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University Of Wyoming Open To Selling Naming Rights To Arena-Auditorium
The University of Wyoming is open to offers for naming rights to the Arena-Auditorium, the Cowboys’ college basketball arena. Known as the “Double A,” the Arena-Auditorium has been corporate-name free since it opened in 1982.
Justin GeorgeAugust 08, 2025
Southwest Wyoming Oil Patch Nearly Depleted After 100 Years Of Production
After a century of oil production, a new federal report finds only 3 million barrels of undiscovered oil left in southwest Wyoming’s Phosphoria Formation. Scientists are now shifting focus to the formation’s potential for critical minerals like phosphate.
David MadisonAugust 08, 2025
Potential Buyers Emerge For Closed Wyoming Newspapers
In the wake of the shutdown of eight Wyoming newspapers, potential buyers are emerging for at least some of them. The former Pinedale Roundup editor says she’s already secured money to buy the paper, and there’s reportedly interest in at least two others.
Greg JohnsonAugust 08, 2025
Greybull City Administrator Resigns From $210K Remote Second Job In Connecticut
The city administrator for Greybull was also working remotely for a city in Connecticut as its chief financial officer. She quit that $210,000 per year position last week after town officials there learned she was also working in Wyoming. Greybull’s mayor says the town knew about the other job and was fine with it.
Renée JeanAugust 08, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Friday, August 8, 2025
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.
Jake NicholsAugust 08, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, August 8, 2025
Friday's headlines include: * Gigantic Wyoming Ranch Listed For $79.5M * Wyo Newspapers Shut Down When Sale Fell Through * Body Pulled From Bighorn River In MT Not Missing Hiker
Wendy CorrAugust 08, 2025
Wyoming Ranch Bigger Than Rhode Island Lists For $79.5 Million
Wyoming’s expansive Pathfinder Ranches come in at nearly 1 million acres — bigger than the state of Rhode Island. And it’s on the market for $79.5 million.
Renée JeanAugust 08, 2025
Shutdown Of Wyoming Newspapers Triggered By Missed Deadline To Sell Company
The parent company of eight Wyoming hometown newspapers shut them down with no notice Wednesday after a deal to sell them fell through. Industry leaders say that’s no excuse for the “unconscionable” way employees were treated.
Greg JohnsonAugust 08, 2025
Man Sentenced To 24+ Years for Deadly DUI Crash That Dismembered Motorcyclists
A 26-year-old Mexican national whose pickup “catastrophically dismembered” two motorcycle riders in Goshen County two years ago while driving while under the influence of methamphetamine was sentenced Thursday, to between 24.25 and 27 years in prison.
Clair McFarlandAugust 07, 2025
Wyoming Man Sues Ski Resort After Roller Coaster Seatbelt Allegedly Fails
Juan Camacho claims he was ejected from a roller coaster at a Jackson resort when his seatbelt failed, leading to injuries. He is suing Snow King Mountain Resort and manufacturer Wiegand Sports for alleged negligence and defective equipment.
Clair McFarlandAugust 07, 2025
Wyoming Woman Bares All, Then Promptly Wins 50th Sundance Burnout Contest
The Sundance Burnout is a Wyoming tradition during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. A Gillette woman won the 50th Burnout this week, in part by boldly lifting her top to bare it all to win it.
Renée JeanAugust 07, 2025
Air Force To Use Wyoming-Made Portable Nuclear Reactors To Power Bases
Microreactor manufacturer Radiant has signed a deal to deliver a mass-produced microreactor to power a U.S. Air Force base and promote energy independence. The company wants to make them in Natrona County, Wyoming.
David MadisonAugust 07, 2025
Former Award-Winning Foster Dad Gets Max Of 178 Years For Sexual, Physical Abuse Of Kids
The former award-winning foster dad from Casper was sentenced to 128-178years in prison Thursday for sexual and physical abuse of children in his care. One mother said Marler left his victims “damaged,” while he denied the abuse and said he was a “good father.”
Dale KillingbeckAugust 07, 2025
Reservation Meth Dealer With ‘Probable’ Cartel Ties Gets 15 Years, Deportation
A Mexican national the FBI said has “probable” Cartel ties was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison Thursday for trafficking meth and firearms on the Wind River Reservation.
Clair McFarlandAugust 07, 2025
Man Found Dead In Montana River Wrongly Reported As Hiker Missing In Wyoming
Officials are trying to squash wrong reports that a body found in the Bighorn River in Montana was a Minnesota man who went missing July 29 in Big Horn County, Wyoming. It isn’t, but the reports have rubbed at already raw emotions.
Greg JohnsonAugust 07, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Thursday, August 7, 2025
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.
Jake NicholsAugust 07, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, August 7, 2025
Thursday's headlines include: * 8 Wyo Newspapers Shut Down * Third Colorado Wolf Dies In Wyoming * Dems Hold Town Halls To Prove They’re Alive
Wendy CorrAugust 07, 2025
Letter To The Editor: 40% Of Wyoming's Newspapers Were Shutdown Today
Dear editor: Shocked! What just happened? Forty percent of Wyoming’s newspapers were closed today by outside owners.
August 07, 2025
Woman Who Fell At Afton Park Bathroom Wanted $3 Million From Town, A Jury Say No
An Afton woman who fell at a public restroom in a local park in 2023 has lost her $3 million lawsuit against the town. A jury last week found the town wasn’t negligent in the fall that caused her “severe leg fracture.”
Clair McFarlandAugust 06, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Defending Wyoming From Harriet Hageman And Her D.C. Handlers
Dear editor: Cowboy State Daily ran an article this week about Project Winchester full of attacks from Harriet Hageman and her nervous DC handlers — but let’s set the record straight.
August 06, 2025
Guest Column: Why Are Young People Leaving Wyoming?
Rep. Trey Sherwood writes, "I heard from students, recent graduates and young families frustrated with a lack of job opportunities, cost of housing, limited access to healthcare, attacks on education and individual freedoms."
Guest ColumnAugust 06, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Life Ain't Grand
Dear editor: With all due respect to your community, we suggest that for Teton County to achieve the “Life is Grand” motto you desire, kick the tires on your local law enforcement. Anyone who lawfully exercises their right to self-defense should have a place in your town.
August 06, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Republicans Have Not Slashed Medicaid Funding
Dear editor: “Republicans slashed Medicaid funding.” This is the false talking point promoted by the Democrats and their media lackeys. Medicaid spending will still increase over the next 10 years from the current level of $656 billion this year to $861 billion in 2034.
August 06, 2025
25,000 Sturgis Rally Bikers Make Pit Stop In Hulett For Famous Ham And Jam
About 25,000 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally bikers made a pit stop in tiny Hulett, Wyoming, on Wednesday for the town’s famous Ham and Jam street party. Free barbecue and revving engines through the main drag are traditions some bikers have kept going for decades.
Renée JeanAugust 06, 2025