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Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.
Jake NicholsOctober 08, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Video Newscast: October 8, 2025
* Charlie Kirk Clamp-Down * New Data Center Uses Almost No Water * Family Of Man Who Killed Cop Sues Law Enforcement
Mac WatsonOctober 08, 2025
Police Say Shooting Involving FE Warren Air Force Airman Was Murder - Suicide
Fort Collins police say a Sept. 30 shooting that killed two — one tied to F.E. Warren Air Force Base — was a murder-suicide fueled by domestic violence.
Clair McFarlandOctober 08, 2025
Rock Springs Man Pleads No Contest To Gouging Caretaker's Eye With Pliers
Robert Downum, 58, admitted no contest on Tuesday to aggravated assault after reports that he gouged out his elderly landlord's eye with pliers. Prosecutors are seeking 6-8 years in prison.
Clair McFarlandOctober 07, 2025
Obama U.S. Attorney For Wyoming Says Trump Should Have Authority To Deploy Guard
Former U.S. Attorney for Wyoming Kip Crofts, who was appointed by President Obama, says President Trump should have the authority to deploy the National Guard where necessary. He said Congress has proven it can't be trusted with sole responsibility.
Steve BohnelOctober 07, 2025
Casper Turning Point Leader Says High School Principal Is Stifling Free Speech
Turning Point USA Club's leader at Natrona County High School said she has been told by the principal she can’t have a public meeting, publicly celebrate the new chapter or talk to media. She said she is fighting for her First Amendment rights.
Dale KillingbeckOctober 07, 2025
Lummis Has ‘Cautious Hope’ For Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan
U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis on Tuesday expressed “cautious hope” for President Trump’s Middle East peace plan while recalling the horrors of the Hamas attack in Israel two years ago, “All of the blame, literally all of it, lies at the feet of Hamas," she said.
Sean BarryOctober 07, 2025
Sweetwater County Is Short $50K For Jury Trials After Flurry Of Cases
Sweetwater County commissioners on Tuesday approved an additional $50,000 for juries and trials after an unexpected rush of trials drained the district's operating budget. Trials typically are not as common as settlements in both criminal and civil court.
Jackson WalkerOctober 07, 2025
"Angry August": Jackson Debates Lodging Tax As Residents Say Crowds Are Annoying
Elected officials in Jackson met Monday to discuss putting a new lodging tax before voters. One councilwoman said she shares concerns with residents who don't want to promote the town anymore. "I mean, people are angry. August went on longer than normal," she said.
David MadisonOctober 07, 2025
$1.2 Billion Data Center Breaks Ground In Cheyenne, CEO Stresses Low Water Impact
At a ceremony to break ground on a $1.2 billion data center in Cheyenne on Tuesday, the CEO of Related Companies stressed that the 184,000-square-foot facility will have a minimum impact on water. "We only build self-contained cooling systems that do not use water,” he said.
Renée JeanOctober 07, 2025
Casper 19-Year-Old Pleads Guilty To Fatal Shooting Of 16-Year-Old Friend
A 19-year-old Casper man accepted a plea deal and pleaded guilty on Tuesday to the February shooting of his 16-year-old friend as they played video games, smoked marijuana and mishandled their handguns.
Dale KillingbeckOctober 07, 2025
Botched Election: Subcommittee On Weston County Clerk Met Monday - In Private
A subcommittee tasked with investigating the 2024 botched election in Weston County met Monday for a working session - in private. It wasn't a law violation, but may not have been best practice, one lawmaker said.
Steve BohnelOctober 07, 2025
Family Of Man Who Killed Sheridan Cop Sues Law Enforcement
The family of the man who shot a Sheridan Police Department sergeant last year is suing law enforcement, saying that police should not have destroyed a home and fatally shot the man after the incident.
Clair McFarlandOctober 07, 2025
Green Energy Advocates Debate Whether Trump’s Cuts to Blue States Impact Wyoming
The Trump administration last week terminated roughly $8 billion worth of renewable energy projects in blue states. Supporters of wind and solar energy initiatives are split on whether the cancellations will impact Wyoming.
Jackson WalkerOctober 07, 2025
Guest Column: Former U. S. Attorney Calls Rothfuss National Guard Plan ‘Moronic’
Former U.S. Attorney Kip Crofts writes, "I find it ironic, and perhaps moronic, to read that Sen. Rothfuss (D-Laramie) is proposing a bill in that would apparently take the authority to deploy the National Guard away from the president and give that authority to Congress."
Guest ColumnOctober 07, 2025
Dave Simpson: Let's Pray For Our Nebraska Neighbors
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “When I hear people complain about their property taxes in Wyoming – with the exception of folks up in Jackson, where valuations are suddenly on a different planet – I smile and think about the poor, property-tax oppressed folks in Nebraska."
Dave SimpsonOctober 07, 2025
Letter To The Editor: What The Heck Did Gail Symons Just Say?
Dear editor: Gail Symons' column is based overwhelmingly on opinion and personal emotion, not fact. Despite [her] service in the Navy, it is apparent [she has] very little knowledge of the service level processes the Secretary of War is intent on changing.
October 07, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.
Jake NicholsOctober 07, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Video Newscast: October 7, 2025
* Biden’s FBI Spied On Lummis * Conflicts Between State, County Officials * Lawmaker Wants To Limit Trump Deployments
Mac WatsonOctober 07, 2025
Bill Sniffin: ‘Taking Chance’ Is Wonderfully Sincere Movie About A Wyoming Marine’s Death
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “This movie is the story about a young Marine from Dubois named Chance Phelps, who was killed in Iraq on Good Friday, April 9, 2004. The movie is about Lt. Col. Mike Strobl’s journey bringing the young man’s body home to Wyoming.”
Bill SniffinOctober 07, 2025
Someone Set State Law Book On Fire, Threw It From A Cadillac At Carbon County Courthouse
Carbon County Sheriff Alex Bakken on Monday shared a video of someone throwing burning pages of Wyoming's statutes from a moving car's window at the courthouse. Investigators say they have a "pretty good idea" who did it, and that the person borrowed his or her mom's car.
Clair McFarlandOctober 06, 2025
Contentious Public Meetings Highlight Rift Between State, County Leaders
Local and county board members are growing exasperated with what they call undue influence from state lawmakers, who are sometimes ill-informed, at public meetings. Lawmakers countered, saying they're giving their constituents a stronger voice.
Jackson WalkerOctober 06, 2025
FBI Document Shows Biden’s FBI Spied On Sen. Lummis In J6 Probe
U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis is one of nine Republicans in Congress who were spied on by the FBI under President Joe Biden as part of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s probe into the U.S. Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021, a document released Monday shows.
Sean BarryOctober 06, 2025
Clair McFarland: I’m Not Weird, You’re Weird
Clair McFarland writes: “What I didn’t expect was for the readers’ reaction to be ‘You run in sandals?!’ But let’s ditch the brainwashery that no one can run a mile without a hunk of China-manufactured plastic strapped to their lowest extremities.”
Clair McFarlandOctober 06, 2025