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Cowboy State Daily Video Newscast: December 22, 2025
Monday's headlines include: * Brown & Dry Christmas Ahead * NIL & The Future Of Wyoming Sports * Govs: Call To Oust Electeds “Unprecedented"
Mac WatsonDecember 22, 2025
New Laramie Arcade Aims To Put Wyoming On National Competitive Pinball Map
Earlier this year, Wyoming was the only state not to send someone to the North American Pinball Championship. Arcade Laradise, a newly-opened arcade in Laramie hopes to change that by hosting tournaments that could qualify players for national championships.
David MadisonDecember 22, 2025
Worland Man Relives Wyoming’s Wild West Past — Exactly 100 Years To The Day
Clay Gibbons has made it his mission to visit the site of Wyoming's most notorious historical events, including the shooting of 14-year-old Willie Nickell, the hanging of Tom Horn and the Spring Creek Raid. He does this exactly 100 years after they happened.
Jackie DorothyDecember 21, 2025
Study Reveals How Yellowstone Earthquakes Might Have Given Earth Life
New research in Yellowstone National Park has found a connection between earthquake swarms and the chemical reactions needed to sustain subsurface microbial systems. It's an insight into the possible origins of life on Earth.
Andrew RossiDecember 21, 2025
Gail Symons: Trigger-Happy Misconduct Complaints Will Scare Off Good Local Leaders
Columnist Gail Symons writes: "If we allow a 'remove them' reflex to replace our braver culture of confrontation, we'll teach good people to stay home, and we'll hand power to the loudest and most relentless factions."
Gail SymonsDecember 21, 2025
Cassie Craven: Hold Onto Christmas, Even Once It Fades Back To Politics
Columnist Cassie Craven writes, “Mary is the legend, the holder of the promise in the dark night. She is our Winter Solstice love song. I hope that we hold onto that long after the tinsel is taken down and we get back to politics."
Cassie CravenDecember 21, 2025
Lander's Historic Grand Theater For Sale, But Locals Worried It May Be Torn Down
The Grand Theater in Lander is for sale, listing for $1 million. Locals hope the historic theater, built in 1929, will remain a community space for movies and performances, but they're worried a new owner might see more value in the land it sits on.
Andrew RossiDecember 21, 2025
Wyoming Librarians Also Have To Be Tech Savvy And De-Facto Social Workers
The job of librarian has changed. Now you have to wear a lot of hats, from explaining tech tools like 3D printers to connecting people with tele-health appointments. They are also de-facto social workers to serve homeless visitors.
Dale KillingbeckDecember 21, 2025
Nebraska Hospital CEO: Tyson’s “Spreadsheet Decision” Will Devastate Health Care
In a scathing letter to Tyson CEO Donnie King, Lexington hospital CEO Jason Douglas said the company’s decision to leave will devastate health care in the area. “You made a spreadsheet decision … and 3,200 families became nothing more than a line item.”
Greg JohnsonDecember 21, 2025
How "Teton" Brown Holds On In Jackson Hole, Making Films And Skiing On His Own Terms
"Teton" Brown is a 36-year-old professional skier who has worked in at least 10 restaurants, once lived on a porch, and scraped together every dollar to stay in Jackson. In his spare time, he's a filmmaker and just debuted his third film "Clean Slate."
David MadisonDecember 21, 2025
Urban Moose Named 'Big Betty' Seems Right At Home Wandering Around Evanston
A cow moose nicknamed "Big Betty" has been calmly wandering around Evanston, delighting residents and avoiding trouble. Wildlife officials say she is unusually peaceful, but still warn people to keep their distance.
Mark HeinzDecember 21, 2025
Holding A Whiskey-Tasting In A Glass Box In The Middle Of The Wyoming Wilderness
Kentucky-based Buffalo Trace Distillery is holding a whiskey-tasting in a custom-built room with floor-to-ceiling glass walls in the Wyoming wilderness near Yellowstone this summer. They say the secret location will be in the middle of a bison herd.
