangerous animals.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Friday, February 9, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * Bill proposes labeling COVID-vaccinated blood * Moose on the loose startles Jackson Hole skiers * Jack in the Box and Del Taco franchises headed to Wyoming

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, February 8, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: * “Mother lode” of rare earths identified near Wheatland * USPS to downsize Casper’s mail processing center * Woman seriously injured in Grand Teton Nat’l Park avalanche

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * Wyomingites remember country singer Toby Keith * Wyoming senators reject $118 billion immigration bill * Park County car dealerships drop Buick rather than sell EVs

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * Jackson Hole Mountain Resort purchased by locals * Colorado wolves creep nearer to the Wyoming state line * More consistent winter weather for Wyoming coming up

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, February 5, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * Wind Farm Near Glenrock Could Bring 200 Jobs  * Some Cheney 'Never Trumpers' Now Support Trump  * Companies Pay To Have Grizzly Bears Rip Products Apart

The Roundup: A Conversation With Marilyn Kite

Tune in to The Roundup, a podcast featuring voices, opinions, and perspectives from interesting people in the Cowboy State. Episode 9 features Marilyn Kite, the first female justice on the Wyoming Supreme Court.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Friday, February 2, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * “Active Assailant” threat at Rawlins High School * Chuck Gray claims politics at play in $3.1M denial * Wild mustangs roadblock for deer, antelope recovery

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, February 1, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: * Legislator wants to eliminate gun-free zones * Cheyenne families dealing with nightmares after flood * Horses rescued from frozen pond in Campbell County

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * Powell Woman Slams Car Into Emergency Room * Legislation Would Require Parental Consent For Social Media * Montana Couple Fears State Took Daughter To Wyoming For Gender Transition

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * Popular Wild Horse Dies In BLM Corral * Water Main Break Devastates Cheyenne Families * Will Spring-like Weather Deplete Already Struggling Snowpack?

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, January 29, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * Who drives electric vehicles in Gillette? * Missing stallion found dead, another missing * Why the first Star Trek movie was filmed in Yellowstone

The Roundup: Earthquakes And Volcanoes In Yellowstone With Geophysicist Mike Poland 

Geophysicist Mike Poland joins Cowboy State Daily's Wendy Corr on "The Roundup" about the super-volcano in Yellowstone, the thousands of earthquakes that hit Yellowstone every year, and why Yellowstone is not likely to blow up anytime soon.”

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Friday, January 26, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * Gordon says he supports Texas’ efforts to secure border * Bobbi Barrasso dies * Jekyll-and-Hyde weather patterns not unusual for Wyoming

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, January 25, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: * Delegation sides with Texas on border issue * Big difference in  Lander, Riverton real estate * Oops! Lander driver mistakes hot spring for parking lot

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * Average home price in Jackson hits record high of $8.6M * Hunting accident near Torrington claims life of Minnesota man * Utah town’s “Whoa” signs can’t happen in Wyoming

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, January 22, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * New bill banning minor transgender surgeries * Trampled Casper College bronc rider slowly improving * Tomato Soup Pool not a great place for lunch in Yellowstone

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, January 21, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * Gov Gordon picks new Supreme Court justice * Ranchers worry  about reintroduction of Bighorn Sheep * Interstate 80 is the toughest place for truckers to drive in the US

Cowboy State Daily's The Roundup: Columnist Rod Miller

Cowboy State Daily's radioactive columnist Rod Miller is featured this week on our podcast "The Roundup." Enjoy the conversation -- it's a fun one!

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Friday, January 19, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * Wyoming Oil And Gas Stand To Lose $900M, 3,000 Jobs Under BLM Plan * PETA Calls Torrington Slaughterhouse A ‘Hellhole For Animals’ * Casper’s Drunk Drivers Are Driving Drunker

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, January 18, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: * BLM’s plan could coast Sweetwater County millions * Cheyenne church saves frostbitten homeless from sub-zero weather * Wild phenomenon decorate Boysen Reservoir with crystal flowers

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * Casper mansion on market at $7.9 million * Sheridan murder victim was found under gasoline-soaked blankets * Crook County mailbox nudist prompts lawmaker to draft genitals intimidation bill

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * Wyoming is colder than Mars * Severe cold enough to sterilize bulls * Troopers make house call for ranching family

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, January 15, 2024

Monday's headlines include: - Initiative to tax Wyoming property at 50% valuation facing growing opposition - Road thru Wind River Canyon turns 100 this summer - Happy birthday, Grizzly 399

The Roundup - A Conversation with Meteorologist Don Day

Tune in to The Roundup, a podcast featuring voices, opinions, and perspectives from interesting people in the Cowboy State. Episode 6 features meteorologist Don Day.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Friday, January 12, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * Why Is Natrona County paying $1.3 million for one flight per day? * Wyoming Caucus outlines legislative strategy for upcoming session * Bears in Japan are like bears in Wyoming except they attack people a lot more

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, January 11, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: * Wyoming state representative to introduce “What Is A Woman Act” * Gillette realtor accused of identity theft * Tough kitty gets best of bully raccoon

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * Plan would add passenger rail service in Wyoming * Casper doctor climbs highest peak in Antarctica * Cody woman pleads not guilty to hiring hit man * It’s not really 196 degrees below zero in Laramie

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * Powell ranching family says claims of human trafficking and abuse are impossible * Wyoming clerk says she won’t certify election if fraud is proven * Gator hunters in Florida want to start exchange program with Wyoming elk hunters

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, January 8, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * A convicted January 6 participant says Wyoming counties must refuse to accept bogus elections * Judge dismisses lawsuit that would have kept Trump and Lummis off Wyoming’s election ballots * Experts say a man who went after a bear under a porch with a paintball gun must have “brains of pudding”

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Sunday, January 7, 2024

It’s Sunday, January 7, 2024, and continued light snow is expected for the western mountains pushing east this afternoon and evening. Another more potent system is expected to push through in a few days with more ample snowfall expected.

The Roundup: A Conversation with "Longmire" Author Craig Johnson

Tune in to The Roundup, a podcast featuring voices, opinions, and perspectives from interesting people in the Cowboy State. Episode 5 features "Longmire" author Craig Johnson.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Friday, January 5, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * A longtime Casper foster dad has been charged with sexually abusing children * A man nabbed in a high-speed chase in November had been recently paroled for a 1998 rape in Utah * And a hiker gets a rare video of a Wyoming mink at Curt Gowdy State Park.

Cowboy State Daily Radio: Thursday, January 4, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: Winter looking good for mule deer so far. Birds aren't flying south to Wyoming this year. Man who allegedly ran over woman's head blames rumors.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * Pistol braces are still illegal, despite Wyoming lawsuit * 20 animal cruelty charges filed against Natrona County woman * Dozens jump into frigid Lake De Smet for annual New Year’s Day Polar Plunge

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * Two children died in Evanston house fire * Dry December doesn't discourage Don Day * Mountain Lions everywhere in Wyoming's Black Hills

The Roundup: A Conversation with Chris Navarro

Tune in to The Roundup, a podcast featuring voices, opinions, and perspectives from interesting people in the Cowboy State. Episode 4 features renowned Casper sculptor Chris Navarro.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Friday, December 29, 2023

Friday's headlines include: * Josh Allen save Christmas * Judge orders Arapahoe couple accused of torturing son to stay in jail Wyo Ranchers prepared to "Shoot On Sight" if Colorado wolves cross state line

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, December 28, 2023

Thursday's headlines include: - Cody woman allegedly hires hit man to kill daughter’s boyfriend - Severely malnourished & orphaned bear cub rescued by Wyo Game & Fish - Pierce Brosnan must appear in Yellowstone court for leaving the trails

