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A Massachusetts-based federal judge on Thursday, May 22, 2025, blocked the president’s two-month-old executive order slashing the U.S. Department of Education in half. The ruling also reinstates terminated department employees.

Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Deep Cuts To Department Of Education

A Massachusetts-based federal judge on Thursday blocked the president’s 2-month-old executive order slashing the U.S. Department of Education in half. The ruling also reinstates terminated department employees.

Clair McFarlandMay 22, 2025

A pair of snowplows work to clear the Beartooth Highway.

WYDOT Opens Snowy Range, Beartooth Highway Expected To Open Before Weekend

After clearing up to 15 feet of snow in some spots of Wyoming Highway 130, the Snowy Range opened for the season Thursday. The Wyoming Department of Transportation also says the Beartooth Highway and Highway 14A should be open Friday.

Andrew RossiMay 22, 2025

U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman on Thursday lauded the passage of the One Big Beautiful Act. Among other things, it preserves income tax cuts, scraps green energy tax incentives and promotes the oil, coal and timber industries. She's pictured here in a file photo from the 2025 Wyoming legislative session.

Hageman’s Budget Vote Critical As House Passes One Big Beautiful Act 215-214

U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman on Thursday lauded the passage of the One Big Beautiful Act, which passed by one vote, 215-214. Among other things, it preserves income tax cuts, scraps green energy tax incentives and promotes the oil, coal and timber industries.

Sean BarryMay 22, 2025

Bryan Englebert, an assistant aquatic manager with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, holds a giant lake trout from Flaming Gorge Reservoir. There is concern that lake trout are devouring too many of the reservoirs prized kokanee salmon.

Flaming Gorge Lake Trout Still Devouring Kokanee Salmon Despite No Limits, Marina Owner Says

A marina owner at Flaming Gorge told Cowboy State Daily on Wednesday that lake trout are gobbling too many prized kokanee salmon. He said the catch limits on lake trout aren’t enough and should be commercially netted.

Mark HeinzMay 22, 2025

Sam, working a busy bar scene at Cheyenne's Uncle Charlie's Package Liquor, Grill & Tavern, is in wait and see mode on the No Tax on Tips bill that cleared the Senate unanimously on Tuesday.

Wyoming Service Workers Optimistic Over Senate Passage Of No Tax On Tips Bill

In a surprise move, the U.S. Senate passed the No Tax on Tips bill unanimously. The reaction from Wyoming service employees ranged from cautious optimism to elation. “The blue-collar worker, what’s left of us, needs their tips to help ends meet,” one barber said.

Renée JeanMay 22, 2025

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Walmart Asks Wyoming Lawmakers For Help With Organized Theft

Walmart asked Wyoming’s lawmakers to strengthen laws to curb organized retail theft - which is generally an orchestrated scheme in which co-conspirators conduct targeted, repeating thefts as a business. Company officials said they are seeing a rise in sophisticated and organized theft rings.

Clair McFarlandMay 22, 2025

Secretary of State Chuck Gray speaks to a crowd of more than 100 people Wednesday,May 21, 2025, at the Niobrara County Fairgrounds in Lusk. Most there indicated they are against a pair of large wind projects proposed for the area.

At Lusk Town Meeting, Locals Say Wind Projects Have Ended Friendships

At a town hall meeting in Lusk hosted by Secretary of State Chuck Gray on Wednesday, locals said wind projects on 180,000 acres of land in eastern Wyoming has stirred up anger and resentment.

Greg JohnsonMay 22, 2025

Pumpjack in Weston County, Wyoming

Pumping CO2 Into Wells Helps With Recovery But Wyoming Energy Leaders Say Cost Is High

Wyoming lawmakers on the Joint Minerals Committee heard testimony Wednesday on how pressurizing oil wells with carbon dioxide pushes out what oil remains, but paying for the infrastructure remains a financial challenge for operators.

