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Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Thursday, May 7, 2026

Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.

Jake NicholsMay 07, 2026

Cowboy State Daily Video Newscast: Thursday, May 7, 2026

Thursday's headlines include: * Oil Pipeline Filling Up Fast * Lithium-Ion Battery ‘Just Blew Up’ * After Bear Attack, Tourists Yell At Rangers

Mac WatsonMay 07, 2026

Tom Lubnau: Protecting The Rule Of Law

Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "The Wyoming Freedom Caucus minions attended a meeting of attorneys concerned about the direction our state is moving and surreptitiously recorded the meeting."

Tom LubnauMay 07, 2026

Vedauwoo, in between Cheyenne and Laramie.

Southeast Wyoming Just Got More Snow Than It Received All Winter

The last two days in southeast Wyoming were snowier than at any time during this past winter as Cheyenne officially received 9 inches of snow. “It was a nice, big event, but it's also pathetic that it took this long to get one,” says meteorologist Don Day.

Andrew RossiMay 07, 2026

This grizzly bear was one of several bears and wolves that gathered around a bison carcass in the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park. Park rangers had to shut the area down Tuesday, because tourists were crowding the predators.

Day After Bear Attack, Rangers Yelled At By Tourists Too Close To Grizzlies

The day after two hikers were mauled by a grizzly in Yellowstone, tourists yelled at rangers who were warning them to get away from grizzlies and wolves. “They were just walking right up to them," said a Park Service biologist.

Mark HeinzMay 07, 2026

Gas pipeline construction Jim Parkin via Alamy 5 6 26

Bridger Oil Pipeline Filling Fast, Has Commitments To Move 400,000 Barrels A Day

Bridger Pipeline says it already has commitments for around 400,000 barrels per day of crude oil. That’s roughly 89% of the volume the company has said it needs to green-light construction of the 650-mile pipeline which would terminate in Guernsey.

Renée JeanMay 07, 2026

Wyoming Republican Party Chairman Bryan Miller, far right, on the final day of the 2026 Wyoming Republican Party Convention on the state fairgrounds in Douglas.

Attorney Says Wyoming GOP Can’t Claim Autonomy When It 'Sat On' Rights For 40 Years

The Wyoming Republican Party can’t use its autonomy rights as a shield when sued if it “sat on” them for 40 years, an attorney suing the party argues. GOP Chair Bryan Miller says, “the party’s rights have been violated for nearly four decades."

Clair McFarlandMay 07, 2026

“Wyoming ranchers have always cared about who’s controlling the meatpacking sector,” said former National Cattlemen’s Beef Association president and Laramie County rancher Mark Eisele. “Is there collusion? Is there genuine competition?”

Wyoming Ranchers Say Federal Meatpacking Investigation Long Overdue

The US Department of Justice says that it's investigating America's meatpacking industry, something many Wyoming ranchers say is overdue. “If there’s monkey business, let’s find out what it is and who’s behind it,” says Cheyenne-area rancher Mark Eisele.

Kate MeadowsMay 07, 2026

Letter To The Editor: What Is Ken Buck Drinking?

Dear editor: [Columnist] Ken Buck may have passed the bar but he didn't get past the liquor.

May 06, 2026

Letter To The Editor: What The Wyoming Constitution States

Dear editor: Thank you Mr. Harrison for your legal prowess; your candor in sharing what the Wyoming Constitution states without supplying your own interpretation, or redefining key terms to suit a desired agenda.

May 06, 2026

Balloons dropping at Republican convention

Letter To The Editor: GOP Should Use Caution Before Endorsing Anyone

Dear editor: Without seeking the input of the entire Republican electorate, how will the party itself provide a fair and accurate endorsement of a candidate?

May 06, 2026

Toilets, Parking, And Roads: Grand Teton Starts Multi-Year Improvement Projects

More toilets, more parking and improved roads are among the multi-year projects underway at Grand Teton National Park. With visitors at record levels, "You need to have the parking lots, bathrooms, and designated trails,” said Superintendent Chip Jenkins.

Andrew RossiMay 06, 2026

Former Weston County Clerk Becky Hadlock, left, in a file photo during a Weston County Commission meeting. The commission Tuesday rejected three nominees by the county Republican Party to replace Hadlock, who resigned.

Weston County Commissioners Reject GOP Picks To Replace Hadlock As County Clerk

Weston County commissioners rejected the three county Republican Party picks to replace former County Clerk Becky Hadlock, who quit to fight felony-level election charges. "I was not impressed” with how the GOP picked its nominees, one commissioner said.