Cowboy State Daily Radio: Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Tuesday's headlines include: - Casper doctor on his way to conquer the highest peak at the bottom of the world - Wyoming Guardsman named National Soldier of the Year - Cody manufacturer turning out the world’s most powerful AR15 rifle

The Roundup: A Conversation With Cam Sholly

Tune in to The Roundup, a podcast featuring voices, opinions, and perspectives from interesting people in the Cowboy State. Episode 3 features our conversation with Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Cam Sholly.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Friday, December 22, 2023

Friday's headlines include: * Man convicted in January 26 protests will be keynote speaker in Gillette * Cheyenne high schooler who kicked 61-yard field goal will play for Wyoming Cowboys * While other bears are still active due to warm weather, Grizzly 399 has gone to bed

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, December 21, 2023

Thursday's headlines include: * Wyoming skier gets footage of lightning fast wolverine * Rocky Mountain Power customers to get compensated for overcharges * Three Texans arrested for bungled attempt to steal Cheyenne ATM

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Wednesday's headlines include: * Wyoming’s most historic ranch up for sale for $67 million dollars * Trump banned from appearing on Colorado presidential election ballots * Cowboy State Daily’s editor was behind one of the first viral internet sensations in 2002

Cowboy State Daily Radio: Tuesday, December 19, 2023

* Wyoming might have a white Christmas after all * Sweetwater County man receives nation’s highest civilian award for heroism * Couple from Arapahoe are facing possible life sentences if convicted of torturing and starving their son

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, December 18, 2023

Monday's headlines include: * Wyoming company building snow trucks that have driven from Cheyenne to the North Pole * 800-square-foot home built out of steel shipping containers with 2 bedrooms & 1 ½ baths selling for nearly $400 a foot in Pinedale * Laramie food truck tailgates at every Buffalo Bills game – home and away

The Roundup - A Conversation with CJ Box

Tune in to our second episode of The Roundup, a podcast featuring voices, opinions, and perspectives from interesting people in the Cowboy State. Episode 2 features our conversation with bestselling author CJ Box.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Tuesday's headlines include: * Wyoming’s trona mines preparing for a fight over the BLM’s Rock Springs plan * Gordon tells “60 Minutes” his energy stance is respected in Wyoming * War in Israel boosts attendance at Capitol’s Chanukah event

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, December 11, 2023

Monday's headlines include: * Bodycam video released of the last sighting of missing Cody woman * Judge says former Supt. Of Education “failed to act in good faith” * Wyoming wolverines are as elusive as Sasquatch

"The Roundup" (A Cowboy State Daily Podcast) with Guest U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman

Tune in to our first episode of The Roundup, a podcast featuring voices, opinions, and perspectives from interesting people in the Cowboy State. Episode 1 features a conversation with Congresswoman Harriet Hageman.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Friday, December 8, 2023

Friday's headlines include: * New electricity rates released for Rocky Mountain Power * Land Board delays action on auctioning Grand Teton Land * Hillbilly heaven: New redneck backpack made of raccoon

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, December 7, 2023

Thursday's headlines include: - 500 blank vehicle titles stolen, used for fraud in Colorado - UW football coach Craig Bohl retiring - Montana to truck northern grizzlies to Yellowstone

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Wednesday's headlines include: * Laramie County schools will let parents decide if kids can access graphic sex books * New wildlife crossings in southwest Wyoming * Giant blob of warm water could mess up long-range winter forecasts in the Cowboy State

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Tuesday's headlines include: * Facebook hides Dubois’ military museum post because they say Thanksgiving is a “sensitive issue” * Owners suspect arson in fire that killed 11 horses in eastern Laramie County * Wyoming only has two escalators in the entire state

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, December 4, 2023

Monday's headlines include: * State Land Board to make a decision on the 640 acres of land next to Grand Teton National Park * The iconic giant neon Tumble Inn Cowboy is getting resurrected and will have a new home * Brand new home in Lander is so energy efficient it has zero energy costs

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Saturday, December 2, 2023

Saturday's headlines include: * State Land Office recommends auctioning Teton County land * Hageman doesn't vote to expel Santos * Living in Story means sharing your space with wildlife

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Friday, December 1, 2023

Friday's headlines include: * Workers say they were “blindsided” by layoffs at the Black Butte Coal Company  * Neighbors say “no way” to horse racing at Cheyenne’s Frontier Park  * Wyoming Democratic Party chair plans to host drag show in Rock Springs

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, November 30, 2023

Thursday's headlines include: * Biden blamed for coal mine layoffs in Rock Springs * Father of five-year-old says she was sexually assaulted by classmates * Hunters say feds need to stay out of lead ammo debate

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Wednesday's headlines include: * WYDOT is asking Wyoming drivers to quit crashing into their snowplows * Cancel culture run amok: Now they’re renaming birds * Outdoors writer Mark Heinz discusses hunting in Platte County

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Tuesday's headlines include: * Afton man takes down MMA fighter suspected of being a sex trafficker * More aurora borealis light shows to come for Wyoming * Crook County ranchers won’t be prosecuted for bleaching penises on neighbor’s cows

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, November 27, 2023

Monday's headlines include: * Huge deposit of rare earths in Sheridan County could be multi-billion dollar jackpot * Cheyenne man who spent 32 years in prison creating new and better life * Unique piece of Wyoming history found on Ebay

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Saturday, November 25, 2023

Saturday's headlines include: * Thanksgiving storm closed highways, caused crashes * “Battle In the Barn” makes college wrestling Western * There really is an Armpit, Wyoming

There Really Is A Place Named Armpit, Wyoming

People like to say that this place or that is the “armpit” of Wyoming. But there really is a place named Armpit. And while you can go there, it’s hardly the armpit of the Cowboy State.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Friday, November 24, 2023

Friday's headlines include: * Wyoming trona mine has more roads than San Francisco * Sinks Canyon first designated International Dark Sky Park in state.  * Train conductor says drunk grizzlies on tracks real problem

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, November 23, 2023

Thanksgiving Day headlines include: - Human skull found in Red Desert - could it be missing Casper woman? - Big push for horse racing at Cheyenne Frontier Days - What is the giant wooden troll near Jackson?

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Wednesday's headlines include: * Gordon changes his mind, won't debate climate change * Huge winter storm for Thanksgiving * Living in Clark, Wyo is like living in a hurricane

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Tuesday's headlines include: * Missing Torrington woman found in Denver jail * Missing Cody woman’s family angry over GoFundMe * Go shoot your own turkey!

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, November 20, 2023

Monday's headlines include: * Grizzly bear range expanding only as far as people will let them * Largest helium plant in the world is in LaBarge * 3-year-old bull makes millions

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Saturday, November 18, 2023

Saturday's headlines include: - Laramie County parents sue school where 5th grader died by suicide - Cheyenne grocery store worker lobbies against $30 billion Kroger – Albertsons merger - New Zealand sheep shearer found guilty of stabbing her Lincoln County fiancé

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Friday, November 17, 2023

Friday's headlines include: * Legislators vote to fund private education * Half of FBI cases on Wind River Reservation are child sex abuse * And grizzlies in North Dakota? It could happen

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, November 16, 2023

Thursday's headlines include:  * Astronomical odds of finding a skull in 9,300 square-mile desert * Despite slowing sales, Jackson Hole real estate market still setting records  * Grizzlies keep moving eastward

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Wednesday's headlines include: * Blood and bullet hole found in Cody suspect’s car  * Conservative political ranking website isn’t afraid of transparency * Cold and snowy Thanksgiving weekend predicted

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Tuesday's headlines include: * Questionable property tax relief bill rejected * Ex-boyfriend of missing Cody woman arrested on federal charges * Wyoming has the nation’s only official intergalactic spaceport

