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Guest Column: A Perfect Storm on the Horizon
Upton Mayor Nick Trandahl writes, "The misconception that small Wyoming towns like Upton are sitting on any sort of fat whatsoever in our budgets is mind-blowing to me and, frankly, it's uninformed.
CSD StaffFebruary 13, 2025
Explosion at Newcastle Refinery Leaves Town Without Electricity, 911 Service
An explosion at an oil refinery in Newcastle on Wednesday night, unleased a power surge that killed the town’s electricity and 911 service. One person said the explosion was like something out of a “horror movie.”
Clair McFarlandFebruary 13, 2025
7-Year-OId Survivor Of Byron Murder-Suicide Clings To Life After Brain Surgery
The father of the only survivor of a Monday murder-suicide that claimed the lives of three girls and their mother says 7-year-old Olivia Blackmer is “still fighting.” Her brain swelling has been spiking, but she's still responding to medication, he said.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 13, 2025
Morning Show with Jake — Thursday, February 13, 2025
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.
Jake NicholsFebruary 13, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, February 13, 2025
Thursday's headlines include: * Fathers of Byron Victims Ask For Prayers * G&F Nesvik Tapped To Lead Fish and Wildlife * Pilot Makes Emergency Landing On Rawlins Highway
Wendy CorrFebruary 13, 2025
Wyoming Firefighters, Law Officers Fill The Capitol To Protest Proposed Tax Cut
A group of Wyoming firefighters and law enforcement officers filled the state Capitol in Cheyenne on Wednesday to protest a proposed 50% property tax cut. They say it could gut the budgets of their local departments.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 13, 2025
Wyoming Legislative Recap — Day 22
Debate over a 50% property tax cut went into the late hours of the Legislature on Wednesday night after firefighters and law enforcement officers rallied against it at the Capitol earlier in the day.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 13, 2025
Montana Legislature Requires Public Bathroom Use Determined By Birth Sex
A law requiring bathroom use to correspond with a person’s sex organs at birth passed the Montana Legislature on Monday. Supporters say it will protect women and girls, while detractors worry it will only cause confusion.
David MadisonFebruary 13, 2025
Cassie Craven: Death to the Bureaucracy and Its Secrets
Columnist Cassie Craven writes, “In lieu of a large unelected bureaucracy, our elected officials seem to be pursuing truth and recreating a government that is responsive to the people. That is the point of democracy after all.”
Cassie CravenFebruary 13, 2025
Rod Miller: Voting With Dollars in the Big Empty
Rod Miller writes, “I have to chuckle when I see someone go all bug-eyed over the possibility of a politician suffering economically over his politics. What could be more free-market, capitalistic and American than that?”
Rod MillerFebruary 13, 2025
The American West: Oliver T. Jackson's Black Colony Of Dearfield In Northeastern Colorado
Oliver T. Jackson’s land thirty miles east of Greeley, Colorado, became the nucleus for the black colony of Dearfield, organized in 1910. The community was inspired by a book written by Booker T. Washington.
Linda WommackFebruary 13, 2025
Riverton Woman Gets 3-5 Years In Prison For Shooting Boyfriend's Foot
A Riverton woman was sentenced to between three and five years in prison Tuesday for shooting off part of her boyfriend's toe during an argument. Jordan Weliever also was ordered to pay about $6,100 to the state to reimburse the victim’s medical expenses.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 13, 2025
Wyoming School Board Races A Step Closer To Becoming Partisan
A legislative committee easily passed a bill to the House floor Wednesday that would change local school board elections in Wyoming. Now nonpartisan, if Senate File 98 passes candidates will have to declare their political affiliations.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 12, 2025
Letter To The Editor: The Free Market Does Not Work In Education
Dear editor: There are some fallacies in the Letter to the Editor "The Free Market Works -- Even In Education" about the free market and how it applies to education.
February 12, 2025
Pilot Makes Emergency Landing On Wyoming Highway Near Rawlins
A pilot walked away from making an emergency landing on Wyoming Highway 789 on Wednesday near Rawlins. One longtime pilot calls it the “best-case scenario” for a forced landing in freezing temperatures.
Andrew RossiFebruary 12, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Is Your Columnist Dave Simpson Happy Now?
Dear editor: Dave Simpson is overjoyed with the return of “common sense” under President Trump. The common sense of giving an erratic, unelected billionaire and his geeks access to the personal banking information of millions of Americans?
February 12, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Wyoming House Leadership – Promises Made, Promises Broken
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "95 bills died in the Speaker’s drawer – bills that were created at the request of constituents to be considered by the Wyoming legislature. Speaker Neiman substituted his judgment for the wisdom of the entire body."
Tom LubnauFebruary 12, 2025
Lander Mayor Monte Richardson Dies Unexpectedly
Lander Mayor Monte Richardson died unexpectedly Wednesday. He had served as mayor since 2019. The City Council will meet Tuesday to appoint an interim mayor.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 12, 2025
Bill To Give Parents More School Choice, $7K Per Kid Vouchers Advances — Barely
The Senate Education Committee advanced a school choice bill Wednesday that would give parents $7,000 per child vouchers, but just barely. The 3-2 vote means the Senate will debate allowing parents to have public money to seek private education.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 12, 2025
Trump Picks Former Wyoming Game And Fish Chief Nesvik To Head Fish And Wildlife
Only months after retiring as director of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Brian Nesvik has been picked by President Donald Trump to head the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Mark HeinzFebruary 12, 2025
Husband Of Woman In Byron Murder-Suicide Says She Was Depressed, Struggling
The Wyoming woman who shot her four daughters then herself Monday suffered from depression and other struggles, her husband told Cowboy State Daily on Wednesday. He said his wife's break has been both heartbreaking and shocking, because she “was not a monster.”
Clair McFarlandFebruary 12, 2025
Google Hired Yellowstone, Grand Teton Wildlife Guide For Super Bowl Ad
Google tapped a Wyoming outdoor wildlife guide for its Super Bowl ad campaign, showcasing all 50 states. The Cowboy State’s ad shows off wild Wyoming, as well as one of the state’s leading outdoor guide businesses.
Renée JeanFebruary 12, 2025
Dad Of Two Girls Shot In Byron Murder-Suicide Pleads, “Pray For My Baby”
The father of 7- and 9-year-old girls shot Monday in a murder-suicide in Byron, Wyoming, is praying frantically for the one of four young children who survived. He pleads for the world as well to “pray for my baby.”
Clair McFarlandFebruary 12, 2025
Wyoming’s Influence In Trump’s Energy Plan Grows With Lummis As Western Caucus Chair
A GOP-controlled Congress and Trump administration is paving the way for expanded fossil fuel and energy production. It also paves the way for Wyoming’s influence to grow with U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis chairing the Senate Western Caucus.
Sean BarryFebruary 12, 2025