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Letter to the Editor: Data Shows The 'Rich' Pay More Than Their Fair Share

Dear editor: According to the Tax Foundation’s 2025 update to the latest federal income tax data, the top 1% of income earners paid 40.4% of the 2022 income tax versus those earning less than $50,339, which make up 50% of income earners, who paid 3% of the total 2022 income tax that was collected.

March 26, 2025

Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, takes questions from a crowd at a Laramie town hall Wednesday, March 19, 2025.

Letter to the Editor: Democrats Disrupt Town Halls Like A 'Pack Of Feral Dogs'

Dear editor: Harriet Hageman's town halls in Rock Springs and Laramie were met by some people who were not there to ask any legitimate questions, but were there to disrupt, scream and act like a pack of feral dogs.

March 26, 2025

The exterior of the famous Bedford Castle in Wyoming is every bit a fairy tale, including appropriate architecture around the 40-acre grounds.

Need A Mansion? More Than 50 Wyoming Homes On The Market For At Least $10 Million

A collection of luxury properties are for sale just in time for the spring real estate buying season in Wyoming. Here’s a look at three unique homes that span the spectrum from a legacy Western spread to full-blown castle.

David MadisonMarch 26, 2025

Wyoming-based Custodia Bank, working with a Texas bank, has successfully sent U.S. dollars from an account into the digital realm and back again. The transaction is the first of its kind, says Caitlin Long, Custodia CEO.

Wyoming-Based Custodia Bank Is First To Send, Receive Digital U.S. Dollars

Wyoming-based Custodia Bank, working with a Texas bank, has successfully sent tokenized digital U.S. dollars from an account into the digital realm and back again. The transaction is the first of its kind.

Renée JeanMarch 26, 2025

Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake — Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.

Jake NicholsMarch 26, 2025

Rajion Vu, 26, of Evansville was sentenced to 12-18 years in prison Tuesday for the Feb. 1, 2024, killing of a 30-year-old Casper man in a drug deal gone bad. The victim’s brother testified he was “not an angel,” but “didn’t deserve to die.”

Evansville Man Gets Up To 18 Years For Killing Man In Drug Deal Gone Bad

A 26-year-old Evansville man was sentenced to 12-18 years in prison Tuesday for the Feb. 1, 2024, killing of a 30-year-old Casper man in a drug deal gone bad. The victim’s brother testified he was “not an angel,” but “didn’t deserve to die.”

Dale KillingbeckMarch 26, 2025

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Wednesday's headlines include: * Hageman Cancels In-Person Town Halls * Human Remains ID'd As Missing Woman * Out-Of-Control Semi Takes Out House In Upton

Wendy CorrMarch 26, 2025

A judicial nominating commission tasked with helping Wyoming's governor fill a seat left vacant by the state Supreme Court’s chief justice has nominated three candidates for his consideration, including Wyoming Attorney General Bridget Hill. She's seen here during a fireside chat with state attorneys general presented by the Techology Policy Institute.

Wyoming Attorney General Bridget Hill Among 3 Nominated For State Supreme Court

A judicial nominating commission Monday named Wyoming Attorney General Bridget Hill, private attorney Anna Reeves Olson and Judge Stuart Healy as three candidates for a soon-to-be-vacant state Supreme Court seat.

Clair McFarlandMarch 26, 2025

It was a "humbling experience" when WYDOT heavy equipment operator Shaun Emmett got his snowplow stuck on the Chief Joseph Highway on Monday, the first time he’s been totally stuck in 22 years of plowing Wyoming highways.

After 22 Years, A First For WYDOT Snowplow Driver — He Gets Stuck In A Drift

In what he calls a "humbling experience,” a veteran WYDOT snowplow driver got his plow stuck for the first time in 22 years Monday. He was trying to get through a 4-foot-deep drift blocking both lanes.

Andrew RossiMarch 25, 2025

Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction was in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, March 20, 2025, to attend President Donald Trump's signing of an executive order to eliminate the Department of Education.

Guest Column: Trump Is Right — It’s Time To Trust Parents And Local Communities

Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder writes, “I fully support President Donald Trump’s executive order to dismantle the federal Department of Education. … This is not about eliminating education — it’s about improving it.”

CSD StaffMarch 25, 2025

16-Year-Old Girl Accused Of Shooting Two Men Asks To Be Charged As Child

The attorney for Addisyn Rain Marie Fisher is asking a judge to send the 16-year-old's case to juvenile court. Fisher, from Rock Springs, is charged as an adult in the shooting of two men and has an arraignment hearing Thursday.

