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Cowboy State Daily Video Newscast: Friday, December 12, 2025
Friday's headlines include: * UW Wants NIL Money * Chaos: Road Rage DoorDasher * Pilot Runs Out Of Gas, Lands On Highway
Mac WatsonDecember 12, 2025
University Of Wyoming Wants Extra $3 Million From Legislature After NIL Deals
The financial landscape of college athletics is straining the University of Wyoming’s athletics budget as it tries to keep up with exploding NIL deals for Division I recruits. The school is asking the Legislature for an extra $3 million a year.
Clair McFarlandDecember 12, 2025
Scott Clem: Free Speech — The Unpopular Truth We Don’t Want to Hear
Columnist Scott Clem writes, "Christians must defend truth without becoming jerks for Jesus. Boldness must be paired with humility and love. Respect the office, but reserve the right to tell the present holder of the office that he or she is out of line."
Scott ClemDecember 12, 2025
Glacier National Park Drops Reservation System As Crowds Keep Growing
Glacier National Park is ending its reservation system for getting into the park, which was meant to keep the park from getting mobbed. But insiders say national parks are getting overrun anyway.
Mark HeinzDecember 12, 2025
Merry Christmas: Family Of 8 Loses Everything, Including Pets, In Wind-Whipped Fire
A Rock Springs family of eight lost their rural rental home, four pets and all their possessions in a fast-moving fire driven by high wind Tuesday. They’re now split up among relatives while the community rallies to help them find new housing.
Dale KillingbeckDecember 11, 2025
Guest Column: Wyoming Cannot Afford To Forget Its Next Generation
Rep. Lee Filer writes, "Some of Wyoming’s state-level elected officials have repeatedly voiced that our state doesn’t want amenities, growth and “should stay exactly the way it is.' That mindset is outdated and threatens the future stability of Wyoming’s communities and economy."
Guest ColumnDecember 11, 2025
Conservation Group Sues, Claims Feds Hiding Wyoming Wind Turbine Eagle Deaths
The Albany County Conservancy is accusing U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of concealing eagle deaths in Carbon County. A biologist on the ground says golden eagle deaths are soaring due to wind farms.
Renée JeanDecember 11, 2025
Man Dead, 8-Year-Old Girl Shot At Rural Lincoln County Home
A domestic violence incident at a home in rural western Wyoming on Tuesday left a man dead and an 8-year-old child with a gunshot wound, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office reported Thursday.
Greg JohnsonDecember 11, 2025
Brody Cress Rides Legendary Bronc To Thrilling Top-2 Finish At NFR
Brody Cress of Hillsdale, Wyoming, secured a top spot at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas on Monday by riding Virgil, a legendary animal voted the best saddle bronc horse of 2025.
Jackie DorothyDecember 11, 2025
Pilot Headed To Doctor Makes Emergency Landing On Wyoming Highway
A Wyoming pilot flying to a visit with a doctor ran out of fuel and made a safe emergency landing on U.S. Highway 14 near Greybull on Monday. He made his appiontment, then after refueling, authorities blocked traffic so he could take off and return home.
Andrew RossiDecember 11, 2025
Uinta County Commission Chairman Arrested, Charges Under Review
The Uinta County Commission chairman was arrested last week on suspicion of domestic battery, the Evanston police chief confirmed Thursday to Cowboy State Daily. Possible charges against Mark Anderson are under review by an out-of-county prosecutor.
Clair McFarlandDecember 11, 2025
Road-Raging Cheyenne DoorDasher Accused Of Pointing Loaded Gun, Fighting With Teen
A 24-year-old DoorDasher is accused of going on an anger-fueled rampage around Cheyenne on Monday. He faces multiple charges on suspicion of threatening people with a loaded 9 mm handgun and physically fighting a 17-year-old.
Dale KillingbeckDecember 11, 2025
Barrasso Blasts Obamacare As Senate GOP Kills Tax Credit Extension
Wyoming’s U.S. senators voted Thursday against extending Obamacare tax credits. John Barrasso also blasted Obamacare as an “unaffordable” mandate loaded with “juicy subsidies” for insurance companies. An alternative GOP bill was blocked by Democrats.
Sean BarryDecember 11, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Thursday, December 11, 2025
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Jake NicholsDecember 11, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Video Newscast: Thursday, December 11, 2025
Thursday's headlines include: * Wind Blows Over 21 Semis * Wyo PBS Wants Extra $3 Million * Crypto Billionaire Pushes Back Against Gordon
Mac WatsonDecember 11, 2025
Wyoming Sportsman Group Demands Justice After Trio Accused Of Torturing Moose
Wyoming Sportsmanship, a group formed after the torture of a wolf in Daniel, Wyoming, is calling for justice for a cow moose allegedly roped, dragged and abused by three men in Uinta County. “This is egregious, pathetic, and disgusting," spokesman Paul Ulrich said.
Dale KillingbeckDecember 11, 2025
Search Intensifies For Horses Missing Six Weeks In Wyoming Backcountry
Two horses that went missing north of Moran in late October still haven't been found despite aerial searches. An outfitter is also missing horses in the same area, and the parties have joined forces in their search efforts.
David MadisonDecember 11, 2025
Fatal Shooting Of Friend In Sublette County Ruled Self Defense
A special prosecutor ruled Tuesday that a Sublette County man who fatally shot his friend last July used reasonable defensive force as the other man swung an animal trap at him.
Clair McFarlandDecember 11, 2025
At Least 21 Blowovers Reported in Wyoming During Tuesday's Hurricane-Force Winds
The Wyoming Highway Patrol has confirmed at least 21 blowovers on Wyoming's highways during Tuesday's winter windstorm. Wind speeds as high as 105 mph were recorded.
Andrew RossiDecember 10, 2025
Guest Column: What University Of Wyoming Athletics Does for Our State
UW Athletic Director Tom Burman writes, "We are putting forth every effort to generate more revenue internally while seeking additional support from donors, corporate partners and state government. Our ability to maintain UW’s proud Division I athletic tradition depends upon how successful we are."
Guest ColumnDecember 10, 2025
Hoskinson Takes Issue With Governor’s Comments On Gillette Construction Layoffs
Cryptocurrency billionaire Charles Hoskinson says the construction company formed to build a 75,000-sq.-ft. health clinic in Gillette did not lay off all of its employees, nor should the timing of the 136-person layoff have been a big surprise to anyone.
Renée JeanDecember 10, 2025
Massive Tree Damages Broadway Theater in Downtown Rock Springs
In what theatre critics would call an overblown performance, Tuesday's windstorm knocked over a massive tree behind the Broadway Theater in downtown Rock Springs. The tree went "through the roof," but the Christmas shows will go on, they say.
Andrew RossiDecember 10, 2025
With Feds Ditching Public Media, Wyoming Public TV Request to State Triples
Wyoming Public Television CEO Joanna Kail asked state lawmakers on Wednesday to fill a $3 million funding gap from federal cuts that Congress made earlier this year. One legislator asked why the outlet's product is worth the backing of government.
Clair McFarlandDecember 10, 2025
Betting Big On A Nuclear Waste-Fueled Future: What Wyoming Shuns, Idaho Is Embracing
As Wyoming communities recoil from nuclear waste, the Idaho National Lab continues to embrace waste as an untapped resource. Energy Sec. Chris Wright, who visited the lab earlier this week, described the happenings there as a "nuclear renaissance."
David MadisonDecember 10, 2025