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View allFirst Day Of Spring Is Wyoming's Groundhog Day — Still 6 More Weeks Of Winter
Cowboy State Daily meteorologist Don Day says Tuesday might be the first day of spring but for Wyoming it might as well be Groundhog Day because there’s still six more weeks of winter left.
Andrew RossiMarch 18, 2024
Brutal Reservation Rape Charges Dropped, Feds Not Saying Why
Charges of rape against a Wyoming man stemming from an alleged brutal attack and assault on a woman for hours was suddenly dropped Friday. Federal prosecutors and agents are refusing to talk to the press.
Clair McFarlandMarch 18, 2024
Casper Airport Evacuated Over Something Awful In Bathroom
A custodian became ill and was sent to the hospital due to a possible toxic substance in the bathroom of the Casper airport on Monday morning. Authorities were so concerned over the substance in the bathroom that the airport terminal was evacuated.
Dale KillingbeckMarch 18, 2024
Legislative Watchdog Gary Brown To Challenge Cheyenne Incumbent Bill Henderson
Cheyenne resident Gary Brown says his state representative, Bill Henderson, snubbed him and doesn’t vote with the Republican Party line enough, so he’s running for Henderson’s House District 41 seat.
Leo WolfsonMarch 18, 2024
Cheyenne Child Sex Predator Exposed In YouTube Video Gets 8 Years In Prison
A Cheyenne man who was exposed for trying to meet up with someone he thought was an 11-year-old girl has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for possession of child porn.
Ellen FikeMarch 18, 2024
‘Son Of A Poacher’ Recalls Wyoming Game Warden’s Career With Book Series
Though his father was a poacher, Scott Werbelow of Meeteetse grew up to have a 30-year career as a Wyoming game warden, and is writing a series of books about his experiences.
Mark HeinzMarch 17, 2024
Company To Invest $456 Million To Develop Huge Wyoming Rare Earths Deposit
American Rare Earths on Sunday said the $456 million it expects to invest in its rare earths mine near Wheatland is a realistic plan to begin production over the next few years. The site could be the world's richest, the company says.
Pat MaioMarch 17, 2024
Bill, Wyoming: The Micro-Town That Refuses To Die
Bill, Wyoming, is far removed from its boomtown days when it boasted a population of 5. But even with its iconic post office and store closed up -- and now its town sign has disappeared -- Bill refuses to die.
Dale KillingbeckMarch 17, 2024
Man Who Killed Natrona County Sheriff In 1902 Couldn’t Escape Vigilante Justice
Natrona County Sheriff Wilson Ricker was shot and killed by an escaped prisoner Jan. 2, 1902. His death was more merciful than the one an angry mob gave the killer, who broke into the jail and lynched him hours before the scheduled execution.
Dale KillingbeckMarch 17, 2024
Wyoming’s Historic 117-Year-Old Mountain View Hotel Cafe Is Open Again
Centennial’s Mountain View Historic Hotel & Cafe has been welcoming visitors to the Snowy Range town of Centennial for 117 years. Back then it was for gold miners and railroaders. Now the cafe is open again thanks to a woman and her three daughters.
Renée JeanMarch 17, 2024
From Wyoming To Alaska, Cody Photographer Is All About The Bears
When Cody wildlife photographer Julia Cook traveled to Alaska, her goal was to capture a Kodiak with a sockeye salmon in its mouth. It was the end of the season and the lone bear she found was having a "terrible time fishing." But he finally got it, and so did she.
Amber SteinmetzMarch 17, 2024
Wyoming’s Pioneering ‘Sheep Queen’ Faced Down Cattlemen And Mountain Lions
Lucy Morrison, Wyoming’s “Sheep Queen,” was a force to be reckoned with. The tough-as nails rancher, who moved to South Pass City in 1881, faced down cattlemen, mountain lions, and anything else that got in her way -- and always won.
Dale KillingbeckMarch 17, 2024
Daily Features
View allOpinion
Dave Simpson: Smile When You Call Me A Non-Native
Opinion by Dave Simpson
Rod Miller: Ban Human Ignorance, Not the Free Press
Opinion by Rod Miller
Aaron Turpen: Why Are Pickup Truck Beds Separate From the Cab?
Opinion by Aaron Turpen
Bill Sniffin: When Did You Fall In Love With Wyoming -- And Its Mountains, Canyons, Rivers, Deserts?
Opinion by Bill Sniffin
Dennis Sun: Tackling Political Beefs Over Beef
Opinion by Dennis Sun
Opinion
View allSally Ann Shurmur: Four Years Later, Shock Of Early Pandemic Still Vivid
Columnist Sally Ann Shurmur writes, "For me, [the reaction to COVID is] a cautionary tale of what happens when sensible people don’t have the courage to lead - to step up and say, this is not New York or LA and we are not doing it that way here."
Sally Ann ShurmurMarch 14, 2024
Rod Miller: The Invasion, Redux
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "My message to the Wyoming Freedom Caucus is, if you can’t find good homegrown candidates and you need to import out-of-state ringers to run for the offices you covet, Wyoming sees you. Weakness like that is hard to hide."
Rod MillerMarch 15, 2024
Tom Lubnau: Analyzing The Anonymous Mailers Attacking Chuck Gray
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "According to the Wyoming Campaign Finance Information website, Jan Charles Gray donated a total of $700,000 to Chuck Gray’s campaign. It is fair to say that Chuck Gray’s dad financed 96% of Gray’s campaign."
Tom LubnauMarch 13, 2024
Wyoming Life
View allCasper 17-Year-Old Places 2nd In Nation In VFW Voice Of Democracy Essay Contest
Dale KillingbeckMarch 17, 2024
Wyoming History: That Day In 1955 When A Plane Slammed Into Medicine Bow Peak
Dale KillingbeckMarch 16, 2024
Gillette Police Retire Biko, The ‘Michael Jordan’ Of Wyoming K-9 Officers
Jen KocherMarch 16, 2024
Wyoming’s Bettie Daniels, 90, An Active Girl Scout 75 Years And Counting
Amber SteinmetzMarch 16, 2024
‘The Dome’: Tiny Mountain View, Wyoming’s Cathedral To Basketball
Jake NicholsMarch 16, 2024
Outdoors
View allBlind Fox, Bobcats And ‘Stinkerbell’ The Skunk Share A Home At Wyoming Rescue
Mark HeinzMarch 16, 2024
Whatever Happened With Delisting Wyoming’s Grizzlies?
Mark HeinzMarch 15, 2024
Montana Man, 80, Pleads Guilty To Creating Giant Mutant Hybrid Bighorns
Mark HeinzMarch 13, 2024
Here Come The Bears: First Grizzlies Of The Season Spotted In Yellowstone
Mark HeinzMarch 13, 2024
Early Season Grassfires in Eastern Wyoming Have Many Worried Of Wildfire Crisis
Andrew RossiMarch 13, 2024
Crime & Courts
View allAfter Graphic Details From Victim, Judge Gives Child Molester More Prison Time
Clair McFarlandMarch 15, 2024
8 Flights Report Being Hit By Green Lasers At Cheyenne Airport; FAA Investigation Open
Ellen FikeMarch 14, 2024
Wyoming Rancher Petitions Supreme Court On Anti-White COVID Relief Program
Clair McFarlandMarch 14, 2024
4-Year-Old Wyoming Boy Who Nearly Starved To Death Was In House ‘Full Of Food’
Clair McFarlandMarch 14, 2024
Actor Pierce Brosnan Pleads Guilty To Walking On Yellowstone Thermal
Andrew RossiMarch 14, 2024