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A couple of shoppers stroll down the streets in downtown Cheyenne.

Cheyenne’s Rodeo Week Inspires Huge Shopping Sprees, Millions In Economic Impact

Rodeo season in Cheyenne brings a surge of shoppers and record-breaking sales. Local businesses are projected to reap millions in economic benefits during the city’s iconic Cheyenne Frontier Days.

Renée JeanJuly 25, 2025

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Letter To The Editor: You're Batting .500 On Your Ozzy Osbourne Coverage

Dear editor: I found the 7/24/2025 Cartoon of the day #1 depicting Ozzy with a dove only days after his passing neither amusing nor appropriate. However....

July 25, 2025

This Turkish-made SDS Tisas 2011 pistol has a manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of $749. It’s a clone of a high-end Staccatto 2011 pistol, which can cost nearly $3,000.

Letter To The Editor: Preventing Firearm Suicide In Wyoming

Dear editor: The latest finalized data from the CDC shows Wyoming had the highest rate of gun suicide in the nation – more than twice the national average and ten times higher than the state with the lowest rate.

July 25, 2025

Shane Paul loves to get out in the wild and shoot scenery and animals in Wyoming’s great outdoors. The slow motion video he got of this bull ride at Cheyenne Frontier Days is 21 seconds of adrenaline and pain.

Quadriplegic Photographer’s ‘Epic’ Slow Motion Bull Ride Video Is 21 Seconds Of Pain

A 49-year-old quadriplegic photographer from Cheyenne who typically focuses on wildlife and landscapes has been enjoying Cheyenne Frontier Days this week. He caught an “epic” bull ride in slow motion that’s 21 seconds of adrenaline and pain.

Dale KillingbeckJuly 25, 2025

The famous Air Force Thunderbirds have touched down in Cheyenne ahead of their Saturday Wings Over Wyoming show. Its first civilian air show was the 1953 Cheyenne Frontier Days, and the Thunderbirds have been back every year since, but one.

Cheyenne Frontier Days Was First Civilian Show For Thunderbirds 72 Years Ago

The famous Air Force Thunderbirds have touched down in Cheyenne ahead of their Saturday Wings Over Wyoming show. The squad's first civilian air show was the 1953 Cheyenne Frontier Days, and the Thunderbirds have been back every year since but two.

Renée JeanJuly 25, 2025

Rancher and outdoorsman Carl Strachan took this elk calf into his home near Livingston, Montana, trying to nurse it back to health after it survived an apparent mountain lion attack. The calf died, but Strachan said he doesn’t regret trying to help.

Rancher Tries To Save Elk Calf Mauled In Mountain Lion Attack

A Montana outdoorsman and rancher found an elk calf that had been critically hurt in a mountain lion attack and took it into his home. The calf died, but he doesn’t regret trying to save it. It also follows a trend of more mountain lion sightings.

Mark HeinzJuly 25, 2025

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Letter To The Editor: I Am Disappointed In Wyoming PBS CEO Joanna Kail

Dear editor: I believe the statements made by CEO Joanna Kail regarding bias and audience decline are both misleading and potentially damaging to the long-standing credibility and public trust earned by PBS.

July 25, 2025

Randy Jay Nelsen

Man Who Walked Into Sheriff's Office And Confessed To Molesting Child Makes Plea

A 73-year-old Green River man who walked into the local sheriff’s office last summer and announced he’d fondled a preteen girl decades earlier pleaded “no contest” on Thursday. Prosecutors agreed to cap their prison sentence request at five years.

Clair McFarlandJuly 25, 2025

Campbell and Converse counties this week sent expansive letters to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum lobbying for more input on federal lands. But one Campbell County commissioner says he wouldn’t have signed off on his county’s letter given a do-over.

Wyoming Counties Lobby Department Of Interior For More Input On Federal Lands

Campbell and Converse counties this week sent expansive letters to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum lobbying for more input on federal lands. But one Campbell County commissioner says he wouldn’t have signed off on his county’s letter given a do-over.

David MadisonJuly 24, 2025

Gap Pucci with Mother Marie Wendy McMenamy at his place in Jackson Hole.

