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Former Firefighter Gets 7-12 Years For Groping Women While Giving Them Rides
A former Riverton firefighter received a prison sentence of 7-12 years Tuesday. Multiple women came forward during a monthslong investigation saying he offered them rides, then groped them.
Clair McFarlandApril 16, 2025
Peabody Closes ‘Substantial’ Deal For Coal From Its Flagship Wyoming Coal Mine
Peabody Energy, which operates the world’s most productive coal mine, announced Tuesday it has a “substantial” contract to supply Associated Electric Cooperative for “at least the next seven years.”
David MadisonApril 16, 2025
The American West: David Thompson And The North West Company
David Thompson became one of the first fur traders to cross the Canadian Rockies into the interior valley of the Columbia River source west of the Continental Divide. He also became the first white explorer to travel the full course of the Columbia River.
Candy MoultonApril 15, 2025
Squatters Suspected Of Starting Fire In Vacant Evanston Motel
Squatters staying in a vacant hotel in Evanston, Wyoming, are suspected of starting a fire Tuesday in the vacant Hillcrest Motel. Police report the owner of the motel has been trying to renovate it, but has been having problems evicting squatters.
Andrew RossiApril 15, 2025
Montana Hunter Kills Charging Grizzly In Year’s First Reported Human-Bear Clash
In the first reported major run-in between a grizzly and a human this year, a man hunting shed antlers in north-central Montana shot and killed a female grizzly bear that he says charged him.
Mark HeinzApril 15, 2025
Tom Lubnau: The Wyoming Republican Party Should Fix Its Own Election Integrity Issues
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes: "The Republican Party's dispute resolution committee, in one last stroke of arrogance, said its conclusion is 'the Party’s sole remedy and is full, final and not appealable.' If the party were a private club, this whole process would be no big deal. But the party is a creation of law."
Tom LubnauApril 15, 2025
Jackson Man Could Be Deported For The Eighth Time If Convicted
Federal deportation authorities Monday arrested a Mexican national in Teton County, Wyoming, who has been removed from the United States seven times in the past 20 years, court documents say.
Clair McFarlandApril 15, 2025
Candy Moulton: Two If By Sea, Get Ready For America's 250th In Wyoming
Columnist Candy Moulton writes, “July 4, 1776, marks the signing of the Declaration of Independence and America is preparing to commemorate the semiquincentennial (250 years). The lighting of two lanterns in some Wyoming courthouses Friday is the official start of the celebration in the Cowboy State.”
Candy MoultonApril 15, 2025
Steamboat Geyser — World’s Tallest — Blasts Off For Second Time In 2025
The eruption of Yellowstone’s Steamboat Geyser on Monday is its second of 2025 and suggests that the world's tallest active geyser may be getting more regular. Sometimes going years between eruptions, it seems to be spouting off more consistently.
Andrew RossiApril 15, 2025
University of Wyoming International Students Have Visas Revoked
The University of Wyoming confirmed to Cowboy State Daily on Tuesday that “a few” international students have had their visas to be in the United States revoked. Just how many students and why isn’t clear.
Leo WolfsonApril 15, 2025
Wyoming Oil And Gas Producers Cheer No More Environmental Review For Federal Leases
Wyoming oil and gas producers are cheering a new directive lifting requirements for environmental reviews for federal leases. The move affects more than 3,200 leases across seven Western states, including Wyoming.
David MadisonApril 15, 2025
National Police Conference To Feature Laramie County Drunk Driving Lawn Mower Test
Laramie County Sheriff Brian Kozak said the WKRP-inspired video of Wyoming columnist Rod Miller getting drunk and then driving on a riding lawnmower will be getting some national exposure. The video, which illustrates the dangers of drunk driving, will be featured at a national police conference.
Leo WolfsonApril 15, 2025
New Top Prosecutor Named For One Of Wyoming’s Highest-Crime Counties
Fremont County has a new top prosecutor for one of the Wyoming’s most crime-riddled counties. Asked how they’d reduce crime, one of three finalists for the job said that “none of us were given a magic wand upon graduation from law school.”
Clair McFarlandApril 15, 2025
50-Degree Temperature Plunge, Snow On The Way For Much Of Wyoming
A slow-moving cold front is heading for Wyoming, which will drop temperatures by as much as 50 degrees for most of the state. It’ll also bring up to 4 inches of wet snow and black ice to some of the most hazardous roads and highways.
Andrew RossiApril 15, 2025
Famous Yellowstone Wolf Pack Hunting Calf Nearly Clobbered By Adult Bison
Yellowstone National Park’s Junction Butte wolf pack failed in a recent attempt to bring down a yearling bison calf. The calf and its mother ran to a group of adult bison, which in turn tried to clobber the wolves.
Mark HeinzApril 15, 2025
Star Plunge Closure Hits Three Months, And Visitors Are Steering Clear
The Star Plunge hot springs venue has been closed for three months, which is starting to impact the tourism industry in and around Thermopolis. There are fewer people staying in local hotels with the busy summer tourism season on the horizon.
Renée JeanApril 15, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake — Tuesday, April 15, 2025
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Jake NicholsApril 15, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Tuesday's headlines include: * Mass Exit at Vedauwoo Fire Dept * Ian Munsick On “Kelly Clarkson” * Shelter Exec Quits Over Cat Abortions
Wendy CorrApril 15, 2025
Nearly All Vedauwoo Volunteer Firefighters Resign, Upset With Board Actions
Nearly all members of the Vedauwoo Volunteer Fire Department resigned Thursday. Department leaders say the Albany County Fire District Board acted without transparency, while critics of the department say its members have been causing problems.
Clair McFarlandApril 15, 2025
Judge Tosses Casper Doctor’s Lawsuit To Get Back On Wyoming Board Of Medicine
A federal court judge threw out Casper radiologist Eric Cubin’s lawsuit against Gov. Mark Gordon on Monday, rendering a blow to his effort to get back on the Wyoming Board of Medicine.
Leo WolfsonApril 15, 2025
Wyoming Delegation, Chuck Gray Say Opposition To SAVE Act Is ‘Radical Left’ Hype
Wyoming’s congressional delegation and Secretary of State Chuck Gray say that the federal SAVE Act will not prevent married women from registering to vote. They say those claims and more by Democrats are “radical left” hype and “a complete fallacy.”
Leo WolfsonApril 15, 2025
Rising Wyoming Country Star Ian Munsick To Be On ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show'
Wyoming’s Ian Munsick is a rising country music star who’s about to find a huge audience. On Tuesday, he’ll perform his latest song, “God Bless the West,” on national television on “The Kelly Clarkson Show.”
Renée JeanApril 15, 2025
Guest Column: Wyoming’s Mental Health Crisis Deserves an Honest Conversation
Former Speaker of the House Albert Sommers writes, "After the Wyoming Freedom Caucus’s actions over the last 3 years of voting against nearly every effort to support mental health solutions, I was dumbfounded to read Cassie Craven’s opinion piece, 'It's Time For Elementary School Counselors In Wyoming.'"
CSD StaffApril 14, 2025
Dave Simpson: Quite Simply, The Cadillac of Dogs
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “ The way I see it, any guy who calls his wife his best friend has probably never known the joy of owning a black Labrador Retriever. Simple as that.”
Dave SimpsonApril 14, 2025