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Uh-Oh, Campers Left Along Flaming Gorge Beaches May Get Swallowed Up By Reservoir
Doom could await people who have left their campers on the beach at Flaming Gorge. The reservoir is filling up quickly and their campers might get swallowed up by the water.
June 27, 2023
Marton Ranch Plan Gets Final OK, Area Remains Open To Public
A public use plan for the sprawling Marton Ranch property near Casper was finalized Monday, as Gov. Mark Gordon accepted a final assessment based on an extended public comment period.
Mark HeinzJune 26, 2023
Wyoming May Owe Utah Tribe Water From Green River, Flaming Gorge
The Ute Indian Tribe in Utah claims its people are owed roughly 500,000 acre-feet of water per year from the Green River and Flaming Gorge, which is partly in Wyoming, but the matter is murky and unresolved.
Mark HeinzJune 26, 2023
Wyoming Homeowners Says It Was ‘Freaky’ Having Black Bear On Porch Before Game Wardens Shot It
A Big Horn resident says she feels lucky a black bear that climbed onto her porch last week didn’t break her living room window. Game and Fish wardens shot and killed the bear on her property.
Mark HeinzJune 26, 2023
Flaming Gorge Fishery In Crisis As Prized Kokanee Dwindle; Game And Fish Won't Talk
Critics say Flaming Gorge has been mismanaged and the fishery is collapsing because of a lack of forage. For more than 2 weeks the Wyoming Game and Fish Dept have refused to address the issue.
June 25, 2023
Bad Tick Season Ahead? Winterkill May Increase Risk Of Ticks Attaching To People
A University of Wyoming entomologist predicts with so few deer and antelope left in parts of Wyoming due to the extreme winter weather, more ticks will start latching on to people.
Mark HeinzJune 25, 2023
Black Bears Acting Up In Sheridan Part Of A Regionwide Problem
Black bears have been acting up lately in and around Sheridan, and Montana and Idaho are reporting similar problems, says a Wyoming bear expert.
Mark HeinzJune 23, 2023
Hundreds Of ‘Stray’ Horses Rile Up Ranchers In Southwest Wyoming
Hundreds of stray horses are causing problems In southwestern Wyoming, and nobody’s sure what to do about them.
Mark HeinzJune 23, 2023
Video Shows Pair Ignore Warnings To Touch 175-Degree Yellowstone Thermals
In what could have ended as another “floating foot” case in Yellowstone Park, a pair of visitors left the designated boardwalk to dip fingers into 175-degree thermal pool.
Mark HeinzJune 22, 2023
Bridger-Teton Forest Considers Fees To Boat In Wyoming’s Snake River Canyon
Bridger-Teton National Forest officials are considering a fee system for private boaters on the Snake River in western Wyoming.
June 22, 2023
Man Who Chased Bears Still Unknown, Officials Say He Was Not In Yellowstone National Park
It’s not known where multiple videos of a man jumping out of his car to harass black bears were taken, but after investigating the incidents, officials say it wasn’t in Yellowstone Park.
Mark HeinzJune 22, 2023
Shady Network Sends Wyoming Mustangs To Slaughter As Congress Moves To Ban Practice
Wyoming Mustangs are being shipped off to slaughter in Mexico by people who cheat the system, some wild horse advocates say, as Congress moves to permanently ban horse slaughter.
Mark HeinzJune 21, 2023
Albany County Commissioners Vote 2-1 In Favor Of Changing Name Of Swastika Lake
By a 2-1 vote Tuesday, Albany County commissioners are officially recommending Swastika Lake in southern Wyoming be renamed Knight Lake in honor of a local geologist and paleontologist.
Leo WolfsonJune 21, 2023
Wyoming Black Bear Killed After Breaking Into Houses In Big Horn
Wyoming Game and Fish wardens killed a young male black bear after it entered two houses in Big Horn and was caught eating from a bird feeder on the front porch of a third home.
Mark HeinzJune 21, 2023
Wyoming Grizzlies With Cuddly Names Are Cute — Until Somebody Gets Mauled
As Wyoming’s grizzlies are named and gain social media fan clubs, a Wyoming fishing outfitter said he worries it’s giving the bears a “cuddly” reputation. A wildlife photographer said naming bears is a practical way to identify them.
Mark HeinzJune 20, 2023
Despite Soggy Spring, Experts Say Jury’s Out On Huge Mosquito Season For Wyoming
Many parts of Wyoming have become waterlogged this spring, but experts say it’s still too early to tell whether that means we’re in for a terrible mosquito season.
June 19, 2023
Famed Wyoming Grizzly Cub Jam Separates From Mom Raspberry; 399’s New Cub Still Unnamed
“Jam,” a famed Yellowstone bear, has finally separated from her mother “Raspberry,” while Grizzly 399’s cub still doesn’t have a name.
Mark HeinzJune 19, 2023
Patriots’ Owner Robert Kraft Wants The Name Of Wyoming’s Swastika Lake Changed
New England Patriots Owner Robert Kraft is pushing to have the name changed of Wyoming's Swastika Lake in Medicine Bow National Forest.
Leo WolfsonJune 19, 2023
Screaming Chainsaws And Flying Axes Serenade Crowds At Wyoming Woodchoppers Jamboree
Chainsaws screamed and axes flew during the Woodchoppers Jamboree in Encampment over the weekend as the Cowboy State carries on tradition of timbersports.
Mark HeinzJune 19, 2023
Conservation Group Says Wyoming Industry Concerns About Conservation Leases Overblown
A conservationist with the Western Watersheds Project says that a proposed BLM rule to create conservation leases will not block grazing and natural resource development on public lands. Industry experts strongly disagree.
June 18, 2023
Cowboy State Daily Writers Would Get Mauled Immediately By Grizzlies
Readers were not impressed at all by the efforts of Cowboy State Daily's Bill Sniffin and Mark Heinz as they squared off against a robot bear. Most predicted they would have been killed instantly although some thought Heinz would only have his limbs torn off.
Jimmy OrrJune 18, 2023
Cheyenne Getting Overrun By Squirrels: 'It’s Like The Serengeti Out There'
Cheyenne Forester Molly O’Brien on Friday said the squirrel population has exploded because they’ve become domesticated. In fact, one squirrel was so friendly he jumped into a baby carriage last week at Lion’s Park.
Leo WolfsonJune 17, 2023
Contrary To What BLM Reports, Horse Advocates Say Winterkill Hit Wyoming Mustangs Hard
The BLM’s estimates of a thriving Wyoming’s mustang population are off, some wild horse advocates say, and that winterkill hit mustangs hard in some areas.
Mark HeinzJune 16, 2023
Flash Flooding In Casper As Soggy Spring Continues In Wyoming
A storm swamped Casper with as much as 3 inches of rain Thursday, causing flash flooding, a trend Cowboy State Daily meteorologist Don Day says will continue.
June 16, 2023