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View all2024 Is Shaping Up To Be The Year Of The Newcomer For Wyoming Elections
The 2024 election season is setting up to be a historic one in Wyoming with many candidates already announcing they’re running for the Legislature — and most of them newcomers.
Leo WolfsonApril 27, 2024
Feds Approve Grizzlies Back In Washington State, Wyoming Bears Likely To Be Used
Some of Wyoming’s grizzly bears will likely end up going to Washington state’s North Cascades after the federal government this week approved a reintroduction program there. Washington locals already hate the idea.
Mark HeinzApril 26, 2024
Casper Declares War On ‘Dangerous’ Run-Down And Neglected Properties
If property owners won’t clean up and make safe their run-down and neglected properties that are a drag on neighborhood home values, the city of Casper says it’s going to do it for them.
Dale KillingbeckApril 26, 2024
Reid Rasner Confident He'll Win Senate Primary Despite Barrasso’s Approval Rating
Sen. John Barrasso’s primary opponent Reid Rasner says he feels confident based on local polling data that he can win the Senate primary -- despite Barrasso having the highest approval rating in the U.S. Senate.
Leo WolfsonApril 26, 2024
One Dead In 'Suspicious' Riverton House Fire
Riverton police say they found one person dead in a "suspicious" early-morning fire Friday, after the initial 911 call indicated someone's girlfriend was trapped inside the home.
Clair McFarlandApril 27, 2024
Tourist Season Has Begun: 'New Levels Of Stupidity' Already Seen In Yellowstone
A tourist spotted within cuddling distance of a massive bison is among the first idiotic encounters in Yellowstone as tourist season begins, and one park watchdog says she’s already seeing “new levels of stupidity.”
Andrew RossiApril 25, 2024
Wyoming-Based On The Hook Fish And Chips Empire To Expand, Sell Franchises
Wyoming-based On the Hook Fish and Chips has food trucks in 17 states, and now for the first time will expand beyond by franchising its proven concept.
Renée JeanApril 25, 2024
Aaron Turpen: Wyoming Has Fewer Auto Loan Defaults Than Any Other State
Columnist Aaron Turpen writes, "Wyoming has the lowest rate in the country of automotive loans that fall into delinquency at just 1.48%. That compares to a near 13% delinquency in the state of Washington which fares the worst."
Aaron TurpenApril 26, 2024
Fremont County Tops In Homicides Despite Having Only 6.8% Of Population
A Cowboy State Daily survey of all 23 Wyoming county coroners shows that Fremont County has the highest number of homicides with 30% of the state's total despite having just 6.8% of the population.
Clair McFarlandApril 25, 2024
Wyoming Threatens To Sue Over New EPA Rule Designed To Kill Coal
Gov. Mark Gordon is threatening to sue to stop EPA rules announced Thursday designed to regulate coal-fired power plants out of existence and undermine Wyoming’s economy.
Pat MaioApril 25, 2024
Colorado Wolves Expand Range, May Already Be Crossing Into Wyoming
Tracking data for Colorado’s reintroduced wolves shows them possibly wandering right up to the Wyoming state line, but it’s not confirmed whether any have crossed over.
Mark HeinzApril 25, 2024
All Five Roads Into And Around Gillette Airport Named ‘Airport Road’
It’s not just a nightmare for delivery drivers that all five roads leading to and around the Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport in Gillette are named “Airport Road,” it’s become a safety issue.
Andrew RossiApril 25, 2024
Opinion
Dennis Sun: Every Day Should Be Earth Day
Opinion by Dennis Sun
Tom Lubnau: EPA Increases Wyoming Industry Political Risk, Again
Opinion by Tom Lubnau
Sally Ann Shurmur: His Spirit And His Laugh Will Never Die
Opinion by Sally Ann Shurmur
Rod Miller: Mavericks & Illicit Sex Around The Ol’ Campfire
Opinion by Rod Miller
Candy Moulton: Healing Hearts One Wagon Train at a Time
Opinion by Candy Moulton
Opinion
View allSally Ann Shurmur: His Spirit And His Laugh Will Never Die
Sally Ann Shurmur writes, "He has been my family, my friend, my rock in stormy seas, for 50 years. On Monday, he suffered a stroke, rolled his car, and died. He had survived cancer, heart trouble, joint replacements, and knee surgery while playing for the Pokes."
Sally Ann ShurmurApril 24, 2024
Candy Moulton: Healing Hearts One Wagon Train at a Time
Columnist Candy Moulton writes, "Shawn Herring was 31 years old, a young father, cowboy to the core, when he came into the airborne particles of hantavirus – a deadly respiratory illness. Despite his youth, the virus quickly overtook his body and he died shortly after contracting it."
Candy MoultonApril 23, 2024
Rod Miller: Mavericks & Illicit Sex Around The Ol’ Campfire
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Yeah, they got it written in their bylaws or some such. If a cow strays from the herd, it means that their heart’s not in it an’ they lose the right to be called a cow.”
Rod MillerApril 23, 2024
Wyoming Life
View allWyoming Man Selling Massive 1-Ton Petrified Hollow Log For $20,000
Andrew RossiApril 24, 2024
Pinedale Waits On Bob, A Barrel In The Middle Of Fremont Lake, To Announce Spring
Andrew RossiApril 22, 2024
Heart Mountain Chosen For Prestigious Smithsonian Partnership
Andrew RossiApril 22, 2024
Can Town Of Daniel Ever Regain Old Image Of Fishing And Hunters' Paradise?
Pat MaioApril 22, 2024
Major Artists Make Creative Breakthroughs At Remote Ucross, Wyoming, Retreat
Andrew RossiApril 21, 2024
Outdoors
View allDespite Online Hype, Nobody In Wyoming Has Caught ‘Zombie Deer Disease’
Mark HeinzApril 24, 2024
New Study In Journal Of Zoology Says Sasquatch Sightings Are Likely Just Bears
Mark HeinzApril 24, 2024
McGinley Everest Quest Blocked By China, But Mountaineer Heads To Nepal
Dale KillingbeckApril 24, 2024
Bear Cubs Whoop It Up On Ladder At Ski Resort Gondola Tower
Mark HeinzApril 23, 2024
Elk Hunting In Wyoming’s Remote ‘Little Siberia’ Might Help Trim Herds
Mark HeinzApril 22, 2024
Crime & Courts
View allIRS, State Hit Wyoming School District With $46,000 In Fines
Clair McFarlandApril 25, 2024
Judge Tosses Wyoming Woman’s Claim Employer Tried To Have Her Committed
Clair McFarlandApril 24, 2024
Wyoming Man Claims Deputies Watched Him Have Seizure During Warrantless Arrest
Clair McFarlandApril 24, 2024
Wyoming Girl Scout, 13, Fined $400 For Selling Cookies
Pat MaioApril 23, 2024
Wyoming Militia Member Denied Making His Own M16 Sues Feds — Again
Clair McFarlandApril 23, 2024