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Tourism Study Says Each Grizzly Worth About $50,000 A Year To Yellowstone
Wildlife experts and advocates say you can’t put a price on Yellowstone’s famous grizzly bears because they’re “priceless.” But in terms of tourism dollars, a new study says each grizzly is worth about $46,000 a year to the park.
Andrew RossiNovember 01, 2025
Wyoming Ready To Be First State To Have Human Vs. Robot Combat Sports
When — not if — humans start competing against robots in combat sports, Wyoming is ready. The Wyoming Combat Sports Commission has already outlined the nation’s first rules for “synthetic combat." It's coming, they say. China just hosted the first World Humanoid Robot Games in August.
David MadisonNovember 01, 2025
Couple Donate Legacy 38,000-Acre, $21 Million Cattle Ranch To Keep It A Ranch
Dale Veseth runs cattle on the same Montana ranch his father did and his grandfather before him. He’s now donated the 38,000-acre, $21 million ranch to the Ranchers Stewardship Alliance, which will ensure that it stays a working cattle operation rather than being sold off or converted to other uses.
David MadisonNovember 01, 2025
Joan Barron: Smile When You Subpoena Me, Pardner!
Columnist Joan Barron writes, "The use of its subpoena power by a minor committee may ultimately damage the Legislature’s relationship with local government officials."
Joan BarronNovember 01, 2025
C.J. Box Looking At Afton For Possible Next Joe Pickett Wyoming Mystery
Author C.J. Box told Cowboy State Daily that Afton is one of few places left in Wyoming where Joe Pickett hasn’t yet appeared in one of his novels. So Box will be traveling there in the near future with both an “open mind and an open notebook” to do some “poking around.”
Renée JeanNovember 01, 2025
50 Years After Casper Woman Vanished, Wyoming Man On Renewed Mission To Find Her
Despite a massive search effort nearly 50 years ago when 20-year-old Casper woman Celeste Hensley Greub vanished, she was never found. Now the son of one of those Wyoming searchers is on a mission to finish what his father started — find her.
Jen KocherNovember 01, 2025
Fall Not Just For Hunting: Wyoming Anglers Say It’s The Best Time For Fishing
Wyoming outdoors enthusiasts are obsessed with hunting during the fall, but anglers say it’s also the best time of year to go fishing.
Mark HeinzOctober 31, 2025
7 Months After Semi Plows Through House And Workshop, Upton Woman In Insurance Hell
Nearly seven months after a semitrailer plowed through an Upton storage building and a rental home, the owner says she’s trapped in insurance hell. “It’s not fair,” she said, while the buildings remain piles of cinder blocks, twisted metal and motor oil.
Scott SchwebkeOctober 31, 2025
Lock Stock & Barrel Auctions Finds a New Frontier in Cody
What began as a two-person operation in Cody has grown into a homegrown success story — now employing more than 30 locals and operating as one of the nation’s leading sellers of used firearms.
October 31, 2025
Air Force Base Shooter Pointed Gun At Airman's Chest In 'Joking Manner’
A Wyoming-based U.S. Air Force member was killed when a fellow airman at the F.E. Warren Air Force Base pointed a Sig Sauer M18 pistol at his chest in a joking manner while his finger was on the trigger, the 90th Missile Wing reported Friday.
Clair McFarlandOctober 31, 2025
Gordon Declares Wyoming ‘Welfare Emergency,’ Orders Up To $10M For Food Benefits
Gov. Mark Gordon declared a Wyoming welfare emergency Friday, ordering up to $10 million in state money for emergency food assistance if federal SNAP benefits run out “due to the Schumer shutdown.”
Jackson WalkerOctober 31, 2025
Jonathan Lange: It Can't Happen Here? Don't Be So Sure
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes: “Lawfare is meant to chill the speech of anybody who doesn't want to suffer the same harassment. If you think this madness is far from Wyoming, you would be wrong.”
Jonathan LangeOctober 31, 2025
Gillette Teen Avoids ‘Nearly A Life Sentence’ For Casper Crime Spree
A 17-year-old from Gillette avoided “nearly a life sentence” Friday when he pleaded guilty to stealing cars, guns and breaking into homes in Casper. In a plea deal, the district attorney will recommend he be sent to the state boot camp.
Dale KillingbeckOctober 31, 2025
Freedom Caucus Members Say Record Investment Revenue Should Drive More Cuts
Freedom Caucus members of the House Appropriations Committee in an impromptu press conference Thursday laid out its goals for the coming budget session. They highlighted conservative fiscal principles and called for a return to “pre-COVID” spending.
Jackson WalkerOctober 31, 2025
Hunters Claim Wyoming Landowner Hoards Elk By Driving Them Away From Public Land
An Buffalo, Wyoming-area elk hunter claims that he and others are denied hunting opportunities by a landowner hoarding the herd by deliberately driving elk away from public land.
Mark HeinzOctober 31, 2025
State Asks Court To Give Legislators A Breather While They Tweak School Funding
The Wyoming Attorney General’s Office is urging the state Supreme Court to give legislators more time to tweak school funding before being forced by a court order. That includes a computer for every kid and elementary mental health counselors.
Clair McFarlandOctober 31, 2025
Dennis Sun: Ranchers Are Not Looking For A Handout
Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "Ranchers are not looking for a handout. They want to ranch in a sustainable way for their families and have a decent income with less government regulations on a level playing field with others."
Dennis SunOctober 31, 2025
Casper Legislator Wants To Cut License Plate Fees For Older Vehicles
Casper Republican state Rep. J.R. Riggins says he plans to introduce a bill that would allow people with older vehicles to pay less to renew their license plates. He says changing the fee structure would put more money in the pockets of Wyomingites.
Jackson WalkerOctober 31, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Friday, October 31, 2025
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.
Jake NicholsOctober 31, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Video Newscast: Friday, October 31, 2025
Friday's headlines include: * Fireworks Cause PTSD In Thermop * State’s Investments Blow Past Projections * When Will We Ever Quit Changing The Clock?
Mac WatsonOctober 31, 2025
Haunted Wyoming: Spectral Train Still Runs Through Ghost Town Of Cinnabar
Each year, a spectral train is said to pull up to the Cinnabar Depot at the North Entrance of Yellowstone National Park. But Cinnabar is a ghost town, abandoned more than 120 years ago — and the train tracks have long been pulled up.
Jackie DorothyOctober 31, 2025
Casper Burglar Who Broke Into Wrong House To Stay In Prison
One of the two men who broke into a Casper home two years ago — not expecting to encounter a scrappy sheriff’s deputy the deputy’s pregnant, pistol-packing wife — has to keep serving his 22-to-25-year prison term, the Wyoming Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
Clair McFarlandOctober 31, 2025
Federal Plan To Massacre Nearly 500,000 Owls To Save Other Owls Is Back On Track
The U.S. Senate cleared the way Wednesday for wildlife agents to kill nearly 500,000 barred owls to save spotted owls in the Pacific Northwest. Meanwhile, barred owls could be moving in on native great gray owls in Wyoming.
Mark HeinzOctober 31, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Grizzly Getting The Boot
Dear editor: Today I want to commend you on the story about the grizzly bear that got a mouthful of boot instead of the whole hunter. The lady hunter was incredibly compassionate to a fellow mother even if it intended to share her with its cub.
October 31, 2025