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Karly and Kaylee Brennan join the search for missing Gillette man, Derek Schaff, at the Weston Hills recreational area. Schaff has been missing for three months.

Why North Dakota Pair Are Taking Search For Missing Gillette Man So Personal

A mother-daughter team from North Dakota has made numerous trips to Wyoming to search for a Gillette man they don’t know who's been missing for months. Their own tragedy makes the search personal. "Everyone needs to be brought home," they say.

Jen KocherSeptember 19, 2026

Nearly 3-month-old Lorelai Hockaday has spent almost her entire life in hospitals as doctors work to manage a rare lung disorder. The Casper baby is now in St. Louis waiting for a lung transplant.

Casper 3-Month-Old Clings To Life In Desperate Wait For Lung Transplant

Lorelai Hockaday was born prematurely June 20 and has spent nearly every day since clinging to life in a desperate wait for a lung transplant. "A lot of kids only live either a few days or a week,” said the Casper baby’s mom.

Kolby FedoreSeptember 19, 2026

Casper police investigate a fatal shooting that happened just after 12 a.m. Saturday in the 700 block of North McKinley Street.

Early-Morning Shooting In Casper Leaves One Man Dead, Another In Custody

A Casper man was shot and killed early Saturday morning during what local police say is believed to be an altercation between two men who knew each other. “The apparent shooter is in custody and is cooperating with police,” the CPD reports.

Greg JohnsonSeptember 19, 2026

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Cowboy State Daily Show with Jeff - Saturday, September 19, 2026

Jeff in the 307. Saturday mornings 6-10 a.m.

Jake NicholsSeptember 19, 2026

Jasjit Singh, director of legal services for the nonprofit group Jakara Movement, meets with the California trucker who was a victim of a knife attack at a Wyoming rest stop.

Investigators Say No Evidence Horrific Wyoming Truck Stop Stabbing A ‘Hate Crime’

While a congressman links Sunday’s Wyoming truck stop stabbing to what he calls racist messaging from the Trump administration, investigators say there’s no evidence it was a hate crime. So far “we have zero motive,” says a sheriff’s office spokesman.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 19, 2026

Governor's candidate Rebecca Bextel has been accused of trespassing, barred from building on her land, and locked in a legal war with Wyoming Game And Fish. She says she's a political target, while her neighbors say she violated a hunting easement.

Rebecca Bextel Says Legal Battle With Wyoming Game And Fish Is Political

Gubernatorial candidate Rebecca Bextel has been accused of trespassing, barred from building on her land, and locked in a legal war with Wyoming Game And Fish. She says she's a political target, while her neighbors say she violated a hunting easement.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 18, 2026

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Jonathan Lange: End Post-Primary Bickering By Returning To Runoffs

Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, “Political parties are not the creation of the state to control the people. They are the creation of the people to control the state.”

Jonathan LangeSeptember 18, 2026

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Dennis Sun: Protein Is Driving the Beed Industry

Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "There are no quick fixes in the cattle business despite what some politicians claim. They just create an uncertainty which lowers prices of beef – but only at the ranch and farm level."

Dennis SunSeptember 18, 2026

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Tom Lubnau: LCCC’s Name Change, A New Sign Is Cheaper Than A New Idea

Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "This is a fine way to treat your neighbors. Nothing says 'we're all in this together' quite like planting your flag on the whole state and letting the other seven read about it in the paper. It is also not the Wyoming way."

Tom LubnauSeptember 18, 2026

Al Ellis is a Navy veteran and former commercial abalone diver who built a successful pack llama business in Western Wyoming. He’s donated his 207-acre Boulder llama ranch as a sanctuary for veterans and first responders.

207-Acre Wyoming Llama Ranch Opens As Sanctuary For Vets, First Responders

After decades building a life around llamas, 84-year-old Boulder, Wyoming, resident Al Ellis has entrusted his 207-acre ranch to helping veterans and first responders recover from trauma. It opened Friday for the "people who deserve it," Ellis said.

Kate MeadowsSeptember 18, 2026

An unidentified man is dead after his vehicle drove through a guardrail and fell 50 feet from U.S. Highway 89 into Snake River Canyon on Thursday night. The vehicle was "there for a couple hours, at least," first responders told Cowboy State Daily.

Man Dies When Car Plunges 50 Feet Into Snake River Canyon, Unnoticed For Hours

An unidentified man is dead after his vehicle drove through a guardrail and fell 50 feet from U.S. Highway 89 into Snake River Canyon on Thursday night. The vehicle was "there for a couple hours, at least," first responders told Cowboy State Daily.

Andrew RossiSeptember 18, 2026

Smokey, a 6-year-old experienced backcountry llama, has been lost in the Absaroka Range along the South Fork of the Shoshone River near Cody since Sept. 2. He was spooked by a grizzly, and has been seen hanging out with an elk herd.

