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Six Years After Charged, Man Guilty Of Hiding Woman’s Dead Body In Park County
Six years after he was accused of killing a woman, having sex with her body, then hiding the body in Park County, a Wyoming man has been found guilty of hiding the body. A charge of first-degree murder was dropped when a judge found him incompetent.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 19, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Friday, September 19, 2025
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Jake NicholsSeptember 19, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, September 19, 2025
Friday's headlines include: * Coal Port Case Refused * Sec. of Education In Jackson * U.S. Marshals Fatal Shooting Justified
Wendy CorrSeptember 19, 2025
Barrasso Won't Miss Jimmy Kimmel; Hageman Says Suspension Not 'A First Amendment Issue'
U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman says the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's late night TV Show over his comments on Charlie Kirk "isn't a First Amendment issue," while Sen. John Barrasso said he won't miss the show.
Sean BarrySeptember 19, 2025
Hageman Says Vote To Censure Ilhan Omar Was To Hold Her Accountable For What She Said
Rep. Harriet Hageman said her vote to censure Minnesota Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar for her "horrific" remarks about Charlie Kirk was all about holding people accountable for how they act and what they say.
Greg JohnsonSeptember 19, 2025
Fatal Shooting Of Fugitive By Feds In Evanston Justified, Prosecutor Rules
U.S. Marshals who shot and killed man during a March arrest attempt in Evanston have been cleared of wrongdoing. Uinta County's top prosecutor said Wednesday they were reasonable to think the man, who was on meth, was trying to shoot them.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 19, 2025
Secretary Of Education McMahon Doubles Down On State Control During Jackson Visit
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon toured a school in Jackson, Wyoming, on Thursday, then doubled down on President Trump's mission to give oversight of public education back to the states.
Jackson WalkerSeptember 18, 2025
As Wyoming Struggles With Nuclear Waste, Canada Shares Its Success Story
As communities in Wyoming debate whether to allow spent fuel storage as the state's nuclear industry is growing, state legislators heard Wednesday about how Canada has handled its dilemma of where to put its nuclear waste.
David MadisonSeptember 18, 2025
California Supreme Court Clears Path For Wyoming Coal Exports Through Oakland Port
The California Supreme Court on Wednesday effectively ended a decade-long legal battle over shipping coal out of the Oakland Bulk and Oversized Terminal. The decision clears a path for potential Wyoming coal exports.
David MadisonSeptember 18, 2025
1,000-Pound Pumpkins To Obliterate An Outhouse At 2025 Wyoming Pumpkin Drop
This year's Wyoming State Championship Weigh-Off and Pumpkin Drop on Oct. 4 is taking things up 100 notches, dropping 1,000-pound pumpkins from 275 feet high. That's 100 feet higher than in the past — and they'll obliterate an outhouse placed below.
Andrew RossiSeptember 18, 2025
Grizzly Claws At Yurt With People Inside, Comes Back Next Night
A grizzly clawed at a yurt in the Crandall area of Park County with people inside last week. The bear then came back the next night and really tore it up, but it was then unoccupied.
Mark HeinzSeptember 18, 2025
At Least One Dead, Another Life-Flighted From Semi Crash That Closed I-80
A devastating collision destroyed a pair of semitrailers on eastbound Interstate 80 on Thursday, leaving at least one person dead and another airlifted from the scene. It also has closed I-80 eastbound between Laramie and Rawlins for hours.
Greg JohnsonSeptember 18, 2025
Scattered Human Remains Found In Wind River Mountains
Hunters found separated human bones scattered in a remote area near the Sweetwater Guard Station Campground in western Wyoming, the Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported Wednesday. The bones appear to have been there for about five years.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 18, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Thursday, September 18, 2025
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Jake NicholsSeptember 18, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, September 18, 2025
Thursday's headlines include: * Hageman Discusses J6 Committee * Cattle Grazing Nixed Near Yellowstone * Wyoming Says Lower Basin States Hog Water
Wendy CorrSeptember 18, 2025
Hageman Says New J6 Committee Legitimate, Cheney’s Was Not
Rep. Harriet Hageman on Wednesday told Cowboy State Daily the new Jan. 6 committee she’s on will seek to probe and remedy security failures at the Capitol. She declined to critique Liz Cheney's prior investigative findings.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 18, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Let Them Buy Jets
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "When Princess Antionette heard peasants did not have bread to eat, she replied, 'If they do not have bread, let them eat cake.' Perhaps Rep. John Bear updated that phrase to the 21st century."
Tom LubnauSeptember 18, 2025
Federal Judge Halts Cattle Grazing In Grizzly Habitat Near Yellowstone
A federal judge’s ruling Wednesday shut down cattle grazing in grizzly habitat in Montana’s Paradise Valley. A Montana rancher said he wants grizzlies to be “managed, not exterminated.”
Mark HeinzSeptember 17, 2025
Wyoming Faith Leaders Launch Peacemaker Group In Wake Of Charlie Kirk Killing
It wasn't set to mobilize until next year, but after Charlie Kirk's killing and other violence, its leaders decided now is the time to launch Become a Peacemaker. It's a new interfaith group dedicated to ending hostility and division across Wyoming.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 17, 2025
Feeding The Cult: In-N-Out Burger To Open 45 Minutes From Cheyenne
In-N-Out Burger has a cult-like following for its famous “double-double” and anything served “animal style.” There are no In-N-Outs in Wyoming, but the closest yet is coming soon 45 minutes from Cheyenne.
Justin GeorgeSeptember 17, 2025
Photographer Captures Rare Snowbow Near Brooks Lake Lodge
Meteorologists say snowbows are a rarity, like the one that appeared during a Monday evening snowstorm at Brooks Lake Lodge near Dubois. What's even more rare is to actually photograph one. "They're hard to catch," said meteorologist Celia Hensley.
Andrew RossiSeptember 17, 2025
Wyoming, Other Upper Colorado River States, Say Lower Basin States Hog Water
Officials representing Wyoming and other Upper Colorado River Basin states say they’re alarmed about the continued fragile condition of the river. Lower states can’t hog water and leave the upper ones without their fair share.
Mark HeinzSeptember 17, 2025
Wyoming Sorority Members Not Giving Up Legal Case Over Transgender Member
Three Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority members filed a notice Wednesday that they’re appealing their recent court loss over the induction of a transgender member into the sorority’s University of Wyoming chapter.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 17, 2025
Cheyenne Fifth Grade Teacher Accused Of Touching Girls Back In Jail
A Cheyenne fifth-grade teacher accused of sexually touching young female students throughout the 2024-25 school year is back in jail after being released on bond. That's because police say they also found child sex content on his phone.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 17, 2025