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, November 13, 2023

Monday's headlines include: * Fighting the effort to rename Devils Tower * Locals save Kemmerer Opera House * Park County is a hunter’s paradise * Wyoming Penitentiary baseball team was real-life “murderers row”

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Saturday, November 11, 2023

Saturday's headlines include: * Affordability is the public’s main concern with proposed RMP rate hike * Cheyenne man acquitted in road rage shooting * Reality star suing Game and Fish department over poaching case

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Friday, November 10, 2023

Friday's headlines include: * 114-year-old dam in Converse County starting to crumble * School bus driver in Gillette faces reckless endangering charges * GOP support for Trump stronger than ever

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, November 9, 2023

Thursday's headlines include: - Famous Wyoming dinosaur to get another autopsy - Hageman tries to kill the government-mandated “kill switch” - Drunk Gillette man shoots arrows at neighbor 

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Wednesday's headlines include: - Riverton’s vagrants say they aren’t homeless so no shelter is needed. - Nuclear Regulatory Agency is in Kemmerer to discuss new nuclear plant. - A springer spaniel is taking down fentanyl, meth & heroin drug runners

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Tuesday's headlines include: - Governor Gordon sticks to his climate change guns - Wyoming fossil is winging its way to Chicago’s Field Museum - A WWII soldier brought home photos of Hitler - which are now missing

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, November 6, 2023

Monday's headlines include: * Republican Party votes “no confidence” for Gordon * Evanston banking on Olympic boom * Buffalo couple unearths petrified forest

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Saturday, November 4, 2023

Saturday's headlines include: * No new fuel taxes in Wyoming despite huge shortfalls * Wyoming pastor miraculously survives in wilderness * Despite best efforts of 18 states, it’s time to change clocks again

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Friday, November 3, 2023

Friday's headlines include: - Hageman’s Push To Block BLM Plan Passes House - Text Messages Show Education Chief’s Staff Felt Political Event Was Not Right - Did Photographer Capture Ghosts At Ft. Laramie?

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, November 2, 2023

Thursday's headlines include: -- Education chief sets guidelines for sex books -- Sen. Lummis suggests public land be used for housing -- Repeat drunk poacher gets nailed

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Wednesday's headlines include: — Legislators say they’re “locked and loaded” to fight BLM — Bill introduced Tuesday would let ranchers kill unlimited amount of elk — CSD reporter logs 24,000 miles on summer road trip

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Tuesday's headlines include: - Two men claim they were subjected to forced labor and abusive conditions at a Powell youth ranch - Wild horse advocates want the BLM to leave the McCullough Peaks herd alone - The millionaires and billionaires in Jackson may have everything – but they can’t have mail delivered to their houses

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, October 30, 2023

Monday's headlines include: -- Cody group says city planner manipulated LDS temple approval -- Grizzlies may not have stalked hikers -- Virginian Hotel a Wyoming icon for more than century

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Saturday, October 28, 2023

Saturday's headlines include: -- Laramie County Sheriff releases body cam video of fatal shootout -- Hageman introduces bill to block controversial BLM plan -- UW settles with evangelist who called out trans sorority member

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Friday, October 27, 2023

Friday's headlines include: — Freedom Caucus Slams Gordon For Climate Change Remarks At Harvard — More drama at Rocky Mountain Power rate hike hearing — Bear attacks security guard in Aspen.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, October 26, 2023

Thursday's headlines include: -- Massive Wyo electricity rate hike due to Washington State carbon tax? -- Natural gas prices means booming state revenues in Wyoming -- Winter weather in Yellowstone means roads are closing

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Headlines for Wednesday's newscast include: -- Women's rights activist Riley Gaines speaks to packed house at UW -- Riverton woman charged with felony for shoplifting -- Cheyenne high schooler leads nation with longest field goal kick

Cowboy State Daily Radio News for Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Tuesday's headlines include: -- Former BLM Chief Says BLM Plan Unconstitutional -- Bairoil Couple Escapes Gun Attack -- Fall Weather Will Come To Screeching Halt

Cowboy State Daily Radio News for Monday, October 23, 2023

Headlines for Monday include: -- Plan to re-open Hell’s Half Acre -- BLM trying to restrict even more public land -- Is it possible to do Jackson on the cheap?

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Saturday, October 21, 2023

Saturday's headlines include: — DCI says Thermopolis cop cleared of other complaints prior to killing suspect — Hageman, Lummis say Biden using support for Israel to get money for Ukraine — Feds pay $2 million to protect Wyoming toad

Cowboy State Daily Radio News for Friday, October 20, 2023

Friday's headlines include: -- Chinese crypto mine in Cheyenne worries feds -- Degenfelder testifies to Congress over sexually graphic books -- Powell man charged with killing four grizzlies

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, October 19, 2023

Thursday's headlines include: -- Parents protest drag queen story hour in Rock Springs; -- Can Wyoming tap into 200 billion barrels of oil reserves?; -- Winterkill carcasses all over Wyoming landscape.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Wednesday's headlines include: -- Don't expect law enforcement to enforce the controversial BLM plan; -- Sunday Morning Elk Massacre -- New state record for giant pumpkins

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Tuesday's headlines include: -- Thermopolis residents demand cop be fired after killing man; -- Cody residents warned about a grizzly who wandered inside city limits; -- After hitting by a truck last week, Grizzly 610 appears to have made a recovery

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, October 16, 2023

Monday's headlines include: -- The town of Lusk welcomed a football team after their bus burned down; -- Cowboys in Wyoming say they will never wear Crocs cowboy boots; -- Where Amelia Earhart was building her cabin in Wyoming before she disappeared.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Saturday, October 14, 2023

Saturday's radio headlines: -- Legislators fighting back against BLM's resource management plan; -- Kids are sick over raw milk; -- Why Al Michaels should be official spokesman for Wyoming beef.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Friday, October 13, 2023

Friday's headlines include: --  A $15 million wildlife diversion project near LaBarge was dedicated on Thursday; --  A Powell man is accused of embezzling $1.3 million dollars from Cody & Gillette newspapers; -- Finally, one state is giving Colorado some wolves after Wyoming told them no.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, October 12, 2023

Thursday's headlines include: -- Cheyenne couple films Bigfoot in Colorado and media melts down; -- Cheyenne chapter of Daughters of American Revolution fighting to keep trans women out; -- Former Casper attorney who lives in Jerusalem heartbroken over war.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Wednesday's headlines include: -- Grizzly 610 hit by a semi on Monday and spent hours on the side of the road languishing in pain. -- Women's rights activist Riley Gaines, who is coming to UW later this month, was called a bigot and then canceled by Penn State. -- A company in Upton has invested $44 million in a rare earths project. The hope is to loosen the stranglehold China has on rare earth elements.

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Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, October 9, 2023

Monday's headlines include: -- Cheyenne's historic Plains Hotel is up for sale at just under $6 million; -- A fatal grizzly mauling in Canada has people arguing over bear spray vs firearms in bear country; -- Cowboy State Daily meteorologist just set a new world skydiving record.

