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Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, November 21, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: * Wind Turbines Idle For 3 Years * Legislature To Revive Vetoed Prop Tax Bill * Hageman: Keep Men Out Of Women’s Bathrooms

Wendy CorrNovember 21, 2024

The Office of State Lands and Investments is fueding with ranchers near a 4,800-parcel of state-owned land it leases for grazing. The land isn't fenced, and it wants Carbon County Sheriff Jeff Hodge to issue trespassing tickets to ranchers whose cattle wander onto the parcel, but the sheriff has refused.

Sheriff Refuses State Of Wyoming Request To Ticket Ranchers For Wayward Cattle

The state of Wyoming wants the Crook County Sheriff to ticket ranchers for trespassing when their cows wander onto unfenced state-owned leased grazing lands. But the sheriff has refused, saying “that’s not a solution to the problem, nor is it right.”

Leo WolfsonNovember 21, 2024

Rod Miller: Gen Z Around the Ol’ Campfire – or – Kids These Days

Columnist Rod Miller writes, "A yellow bus from Big Empty High School had pulled up to cow camp in the pale pre-dawn, and dropped off a dozen or so juniors and seniors for their annual field trip to the sticks. Their broncpeeler chaperons paired off with a newbie apiece, and set out to do cowboy work."

Rod MillerNovember 21, 2024

One of 10 wolves reintroduced to northern Colorado in December 2023.

After Colorado Wolf Found With Bullet Wound, Group Puts Up $50K In Rewards

After a bullet wound was found in a wolf carcass in Colorado, a conservation group has set up a $50,000 reward fund for tips about illegal wolf killings.

Mark HeinzNovember 20, 2024

North Platte River in Goshen County, Wyoming.

Judge Won't Dismiss Case After Duck Hunter Claims Friend's Death Was Accident

The question of whether a Wyoming college student recklessly shot and killed his friend during a winter duck hunt is too big for just one judge to decide and should go to a jury instead, a judge ruled Monday.

Clair McFarlandNovember 20, 2024

Tom Lubnau: The Wyoming Abortion Decision Explained

Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "Without opining one way or another on the abortion issue itself, examination of the Court’s decision and the reasoning behind the 35-page decision is helpful to understanding this important decision."

Tom LubnauNovember 20, 2024

Idle wind turbines line the horizon on northeast of Casper and just outside the Evansville limits. The have not turned for at least three years.

14-Year-Old Casper Wind Farm Has Not Turned A Blade In At Least 3 Years

The 11 wind turbines on the northeast side of Casper once represented the region’s first step into renewable energy. Now, some say they are an eyesore that has idled for at least three years.

Dale KillingbeckNovember 20, 2024

Wyoming Legislators To Bring Back Property Tax Bill Governor Vetoed

The Wyoming legislators advanced a property tax bill this week that Gov. Mark Gordon already vetoed earlier this year. If passed, the law would cut property taxes by 25% for single-family homes valued at $2 million or less.

Leo WolfsonNovember 20, 2024

A crew works on the site of the CK Gold Project near Curt Gowdy State Park in southern Wyoming.

Wyoming’s Only Gold Mine Gets Green Light From State

Wyoming’s only gold mine near Curt Gowdy State Park has gotten a green light from state regulators. It’s a step closer to actually pulling gold out of the ground. US Gold believes the site could hold 1 million ounces of gold.

Renée JeanNovember 20, 2024

A coal train is loaded at a Wyoming coal mine in this file photo.

Wyoming Coal Jobs Down Nearly 8% Over Last Nine Months, 25% Since 2017

Wyoming’s coal workforce is down nearly 8% over the last nine months. And since 2017, there are 25% fewer people working coal jobs.

Greg JohnsonNovember 20, 2024

Hageman Supports New Transgender Bathroom Rule In US House

Wyoming congresswoman Harriet Hageman said Wednesday she supports a new rule for the U.S. House designating women's bathrooms and changing rooms for females, and men's bathrooms and changing rooms for males.

Clair McFarlandNovember 20, 2024

Three members of the University of Wyoming volleyball team are among a dozen plaintiffs suing the Mountain West Conference and its commissioner over a transgender player on the San Jose State University volleyball team.

Mountain West Says Lawsuit Made Up “Emergency” To Oust Transgender Player

The Mountain West Conference on Tuesday asked a federal court to leave its upcoming volleyball tournament alone. It also accuses the women who sued the MWC of making up their own “emergency” to remove a transgender player from the tournament.

Clair McFarlandNovember 20, 2024