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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
Cowboy State Daily Radio Newscast: Friday, November 21, 2025
Friday's headlines include: * Vice President Cheney’s Funeral * Laramie Prepares For Josh Allen Return * Lawmakers Advance Plans To Kill Residential Prop Tax
Mac WatsonNovember 21, 2025

Big Piney Teen Agrees To Plead Guilty For Killing Man With Bow And Arrow
A Big Piney man agreed Thursday to plead guilty to second-degree murder and mutilation of a dead body for killing his friend February with a bow and arrow. Court documents say Rowan Littauer and Orion Schlesinger walked to the victim’s home and ambushed him.
Clair McFarlandNovember 21, 2025

Dick Cheney Remembered As ‘True Man Of The West’ At D.C. Funeral
While his funeral was happening 1,770 miles from his hometown of Casper, Wyoming, there was a palpable Cowboy State feel to Dick Cheney’s funeral service Thursday in Washington, D.C. Former President George W. Bush remembered him a “true man of the West.”
Greg Johnson & Sean BarryNovember 21, 2025

Wyoming Legislators Advance Plan To Kill All Residential Property Taxes
Wyoming lawmakers advanced five property tax reform plans Wednesday. One of the measures, if passed by the Legislature and the people of Wyoming, would change the state Constitution to eliminate residential property tax altogether.
Clair McFarlandNovember 20, 2025

81-Year-Old Rancher's Caterpillar Trackhoe Stolen In Bold Daytime Heist
An 81-year-old rancher’s $30,000 Caterpillar trackhoe was stolen in broad daylight near Big Piney, Wyoming. “Whoever did this had a pretty good plan and got home free,” the rancher told Cowboy State Daily
Scott SchwebkeNovember 20, 2025

Letter To The Editor: Pricing Of Meat Isn't That Simple
Dear editor: I beg to differ (a little) with Dennis Sun’s op/ed regarding consumer pricing of meat commodities to the end user (consumer). Is meat pricing to the consumer right where it needs to be? It is certainly not as easy and simplistic as Mr. Sun makes it out to be."
November 20, 2025

Letter To The Editor: What About Circumcision?
Dear editor: If the outrage over child genital mutilation is genuine, then Wyoming Republicans should prove it where it’s easiest: stop making taxpayers fund non-therapeutic circumcisions through Medicaid.
November 20, 2025

Guest Column: What Wyoming Gets from a Thriving College of Business
Dean of UW’s College of Business Scott Beaulier writes, "We cannot lean on tax policy and natural beauty alone to drive growth. Our workforce is thin, our economy under-diversified and our growth inconsistent."
Guest ColumnNovember 20, 2025

Casper Woman Accused Of Tying Nursing Home Patient’s Head To Bed Pleads Not Guilty
A 50-year-old Casper woman could get 10 years in prison if she’s convicted of tying a patient’s head to a bed with a scarf while she worked at a nursing home. Julie Ann Cross pleaded not guilty at her arraignment on Thursday.
Dale KillingbeckNovember 20, 2025

Wyoming Hunter Finds Aircraft Parts That Blew Off Cessna Jet In 2019
A Wyoming hunter found aircraft parts Wednesday scattered near Laramie Peak. The Converse County Sheriff's Office confirmed late Thursday the parts came from a Cessna Citation jet that took off in 2019 from Casper and landed safely in Scottsbluff.
Mark HeinzNovember 20, 2025

Casper Man Claims He’s ‘A Victim'; 1,083 Child Porn Photos Planted On His Phone
A 60-year-old Casper man told a judge Thursday that he’s “a victim” before he was sentenced to 12-15 years in prison for child pornography charges. He also claimed the 1,083 child porn photos found on his phone were planted there “while I was asleep."
Dale KillingbeckNovember 20, 2025

House Passes Bill That Repeals Spying Reparations Provision For Lummis, Others
Rep. Harriet Hageman voted Wednesday to repeal the recently enacted provision of law that allows eight GOP senators, including Wyoming’s Cynthia Lummis, to sue the government for at least $500,000 each over the FBI’s spying on them.
Sean BarryNovember 20, 2025

Here's How Laramie Is Preparing For Josh Allen's Return To Wyoming On Saturday
The town of Laramie is all abuzz as it prepares for Josh Allen's return for the retirement of his Wyoming Cowboys' football jersey on Saturday. Things will start getting busy in downtown Laramie on Friday and carry through late Saturday night.
Anna-Louise JacksonNovember 20, 2025

Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Thursday, November 20, 2025
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.
Jake NicholsNovember 20, 2025

Sparks Fly At Management Council Over Honor Wyoming 'Blocked' Email Claims
Sparks flew Wednesday as the Legislature’s highest-ranking members rejected a controversial bill to keep a list of emails people send to legislators. Conservative political group Honor Wyoming says the list is needed because its emails have been “blocked.”
Clair McFarlandNovember 20, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Radio Newscast: Thursday, November 20, 2025
Thursday's headlines include: * Big Win For Wyoming Coal * Health Care Plan For Bear Attacks * Report Describes Chaos At Pipeline Blast
Mac WatsonNovember 20, 2025

Pig Wrestling Returns To 2026 Teton County Fair — But Only For Kids And Women
After a six-year hiatus, pig wrestling will return for the 2026 Teton County Fair, but only for kids and women — and all must complete animal care training. The decision follows heated debate over tradition versus animal welfare concerns.
Kate MeadowsNovember 20, 2025

Japan Eyes Wyoming Gas As New Mexico-Mexico Route Opens Export Path
Japan wants Wyoming’s low-carbon natural gas, and new export terminals in Mexico may provide a route for Asian delivery. Policy leaders say demand is rising, and cleaner Rocky Mountain gas could boost U.S. energy exports.
Renée JeanNovember 20, 2025

Canada, Oregon And Now Washington Won't Send More Wolves To Colorado
Colorado’s wolf reintroduction program may have hit a wall. It probably can’t get any more wolves from Canada, Oregon has said no more, and now Washington state is also refusing to send more wolves for the program.
Mark HeinzNovember 19, 2025