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Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Friday, October 6, 2023

Friday's headlines include: -- Thermopolis cop cleared of criminal charges in shooting death but there's more to the story; -- Governor Gordon played referee between Chuck Gray and Curt Meier; -- And three grizzlies beat the crap out of each other for more than three hours.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, October 5, 2023

Thursday's headlines include: -- Gov Gordon is looking at suing the BLM over it's controversial resource management plan. -- More grizzlies in Yellowstone area killed. -- October in Yellowstone.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Wednesday's headlines include: - Hageman does not join the coup to oust McCarthy; - New world record for longest golf ball drive happened in Rawlins; - Don't take your dog to grizzly country; - First dinosaur fossil in Yellowstone is from a Tyrannosaurus.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Tuesday's headlines include - More evidence Wyo Dept of Education lied; - Former Super Bowl Champ & Powell resident dies in plane crash; - Eating Wyoming prairie dogs.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, October 2, 2023

Monday's headlines include: -- Rabid bats in Sweetwater County; -- Hunting season in Fremont County is fantastic but you gotta work for it; -- Space alien abductions in Wyoming.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Saturday, September 30, 2023

Saturday headlines include: -- Wild shooting on the reservation where victim posted numerous videos on social media after being shot. -- Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks may get closed down. -- A grizzly expert cautions outdoor campers to avoid campgrounds and sleep out in the middle of the forest instead. -- A couple tried to keep people away from Yellowstone so they could have their wedding there.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Friday, September 29, 2023

Friday's headlines include: Casper abortion clinic arsonist sentenced to five years; Grizzly 399 and her cub are in great shape and preparing for hibernation; Crook County ranchers are charged with felony destruction of property for allegedly branding nearly 200 of their neighbor's cows with penis shapes.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, September 28, 2023

Thursday's headlines include: Sweetwater County residents hate BLM resource management plan; Freedom Caucus Says Biden's 30x30 plan is tyranny; Riverton has a serious poop problem.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Wednesday headlines include: Laramie citizens outraged at electricity rate increase; UW keeps fighting transgender speech lawsuit; Photographers go to Yellowstone to find giant tree that looks like a moose.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Tuesday's headlines include: The BLM says it's misunderstood and won't lock people out of 1.8 million acres in their controversial plan; Rep. Harriet Hageman is targeting the deep state by proposing term limits on federal employees; Worland's Jay Richards brought home top prize in Utah with his 1,784-pound pumpkin.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, September 25, 2023

Monday's headlines include: New fed turbine rules could kill more eagles; Colorado wants to reintroduce wolves but no one will give them any; Wyoming dinosaur could get $1.2 million in Paris; UW researcher studying haunted Wyoming hotels.

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Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Wednesday's headlines include: Riverton residents say Rocky Mountain Power's 30% electrical rate increase would destroy families, pranksters disrupted the meeting flashing attendees and yelling racial slurs, and thousands of Centurylink customers were left without phone service on Tuesday

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Wyoming Ranch Produces Premium Wagyu Beef That Scores In Top 1% On The Planet

Hawks Hill Ranch outside Cody, Wyoming, may only have 22 head of wagyu cattle, but the premium boutique ranch produces beef with a marbling score of 12, ranking it in the top 1% of beef on the planet.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Saturday, September 16, 2023

Saturday headlines include: - Jackson man accused of trying to kill mother and girlfriend - Hospitals worried about proposed 30% electricity rate hike - Starting to get chilly with overnight temps below freezing - Bear named 'Winnie The Pooh' keeps destroying beehives and eluding Game and Fish...

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Friday, September 15, 2023

Friday's headlines include: Under oath, former Superintendent of Public Instruction admits he lied, Wyoming Cowboys will make nearly $2 million for playing Texas on Saturday, more nukes in Wyoming, Wyoming elk moving to Nebraska, cancer-ridden K9 Deputy makes final drugbust....

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, September 14, 2023

Thursday headlines: Who's behind WyoRINO.com, Hanna town meeting goes crazy, bear in Cheyenne, pistol braces ruled illegal again, etc.

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Wednesday morning's headlines: Teton County ranch for sale -- only $58 million, wild shootout in Rock Springs, Wyoming sunrise grizzly bear killed, Wyo delegation supports Biden impeachment inquiry, and more...

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Tuesday headlines: Hageman blasts New Mexico governor for gun ban, Wyo Dems to vote 100% mail-in ballots, elk population explodes because they are smart enough to hide from hunters, and more...

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Saturday's headlines: Wyomingites canceling cable TV over ESPN dispute, Casper McDonald's arrest leads to discovery of huge cache of drugs and guns, Wyoming's historic Pitchfork ranch sued by a Texas company having the same name...

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Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Tuesday, August 8, 2023

It’s Tuesday, August 8, and the cool and unsettled weather continues for today, and severe weather possible in southeastern Wyoming. A warmup begins Wednesday, with temperatures returning to near normal by the end of the week. 

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Longmire Days Hasn’t Been Canceled But Actors' Strike Is Throwing A Wrench Into Everything

Longmire Days hasn't been canceled but unless a waiver is granted, none of the actors from the fictional TV show will appear at the event. Organizers say they are trying hard to gain that waiver.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Tuesday, July 4, 2023

It’s Independence Day! But it’s not the weather we’re used to on the 4th of July - rain showers and cooler weather will put a (literal) damper on festivities around the Cowboy State.

Despite Being A Natural Paradise, Yellowstone Can’t Find Enough Workers

Yellowstone National Park is one of the wonders of the American West, but even this natural paradise is having trouble finding enough people to work there.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Monday, June 19, 2023

Warm and breezy to start the week. Much warmer temps, windy areas near the divide. Some 90s. Cooler second half of the week

Wyoming Places: Thermopolis Ready For Global Dinosaur Invasion With First ‘Jurassic Fest’

Paleontologists from around the globe will be in Thermopolis, Wyoming, next weekend as the first “Jurassic Fest” is held at the Wyoming Dinosaur Center.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Sunday, June 18, 2023

It’s Sunday, June 18 – much warmer throughout Wyoming on Sunday as summer weather begins to emerge. Showers and thunderstorms in some areas of the state along with windy conditions.

Iconic Lander Neon ‘Roadrunner’ Sign Saved By Museum Owner In Gillette, Will Be Restored To Neon Glory

The iconic 1960s Lander Holiday Lodge “Roadrunner” sign will be restored to all its neon glory. The owner of the Frontier Auto Museum in Gillette, Wyoming purchased the sign, will bring it back to life, and install it on the side of the building.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Saturday, June 17, 2023

It’s Saturday, June 17 – unseasonably cool weather today and rain in some areas of the state. A warming trend begins on Sunday, with a return to what will feel like summer weather.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Friday, June 16, 2023

It’s Friday, June 16 – another cool day with showers and thunderstorms. Some flooding. Unseasonably cool temps. Noticeably warmer beginning on Sunday.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Thursday, June 15, 2023

Cold front pushing thru next two days. Showers and thunderstorms with cool temps. Flooding concerns. Warmer/drier trend beginning Sunday. Monsoons.

Warnings Out As Wyoming’s Bighorn River Runs High, Fast And Dangerous

It looks peaceful, but emergency management officials warn the Bighorn River flowing through Thermopolis is running dangerously fast from extended runoff from a huge winter snowpack.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Low slowly moving out, pattern slowly changing. Cold front to pass thru late Thursday/Friday. Drier air moves in behind front late Saturday into Sunday/Monday.

Pony Express Re-Ride: "We've Got 500 Miles And 56 Hours To Get Across Wyoming"

The annual reenactment of the Pony Express is happening in Wyoming on Tuesday and Wednesday. Although the conditions are wet and soggy, they are scheduled to cross into Nebraska at 2:30pm on Wednesday.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Very slow-moving pattern will keep rain chances high through Friday. Flooding concerns remain. Continued cool.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Monday, June 12, 2023

It’s Monday, June 12 – and the Cowboy State can expect more widespread afternoon showers and thunderstorms today. High temperatures remain in the 60s and lower 70s, and chances for showers and thunderstorms remain likely through the rest of the week.

Yellowstone's 500-Year-Flood: One Year Later, Remarkably It's Nearly Recovered

It was nearly a year ago that a 500-year flash flood destroyed bridges and roads, and forced the closure of America’s first national park. Visitors to Yellowstone now might not realize the extent of the damage or the work it took to get the park back into shape.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Sunday, June 11, 2023

It’s Sunday, June 11 – and once again showers and thunderstorms will blanket the Cowboy State along with unseasonably cool temperatures.