Clair McFarlandMarch 25, 2025

Wyoming Republican U.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, and U.S Rep. Harriet Hageman.

Delegation: ‘No Truth’ To Report Rock Springs Social Security Office On Cut List

Democrats say Social Security is under siege, but Wyoming’s congressional delegation says that’s not true. They also say there’s “no truth whatsoever” to reports the Rock Springs field office is on a cut list.

Sean BarryMarch 25, 2025

A long line of people waits for service at the Cheyenne U.S. Post Office annex.

Starting April 1, Wyoming Post Offices May Lose Afternoon Mail Pickup

It's still not clear if afternoon pickup for Wyoming wyoming mail will be impacted under the Delivering for America plan, which starts April 1. It could mean Wyoming post offices will lose it.

Renée JeanMarch 25, 2025

Hageman Cancels In-Person Town Halls Over ‘Democrat Threats Of Violence’

Wyoming Congresswoman Harriet Hageman has canceled in-person access for two of her upcoming town hall meetings because of “Democrat threats of violence.” She says incidents at recent town halls in Wheatland, Laramie and Rock Springs make safety an issue.

Leo WolfsonMarch 25, 2025

Wyoming Is First State To Require Proof Of Citizenship To Vote In All Elections

Wyoming has some of the strictest voter ID laws in the nation after the recently competed legislative session. That includes being the first state in the nation to require proof of U.S. citizenship for all elections in the state.

Leo WolfsonMarch 25, 2025

Images from a video taken by the Steve and Vlada March family shows a violent eruption of Black Diamond Pool in Yellowstone National Park on July 23, 2024.

Yellowstone Pool That Exploded Last Summer Is Still Closed — And Still Exploding

Black Diamond Pool in Yellowstone National Park has been closed since it violently exploded last July. As the park prepares for the summer tourism season, it remains closed — and is still exploding.

Andrew RossiMarch 25, 2025

Casper Man Empties Handgun As His Truck Is Stolen, Then Catches Up To It

A 41-year-old Casper man is expected in court Tuesday, accused of stealing a truck. The owner of the truck emptied a handgun at it as it was driven away, then caught up to it in another car and held the alleged thief at gunpoint until police got there.

Dale KillingbeckMarch 25, 2025

Full Semitrailer Smashes Through Shed, House In Upton

A semitrailer full of bentonite smashed through the side of a storage shed and a vehicle, then halfway through a house Monday in Upton. The man living in the house was in bed when the truck “pushed his bedroom out the other wall.”

Clair McFarlandMarch 25, 2025

The American West: Carving A Homestead In The Black Hills

Ira and Hattie Tillotson homesteaded a quarter section of land south of Hot Springs, Dakota Territory, near Cascade Springs, in 1883. The place is the oldest farm continuously owned by the same family in Fall River County, South Dakota.

Peggy SandersMarch 25, 2025

Candy Moulton: Celebrating John Nesbitt – A Boy From The Country

Columnist Candy Moulton writes: “In his newly published autobiography Boy from the Country, John Nesbitt shares the hard, sometimes painful, stories of his growing up in rural poverty and how that shaped him into the writer he is.”

Candy MoultonMarch 25, 2025

The Carbon County Sheriff’s official and personal Facebook pages have been hacked, Sheriff Alex Bakken says, but Facebook says otherwise. Bakken is calling in DCI and federal law enforcement.

Carbon County Sheriff's Facebook Page Back After Hackers Used It To Sell Crypto

UPDATE: Carbon County Sheriff Alex Bakken reported Tuesday afternoon that, after days of working with Meta and Cowboy State Daily, his Facebook page has been restored. A hacker took it over Friday and used it to sell cryptocurrency.

Clair McFarlandMarch 25, 2025

Dental records identified Breanna Mitchell as the woman whose remains were found in rural Washakie County. Mitchell disappeared nearly two years ago. Her cause of death is not known.

Human Remains ID’d As Washakie County Woman Missing Since 2023

Dental records identified Breanna Mitchell on Monday as the woman whose remains were found Sunday in rural Washakie County. Mitchell disappeared nearly two years ago. Her cause of death is not known.

Jen KocherMarch 25, 2025

Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake — Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.

Jake NicholsMarch 25, 2025

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Tuesday's headlines include: * Skeletal Remains Found In Washakie County * Glenrock Woman Sentenced For Stalking Teen * “Trump Force One” Parked At Cheyenne Airport

Wendy CorrMarch 25, 2025

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