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A Wyoming Sheriff Caught Infamous Cannibal Alfred Packer, Brought Him To Justice
After eating his five traveling companions in the Colorado mountains in the winter of 1874, Alfred Packer eluded capture for nearly a decade. One of the most infamous cannibals in U.S. history was caught and brought to justice by a Wyoming sheriff.
Jackie DorothyMarch 29, 2025
Wyoming Again In Spotlight With New TV Series About ‘Happy Face Killer’
A new TV series on Paramount+ will feature the story of Keith Jesperson, who admitted to murdering at least eight women across five states — including Wyoming — between 1990 and 1995.
Jen KocherMarch 29, 2025
The American West: The Great Plains Inspired Mari Sandoz and Willa Cather
Two of the West’s best-known writers, Mari Sandoz and Willa Cather, found inspiration in the landscapes of Nebraska. In both cases the literature and the landscape endure. Cather called the harsh land "the happiness and the curse of my life."
Candy MoultonMarch 29, 2025
Bill Sniffin: My Personal Editor's Library Is Living On Borrowed Time
Bill Sniffin writes: “Despite my pride in them, I think these books will become dust catchers going forward into the future. Someday our kids and grandkids will have to lug all these books to some terrible place, like the dump."
Bill SniffinMarch 29, 2025
Joan Barron: Sure Hope You Can Find Your Birth Certificate By Next Election
Columnist Joan Barron writes: "I don’t think anyone wants to see illegal aliens voting in Wyoming elections, though the possibility is remote. But I also don’t believe that people want to disenfranchise residents who cannot comply with the new voter registration requirements."
Joan BarronMarch 29, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Morning Show — Saturday, March 29, 2025
It's the Saturday morning show with John Baggett from 6-10AM.
Jake NicholsMarch 29, 2025
After Threats Last Week, No Fireworks During Hageman Phone-In Town Hall
A series of combative town halls last week prompted Wyoming congresswoman Harriet Hageman to cancel near-future in-person events. After threats in Laramie and Wheatland last week, there were no fireworks during her Friday phone-in town hall.
Leo WolfsonMarch 29, 2025
The American West: Rattlesnake Kate Started Killing Snakes To Protect Her Baby
The legendary homesteader "Rattlesnake Kate" was a mama first. She slaughtered 140 rattlesnakes that dared surround her 3-year-old son while the pair were out on horseback, looking for waterfowl on the Colorado plains in 1925.
Linda WommackMarch 28, 2025
Jonathan Lange: The Censorship Machine Is Exposed - Time To Destroy It
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes: "We didn’t have a word for the suppression of ideas during COVID-19. But this outrageous collusion of manufactured academic claims, official government denials of the truth, and non-governmental organizations has since been dubbed the 'censorship industrial complex.'"
Jonathan LangeMarch 28, 2025
Reservation Man Accused Of Rape Found Not Guilty In Rare Federal Acquittal
A federal trial jury Wednesday found a 23-year-old Wind River Indian Reservation man not guilty of multiple sexual abuse charges. His accuser had claimed he raped her while she was drunk. Federal trial acquittals are extremely rare.
Clair McFarlandMarch 28, 2025
The Roundup: A Conversation With Cyning Meadowcroft
This week, host Wendy Corr visits with Cyning Meadowcroft, an Englishman who built his dream home outside of Cheyenne. Angelcynn Heall was built with a medieval method of construction, and Meadowcroft takes us on a tour of his 22-year project.
Wendy CorrMarch 28, 2025
Wyoming Ranchers Ask Trump For Help In Family's Fence Line Fight With Feds
Wyoming ranchers have asked President Donald Trump to intervene in their daughter and son-in-law’s property dispute with the U.S. Forest Service in South Dakota.
Mark HeinzMarch 28, 2025
Casper Doctor Not Giving Up Fight To Get Back On Wyoming Board Of Medicine
Casper radiologist Eric Cubin has filed an appeal to get back on the Wyoming Board of Medicine after pressure from Gov. Mark Gordon to resign last year. Cubin lobbied for legislation banning transgender surgeries and treatments on minors.
Leo WolfsonMarch 28, 2025
Lummis Wants End To ‘Silly’ Restrictions On Short-Barreled Rifles, Shotguns
Wyoming Sen. Cynthia Lummis is a backing a bill to lift 90-year-old restrictions on short-barreled rifles and shotguns. A Wyoming firearms law expert agrees, calling the restrictions “silly.”
Mark HeinzMarch 28, 2025
Wyoming Man Accused Of Machete, Hammer Attacks Nabbed In Colorado
A 25-year-old Goshen County, Wyoming man was on the run from the law, accused of swinging a machete at his sister. He was caught Wednesday in Colorado — and his sister says he wasn’t really trying to hurt her.
Clair McFarlandMarch 28, 2025
18-Year-Old Good Samaritan Hit, Killed While Helping Injured Driver Near Laramie
An 18-year-old WyoTech student from Montana with dreams of building muscle cars stopped to help the injured driver of a one-car rollover Sunday on Highway 130 near Laramie. While doing that, he was hit by another driver and killed.
David MadisonMarch 28, 2025
Dennis Sun: Beef Producers Are Looking At Record Prices
Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "Cattle producers and the beef industry are both looking at record prices for beef products. These prices are expected to stay current or rise over the next couple of years as heifer retention has not showed up yet to grow the U.S. cattle herd."
Dennis SunMarch 28, 2025
More Than 100 Wyoming Attorneys And Judges Demand Delegation Protect Judges
More than 100 Wyoming attorneys and judges, including a former governor and two former attorneys general, have sent a letter to the Wyoming congressional delegation. They demand Barrasso, Lummis and Hageman denounce recent attacks on judges.
Leo WolfsonMarch 28, 2025
If Feds Delist Wolves Everywhere, Will Colorado’s Reintroduction Program Crash?
A push is underway to get wolves delisted from federal protection across the Lower 48, but it remains unclear how that might affect wolf management policies in Wyoming and Colorado.
Mark HeinzMarch 28, 2025
Wyoming Cell Tower Worker Hit While Air Force Members Shoot At Targets
A man working on a Verizon cell tower was shot in the thigh Thursday while three U.S. Air Force members were shooting targets on federal land outside Guernsey, Wyoming. The worker was life-flighted, then treated and released from a Cheyenne hospital.
Clair McFarlandMarch 28, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake — Friday, March 28, 2025
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.
Jake NicholsMarch 28, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, March 28, 2025
Friday's headlines include: * Trump Endorses Lummis * Truck Rolls Off Cliff Near Cody * Guy In Bear Suit Scares Off Bear
Wendy CorrMarch 28, 2025
Trump Cuts $40 Million In Wyoming COVID-Era Health Grants
President Donald Trump’s administration eliminated $12 billion in federal COVID-era health grants Wednesday. Wyoming’s cut of that is $40 million, almost all for the state’s Public Health Division.
Leo WolfsonMarch 27, 2025
The American West: Actually, The First Woman To Vote Was In Utah
Wyoming’s role in winning the vote for women is well chronicled and documented in history, and rightly so. But the first woman to actually cast a ballot in an election is less well known, and often a surprise. She was not from Wyoming.
R.B. MillerMarch 27, 2025