Estate Of Legendary Wyoming Spaghetti Westerner Gap Pucci To Be Bought By Nuns

Gap Pucci befriended two nuns 25 years ago after they walked in sandals with no socks in knee-deep snow to see his crosses. Now the nuns say they will buy the legendary Wyoming spaghetti Westerner’s estate with a promise it won’t become a luxury mansion.

Renée JeanJuly 24, 2025

A barred owl, inset, with a group of spotted owls.

Congress Moves To Stop Killing Of 500,000 Barred Owls To Save Spotted Owls

Environmental groups have pulled together a bipartisan effort in Congress, which introduced a bill Wednesday to halt a Biden-era plan for a mass killing of 500,000 barred owls. Killing those owls would save endangered spotted owls, officials have said.

Mark HeinzJuly 24, 2025

A still image from body cam video of a Trumann, Arkansas, police officer who had the last known interaction with Katie Ferguson of Cody, who's been missing since October 2023.

Mom Of Missing Cody Woman Believed Murdered Asks For Help Looking For Evidence

Park County authorities and a grieving mother urge hikers to look out for a pink tote and a Dodge Durango seat. They are potential evidence in the 2023 disappearance and suspected murder of Cody woman Katie Ferguson.

Clair McFarlandJuly 24, 2025

Court records made available Thursday show that a 50-year-old care worker tied a resident’s head to a bed using a scarf in a Casper NOWCAP facility home.

Casper Nursing Care Worker Accused Of Tying Woman's Head To Bed

A Casper nursing care worker is accused of using a scarf to tie the head of a female resident to a bed, according to court documents made available Thursday. Police were called when coworkers found the woman still tied to the bed in the morning.

Dale KillingbeckJuly 24, 2025

A former Casper police officer was supposed to be sentenced Thursday, July 24, 2025, for shooting at law enforcement during a 17-hour standoff last August. The sentencing was postponed because Michael Hughes fell off a crane and badly broke his leg.

Ex-Casper Cop Can’t Be Sentenced For Armed Standoff Because He Fell Off A Crane

A former Casper police officer was supposed to be sentenced Thursday for shooting at law enforcement during a 17-hour standoff last August. The sentencing was postponed because Michael Hughes fell off a crane and badly broke his leg.

Dale KillingbeckJuly 24, 2025

Brayden Lovan was an airman at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne when he died on duty Sunday, July 20, 2025.

Airman Who Died In Air Force Gunshot Incident Identified As Kentucky 21-Year-Old

The airman who died in an on-duty incident Sunday at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne has been identified as a 21-year-old from Kentucky. In a Thursday statement, the U.S. Air Force also confirms his death involved a gunshot and a Sig M18 pistol.

Clair McFarlandJuly 24, 2025

Wyoming is eager to exercise more control over educating its own kids. Gov. Mark Gordon told Cowboy State Daily’s Jake Nichols on Thursday that Wyoming can do better educating its kids than federal “talking heads” in Washington, D.C.

Gov. Gordon Says Wyoming Can Educate Kids Better Than Federal ‘Talking Heads’

Wyoming is eager to exercise more control over educating its own kids. Gov. Mark Gordon told Cowboy State Daily’s Jake Nichols on Thursday that Wyoming can educate its kids better than federal “talking heads” in Washington, D.C.

Greg JohnsonJuly 24, 2025

The last week in July is the rainiest time of year in Cheyenne — right during Cheyenne Frontier Days.

It’s True: Cheyenne Frontier Days Happens On The Rainiest Week Of The Year

More than an inch of rain fell on participants at Cheyenne Frontier Days on Wednesday. That's no surprise to meteorologist Don Day, who says the last week in July is the rainiest week of the year.

Andrew RossiJuly 24, 2025

The only U.S.-owned MiG-29 Russian fighter jet was at the Casper airport Wedesday, July 24, 2025, to refuel.

Only U.S.-Owned Russian-Made MiG-29 Fighter Jet Lands At Casper Airport

Anyone who was around the Casper/Natrona International Airport on Wednesday afternoon witnessed a rare sight. The only U.S. privately-owned Russian-made MiG-29 flew in for some fuel.

Dale KillingbeckJuly 24, 2025

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