Wyoming People: Glenrock Family Opens Hearts, Home To Adopt 6 Kids With Down Syndrome

The Pinkerton family in Glenrock, Wyoming, is remarkable in many ways, but stands out because seven of the nine who live at home were born with a range of developmental issues, from Down syndrome to dwarfism.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Saturday, June 10, 2023

It’s Saturday, June 10 – and there’s a wet weekend ahead as a cold front approaches the state Depending on where this front stalls, we're looking at widespread moderate to heavy rain with thunderstorms. So prepare to get wet if you’re outside this weekend!

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Friday, June 9, 2023

It’s Friday, June 9 – the Omega Block hangs on. Thunderstorms will be common. Heavy rain, small hail with some thunderstorms. Cooler for the weekend. Omega blocking pattern breaks down middle of next week but no hot weather in sight.

Neon Spring: Wyoming Greener Than Ever In Wake Of Record Snow, Lots Of Rain

Plentiful rain, strong runoff from a huge snowpack and warmer weather has caused an explosion of varying shades of green across Wyoming’s landscape.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Thursday, June 8, 2023

It’s Thursday, June 8 – and showers and thunderstorms will develop across the area this afternoon. And tomorrow afternoon. And Saturday afternoon. And... in general, the active weather pattern will continue into next week. 

Riverton, Wyoming, Set Most Snowfall Records In Record-Setting Winter Across The US

The winter of 2022-23 set records for snowfall across the United States, and Riverton, Wyoming, was the epicenter, setting more snowfall records than any other place in the lower 48 this past winter.

100-Year-Old 80,000-Pound Bridge Makes It To Wyoming Ranch, Will Be Installed Later

FOLLOW-UP: The rancher who bought the 100-year-old, 80,000-pound bridge said it's in a temporary location on his ranch until he can get it formally installed. The 90-foot bridge will connect his ranch to his son's property, saving a five-mile trip.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Blocking pattern remains. Axis of moisture continues with more rain across Wyoming. Localized flooding continues and deeper moisture to get a push eastward this weekend.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Tuesday, June 6, 2023

It’s Tuesday, June 6 – same weather, different day. Axis of moisture converging along this divide. Some localized flooding concerns, especially in burn scars. Pattern to hold thru Friday.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Monday, June 5, 2023

It’s Monday, June 5 – Continue to expect more showers and thunderstorms but closer to the divide and west of the divide. A little warmer but nothing hot for most areas. Axis of moisture shifting a bit more westward but will move back eastward by end of week.

Why Land Spouts, Tornado’s Little Brothers, Are All Over Wyoming This Spring

It's not your imagination. We've seen more 'land spouts' this year in Wyoming. That's because we have more turbulent weather patterns than in recent years, which has increased the number of visible land spouts.

Miller Moths: Leave Them Alone Or Kill 'Em All?

Although a UW entomologist says we shouldn't kill miller moths because they are essential to the food chain, meteorologist Don Day has a differing opinion and shares his foolproof plan to kill dozens, if not hundreds, at a time.

Wyoming Rancher Buys Giant 100-Year-Old Bridge, Hauls It 40 Miles To Ranch

A 100-year-old Washakie County bridge was bought by a Wyoming rancher, who hauled it through downtown Worland on its 40-mile journey to his property near Ten Sleep.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Sunday, June 4, 2023

Cool and rainy weather continues in many parts of Wyoming on Sunday. Flooding concerns continue.

Matt Avery, Campbell County Rancher And Expert Saddlemaker, As Cowboy As It Gets

They don't get much more cowboy than Matt Avery. He runs a five-generation ranch in northeast Wyoming, is a former Campbell County commissioner and has been married to Diann for 50 years come August. On top of all that, he's an expert saddlemaker and leatherworker. Our hat is off to you, Mr. Avery!

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Saturday, June 3, 2023

It’s Saturday, June 3 – and flooding is a possibility across much of Wyoming this weekend. Localized heavy rain could generate total amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches in some areas, so residents and visitors are urged to pay attention to weather alerts.

Millions of Crickets Swarm Tiny Edgerton, Wyoming

Townspeople in Edgerton, Wyoming, say the swarm of crickets make the roads appear like they're moving. “It's like flowing red water,” said Ava Blackmore.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Wednesday, May 31, 2023

It’s Wednesday, May 31 – and temperatures continue to rise, with highs above average for most of the state, and scattered showers and thunderstorms returning each afternoon. The end of this week is looking wet beginning Thursday afternoon – so be prepared for wet conditions and cooler temperatures heading into the weekend.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Repeating pattern of afternoon/evening thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms severe, many along and east of the divide. Heavy rain, hail biggest threat.

Wyoming People: Skip Hornecker, A Hall-Of-Fame Sheriff With The Soul Of A Cowboy Poet

Skip Hornecker has spent decades keeping the peace in Fremont County. The now-retired sheriff who loves to write and recite cowboy poetry has been inducted into the Wyoming Law Enforcement Hall of Fame.

Dozens Of Dynamic Murals Energize Cheyenne’s Urban Downtown Landscape

Eye-catching artwork can be found around nearly every corner around downtown Cheyenne. Proponents of the public art movement say colorful murals are transforming Wyoming’s capital city.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Monday, May 29, 2023

Mild temperatures in Wyoming on Memorial Day with the possibility of afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms could contain strong winds and possible hail.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Sunday, May 28, 2023

Sunday and Monday we’ll have above average temperatures, with afternoon showers and thunderstorms daily, and a few isolated stronger storms capable of producing gusty winds and hail. Slightly drier air is expected today through Tuesday, but scattered thunderstorms are still possible each afternoon. 

Cheyenne’s Historic Steam Locomotive Big Boy 4014 Heads To College World Series Next Month

Train enthusiasts in eastern Wyoming and Nebraska will have a chance to see Big Boy 4014, the only one of 25 massive 1.2 million-pound steam locomotives still in operation. It will depart to the College World Series on June 7 and make whistle stops along the way.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Saturday, May 27, 2023

Stuck pattern thru 3-day weekend. Afternoon & evening thunderstorms. Some will be strong with heavy rain and hail possible.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Friday, May 26, 2023

It’s Friday, May 26 – and we can expect more of the same this Memorial Day weekend – warm temperatures, rain showers and thunderstorms in the afternoons, with possible heavy rain and gusty winds.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Thursday, May 25, 2023

Keep your rain gear handy! Daily heavy showers, strong thunderstorms, and some severe weather.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Wednesday, May 24, 2023

It’s Wednesday, May 24 – and moisture will continue to make its way into Wyoming this week and into next week, which means afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Rivers will continue to run high as snowmelt continues.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Slightly above average temps. Deepening trough over west coast will bring thunderstorms. Threats for severe weather can't be ruled out.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Monday, May 22, 2023

Warmer temperatures continue today, releasing mountain snow, causing rivers and creeks to rise; flood warnings are in effect for several areas in the west and southern parts of the state. Areas of smoke from wildfires in Canada are expected to linger in the morning and early afternoon. 

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Sunday, May 21, 2023

It’s Sunday, May 21 – and the warm weather is set to continue today… but so is the smoke from the wildfires in western Canada. There is a chance for afternoon showers and thunderstorms in parts of the state, as well, just part of the spring/summer pattern that we’re heading into.

Remembering Randy Wagner: Wyoming’s ‘5-Foot-19' Rodeo Photographer And Cowboy State Ambassador

Few people have served Wyoming’s tourism and rodeo industries with more devotion or longevity than Randy Wagner, a talented photographer who at 6-foot-7 liked to describe himself as “5-foot-19.” He died May 15 at age 89.