Spooked By Grizzly, Smokey The Llama Has Gone Missing In Absaroka Range Near Cody

Smokey, a 6-year-old experienced backcountry llama, has been lost in the Absaroka Range along the South Fork of the Shoshone River near Cody since Sept. 2. He was spooked by a grizzly, and has been seen hanging out with an elk herd.

Andrew RossiSeptember 18, 2026

Mitchell Wilcox, a 30-year-old Buffalo man, is accused of randomly attacking two women with a rock on the Clear Creek Trail and is jailed on $2 million bond.

‘We Fought Him Off’: Women Describe Fight For Their Lives On Buffalo Trail

A Buffalo man faces attempted second-degree murder charges after allegedly attacking two women walking their dogs along the popular Clear Creek Trail. “We fought him off,” one woman told police, describing how they battled their attacker with rocks.

Kolby FedoreSeptember 18, 2026

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Goshen County Man Accused Of Embezzling $700,000 From Dad's Business

A Goshen County man accused of siphoning nearly $700,000 from his father's businesses is demanding a speedy trial. He faces eight forgery charges and 80 years behind bars for an alleged yearslong scheme involving payroll, customer payments, checks and transfers.

Kolby FedoreSeptember 18, 2026

A class-action lawsuit alleges a Wyoming woman's stepfather uploaded her childhood photo to Grok, then used the AI platform to generate 7,000 of pornographic images of her.

Lawsuit Claims Grok Used Wyoming Woman's Photo To Make 7,000 AI Child Porn Pics

A class-action lawsuit alleges a Wyoming woman's stepfather uploaded her childhood photo to Grok, then used the AI platform to generate 7,000 pornographic images of her. She feels "like her childhood has been stolen,” says one of the woman’s attorneys.

Emma Jane JacksonSeptember 18, 2026

Frontieras and Western Fuels are exploring a coal-to-products facility near Gillette that could employ 200 and be part of a $10 billion network.

Gillette Part Of $10B Plan To Make Products From Coal Instead Of Burning It

Gillette is part of a $10 billion plan to build a network of coal-to-products plants that a pair of companies say will do a lot more things with coal than just burning it. Wyoming is “a natural place to prove coal can be commercialized,” they say.

Renée JeanSeptember 18, 2026

Former Wagon Box restaurant celebrity chef Vincent Fiore, left, chats with owner Paul McNiel in a file photo.

Wagon Box Celebrity Chef Quits, Owner Says ‘Haters And Losers’ Pushed Him Out

The restaurant at the Wagon Box in Story, Wyoming, is closed after its celebrity chef abruptly quit amid an ongoing rift between ownership and some local residents. The owner says a contingent of “haters and losers” pushed the chef out.

Renée JeanSeptember 18, 2026

Former Wyoming Game and Fish Director Brian Nesvik is proposing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service redefine what it means to “take” an animal protected under the Endangered Species Act. Conservationists say it'll get more grizzlies killed in Wyoming.

Fish & Wildlife Chief Nesvik Wants To Ease Laws For 'Taking' Endangered Species

Former Wyoming Game and Fish Director Brian Nesvik, now the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service chief, wants to redefine what it means to “take” animals protected under the Endangered Species Act. Critics say that would get more grizzlies killed in Wyoming.

Mark HeinzSeptember 18, 2026

A Laramie-based judge is letting a transgender person who is facing trial for allegedly pulling a gun on a man in the street subpoena university discipline records about that man. Rihanna Kelver has asserted that it was an act of self-defense.

Judge To Review College Discipline Records Of Trans Activist’s Alleged Victim

A Laramie-based judge is letting a transgender person who is facing trial for allegedly pulling a gun on a man in the street subpoena university discipline records about that man. Rihanna Kelver has asserted that it was an act of self-defense.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 18, 2026

A Rawlins couple racing to Rock Springs to have their baby only made it to a Wamsutter truck stop. “I hope we don’t have this baby in this truck,” the dad joked. Minues later, he delivered his son — Max Hemi Blake, weighing in at 6 pounds, 11 ounces.

'The Baby Is Coming': Dad Delivers Son In Parking Lot Of Wamsutter Truck Stop

A Rawlins couple racing to Rock Springs to have their baby only made it to a Wamsutter truck stop. “I hope we don’t have this baby in this truck,” the dad joked. Minutes later, he delivered his son — Max Hemi Blake, weighing in at 6 pounds, 11 ounces.

Kolby FedoreSeptember 18, 2026

Wyoming will need thousands of workers, and Home Depot is starting electricians, plumbers and carpenters young. “We actually put tools into kids' hands starting at the age of 5,” said a company official Thursday on the "Cowboy State Daily show with Jake."

Home Depot Says Wyoming Needs Thousands Of Electricians, Plumbers, Carpenters

Wyoming will need thousands of workers, and Home Depot is starting electricians, plumbers and carpenters young. “We actually put tools into kids' hands starting at the age of 5,” said a company official Thursday on the "Cowboy State Daily show with Jake."

Kolby FedoreSeptember 17, 2026

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