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Senate Rejects Last-Ditch House Compromise To Salvage Wyoming Budget
A last-ditch House compromise to salvage a supplemental budget from this Wyoming legislative session was rejected by the Senate on Monday. It paves the way for a mad dash to cram pieces of the budget into other bills.
Leo WolfsonMarch 03, 2025
Man Applying To Be Jail Officer Allegedly Admits Molesting Kids During Polygraph
A Gillette, Wyoming, man who tried to get a job as a detention officer is now incarcerated in the jail where he’d hoped to work. That’s because during a pre-employment polygraph, he confessed to molesting children, court documents allege.
Clair McFarlandMarch 03, 2025
Morning Show with Jake — Monday, March 3, 2025
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.
Jake NicholsMarch 03, 2025
Before They Become Bull Riders, Wyoming Rodeo Kids Learn On Steers
Rodeo is a way of life for many Wyoming families, which means kids are learning to ride and rope almost as soon as they can walk. Before they become bull riders, these budding stars learn on steers.
Hunter McDaniel for Cowboy State DailyMarch 03, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, March 3, 2025
Monday's headlines include: - Commercial Truck Fatalities Spike - Wyo/Montana Hottest Real Estate Markets - The Remarkable Medieval-style Mead Hall In Wyo
Wendy CorrMarch 03, 2025
After 110 Years, Hotel LaBonte In Douglas Keeps The Old West Alive
Fifth-generation Converse County rancher Keith Moore and his wife Macey bought the Hotel LaBonte in Douglas 10 years ago because of their affinity for old buildings and downtown revitalization. Its past includes a historic old west shootout and plenty of ghostly happenings.
Dale KillingbeckMarch 02, 2025
Southeast Wyoming To Get Blasted By Heavy Snow And 55MPH Winds On Monday
A fast-moving low-pressure system centering on southeast Wyoming could dump several inches of snow in Cheyenne and Laramie late Monday. Winds could top 55 mph during the snowstorm. A Winter Storm Watch has been issued.
Andrew RossiMarch 02, 2025
The American West – Writing Advice From John Steinbeck
People often lose sight of John Steinbeck as a Western writer. Born in California, half of his published books take place in his native state or in Mexico. Some feature the theme of Westering – traveling toward the goal of California.
William GronemanMarch 02, 2025
It's A Real Job: “Dinosaur Erection Specialist” Positions Dino Skeletons At Museum
Ry Williams is a self-described “dinosaur erection specialist” who’s a lot like a window dresser at a department store, except instead of arranging mannequins he poses and positions delicate, huge and ancient dinosaur skeletons -- many of which are from Wyoming.
Andrew RossiMarch 02, 2025
The Woman Behind The Gigantic Sand Sculptures At Glendo
A Casper woman’s addiction to building intricate sand sculptures takes her all over America. But she practices in her home state at Glendo, where she built a 6-foot-tall cowboy boot (which is still standing). She says Wyoming sand is the best.
Renée JeanMarch 02, 2025
New Field & Stream Branded Hotel To Launch In Montana
A new Field & Stream-themed lodge is being launched in the middle of hotel boom in Bozeman, Montana. It promises guests a throwback summer camp experience filled with the magazine’s outdoors nostalgia.
David MadisonMarch 02, 2025
Montana, Wyoming Top List Of Fastest-Selling Real Estate Markets
A new real estate report shows Wyoming, Montana, and Alaska are the fastest-selling real estate markets in the nation. Inventory in Wyoming is very low -- ranging from 1.79% in Natrona County to 2.05% in Sweetwater County to 5.63% in Park County.
David MadisonMarch 02, 2025
Yellowstone Hack: You Can Save A Lot Of Time By Using The East Entrance
In planning your next trip to Yellowstone, you may want to consider the East Entrance. It could be a time-saver. For example, in 2024, 773,144 vehicles passed through Yellowstone’s West Entrance while only 36,948 vehicles passed through the East Entrance.
Andrew RossiMarch 02, 2025
The English Westerner Society: Brits Obsessed with Wyoming, Outlaws And All Things Cowboy
The English Westerner Society started in the 1950s to give American West enthusiasts in England a place to talk about their favorite topic. Mike Bell is one of those British enthusiasts. He has written several books on Butch Cassidy and Wyoming outlaws.
Jackie DorothyMarch 02, 2025
Cassie Craven: The Wild Bunch Is Wyoming
Columnist Cassie Craven writes, “Gordon’s letter quoted an unnamed neighbor: ‘This wild bunch doesn’t understand Wyoming.’ With all due respect, Governor, the wild bunch was elected in a near landslide, despite your big-time money and endorsements trying to stack the deck. Maybe you and your friends don’t understand Wyoming.”
Cassie CravenMarch 02, 2025
Rod Miller: The 800-Pound Gorilla In The Wyoming Classroom
Columnist Rod Miller writes: "Absent the immediate writing and passage of an amendment to the Wyoming Constitution that says lawmakers can do what they damn well please with school funding, our citizen legislature has its work cut out for it. And it all circles back to our Constitution."
Rod MillerMarch 02, 2025
Wyoming History: When The Waltzing Mouse Was The Most Popular Pet In America
More than a century ago, the waltzing mouse exploded as the most popular pet in America. Now we know these spazzed-out tiny rodents have a neurological disorder, but then they were beloved for their “dancing.”
Jackie DorothyMarch 02, 2025
Netflix Docuseries On Gabby Petito Murder Puts Wyoming In Spotlight Again
The search for Gabby Petito in fall 2021 had the world watching northwest Wyoming. The missing YouTuber was ultimately found murdered in Bridger-Teton National Forest, and a new Netflix docuseries puts Teton County Coroner Brent Blue and the investigative team in the spotlight again.
Jen KocherMarch 02, 2025
FBI Seeks Ethete Man Accused Of Working With 'Probable' Drug Cartel Member
The FBI is seeking information regarding the whereabouts of Collie Judson Warren, 49, who is wanted on suspicion of dealing meth. Court documents say Warren worked with a man with "probable" Mexican drug cartel ties near the Wind River Reservation.
Clair McFarlandMarch 02, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Wyoming's Constitution Demands Fairer Teacher Pay
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes: "The Legislature has played games with teacher pay. Sometimes lawmakers dole out an increase just for one budget year, so the pay would slump right back down after that year - falling even further behind inflation."
Tom LubnauMarch 02, 2025
Wyoming Hunter Beats Huge Odds, Draws ‘Super Tag Trifecta’ To Hunt 3 Species
Nate Miller of Thermopolis put in for Wyoming’s Super Tag hunting tag raffle, not expecting to win anything. He beat astronomical odds to drew the most coveted prize of all, the three-species “trifecta” tag.
Mark HeinzMarch 01, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Why Does Wyoming Still Support President Trump?
Dear editor: I’m wondering what it will take for the Wyoming Trump supporters here in Wyoming to see the truth. The free world knows now that Trump is working for Putin.
March 01, 2025
Joan Barron: Legislature Pedaling Back 50 Years
Columnist Joan Barron writes, "The recent movement to ignore the supplemental budget is clearly Freedom Caucus-inspired and is meant, at least partially, to target and embarrass Gov. Mark Gordon."
Joan BarronMarch 01, 2025
Bill Sniffin: Two Funerals, Two Monte’s, And An Inspirational Dream
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “This column is a somewhat different from my normal writings. It just seemed important to share these stories with you today.”
Bill SniffinMarch 01, 2025