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‘I Love You Guys’: Josh Allen Gets Huge Ovation As His No. 17 Retired By UW
“I love you guys,” Josh Allen proclaimed as nearly 30,000 fans exploded at War Memorial Stadium on Saturday as the University of Wyoming retired his No. 17 jersey. It was almost as big a pop as when he concluded with, “And it will always suck to be a CSU Ram!”
Anna-Louise JacksonNovember 22, 2025
Famous Mad Max Weather Tank Chases Tornadoes Across Wyoming And High Plains
A Colorado storm chaser was in Cheyenne last week to show off his TIV2 Mad Max-style weather tank made famous by the Discovery TV show “Storm Chasers.” He said he uses it to chase tornadoes in eastern Wyoming, Nebraska and northeast Colorado.
Renée JeanNovember 22, 2025
Sister Refuses To Give Up Search 6 Years After Casper Man Vanished
Jose Mendoza disappeared on a trip home to Casper six years ago after visiting his mother in Utah. He also left behind mysterious clues that his sister believes point to someone harming him, and she refuses to give up the search for him.
Jen KocherNovember 22, 2025
Utah Population To Explode To 5.6 Million People By 2065, Wyoming On Pace For 1 Million In 170 Years
A new research study says Utah's population will grow from 3.6 million people now to 5.6 million people by 2065. Neighboring Wyoming, however, won't hit 1 million people for 170 years at its current pace of 0.4% growth.
Andrew RossiNovember 22, 2025
Joan Barron: UW Tax Exemptions Have Laramie Steamed
Columnist Joan Barron writes, “The amount of property tax income lost to the City of Laramie and to Albany County from the University of Wyoming exemption totals about $4 million to more than $5 million a year. And the citizens would prefer the payments be in cash."
Joan BarronNovember 22, 2025
Rural Wyoming EMTs Struggle To Keep Ambulances Rolling — Even When Wheels Fall Off
Wyoming’s rural EMS crews are struggling to keep their ambulances rolling amid staff shortages, aging equipment, and a $30 million annual funding gap. They even have to adapt when the wheels literally fall off during an emergency transport.
Scott SchwebkeNovember 22, 2025
The Secret To Sheridan High Football's 55-0 Dynasty: Blindfolds And Book Clubs
The Sheridan Broncs completed their fifth consecutive undefeated football season last week, extending their state record winning streak to 55 games. They say their success is built on trust exercises and exercising their minds through book clubs.
David MadisonNovember 22, 2025
Hero Poodle Named Lily Saves Cheyenne Woman's Life After Heart Attack
A Cheyenne woman credits her poodle Lily for saving her life after having a heart attack. “If it hadn't been for Lily alerting my friend, I would not be talking to you, because they did pronounce me dead at one point,” she told Cowboy State Daily.
Zakary SonntagNovember 22, 2025
Josh Allen Is In Laramie, And Fans Are Going Nuts For His UW Return
From buying thousands of bobbleheads to chugging beers, fans in Laramie are going nuts for Josh Allen’s celebrated return to the University of Wyoming. He arrived in Laramie on Friday, and one fan compared Allen’s return to the second coming of Christ.
Anna-Louise JacksonNovember 22, 2025
Hageman Says California Needs To Get In Gear, Stop Going After Wyoming’s Water
Harriet Hageman says California has neglected its water infrastructure while demanding more Colorado River water from Wyoming. She says California and other Lower Basin states need to get in gear with that before going after more from Upper Basin states.
Mark HeinzNovember 22, 2025
Guest Column: Dick Cheney's Checkered Conservation Legacy
Western Watersheds Project's Erik Molvar writes, "Cheney had one major conservation achievement: the Wyoming Wilderness Act of 1984. Otherwise, his record was dominated by environmental destruction."
Guest ColumnNovember 21, 2025
Jonathan Lange: Annoying Emails Are Not Exempt From The First Amendment
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, "We still don’t know how many emails are being diverted. And we don’t know what percentage of them are constitutionally protected communications from Wyoming citizens to their elected officials."
Jonathan LangeNovember 21, 2025
Dennis Sun: It was a Good News Week
Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "It’s not often agriculture has a week where good news abounds, but this was the case last week."
Dennis SunNovember 21, 2025
Gillette Nurse Gets 1 Year In Jail For Freezing Death Of Dementia Patient
A Gillette CNA was sentenced Friday to a year in jail for negligent homicide in the death of an 88-year-old dementia patient who froze to death outside an assisted living center. Two jurors were removed during his trial for using racial slurs.
Jen KocherNovember 21, 2025
Wyoming Ranchers Say Bypassing Some Meat Inspectors Would Be Game-Changing
Wyoming ranchers say allowing some meat to bypass federal inspectors and sell limited state-inspected product online would be “the best thing that can happen to them.” That’s what the federal DIRECT Act recently reintroduced to the Senate would do.
Kate MeadowsNovember 21, 2025
Coffee Trumps Internet In Thermopolis, A Throwback To Old-School Social Networking
In Thermopolis, Wyoming, coffee groups meet all over town in person for old-school social networking rather than scrolling social media and the internet. Regular groups meet wherever coffee is served, even McDonald's.
Jackie DorothyNovember 21, 2025
Wyoming Horses Have Been Exposed To Outbreak Of Deadly Equine Virus
Several cases of a potentially deadly equine virus have been confirmed in four states this week, including one in Colorado. That horse also was in Cheyenne, Casper, and Wheatland, which means Wyoming horses have been exposed to equine herpesvirus.
Andrew RossiNovember 21, 2025
Hunters, Game Processors Partner For Veterans Who Can’t Hunt Big Game Anymore
A growing program has hunters and game processors partnering to get fresh game meat to military veterans who can't hunt big game anymore. The effort started in Missouri and wants to expand into states like Wyoming and Montana.
Mark HeinzNovember 21, 2025
Casper Teen Gets 4-6 Years For Stabbing Girl With 2-Foot 'Tactical Machete’
An 18-year-old Casper woman got four to six years in prison Friday for stabbing another girl with what the prosecutor described as a 2-foot “tactical machete.” A dramatic video shown in court shows her sticking the machete into her victim, who survived.
Dale KillingbeckNovember 21, 2025
Wild Horse Basin Ranch, 92,000 Green Acres Near Casper, Lists For $45 Million
Wild Horse Basin, a 92,000-acre working cattle ranch with 50 ponds and five creeks is just 30 minutes from Casper. It also has potential for oil and gas development, and has hit the market for $45 million.
Renée JeanNovember 21, 2025
How A Wyoming Startup Is Turning Trash Into Clean Fuel For Cars
Nobody’s driving hydrogen vehicles in Wyoming, but they are catching on in the San Francisco Bay area. That's because a startup based in Pinedale, Wyoming, just cleared final permitting on its process of turning rotting trash into fuel for cars and trucks.
David MadisonNovember 21, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Friday, November 21, 2025
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.
Jake NicholsNovember 21, 2025
Creating a Legacy in Comprehensive Dental Care
Legacy Dental is a new dental partnership built upon the foundation of generational practice and guided by the principles of bringing innovative and comprehensive care to patients in need.
November 21, 2025
Scott Clem: The Spoiled Mob And Spooked Alarmists Have Been Here A While
Columnist Scott Clem writes: “It may seem new that our political culture looks like part spoiled mob, and part spooky-conspiracy-theory, tin-foil hat club, but it's not. The historical terms are modernity and post-modernity. They’re not new, and they’ve shaped our politics, morality, and spirituality."
Scott ClemNovember 21, 2025