Clair McFarlandMay 06, 2026

An 18-year-old is charged with attempted murder, accused of stabbing a Lander Loaf N’ Jug clerk after stealing booze from the store. He asked the court April 22, 2026, if he could finish high school, then return to take care of his legal problems.

Lander Stabbing Suspect Says He Wants To Apologize To Victim 'Face To Face’

A Lander 18-year-old charged with attempted murder in the stabbing of a Loaf N’ Jug clerk two weeks ago wants to apologize “face to face.” “I am not a violent person nor am I a thief, though my actions show otherwise,” he says in a letter to the judge.

Kolby FedoreMay 06, 2026

After Guernsey Council Killed Audience Recording Ban, Councilwoman Does It Anyway

A controversial proposal to ban recording and taking photos from the audience at Guernsey Town Council meetings failed, but a councilwoman tried Tuesday to designate an area anyway. “I think it’s retaliatory” and “trying to poke the bear,” said another councilman.

Kate MeadowsMay 06, 2026

James Morey, Jr. and Diana Gunderson hold up an identical battery pack (left) to the one that blew up and caught fire (upper right and lower right).

"It Just Blew Up": Wyoming Couple Jolted Awake When Lithium-Ion Battery Catches Fire

A lithium-ion battery caught fire at a Daniel couple’s home as they were waking up on Tuesday. “The flames, my God, I couldn’t believe it,” Jack Morey said. “It just blew up and shot flames I’d say about a foot up.”

Renée JeanMay 06, 2026

BWXT has lined up a buyer as its first customer for the $500 million TRISO nuclear fuel plant it’s building in Gillette. “Once you have a licensed nuclear facility, it’s a very powerful asset,” a company official said about potential for more customers.

BWXT Has First Customer, Partner For Its $500 Million Nuclear Fuel Plant In Gillette

BWXT has lined up its first customer for the $500 million TRISO nuclear fuel plant it’s building in Gillette. “Once you have a licensed nuclear facility, it’s a very powerful asset,” a company official said about the potential for more customers.

Renée JeanMay 06, 2026

Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.

Jake NicholsMay 06, 2026

Cowboy State Daily Video Newscast: Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Wednesday's headlines include: * Grizzly Attack In Yellowstone * SE Wyo Gets "Million Dollar Storm” * Coal Plants Don’t Retire Due To Data Centers

Mac WatsonMay 06, 2026

Ken Buck: Not For Sale

Columnist Ken Buck writes, "That money shapes politics is a truth as old as the republic. What's new is the scale of it. A small class of ultrawealthy leftist donors now flood Washington with cash, routed through shell companies and opaque nonprofits engineered to obscure its source."

Ken BuckMay 06, 2026

Gray, Rasner, Friess All Send Out Mass Mailers — And They’re Very Trumpy

Donald Trump is a common theme in a recent blast of mass mailers from U.S. House candidates Chuck Gray, Reid Rasner and Steve Friess. They all invoke Trump numerous times and describe how their values line up with the president’s.

Clair McFarlandMay 06, 2026

Several inches of wet, heavy snow are bending trees and bushes around Cheyenne on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, with more expected.

‘Million-Dollar Storm’: Snow Brings An Inch Of Water, Most In 24 Hours Since August

The heavy, wet snow that blanketed southeast Wyoming brought an inch of water to a parched part of the state Tuesday, the most in 24 hours since August. “It’s been a million-dollar storm, and it's not done yet,” says meteorologist Don Day.

Andrew RossiMay 06, 2026

Cheyenne Public Safety Center at 415 W. 18th St., Cheyenne, Wyoming, that houses the city's police and fire operations.

Naked Man Fights With Cops Outside Cheyenne Police Station

A cop tussled with a naked homeless man reportedly looking for a fight outside the Cheyenne Police Department on Monday. The nude man squared off "with his hands raised in a fighting fashion,” then tried to run away, court records say.

Kolby FedoreMay 05, 2026

A formerly Chinese-owned cryptocurrency mining operation that was built about a mile from F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne. In May 2024, President Joe Biden by executive order forced the Chinese-owned company to sell it.

Some Claim Foreign 'Dark Money' Is Funding Anti-Data Center Sentiment Across U.S.

A new study traces $39 million in foreign funding behind anti-data center campaigns across the U.S. Betsey Hale, the CEO of Cheyenne Leads, is concerned about it. "No one has complained about data centers until about the last month and a half,” she said.

Renée JeanMay 05, 2026