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Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Friday, June 13, 2025
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.
Jake NicholsJune 13, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, June 13, 2025
Friday's headlines include: * EPA Rolls Back Biden Rules * Historical Society Splits With Counties * Gordon Says Wyo Isn't L.A, No Troops Necessary
Wendy CorrJune 13, 2025

'Wyoming Is Not Los Angeles:' Gordon Doesn’t Expect Need For Guard At Protests
With anti-Trump protests planned for at least 13 Wyoming towns Saturday, Democrats are calling on Gov. Mark Gordon to reject Trump if he tries to deploy the Wyoming National Guard. Gordon says he doesn’t expect that because “Wyoming is not Los Angeles.”
Clair McFarlandJune 13, 2025

Sublette County Gives Hospital Pledged $2.7 Million Grant, Settles Feud
Sublette County on Wednesday gave the Sublette County Hospital District the final $2.7 million it had pledged to help build new medical facilities. In turn, the hospital district is transferring nearly 2 acres to the county.
Clair McFarlandJune 13, 2025

Wyoming Historical Society Kicks Out County Chapters As Rift Widens
Wyoming Historical Society has announced it is kicking out all of its county chapters. It’s a move that widens a growing rift that has divided Wyoming’s historical community.
Renée JeanJune 12, 2025

Wyoming Delegation Calls Senator’s Takedown At Press Conference A ‘Political Stunt’
Sen. John Barrasso says Sen. Alex Padilla made a “spectacle of himself” after federal agents took down Padilla at a press conference by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. A spokesman for Sen. Cynthia Lummis called the incident a “political stunt.”
Sean BarryJune 12, 2025

WE Soda Downsizes Wyoming Trona Operation While Ramping Up Production
WE Soda, the world's largest producer of natural soda ash, confirmed this week it’s downsizing positions following a $1.43 billion acquisition of Genesis Alkali's two Wyoming mines.
David MadisonJune 12, 2025

Trump’s EPA To Roll Back Biden-Era Emission Rules On Coal-Fired Power Plants
The EPA is making good on one of President Donald Trump’s campaign promises, announcing Wednesday it's rolling back Biden-era emissions rules on U.S. power plants. Wyoming power providers are pleased with the move.
David MadisonJune 12, 2025

Barrasso Unleashes On Schumer For Not Condemning LA Riots
Wyoming Republican Sen. John Barrasso unleashed on Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for repeatedly refusing to condemn the LA ICE riots. He called Schumer out on the Senate floor Wednesday for saying the protests are “peaceful.”
Jackson Walker for Cowboy State DailyJune 12, 2025

Delegation Cheers As Trump Signs Bill Tossing Out ‘California EV Mandate’
Wyoming’s U.S. senators were cheering Thursday as President Donald Trump signed legislation tossing out the so-called California EV mandate, which called for an end to new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035.
Sean BarryJune 12, 2025

Prosecutor Adds 78 New Felony Sex Charges On Former Wheatland Band Teacher
A former Wheatland band teacher accused of committing sex acts on a girl younger than 16 now faces another 78 felony charges on claims of near-daily sex acts with a different, 17-year-old student. Between the cases, he could get more than 1,500 years.
Clair McFarlandJune 12, 2025

Dubois Ranch Denies Wrongdoing After Woman's Foot Crushed By Bear-Sprayed Horse
A Dubois guest ranch in a Tuesday filing denies wrongdoing in a lawsuit of an Irish woman who accuses its lead wrangler of wrongfully bear spraying her horse during a ride, causing her foot to be crushed.
Clair McFarlandJune 12, 2025

Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Thursday, June 12, 2025
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.
Jake NicholsJune 12, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, June 12, 2025
Thursday's headlines include: - Charging Foreigners More At Parks - Gillette Teen Threatens to Blow Up Pentagon - Californian Charged With Harassing Wildlife With Drone
Wendy CorrJune 12, 2025

Tourist Who Buzzed Yellowstone Osprey Nest With Drone Could Get Six Months In Jail
A tourist allegedly used a drone to buzz an osprey nest in Yellowstone National Park and could face up to six months in jail and a $5,000 fine for the violation of park rules.
Mark HeinzJune 12, 2025

Tempers Flare Over Selling Landowner Hunting Tags During Heated Hearing
Tempers flared during a legislative hearing Wednesday in debates over whether Wyoming ranchers should be allowed to sell their landowner hunting tags. It could be just a warm-up a fight ahead in the 2026 session.
Mark HeinzJune 12, 2025
Friends Of Gillette Woman Killed By Half-Brother Protest His Self-Defense Claim
Family and friends of a Gillette woman killed by her half-brother in January showed up in force at the Campbell County Courthouse on Wednesday. They were there to protest the man’s self-defense claim.
Jen KocherJune 11, 2025

Tom Lubnau: Hey, Don't Implode The Whole State By Cutting All Property Taxes
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "We need a legislature that will dig down deep, understand the effect of our taxes, and figure out how to keep them low. We don’t need knee-jerk uninformed reactions from legislators who are too lazy to figure the system out."
Tom LubnauJune 11, 2025

Senate Dems Outraged 128 Amendments To Lummis-Backed Crypto Bill Won’t Be Allowed
Senate Democrats were outraged Wednesday that the 128 amendments tacked onto a Sen. Cynthia Lummis-backed cryptocurrency bill won’t be allowed. A new version of the bill was introduced with strong bipartisan support.
Sean BarryJune 11, 2025

Text Scammers Target Wyomingites Posing As State Agencies
As the latest example in a growing trend of text scams that impersonate state agencies, residents are being targeted by fraudsters posing as the Wyoming Department of Transportation. It’s a fake ticket scheme that highlights how hackers have gotten smarter.
Zakary SonntagJune 11, 2025

US Air Force’s Newest And Rarest Advanced Warfare Plane Lands In Casper
The U.S. Air Force so far only has five of its new EA-37B Compass Call electronic warfare planes, making it one of America's newest and rarest advanced aircraft. One of them landed at the Casper/Natrona County Airport on Tuesday.
Andrew RossiJune 11, 2025

Teton County Prosecutor Drops Voyeurism Charge From Carnival Incident
A Teton County prosecutor dropped a charge against a Texas man who was accused of trying to photograph a young girl’s private area during the carnival in Jackson last year. It’s not clear why the charge was dismissed.
Clair McFarlandJune 11, 2025

Interior Secretary Burgum Wants Foreign Visitor Fees, $1B Cut To National Parks
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum wants to charge fees for foreigners visiting America’s national parks, as well as cut $1 billion from their budgets. Burgum defended the plan Wednesday during a Senate hearing.
Renée JeanJune 11, 2025

Wyoming Oil And Gas Lease Sale Nets $7.7M, ‘Peanuts’ Compared To Trump’s First Term
The reality of oil and gas leasing in Wyoming hasn’t yet caught up to the Trump administration’s pledge to “unleash American energy.” Tuesday’s sale took in $7.7 million, “peanuts” compared to the $173 million in the best year of Trump’s first term.
David MadisonJune 11, 2025
