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Trump’s EPA To Roll Back Biden-Era Emission Rules On Coal-Fired Power Plants
The EPA is making good on one of President Donald Trump’s campaign promises, announcing Wednesday it's rolling back Biden-era emissions rules on U.S. power plants. Wyoming power providers are pleased with the move.
David MadisonJune 12, 2025
Barrasso Unleashes On Schumer For Not Condemning LA Riots
Wyoming Republican Sen. John Barrasso unleashed on Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for repeatedly refusing to condemn the LA ICE riots. He called Schumer out on the Senate floor Wednesday for saying the protests are “peaceful.”
Jackson Walker for Cowboy State DailyJune 12, 2025
Delegation Cheers As Trump Signs Bill Tossing Out ‘California EV Mandate’
Wyoming’s U.S. senators were cheering Thursday as President Donald Trump signed legislation tossing out the so-called California EV mandate, which called for an end to new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035.
Sean BarryJune 12, 2025
Prosecutor Adds 78 New Felony Sex Charges On Former Wheatland Band Teacher
A former Wheatland band teacher accused of committing sex acts on a girl younger than 16 now faces another 78 felony charges on claims of near-daily sex acts with a different, 17-year-old student. Between the cases, he could get more than 1,500 years.
Clair McFarlandJune 12, 2025
Dubois Ranch Denies Wrongdoing After Woman's Foot Crushed By Bear-Sprayed Horse
A Dubois guest ranch in a Tuesday filing denies wrongdoing in a lawsuit of an Irish woman who accuses its lead wrangler of wrongfully bear spraying her horse during a ride, causing her foot to be crushed.
Clair McFarlandJune 12, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Thursday, June 12, 2025
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.
Jake NicholsJune 12, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, June 12, 2025
Thursday's headlines include: - Charging Foreigners More At Parks - Gillette Teen Threatens to Blow Up Pentagon - Californian Charged With Harassing Wildlife With Drone
Wendy CorrJune 12, 2025
Tourist Who Buzzed Yellowstone Osprey Nest With Drone Could Get Six Months In Jail
A tourist allegedly used a drone to buzz an osprey nest in Yellowstone National Park and could face up to six months in jail and a $5,000 fine for the violation of park rules.
Mark HeinzJune 12, 2025
Tempers Flare Over Selling Landowner Hunting Tags During Heated Hearing
Tempers flared during a legislative hearing Wednesday in debates over whether Wyoming ranchers should be allowed to sell their landowner hunting tags. It could be just a warm-up a fight ahead in the 2026 session.
Mark HeinzJune 12, 2025
Friends Of Gillette Woman Killed By Half-Brother Protest His Self-Defense Claim
Family and friends of a Gillette woman killed by her half-brother in January showed up in force at the Campbell County Courthouse on Wednesday. They were there to protest the man’s self-defense claim.
Jen KocherJune 11, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Hey, Don't Implode The Whole State By Cutting All Property Taxes
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "We need a legislature that will dig down deep, understand the effect of our taxes, and figure out how to keep them low. We don’t need knee-jerk uninformed reactions from legislators who are too lazy to figure the system out."
Tom LubnauJune 11, 2025
Senate Dems Outraged 128 Amendments To Lummis-Backed Crypto Bill Won’t Be Allowed
Senate Democrats were outraged Wednesday that the 128 amendments tacked onto a Sen. Cynthia Lummis-backed cryptocurrency bill won’t be allowed. A new version of the bill was introduced with strong bipartisan support.
Sean BarryJune 11, 2025
Text Scammers Target Wyomingites Posing As State Agencies
As the latest example in a growing trend of text scams that impersonate state agencies, residents are being targeted by fraudsters posing as the Wyoming Department of Transportation. It’s a fake ticket scheme that highlights how hackers have gotten smarter.
Zakary SonntagJune 11, 2025
US Air Force’s Newest And Rarest Advanced Warfare Plane Lands In Casper
The U.S. Air Force so far only has five of its new EA-37B Compass Call electronic warfare planes, making it one of America's newest and rarest advanced aircraft. One of them landed at the Casper/Natrona County Airport on Tuesday.
Andrew RossiJune 11, 2025
Teton County Prosecutor Drops Voyeurism Charge From Carnival Incident
A Teton County prosecutor dropped a charge against a Texas man who was accused of trying to photograph a young girl’s private area during the carnival in Jackson last year. It’s not clear why the charge was dismissed.
Clair McFarlandJune 11, 2025
Interior Secretary Burgum Wants Foreign Visitor Fees, $1B Cut To National Parks
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum wants to charge fees for foreigners visiting America’s national parks, as well as cut $1 billion from their budgets. Burgum defended the plan Wednesday during a Senate hearing.
Renée JeanJune 11, 2025
Wyoming Oil And Gas Lease Sale Nets $7.7M, ‘Peanuts’ Compared To Trump’s First Term
The reality of oil and gas leasing in Wyoming hasn’t yet caught up to the Trump administration’s pledge to “unleash American energy.” Tuesday’s sale took in $7.7 million, “peanuts” compared to the $173 million in the best year of Trump’s first term.
David MadisonJune 11, 2025
Gillette Teen Posts Threat To ‘Bomb The Pentagon’ — Pentagon Notices
A Gillette 18-year-old learned that even joking about bombing the Pentagon is a bad idea. He got a visit from local deputies Tuesday night after a Pentagon agent asked them to investigate the teen’s X post that said, “It’s time to bomb the … Pentagon.”
Greg JohnsonJune 11, 2025
Trailer Where Big Piney Man Killed In Bow-And-Arrow Ambush Catches Fire
The trailer in which a 23-year-old Big Piney man was shot and killed in a bow-and-arrow ambush in February caught fire Tuesday afternoon, authorities say. The fire doesn’t appear suspicious, and an investigation continues.
Clair McFarlandJune 11, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.
Jake NicholsJune 11, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Wednesday's headlines include: * Bison Gores Man In Yellowstone * Teton Pass Rebuild Complete By End of July * Schools Push To Limit Sports For Homeschoolers
Wendy CorrJune 11, 2025
Evansville Man Draws Swastikas Outside Town Hall To Protest Pride Flags
An Evansville man drew more than a dozen swastikas on walkways around city hall and the police station Tuesday to protest LGBTQ Pride flags planted outside the buildings. He then told the town council he’ll keep drawing them until the Pride flags are gone.
Zakary SonntagJune 11, 2025
As New Homeschool Laws Take Effect, Some Schools Push To Limit Sports, Activities
Some Wyoming public school districts are moving toward restricting access for homeschool families to pre-high school sports and activities. That comes just as two new laws empowering the homeschool movement in Wyoming are taking effect.
Clair McFarlandJune 11, 2025
Guest Column: Eliminating Property Tax Will Set Wyoming Back
Former Speaker of the House Albert Sommers writes, "Perhaps the greatest danger of the Freedom Caucus: its members’ lemming-like tendency to jump off a cliff when their leaders make a critical error, as seen in the 11-3 vote to eliminate property taxes."
Guest ColumnJune 10, 2025