Yellowstone Makes Annual Plea To Tourists: Don't Touch, Pet, Or Try To Saddle Wildlife

Yellowstone National Park has opened its gates to visitors for another tourism season and already incidents of people exercising horrible judgment has been documented.

81-Year-Old Sheridan, Wyoming, Woman Goes Back To College And Gets Bachelor's Degree

Sheridan's Mickey Douglas spent much of her life working in school systems with her husband, but until this month hadn’t completed her own education journey. On May 6, the 81-year-old crossed the stage at Chadron State College having earned a bachelor’s degree.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Saturday, May 20, 2023

It’s Saturday, May 20 – and this weekend is shaping up to be nice and warm! There are a  few locations that will even see their first 80 degree high this year. There is a chance for afternoon showers and thunderstorms both days, and smoke will linger into Saturday morning, but should clear out by the afternoon. 

As Huge Snowpack Melts, Potential For Flooding High In Southern Wyoming

Start filling your sandbags — there’s a significant chance for flooding in southern Wyoming in upcoming weeks, according to a hydrology expert who says conditions are right for flooding.

UW Entomologist Doubles Down: There Are No Established Brown Recluse Populations In Wyoming

Although some Cowboy State Daily readers insist that brown recluse spiders are everywhere in Wyoming, University of Wyoming entomologist Scott Schell said instances of the poisonous spider are rare and there are no established populations.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Friday, May 19, 2023

It’s Friday, May 19 – and sunny skies prevail today, with near-normal temperatures for this time of year, but smoke from wildfires in Western Canada is making its way across Wyoming this morning. Beware of flooding in the southern parts of the state.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Thursday, May 18, 2023

Wyoming can expect cooler and more unsettled weather today, with another smattering of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy smoke from western Canada wildfires could push into the northeast part of Wyoming today as well, and temperatures should average around 10 to 15 degrees cooler than yesterday.

Despite Rumors, There Are No Populations Of Brown Recluse Spiders In Wyoming, Says UW Entomologist

Although rumors persist that there are populations of brown recluse spiders reside in Wyoming, it's not true. UW entomologist Scott Schell says the dangerously venomous spider is not suited to Wyoming's climate and in the rare instance when a brown recluse has been verified in Wyoming, it's because they hitched a ride with someone who moved here.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Wednesday, May 17, 2023

It’s Wednesday, May 17 – and the next couple of days will be cooler and wetter for much of the region, before conditions dry out and begin to warm on Friday. That warming trend continues through the weekend into next week. A few isolated strong to severe storms are possible today.

Cody, Wyoming, Featured In PBS Documentary About The American Cowboy Airing On Wednesday Night

If you’re producing documentary about cowboys, you can’t do it anywhere except Wyoming, the Cowboy State. A documentary filmed in Cody featuring the American cowboy airs Wednesday on PBS.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Mostly clear to partly cloudy conditions. The warmer temperatures will lead to afternoon winds and likely showers and thunderstorms. Snow melt will rapidly increase.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Monday, May 15, 2023

Warmer and drier conditions are on the way, although there’s still a chance for precipitation today in some parts of Wyoming. The winds are calmer today and temperatures are expected to return to near to just above normal for the beginning of the week.

Cody’s Hannah Barefoot Credits Budding Hollywood Career To Wyoming Work Ethic

Very few hopefuls can make a living acting in Hollywood, and Cody native Hannah Barefoot is one of them. From guest spots on “NCIS” and “The Chosen,” to starring in Lifetime TV movies, she credits her Wyoming work ethic for helping her break through.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Sunday, May 14, 2023

It’s Sunday, May 14 – and if you’re planning any outdoor activities for Mother's Day, keep in mind that the cloudy and cool conditions will continue through the day, along with rain and possibly thunderstorms in much of the state. 

Already Picturesque, Lander’s Murals Reinforce Historic Town’s Western Wyoming Attitude

Even without its collection of downtown Western-themed murals, Lander is picturesque Wyoming to the core.

Greta The Chihuahua Found In Wyoming Seven Years After Disappearing In Texas

When Greta the Chihuahua escaped her yard in Texas in 2016, leaving her collar dangling on the gate, Tamara Fisk thought she’d never see her pup again. A call from the Green River Animal Shelter last month took her completely by surprise.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Saturday, May 13, 2023

It’s Saturday, May 13 – and rain showers are set to continue through this weekend throughout most of the Cowboy State. Temps will remain cool through the weekend due to the increased cloud coverage and rain showers. The best day for the most widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms will be Sunday, so keep your umbrella handy!

That’s Not A Humongous Tornado On A Mountain Top In Montana, It’s A Rare ‘Land Spout’

What appears to be a tornado touching down on the peaks of a Montana mountain range and captured in a video that went viral this week isn’t, says meteorologist Don Day. It’s a rare “land spout.”

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Friday, May 12, 2023

It’s Friday, May 12 –  and showers and thunderstorms will blanket the Cowboy State this afternoon, contributing to the possibility of flooding in southeast Wyoming. A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for the Snowy Range today, with snow totals between 6 and 12 inches possible. Unsettled and cool this weekend.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Thursday, May 11, 2023

Cool and Wet: Slow moving storm to bring multiple days of rain/thunder and mountain snow across Wyoming. Significant rainfall in some areas. Flooding concerns. Remaining cool and unsettled thru weekend.

WYDOT Battles Record Snow With New Rig That Chews Through 5,000 Tons Of Snow An Hour

The Wyoming Department of Transportation has unveiled its newest piece of snow-fighting machinery — a Larue T80 rotary snowblower that cuts through snow like butter, clearing as much as 5,000 tons of snow an hour.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Get Your Rain Gauge Ready: Warm with round of strong/severe thunderstorms today. Slow moving storm to bring multiple days of rain/thunder with some mountain snow. Significant rainfall in some locations. Flooding concerns.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Only isolated late day mountain thunderstorms are expected Tuesday throughout the Cowboy State. But watch out on Wednesday, when storms will become more numerous, some strong to potentially severe. 

The Quest For 2,000: Worland Man Tries — Yet Again — To Grow One Ton Pumpkin

Worland's Jay Richard has grown some of the largest pumpkins Wyoming has ever seen, but not THE largest. He’s determined to set a new state record by building a 30-by-70-foot greenhouse in hopes to grow a 2,000-pound pumpkin.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Monday, May 8, 2023

Active week of weather: Mild to start week with afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Thunderstorm threat increasing late Tuesday and Wednesday. Some severe weather possible Wednesday. Slow moving low pressure system to potentially bring widespread (and needed rain) to areas east of the divide.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Sunday, May 7, 2023

It’s Sunday, May 7 – and while snow and rain are still forecast for the western part of the state, mild temperatures return in the east, with highs reaching near to above average for this time of year across the area.

From Giant Lighted Jesus To Giant Lighted T. Rex, Chris Navarro Now Sculpting With Light

Famed Wyoming sculptor Chris Navarro's bronze “Sacred Heart of Jesus,” which stands in front of Our Lady of Fatima church and “Essence of Rex” at the entrance to the Tate Geological Museum are both illuminated from within using LED lights, which Navarro says really brings them to life.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Saturday, May 6, 2023

It’s Saturday, May 6 – and the winds are blowing and rain is falling, at least in the afternoon. Shower activity continues through the weekend into early next week, but warm temperatures in recent days will continue to lead to high flows in creeks, streams, and rivers across western Wyoming.

Thermopolis Police Officer Wounded In Shootout Gets A Hero’s Welcome Home

Thermopolis Police Sgt. Mike Mascorro received a hero’s welcome home from a Casper hospital Wednesday, nearly a week after he was shot multiple times in an altercation with a suspect.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Friday, May 5, 2023

Showers and thunderstorms today across Wyoming with daytime highs will be closer to seasonal norms.

