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Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Monday, August 31, 2026

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Jake NicholsAugust 31, 2026

Gail Symons: Friday Was A Preview Of What To Expect From The Defeated Freedom Caucus.

Columnist Gail Symons writes, "The Wyoming Freedom Caucus waited less than a day after the primary election to make one thing clear: 'THE WYFC IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE.' The dispute that erupted between lawmakers Friday gave Wyoming an early look at what that might mean."

Gail SymonsAugust 31, 2026

Cowboy State Daily Video Newscast: Monday, August 31, 2026

Monday's headlines include: * Serial Killer: Barrel Retrieved * Wild Car Chase In Weston County * Drinking With Nut Buckets In Medicine Bow

Mac WatsonAugust 31, 2026

Frank Jones’ classic cars are lined up in preparation for the trek to Deadwood.

Wheatland Man Takes 18 Of His Classic 1950s-Era Chevys to South Dakota Car Show

A Wheatland man with a passion for classic cars took 18 from his collection — mostly 1955-57 Chevys — for a 210-mile drive to Kool Deadwood Nites in South Dakota. Frank Jones has been collecting cars for 40 years and has attended this show for 31 years.

Dale KillingbeckAugust 30, 2026

For a brief moment, the huge 8,100-pound Mills eagle really did fly. A crane carries the massive sculpture after wind damage forced the city to take it down for repairs. It was rewelded, reinforced and eventually reinstalled about 10 feet lower.

What The Heck ... Is A 48-Foot, 8,100-Pound Eagle Doing In Mills, Wyoming?

A 48-foot, 8,100-pound steel eagle in Mills was the biggest of 95 giant birds created by Montana artist Todd Berget. When a Casper businessman saw it while on a bus going to Glacier National Park, he decided to bring it to Wyoming.

Kolby FedoreAugust 30, 2026

The unique and rugged Hagglunds all-terrain vehicles Casper-based Tracked Outdoors fixes up can cover extreme terrain during all seasons.

Casper Company Turns Military-Grade ATVs Into Consumer Vehicles To Battle Snow

Tracked Outdoors in Casper is the largest supplier of refurbished prized Hagglund all-terrain vehicles in America. They're expensive but they're military-grade and designed for long distance travel through treacherous winter conditions.

Leo WolfsonAugust 30, 2026

Anyone exploring in the vicinity of Little Goose Falls, near the Penrose Trail, will find the school bus sitting at the top of a rocky uphill trail in the Bighorn Mountains.

How Bullet-Ridden Yellow Bus Got Into Bighorn Mountains And Who Lived In It A Mystery

A rusty yellow school bus riddled with bullet holes in the trees in Wyoming's Bighorn National Forest is similar to the bus made famous by the book and movie “Into the Wild" — minus the tragedy. How it got there and who lived in it is a mystery.

Andrew RossiAugust 30, 2026

Melissa Cook explodes a bad canteloupe with a 12-guage shotgun.

Rural Wyoming Woman Takes Out The Trash With A 12-Gauge

After living 20 years in remote corners of Alaska, Melissa Cook is back home in rural Wyoming, where adventure means Jeeping the backcountry — and taking out the trash with a 12-gauge when a watermelon goes bad.

Kolby FedoreAugust 30, 2026

The finish line is in place for what will be Wyoming's first 1-mile, horse racetrack.

Wyoming’s First 1-Mile Horse Track Sprinting Toward October Opening In Cheyenne

Crews are working around-the-clock to meet a Tuesday deadline that will determine whether Wyoming’s first 1-mile oval track will be up and running for an October debut at Cheyenne Park. The 16-day horse racing season could have $100,000 purses per day.

Renée JeanAugust 30, 2026

Woman running Middle Fork Falls trail in Sinks Canyon. Lander, Wyoming. Inset: Prairie rattlesnake

Watch Where You Walk In Sinks Canyon, Which Is Loaded With Prairie Rattlesnakes

Though visitors might not realize it, Sinks Canyon State Park near Lander is prairie rattlesnake central. That's because it’s an ideal habitat with plenty of nooks and crannies for them to get below the frostline when they go dormant during the winter.

Mark HeinzAugust 30, 2026

Sarah Eloranta and Jessie Wilson traveled from Wisconsin for a women’s-only elk hunt in the Snowy Range mountains near Centennial, Wyoming. Right, Wilson dropped this cow elk in thick timber in the Snowy Range mountains.

Hunting Wyoming: 'Girls Only' Elk Hunt Ends With Filled Tags, Long Pack-Out In Dark

A pair of Wisconsin women had a successful "Girls Only" Wyoming elk hunt that included a miles-long pack-out of the meat through the forest in the dark. They said they hope their experience high in Wyoming's Snowy Range inspires other hunters.

Mark HeinzAugust 30, 2026

Search teams battled harsh conditions Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, and used a specially designed "claw" like device designed and fabricated by Bill Dohse and Dave Sparks to raise a 55-gallon barrel off the bottom of Fremont Lake.

Barrel Up! After 46 Years, Victim Of Triple Murder May Be Out Of Fremont Lake

A barrel lifted from Wyoming’s deepest lake Saturday night may finally solve at least part of a 46-year-old triple murder. Authorities believe It may contain the body of Virginia Uden who, along with her two boys, was killed by her ex-husband in 1980.

Jen Kocher & Zakary SonntagAugust 30, 2026

The Old West Bar in Medicine Bow, Wyoming, is the social hotspot for the tiny town of 240 people. “The people in this town want to live their life, make their money, and be left alone," says Mayor Justin George. "That’s the culture of this town.”

