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Longtime Arch lobbyist Schaefer remembered as untiring Wyoming supporter
A longtime representative of Wyomings coal industry is being remembered as an untiring supporter of Wyoming who set the tone for those who spend their time in the Capitol lobbying legislators.
May 14, 2019
Wyoming letter carriers participate in ‘Stamp Out Hunger’
Letter carriers across Wyoming will be taking part Saturday in what is believed to be the biggest one-day food drive in the country.
May 10, 2019
Lab meat is a hit, Impossible Whopper sells out
Initial reviews of the Impossible Whopper made with the faux hamburger known as the Impossible Burger have been so positive that Burger King has announced the sandwich will be made available at 7,000 of its locations.
May 07, 2019
Friends remember Lynch as always working to help others
Friends of a well known Cheyenne photographer who died in April remembered him as someone who was always willing to help others.
May 05, 2019
Train engineer explains the origins of the ‘Big Boy’
In this interview with the Cowboy State Daily, former steam locomotive engineer Bob Krieger a member of the Sherman Hill Model Railroad Club, Inc. discusses the Union Pacific Big Boy Locomotive and explains the allure of steam engines and trains in general. The model train layout in the background is in operation and can be seen every weekend at Cheyennes Frontier Mall.
May 01, 2019
Personnel dispute leads to alleged threats, Meier denies allegations
A dispute over personnel issues at the state treasurers office led to an allegation of threats being made in March by state Treasurer Curt Meier against employees in the state Human Resources Division, according to an incident report filed by Wyoming Highway Patrol officers.
April 30, 2019
An opportunivore, vegetarian and reformed omnivore walk into a veggie bar…
This is part two of the Impossible Burger food fight with our tasters first impressions and candid conversation on the ethics of lab-grown meat versus farm-raised meat.
April 21, 2019
Food fight: ‘Impossible Burger’ taste panel debates meat vs. veggie burger
If youre going to pick a fight, it might as well be a food fight.
April 20, 2019
A Wyoming Senator’s last day at Jonah
Ahead of the big reveal of the $300 million restoration of the nearly 130-year-old building, we joined State Senate Vice President Ogden Driskill for a last look at the life of a state legislator in the humble digs of the temporary capitol.
April 19, 2019
Miraculous Wyoming cowgirl: “God is good.”
Be sure to watch this update featuring a remarkably upbeat Winsor who says, "I'm really, really blessed and so thankful that I do have that relationship with Christ."
April 18, 2019
Demolition begins on two historic Cheyenne buildings
Work has begun to destroy two historic buildings in downtown Cheyenne so the city can build a new courthouse.
April 13, 2019
FFA State Convention offers students skills training, competition
You'd recognize those blue corduroy jackets with their gold medallions embroidered on the back anywhere. And the number of young people sporting the handsome garb is on the rise in Cheyenne this week as the Wyoming FFA Association State Convention comes to town.
April 12, 2019
Mother uses personal experience to help parents of premature babies
The events that followed inspired Elizabeth to found the non-profit Tobys Shower for Babies, which delivers baskets full of comfort items and information about caring for premature infants to Newborn Infant Care Units in Wyoming and Colorado.
April 11, 2019
Portraits of Wyoming: A conversation with KRAE’s Larry Proietti
Cowboy State Daily's Robert Geha and Mike McCrimmon sat down with the father-son duo to talk radio, local journalism and running a small business in Cheyenne.
April 08, 2019
Upscale restaurant The Metropolitan to open in downtown Cheyenne
A new upscale restaurant and events center will be opening in downtown Cheyenne later this year.
April 03, 2019
First Lady launches support for food security at Friday Food Bags
Both Jennie Gordon, First Lady of Wyoming and Governor Mark Gordon worked alongside Cheyenne volunteers Monday evening to fill 925 food bags for area children who may not have access to nutritious meals when school is out for spring break.
March 26, 2019
Wyoming congressional delegation welcomes end of Mueller probe
The end of the special investigation into President Donald Trumps campaign by Special Counsel Robert Mueller should free members of Congress to focus on important issues, according to members of Wyomings congressional delegation.
March 25, 2019
A Most Unique “Barn” Tour
Cheyenne Hills Church recently completed work on "The Barn" so middle and high school parishoners have a place to call their own". Sandy Johnson, senior staff assistant at the church, took Cowboy State Daily on a tour of the new facility.
March 22, 2019
Miraculous Wyoming cowgirl recovering after suffering “100% fatal” neck injury
Dakotah Winsor's little dog perished along a lonely stretch of highway between Casper and Shoshoni in late February and the 20-year-old is struggling with that loss while her family and friends are thankful Dakotah is alive and able to walk after sustaining a neck injury that doctors in Denver say was "100 percent fatal." The lead surgeon, in fact, told the Winsor family he'd only seen that specific injury in autopsy rooms.
March 18, 2019
In Brief: Plan to give state say over some Cheyenne planning approved by Senate
A plan to give Wyoming more of a say in planning in a 16-block area near the Capitol won final approval Tuesday from the state House.
February 26, 2019
Wyoming Legislature: Where they are
Here is the status of some bills making their way through the Legislatures general session:
February 23, 2019
Fifty years later, Black 14 member talks about race relations in Wyoming
Fifty years after the Black 14 were expelled from the University of Wyoming varsity football team, a Black 14 member said racism and ignorance still boils under Wyomings skin.
February 23, 2019
In Brief: Party switching bill dies in Senate
A bill that would have restricted when voters can change their party affiliations died in its first reading in the Senate on Thursday.
February 22, 2019
In Brief: Effort to restructure Legislature’s schedule fails
An effort to restructure the meeting schedule for the Legislature was defeated Wednesday in its first review by the full Senate.
February 21, 2019