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Two In Jail On Claims They Were Being Paid To Drive Teen Girl Through Wyoming
Two remained in a Rawlins jail Tuesday on claims they kidnapped and were being paid to transport a 16-year-old girl from Wisconsin to Utah. Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers stopped them Saturday on Interstate 80 between Laramie and Rawlins.
Clair McFarlandDecember 03, 2025
Trump Administration Gives UW $1M To Create Second Amendment Program For Schools
With a $1 million grant from President Donald Trump’s Department of Education, the University of Wyoming’s Firearms Research Center is tasked with creating nonpartisan public school courses on the Second Amendment.
Mark HeinzDecember 03, 2025
Cheyenne Frontier Days Lineup: Blake Shelton To Headline His Sixth CFD In 2026
Country music star Blake Shelton will headline his sixth Cheyenne Frontier Days in 2026. Shelton highlights the Frontier Nights concert lineup announced Tuesday evening, which includes Trace Adkins and up-and-coming Texas bar band Treaty Oak Revival.
Renée JeanDecember 03, 2025
Letter To The Editor: No Militarized Zones On Canadian Border, Please
Dear editor: I am appalled by the deterioration of our relationship with Canada in general, and would greatly prefer to keep our borders as demilitarized as possible so as to foster a good and lasting relationship with a nation who has long been our friend and ally.
December 02, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Wyomingites Pay Very Low Taxes
Dear editor: The notion that Wyoming citizens are overtaxed is absurd. We need to realize how fortunate we are to live in Wyoming. The fact is our tax burden is light.
December 02, 2025
Cheyenne Man Hits Deputy With Car During Wild Traffic Stop
A 64-year-old Cheyenne man faces an attempted aggravated vehicular homicide charge, accused of striking and injuring a Laramie County Sheriff’s Office deputy with his vehicle during a wild Monday evening traffic stop.
Scott Schwebke & Greg JohnsonDecember 02, 2025
Rasner’s Defamation Case Against Bouchard Survives First Hurdle
A Casper man who ran for U.S. Senate in 2024 and made headlines with an aspiration to buy TikTok can keep suing a former state legislator, a judge has ruled. Reid Rasner claims Anthony Bouchard defamed him as part of "a coordinated smear campaign."
Clair McFarlandDecember 02, 2025
The Josh Allen Effect: MVP QB Keeps University Of Wyoming In National Spotlight
While Josh Allen sets NFL records as one of the best football players on the planet, his underdog story and MVP performance on the field are keeping the University of Wyoming in the national spotlight. UW officials are thrilled with the publicity.
Renée JeanDecember 02, 2025
A Lot Of Manpower — And A Forklift — Rescue Horse That Fell Into Colorado Ditch
It took three hours, sedatives, a lot of manpower, and a special tractor-forklift rig to get a horse out of a ditch in northeast Colorado on Sunday. In the Rocky Mountain West, rural responders are prepared for livestock rescues.
Andrew RossiDecember 02, 2025
Wife Of Cody Man Accused Of Child Sex Abuse Charged On Cover-Up Claim
A Cody woman accused of wiping her husband’s phone clean after he was arrested on suspicion of child sex crimes faces up to 6.5 years in prison and fines if convicted. She and her husband have preliminary hearings Thursday.
Clair McFarlandDecember 02, 2025
Douglas Couple Escape Fire, But Not Their Shop And 102-Year-Old Home
A Douglas couple is trying to salvage what they can from their 1923 Craftsman bungalow home that was devastated by fire Friday morning. A shop next to the home full of the husband’s tools also burned. He’s a carpenter recently laid off for the season.
Dale KillingbeckDecember 02, 2025
Fort Collins Calls In 600-Pound Hogs To Root Out Weeds; Are They Better Than Goats?
Rock Springs hired a 300-goat army to eat through weeds clogging drainage canals this past spring. Now homeowners in Fort Collins, Colorado, are using 600-pound hogs to root out unwanted weeds, but are they better than goats?
Mark HeinzDecember 02, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Tuesday, December 2, 2025
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Jake NicholsDecember 02, 2025
TerraPower’s Kemmerer Nuclear Plant Clears Key Regulatory Hurdle A Month Early
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Monday gave a favorable safety evaluation for TerraPower’s Natrium nuclear power plant in Kemmerer a month ahead of schedule. TerraPower calls the finding a “momentous occasion."
Renée JeanDecember 02, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Radio Newscast: Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Tuesday's headlines include: *Gillette Woman Burned, Fights For Life * Winter Is Back, Crashes Close I-80 For Hours * Gordon Pitches $11.3B Budget; Gray May Sue Over It
Mac WatsonDecember 02, 2025
Lawmakers Question Gordon On Data Centers, Gray On Clash With Gordon
Gov. Mark Gordon fielded questions on data centers Monday when pitching his $11.3 billion budget to lawmakers. Secretary of State Chuck Gray weathered questions over a clash with the governor one lawmaker called playing "political football."
Clair McFarlandDecember 02, 2025
Wyoming Bets Big On Coal Exports To Asian Energy Markets
Gov. Mark Gordon is seeking an extra $1 million to defend its fossil fuel industries and natural resources. State leaders are also exploring shipping up to 20 million tons of coal a year to Asian markets through a revived Oakland export terminal.
David MadisonDecember 02, 2025
Hageman Probes Drug Cartels Exploiting Native American Tribes
Wyoming U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman co-signed a letter Monday to the FBI seeking statistics on crimes in Indian Country. She says the Biden administration’s immigration policies led to Native Americans being exploited and victimized by drug cartels.
Sean BarryDecember 01, 2025
Winter Is Back: Series Of Crashes Shut Down Interstate 80 For Hours
Snowy weather caused havoc on I-80 over the weekend as semi-trucks and other vehicles were involved in a series of collisions in western Wyoming. Six people were taken to the Evanston hospital for injuries while hundreds of motorists were stuck on the highway for hours.
Andrew RossiDecember 01, 2025
Wyoming Trooper, Deputy Involved In Fatal Casino Shooting Of Fugitive
An out-of-state fugitive wanted for violent crimes was killed Sunday night in an officer-involved shooting at the Wind River Hotel and Casino near Riverton. A Fremont County Sheriff's deputy and Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper both fired their guns.
Clair McFarlandDecember 01, 2025
Bigfoot Hunter Won't Quit After FBI Says 'Evidence' Is Just Deer Hair
A Bigfoot hunter said he’s determined to continue his quest for the elusive creature, despite an FBI report releasing 50-year-old recently unsealed records. The documents say a test on supposed Bigfoot fur showed it was deer hair.
Mark HeinzDecember 01, 2025
Gillette Woman Fights For Her Life In Denver Burn Unit After Sunday Morning Fire
A 55-year-old Gillette woman is fighting for her life in a Denver burn unit following an early morning house fire Sunday. Friends describe Tammy Jo Schafer as a giving person who “doesn’t know a stranger.”
Dale KillingbeckDecember 01, 2025
Florida Bagel Seller Accused Of Swindling Cheyenne Banks With Fake $500K Check
A Florida bagel seller is set for a hearing Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for Wyoming on claims that he conspired to deposit a fraudulent check for more than $500,000 using banks in Cheyenne and elsewhere. He could get 20 years in prison.
Clair McFarlandDecember 01, 2025
‘A Pretty Bad Deal’: One Dead After Pickup Hits Stopped Train East Of Cheyenne
A Burns man is dead after his pickup hit a stopped train Friday night on County Road 154 north of Interstate 80 east of Cheyenne. A local resident who captured video at the scene described it as “a pretty bad deal.”
Scott SchwebkeDecember 01, 2025