Huge Winter Won’t Halt Yellowstone’s East Entrance Opening On Friday, But Weather Might

Friday's opening of the East Entrance to Yellowstone National Park may be brief as snow and rain could cause it to close as quickly as it opens.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Thursday, May 4, 2023

It’s Thursday, May 4 – showers and thunderstorms likely today and into tonight. Modest cooling trend Friday thru Sunday and scattered showers and thunderstorms. More of the same heading into next week.

Sheridan Hosting Players From Across Nation In Wyoming's Largest-Ever Chess Tournament

Casual chess players and grandmasters from across the U.S. are converging in Sheridan this weekend for the largest chess tournament Wyoming has ever seen.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Wednesday, May 3, 2023

It’s Wednesday, May 3 – and overall conditions around the Cowboy State will continue to be dry with above normal temperatures, although a flood watch remains in effect for areas along the Little Snake River upstream of Baggs. Looking ahead, Thursday will be a wetter day, with more widespread thunderstorms and heavy rain. 

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Tuesday, May 2, 2023

It’s Tuesday, May 2 – and winds could pick up today, especially in the northwest part of the state, along with the chance for showers and thunderstorms. The warmer weather – along with possible rainfall – means rapid snowmelt later this week, so beware of flooding in places like the Little Snake River in Carbon County. 

Weather Forced Closure Of South Pass A Record 42 Days This Past Winter

It was a difficult winter for those driving Wyoming highways. Just from Jan. 1 through March 31, South Pass was closed 16 times for a record 42 days.

Buffalo’s Downtown Murals Make Western Wyoming Seem Larger Than Life

Buffalo's downtown murals reflect local culture and history. Aaron Wuerker, one of the artists responsible for two large-format paintings, told Cowboy State Daily the murals are a draw for tourists, enticing them to stop and stay longer.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Monday, May 1, 2023

We are kicking off the month of May with another nice spring-like day across the area. Expect mostly sunny skies and above normal temperatures, although a few afternoon showers are possible in the higher terrain of southeast Wyoming.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Sunday, April 30, 2023

It’s Sunday, April 30 – expect mostly sunny skies throughout the state, as well as lighter winds, with temperatures climbing to near average for much of the area. There is a slight chance for an afternoon shower and thunderstorm mainly in the higher elevations of southeast Wyoming.

Casper Author, Illustrator Win "Outstanding Juvenile Book For 2023" At National Western Heritage Awards

Casper's Casey Rislov and Zachary Pullen were honored for their book "The Rowdy Randy Wild West Show" as the top "Juvenile Book For 2023" at the Western Heritage Awards earlier this month.

Pete Simpson’s Wyoming Legacy Goes Far Beyond Being Al Simpson’s Older Brother

Pete Simpson isn’t slowing down just yet. He’ll be 93 this year, but he still shows up at the Cody Rec. Center at least four times a week for a good workout. He may be lesser known than his colorful brother Al, but he's had an equally rich and rewarding career in academia, politics and the arts.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Saturday, April 29, 2023

It’s Saturday, April 29 – and spring weather is on the way! This weekend into next week will be warm and mostly sunny across the area. High temperatures Saturday and Sunday will range from the upper 50s to lower 70s, with Monday being slightly cooler. 

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Friday, April 28, 2023

It’s Friday, April 28 – chilly today across Wyoming but warmer weather is finally on the way. With the overall warmup comes the melting of the snow that has continued to pile up in the high country, so flood advisories are in effect in the westernmost counties in Wyoming.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Thursday, April 27, 2023

It’s Thursday, April 27 – and a cold front today will bring strong winds, showers, thunderstorms and even snow across the Cowboy State today. Winds could gust 45 to 60 mph in some locations. This system will be quick moving, though, and significant snow accumulations are not expected.

Wyoming, Other Western States, Obliterate Snowpack Records

The amount of snow that stayed on the ground in Wyoming this year is unprecedented, according to satellite imagery that tracks snowpack. Cowboy State Daily meteorologist Don Day says all that snow will begin to melt very soon.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Wednesday, April 26, 2023

It’s Wednesday, April 26 – and we get another peek at spring weather today across most of the state. Blink and you’ll miss it, though, as another storm system moves in tomorrow, bringing the probability of rain and snow, especially in the high country.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Tuesday, April 25, 2023

It’s Tuesday, April 25 – and the skies are unloading over the Cowboy State today. Rain and snow are expected over much of Wyoming, with winter returning in the southeast and west-central regions.

“Yellowstone” Actors Powwow In Wyoming To Spotlight Epidemic Of Missing And Murdered Natives On Reservations

“1883” Actor Stephen Yellowtail is a Tongue River High School graduate who says that in his family, “several relatives that have gone missing.” While only about 100 missing and murdered indigenous people have been reported, estimates are there are more than 5,000.

Gillette Teen Accidentally Becomes A National Award-Winning Country Singer

Shawn Keller is a 2022 Gillette High School graduate, an aspiring baseball player and now an award-winning country vocalist. The teen won Male Vocalist of the Year and Entertainer of the Year at the North America Country Music Association’s International competition in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, last month.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Monday, April 24, 2023

It’s Monday, April 24 – and springtime in the Rockies means we’ve got a little bit of everything this week! Today will see some rain and snow showers in the west and south, with more precipitation overnight across the Cowboy State. Temperatures will turn colder on Tuesday, with a likelihood of high elevation snow showers and low elevation rain showers.

Walmart Corporation Names Cody, Wyoming's Walmart 'Supercenter of the Year'

Cody’s Walmart Supercenter has risen to the top of the chain’s thousands of stores. Out of more than 3,570 stores in the United States, the corporation named the Cody store 'Supercenter of the Year.'

With More Than 20 Murals, Laramie Downtown Wears Its Art On Its Sleeve

A collaboration that began a dozen years ago has blossomed into Laramie’s downtown district being peppered with more than 20 colorful and thought-provoking murals.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Sunday, April 23, 2023

It’s Sunday, April 23 – and warmer temperatures and sunny skies are expected to prevail across the Cowboy State today but still below average for this time of year. The nicer weather will continue into tomorrow morning, although rain showers will be moving in later in the day.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Saturday, April 27, 2023

Temperatures will remain well below average for late April, with the threat of more upcoming storm systems on the horizon for the upcoming week. And while no roads are closed this morning after yesterday’s storm, highways in southeast Wyoming, the northwest part of the state, and South Pass are still in less-than-optimal condition

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Friday, April 21, 2023

WYOMING WEATHER - April 21, 2023 It’s Friday, April 21 – and winter weather is back. Western Wyoming could see significant snowfall, with up to 5 inches possible in places like Star Valley and Alpine. Breezy northwest winds continue today, with snow showers developing across southeast Wyoming.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Thursday, April 20, 2023

It’s Thursday, April 20 – and we can expect this cool and unsettled weather to continue through Saturday. Temperatures will remain below average for the rest of this week, with breezy conditions prevailing and regular chances for rain and snow showers.

When It Comes To Wind, Wyoming Blows All Other States Away

It won’t come as a surprise to Wyomingites that the Cowboy State is the windiest in the lower 48 states. Only Alaska is windier.

At Nearly 100 Inches, It’s Been Riverton’s Snowiest Winter Ever

The 2022-23 winter has broken another record for Riverton, Wyoming, where 92.6 inches of snow eclipses the previous record set more than a century ago.

Someone Got a Deal – Wyoming T. Rex Sells for Bargain Price of $5.3 Million

The fossilized Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, sourced from three specimens unearthed in Wyoming and Montana, sold for a “disappointing” $5.3 million at an auction in Zurich on Tuesday.