David MadisonMay 21, 2025

Obsidian is a highly-visible and popular mamma grizzly in Yellowstone National Park. She’s pictured here with three large cubs.

Why So Many Grizzly Bears This Year On Social Media?

Photos of Wyoming grizzlies are blowing up all over social media. While that’s partly because there are more bears, it’s also because there are more people taking pictures of them, wildlife photographers say.

Mark HeinzMay 21, 2025

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Letter To The Editor: Don't Penalize Local Government

Dear editor: I recently attended the interim Joint Corporations committee hearing, and I am deeply concerned by the testimony advocating for limiting the ability of local governments to fund staff and elected officials' participation in various professional associations like the Wyoming Association of Municipalities.

May 21, 2025

Israel Melvin

Judge Removes Psychologist From Case Of Sheridan Man Accused In Mother's Death

A psychologist in the case of a Sheridan man accused of murdering his mother, voiced concerns that Israel Melvin was not fit to stand trial. A judge in the case dismissed the evaluator, saying he did not conduct the right test - which was whether the man was insane when his mother died.

Clair McFarlandMay 21, 2025

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Tom Lubnau: The Power Performance That Calls Us Higher

Columnist Tom Lubnau writes: "Let's chat about excellence for a change, and that time rock and roll supergroup Led Zeppelin released arguably the best song in rock and roll history - Stairway to Heaven."

Tom LubnauMay 21, 2025

Joe Barbuto and representatives of Wyoming's Democratic Party at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

Joe Barbuto, Chairman Of Wyoming Democratic Party, Steps Down After Eight Years

Joe Barbuto, the longtime chair of the Wyoming Democratic Party, announced Wednesday that he is stepping down after eight years to join a national organization that supports state Democratic parties. No replacement has been made.

Clair McFarlandMay 21, 2025

Smoldering coal seam

Campbell, Johnson And Sheridan Counties Seek to Map Coal Seam Fire Threat

There are likely hundreds of smoldering coal seams in northeastern Wyoming and local fire officials are working on a plan to map them from the air as they all have the potential to start wildfires. It's estimated that some of the fires began as far back as 1859 (during the Buchanan administration).

David MadisonMay 21, 2025

Tornado spotted near Bennett Colorado on May 17, 2025

Massive Twister in Colorado Is Reminder That Tornado Season Has Arrived Wyoming

Although Wyoming is more tornado-proof than tornado-prone, we still get twisters in Wyoming. Funnel clouds were spotted in Laramie County on Sunday and four tornadoes touched down in eastern Colorado. Meteorologist Don Day says tornado season is here and it's starting off strong.

Andrew RossiMay 21, 2025

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Committee Drafts Bill Against Sexually Explicit Books In Public Libraries

A legislative committee agreed Tuesday to draft a bill targeting explicit materials in public and school libraries, specifically children’s sections. That came after intense debate and a review of a young-adult book containing a cartoon sex scene.  

Clair McFarlandMay 21, 2025

World heavyweight champion Joe Louis (1914 - 1981) admires the flexed bicep of Charles Atlas, considered by some to be the world's most perfectly developed man, at Madame Bey's Camp in Summit, New Jersey.

Letter To The Editor: Many May Be Surprised To Know That Arm Count Is Not Binary

Dear editor: The idea that arm count is binary is not supported by science, as there are many common arm count variations that don't exactly match a binary.

May 20, 2025

The underside of a boat lift thoroughly encrusted with invasive zebra mussels. This boat lift came to Wyoming from Lewis and Clark Recreation Area in South Dakota, but the Casper owner brought it to Wyoming Game and Fish to be inspected and decontaminated, as per state law, before installing it at Alcova Reservoir.

Game And Fish Finds Mother Lode Of 500K Invasive Zebra Mussels On Boat Lift

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department aquatic inspectors scraped more than 500,000 invasive zebra mussels off a boat lift from South Dakota. The mother lode of mussels could have devastated Alcova Reservoir.

Andrew RossiMay 20, 2025

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