Drinking Wyoming: Nut Buckets, Red Bull And No Police At Medicine Bow's Old West Bar

It’s Saturday night and there are seven people at the Old West Bar in Medicine Bow. A local is explaining one feature of life in rural Carbon County: eating livestock testicles. “Cut em off quick, then put em with a little salt water in the nut bucket."

Zakary SonntagAugust 30, 2026

Bill Sniffin: Old Gal Didn’t Disappoint – On My 57th Annual Trip To Yellowstone

Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, "I just completed my 57th annual trip to Yellowstone, and once again I came away feeling blessed. The weather was nearly perfect, the traffic was manageable, the wildlife cooperated, at least somewhat, and the old park looked as beautiful as ever."

Bill SniffinAugust 30, 2026

Joan Barron: Scrappy Freedom Caucus Members Soldier On

Columnist Joan Barron writes, “The Audit Committee, with an unusually high Freedom Caucus membership, took a big hit two days earlier in the Republican primary election. But seven Freedom Caucus members showed up for the meeting.”

Joan BarronAugust 30, 2026

An island of fir trees surrounded by bare ground that's formed in Wyoming's Bighorn Mountains.

Why Dense Islands Of Fir Trees Form In Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains

A sharp-eyed observer might notice small, dense clusters of trees in the middle of open fields in the Bighorn Mountains. These islands of subalpine firs are called "atols" and grow together to create their own ideal microclimates in a harsh landscape.

Andrew RossiAugust 30, 2026

Wyoming History: Whose Bones Are Buried In Pinckney Sublette’s Grave Near Daniel?

In 1935, bones alleged to be Pinckney Sublette's were reburied overlooking the rendezvous grounds of mountain men near Daniel, Wyoming, after sitting in a Missouri courthouse closet. Whether those bones are actually his remains a mystery.

Dale KillingbeckAugust 29, 2026

The Bettis family of Danville, Virginia, has just biked through Wyoming on their 2,700-miles on the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route.

Mom, 8 Kids Nearly Caught In Wyoming Wildfire On 2,700-Mile Great Divide Bike Ride

A Virginia mom and eight of her 15 kids nearly got caught in a wildfire near Lander and a hit-and-run in Montana while on an epic ride of the 2,700-mile Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. She's doing it to help heal from the effects of domestic violence.

Jackie DorothyAugust 29, 2026

The “307” mile marker on Interstate 80 west of Laramie was routinely stolen, so the Wyoming Department of Transportation has replaced it with "306.99."

Wyoming's Only '307' Mile Marker Was Stolen So Often On I-80 It Is Now '306.99'

The iconic “307” mile marker on Interstate 80 west of Laramie was the only one in the state — and stolen so often the Wyoming Department of Transportation changed it to "306.99." The sign is one of more than 80,000 signs WYDOT maintains statewide.

Kerry DrakeAugust 29, 2026

Cade Cole of Dubois traded his modern hunting clothing and gear for denim, flannel, and an iconic 1970s-style down vest for an elk hunt in honor of his grandfather, Clifford Cole, and other hunters of that generation.

Dubois Hunter Goes All-Out 70s With Macho Disco 'Stache In Grandfather’s Honor

Taught to hunt by his grandfather, Dubois hunter Cade Cole went after elk in a vintage “Wyoming uniform” — flannel, denim and down vest — to honor him. He also and grew a macho 1970s mustache and left modern tech behind.

Mark HeinzAugust 29, 2026

Suzi Taylor, reference archivist at the Wyoming State Archives in Cheyenne, examines a photograph of cowboys that Charles Kirkland took at the Diamond Ranch near Chugwater.

How 50,000 Glass Photo Negatives Of Cheyenne's Early History Landed In The Dump

As many as 50,000 glass negatives that captured Cheyenne's early history landed in the city dump in 1935 when nobody was willing to pay $10,000 for the massive collection of photos. About 60 years of Cheyenne history chronicled in those images were lost.

Kerry DrakeAugust 29, 2026

Players for the Meeteetse High School 6-man football team during a 2022 practice. The school doesn't have the numbers to field a team this season.

Three Small Wyoming High Schools Don’t Have Enough Players To Field Football Teams

Three smaller communities in the state won't be fielding varsity high school football teams this season. Though coaches are hopeful of a turnaround, Wyoming's rural population decline is impacting school enrollment — and a Wyoming Friday night tradition.

Leo WolfsonAugust 29, 2026

Pete Smet has had a fascination with John Deere tractors since his youth on a Wisconsin farm.

Worland Man Has 205 John Deere Tractors On His Property, Causes Tour Buses To Stop

A Worland man’s John Deere obsession has grown into a collection of 205 tractors stretching across his property. His collection is so impressive that tour buses along U.S. Highway 20 make regular stops.

Dale KillingbeckAugust 29, 2026

Michael Addleman recently started 307 Bin Cleaning as a side hustle, taking on the dirty garbage cans most people would rather not touch.

Cheyenne Man Makes Extra Cash Cleaning Maggots, Mold And Poop From Garbage Bins

It's a dirty job, but somebody's gotta do it. A Cheyenne man makes extra cash cleaning dumpsters and garbage bins of maggots, spoiled meat juice and even dog poop. “When you're in the middle of it, you kind of second-guess your whole life," he said.

Kolby FedoreAugust 29, 2026

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