Renée JeanDecember 21, 2025
Beyond the Bandwagon: The Real Pioneers of Western Style
When supermodels Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid this year made the cover of Vogue magazine on the strength of a Western-wear photo shoot in Jackson, they were merely jumping on the bandwagon. The real style pioneers are the cowgirls and ranch hands who live the Western lifestyle.
Zakary SonntagDecember 21, 2025
Wyoming History: Rum Runner Joe Carey Ran Greybull’s Underworld In The 1920s
During Prohibition, 23-year-old Joe Carey of Greybull ran bootleg liquor from Canada with help from a local banker. His daring rum runs made him rich enough to buy businesses and go legit once Prohibition ended.
Jackie DorothyDecember 21, 2025
Joan Barron: Freedom Caucus Subpoenas Burn Bridges
Columnist Joan Barron writes, “The Freedom Caucus members were reckless and overly aggressive in their decision to issue subpoenas to local officials over some questionable audit findings.”
Joan BarronDecember 21, 2025
Bill Sniffin: Last Night Was The Longest Night Of Wyoming’s Year
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “Although winter is now officially here, this date also means the days will be getting longer and the darkness of the nights will be getting shorter. Wonderful!”
Bill SniffinDecember 21, 2025
Wyoming Aims To Turn EV Charging Into A New Post-Pump Marketplace
Wyoming recently won federal approval to expand its EV charging network beyond the interstates, and the state plans to kick-start development of a new post-pump marketplace for EV charging.
David MadisonDecember 20, 2025
Big Piney Toddler Battles Leukemia As Brothers Compete To Be Donor
Traxton Rex Bennett (aka “T-Rex”) can’t be home in Big Piney for Christmas. He's in a Utah hospital fighting a rare form of Leukemia. He has lots of support, including two big brothers who are arguing over who gets to be his bone marrow donor.
Mark HeinzDecember 20, 2025
Pay To Play: University Of Wyoming's Battle To Remain Division I In An NIL World
The new reality facing the University of Wyoming is to maintain its major Division I athletic programs, it needs to generate revenue that is paid to players. Will Wyoming keep up as its rivals like Colorado State and BYU build war chests to pay for top players?
David MadisonDecember 20, 2025
Go Pokes! Despite Death Of Steamboat's Owner, Lighted Wyoming Santa Rides On.
For more than two decades, thousands of people each year drive by a Cheyenne house to see a lighted 10-foot Santa riding Steamboat, Wyoming's iconic bucking bronco. Despite the death of its owner earlier this year, her family continues the "Santa Go Pokes!" tradition.
Renée JeanDecember 20, 2025
After Dad Murders Mom And Blames Daughter, She Turns Her Tragedy Into Help
At 12, Haylee Cole’s father murdered her mother and tried to blame Haylee for the crime. He's since been convicted of the killing and won't ever get out of prison. The Lander woman has turned her family tragedy into help for others.
Jen KocherDecember 20, 2025
Most Of Wyoming Will Have A Gross, Dry, Brown Christmas This Year
After a month of above-average temperatures, below-average precipitation and intense windstorms, the same weather patterns that prevented snow from reaching Wyoming will continue through Christmas. Forecasters say, expect a brown Christmas.
Andrew RossiDecember 20, 2025
‘A Gut Punch’: Nebraska Town Shell-Shocked By Tyson Closing Huge Beef Plant
About 3,200 of Lexington, Nebraska’s 11,000 residents work at a huge Tyson Foods beef processing plant — for another month. News that the plant will close next month was an unexpected “gut punch” many fear will devastate this rural cow town.
Greg JohnsonDecember 20, 2025
Wyoming Awards $100 Million To BWXT For Nuclear Fuel Plant In Gillette
Gov. Mark Gordon on Friday announced that $100 million in matching funds will be awarded to BWXT to build a nuclear fuel plant in Gillette. He said the award is about ensuring Wyoming is competitive with other states that are also vying for these projects.
Renée JeanDecember 20, 2025