Spring Warm-Up Triggers First Floods Of Season In Rural Elk Mountain

Elk Mountain is reporting the first spring flood in Wyoming this year. Cowboy State Daily meteorologist Don Day said there’s probably more to come.

“Longmire” Actor, Wyoming Prominent At Annual Western Heritage Awards

At the premiere awards event in the cowboy world, Wyoming values were represented everywhere – from presenters to recipients (including "Longmire's" Lou Diamond Phillips), from music to movies, the 62nd Annual Western Heritage Awards held in Oklahoma City on Saturday celebrated the spirit of the Wild West.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Monday, April 17, 2023

It’s Monday, April 17 –  and it’s another warm day, before cooler and more unsettled weather returns to Wyoming for the rest of the week. Winds will continue to blow in much of the Cowboy State, with a few pockets of calm, then cooler and wetter conditions will begin to move into the area Monday night. 

Wyoming Reservation Teachers Raising 5 Native Kids Picked For Africa Trip To Study Rwandan Genocide

Patrick and Heather Pasquellini are teachers at Arapahoe Charter High School on the Wind River Indian Reservation – and parents to five adopted Native children. They’ll travel to Rwanda in July to study the aftermath of that country’s 1994 genocide that left nearly 800,000 dead.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Sunday, April 16, 2023

It’s Sunday, April 16 – and we’re warming up again! Although the next couple of days look to be quite pleasant, the next weather system will bring cooler temperatures and unsettled weather from Tuesday through the rest of the week.

Meeteetse Bullfighter Dusty Tuckness - Wyoming’s Rodeo G.O.A.T. 

Forget Tom Brady … Wyoming’s G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time) is 36-year-old Dusty Tuckness from Meeteetse, who has been selected 14 years in a row to fight bulls at the National Finals Rodeo.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Saturday, April 15, 2023

It’s Saturday, April 14 – and the sun is reappearing today across the Cowboy State, rapidly melting the snow that fell yesterday. But keep the coats handy, temperatures will still be averaging around 10 degrees below normal, with highs ranging from the mid 40s in southwest Wyoming to the low 70s in the Bighorn Basin.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Friday, April 14, 2023

It’s Friday, April 14 – and the really warm stretch has come to an end, and more snow is in the forecast. Colder with areas of rain and snow across many areas of Wyoming.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Thursday, April 13, 2023

It’s Thursday, April 13 – and we’re in the middle of a warming/cooling pattern here in the Cowboy State, a typical April pattern. While the warm weather is welcomed in the eastern part of the state (up into the 80s near the Nebraska border), the western part of the state will see more snow today, and winds will blow throughout Wyoming. 

Weather Whiplash: Cheyenne Obliterates Old Record, Hits 80 Degrees on Tuesday

After record-setting cold and snow this past winter, Cheyenne residents experienced a weather whiplash this week, hitting a record 80 degrees Tuesday.

This Was Longest Winter Ever For Central Wyoming

For residents of Riverton, Wyoming, it didn’t just seem like this winter lasted forever, records show the town experienced the longest cold stretch ever recorded.

Fresh Off 30-Concert Tour, Cody Musicians To Perform At Western Heritage Awards

As a rodeo announcer and television commentator, Cody's Dan Miller has promoted cowboys and Western culture to a national audience for more than 30 years. He's been tagged as a presenter during this week's National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum's Western Heritage Awards in Oklahoma City.

At 108, Vera Brown A Testimony To Wyoming Work Ethic, Grit And Values

She broke horses, fed oil workers and was the postmaster for a remote corner of northeast Wyoming for three decades. Vera Brown of Gillette, who turned 108 last week, has lived a long life marked by adventure, kindness and strength.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Monday, April 10, 2023

It’s Monday, April 10 – and the warming trend we’ve been experiencing will continue over the next few days. In fact, temperatures will finally peak around or even above normal for this time of year across most of the area.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Saturday, April 8, 2023

Temperatures will be warming through this weekend and into next week. A quick moving front will pass through today, which may bring some light snow to western mountains, otherwise it will remain dry and mostly sunny across the area into next week. With the recent snow, flooding concerns are elevated for the next 5 to 6 days, as daytime temperatures rise to well above freezing. 

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Friday, April 7, 2023

We will be transitioning to a warmer and drier pattern for the next several days, although temperatures will continue to remain well below normal today. The warming trend will continue through the weekend and into the early part of next week, with temperatures near to just above normal by Sunday

Casper Sets One-Day and Two-Day Snowfall Record And There's Still Time To Break All-Time Snow Amount

Good news for Casper residents. It's only early April so there's plenty of time left to break the all-time snowfall amount record which was set back in 1982 - 1983.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Thursday, April 6, 2023

It’s Thursday, April 6 – and while the snow is taking a break, the wind is picking up. Sunny skies will prevail over most of the state, but the wind will pick up the snow that’s lying around and cause patchy blowing snow conditions in some parts of Wyoming.

High Winds Rip Apart Four-Ton Horse Trailer in Clark, Blows It Away Like A Tumbleweed

There's windy and then there's "Clark, Wyoming windy." Over the weekend, high wind gusts tore a four-ton horse trailer away from a truck and blew it like a tumbleweed across the Wyoming plains.

Believe It Or Not, Yellowstone Roads Will Begin Opening In Two Weeks

Although the high temperature in Yellowstone on Wednesday is 9 degrees and the park is buried under feet of snow, roads in Yellowstone National Park are expected to start opening in just two weeks.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Wednesday, April 5, 2023

It’s Wednesday, April 5 – and highways in more than half of the state are still closed this morning, as the state continues to dig out from the latest winter storm of the last few days. Today’s outlook is significantly calmer, although unseasonably cold temperatures are still hanging around.

Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Tuesday, April 4, 2023

It’s Tuesday, April 4 – and highways in more than half of the state are closed this morning, as a massive winter storm hit much of Wyoming again. Casper received 27 inches of snow which makes it the snowiest day on record with records going back to 1937. Snow will continue in many areas of the state today.

Craig Johnson’s Next Novel, “The Longmire Defense,” Flashes Back To Title Character’s Past

Wyoming’s Craig Johnson, author of the wildly popular “Longmire” series of novels and television shows, releases the 25th story Sept. 5. “The Longmire Defense” flashes back to Sheriff Walt Longmire’s early years and his relationship with his grandfather.

Chief Washakie Sculpture A Testament To Peace And A Great Spirit Of Wyoming History

With pomp and circumstance appropriate for a revered tribal leader, a bronze sculpture of Chief Washakie was dedicated Friday on the corner of 19th and Capitol in Cheyenne. Holding a peace pipe, it symbolizes Washakie’s commitment to peace and his people.

With More Than 60 Novels & Numerous Best-Sellers, The Gears Are Wyoming’s Literary Power Couple

An anthropologist and an archaeologist became award-winning best-selling novelists and bison ranchers, living their own decades-long love story.

True Wyoming Horsepower Behind Efforts To Groom Trails, Lovers Of Western Values

Over the last 30 years, the Shoshone Backcountry Horsemen have constructed and/or maintained 20 trailheads in the Shoshone National Forest. They estimated they've cleared over 4,500 miles of trail since 1993.

Wyoming Bridge For Sale: Washakie County Selling 100-Year-Old Bridge To Highest Bidder

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.

Near-Record Wyoming Snowfall Could Mean Huge Potential For Spring Flooding

Snowmelt could bring relief for thirsty Wyoming reservoirs, but if it happens too hard and fast, it could result in flooding in late spring, says meteorologist Don Day.

Longmire Is Back! Not The TV Show But The Annual Longmire Days Celebration In Buffalo

“Longmire” may have had its six-season television run end in 2017, but fans keep it alive through Buffalo, Wyoming’s, annual Longmire Days, which returns for its sixth installment July 20-23.