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Wyoming 5th Lowest In The Country For Flu Vax Rates
Wyoming has the fifth-lowest percentage of residents vaccinated for influenza at 43%. Idaho is the least-vaccinated state for influenza at 38.2% while Massachusetts and Rhode Island are the most vaccinated states in the country for the flu.
Clair McFarlandMay 17, 2024
Two Life Sentences For Wind River Man Who Shot Neighbor In Back Of The Head
Francis Acebo was given two mandatory life sentences in prison Thursday for killing neighbor Derek Redstar Pappan by shooting him the back of the head. “Our hearts will never be the same,” said Pappan’s mother.
Leo WolfsonMay 16, 2024
Angry Snowy Range Ranchers Cut Off From Longtime Summer Grazing Pastures
Property owners along a now-closed Boswell Road in southern Albany County, Wyoming, are angry they’ve been cut off from their land and can’t build their homes or drive cattle to their longtime summer grazing pastures.
Mark HeinzMay 16, 2024
Sally Ann Shurmur: Chocolate Squares And Frosting Can Mean Only One Thing
Columnist Sally Ann Shurmur writes, "Graduation season is here and this Sunday will be a popular day. We’ll be across the street in purple to wish the 56 Herders well and then then change shirt colors and head to southeast Wyoming for 20 graduates."
Sally Ann ShurmurMay 16, 2024
Wyoming House Speaker Albert Sommers To Run For Senate, Has Opponent
Wyoming House Speaker Albert Sommers officially announced his campaign for the state Senate on Thursday. Sommers, who was first elected to the legislature in 2012, will be running against sheep rancher Laura Pearson.
Leo WolfsonMay 16, 2024
Wyoming Oil And Gas Group Challenges Suffocating EPA, BLM Rules
The Petroleum Association of Wyoming joined with other trade groups this week to file a pair of lawsuits challenging Biden administration rules that could suffocate gas, oil and methane production.
Pat MaioMay 16, 2024
Biden Administration's BLM Issues Rule To Kill Wyoming Coal By 2041
The BLM issued a rule on Thursday that would end coal production in Wyoming's energy-rich Powder River Basin by 2041. Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon said his attorney general will pursue legal options to challenge the rule.
Pat MaioMay 16, 2024
Casper Teen Accused Of Shooting Ex-Girlfriend Said He’d ‘Celebrate When You Die’
The Casper 17-year-old charged with first-degree murder for allegedly shooting his ex-girlfriend in the head Tuesday told her in a text message he planned to “celebrate when you die,” according to court documents released Thursday.
Dale KillingbeckMay 16, 2024
Surging Prices Make Planned Wyoming Gold And Copper Mine Worth $3.7 Billion
The economy may be tough these days, but gold and copper prospects for Cheyenne-based U.S. Gold are surging, making the mine worth an estimated $3.7 billion.
Pat MaioMay 16, 2024
No One Mauled When Grizzlies Come Close To Tourists At Old Faithful
A momma grizzly and two large cubs strolled through the Upper Geyser Basin near Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park on Tuesday. This group of tourists was well-behaved. As no one tried to pet or saddle the bears, no one was mauled.
Mark HeinzMay 16, 2024
Riverton Police Department Denies Claims By Native Officer Of Racist Treatment
In a response filed last week to a lawsuit brought by its first enrolled Northern Arapaho officer, the Riverton Police Department denies his claims of hostile, racist treatment.
Clair McFarlandMay 16, 2024
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, May 16, 2024
Thursday's headlines include: * Denver Mayor Mad At Wyoming Sheriff For Billboard * Arrest Made In Shooting Death Of Casper High School Student * 1986 Cokeville Bombing: The Miracle That Was Almost The Worst US School Disaster
Wendy CorrMay 16, 2024
Slain Sheridan Police Sgt. Nevada Krinkee Honored On US Senate Floor
Sheridan police Sgt. Nevada Krinkee, who was killed in the line of duty March 1, was honored on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday. Sen. John Barrasso hailed Krinkee’s sacrifice and blasted efforts to defund police.
Leo WolfsonMay 16, 2024
Tom Lubnau: The Day A Camel Met A Bronc Who Went On To Become The Pirate
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "On a rainy Friday night in 1976, the Gillette Camels met the Cody Broncs on the football field. On the Bronc sidelines was a sophomore linebacker named Mike Leach who went on to become one of the greatest football coaches in history."
Tom LubnauMay 16, 2024
Wyoming Legislative Group Will Consider Response To Wolf Torture
Legislators agreed Wednesday to study possible reform of the state’s wildlife policy in light of the wolf torture earlier this year. But one lawmaker urged restraint so not to "accommodate out-of-state people who don’t have much common sense."
Mark HeinzMay 16, 2024
Cheyenne Inmate Accused Of Stealing Cookies When Jailhouse Drug Deal Goes Bad
An inmate in the Laramie County jail faces felony-level charges for allegedly attacking an older inmate and stealing his cookies. The inmates had prior issues over coffee and refried beans. But things came to a head over the cookies.
Clair McFarlandMay 15, 2024
2 More In Race For Anthony Bouchard’s State Senate Seat
Two more Republicans have entered an increasingly crowded GOP primary in an attempt to take the Wyoming state Senate seat held by two-time incumbent Anthony Bouchard, who hasn’t said if he’s running again. If he does, he’ll have at least four opponents.
Leo WolfsonMay 15, 2024
After Closing In Winter For Too Little Snow, Ski Resort Closes In Summer For Too Much Snow
Sleeping Giant Ski Area and Zipline near Cody had to close for the winter ski season because of a lack of snow, now damage caused by too much spring snow is keeping its popular zipline shut down for the summer.
Andrew RossiMay 15, 2024
Good News: Hitching Post Sign Saved. Also, Man Found Living In Sign!
When construction workers were digging up the concrete foundation for the gigantic Hitching Post sign in west Cheyenne, they saw a foot sticking out. Turns out someone was living in the sign. Also, the sign will be saved.
Renée JeanMay 15, 2024
Letter To The Editor: Wyoming Reforms Needed to Protect Against Foreign Adversaries
Dear editor: President Biden sounded an awful lot like President Trump this week when he announced massive tariffs on Chinese cars and green technology.
May 15, 2024
Casper Boy, 17, Charged With First-Degree Murder In Killing Of High School Girl
A Casper 17-year-old identified only as E.C. who reportedly had bragged about wanting to have a “gun battle” with police was charged with first-degree murder Wednesday in the shooting death of a local high school girl.
Dale KillingbeckMay 15, 2024
Denver Mayor Mad At Wyoming Sheriff For Billboard, Says Sign Is Inaccurate
Denver's mayor says Sheriff Brian Kozak's billboard in Denver is inaccurate. He says Denver hasn't defunded the police even though millions of dollars have been diverted. Kozak said more than 100 cops have reached out to him since the sign went up.
Clair McFarlandMay 15, 2024
RMP: $116M Electricity Rate Hike For Wyoming Due To Inflation, Coal Disruptions
The president of Rocky Mountain Power says their proposed $116.3 million electricity rate hike for Wyoming residents is due to Inflation and coal market disruptions. This hike would be in addition to an 8.3% increase that went into effect Jan 1
Pat MaioMay 15, 2024
Wrong-Way Driver To Plead Guilty To Causing Fiery Crash That Killed 5
A wrong-way driver accused of triggering a fiery chain-reaction crash on I-80 near Rawlins, which killed five students, in January 2023 has agreed to plead guilty to five counts of vehicular homicide. He could get 75-100 years in prison.
Clair McFarlandMay 15, 2024