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Riverton Man Accused Of Beating Friend To Death Strikes Plea Deal Before Trial
A Riverton man accused of beating his friend to death and leaving him for his parents to find has agreed to plead guilty. The agreement came just days before his manslaughter trial was to start Monday.
Clair McFarlandMarch 17, 2025
Morning Show with Jake — Monday, March 17, 2025
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.
Jake NicholsMarch 17, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, March 17, 2025
Monday's headlines include: * Bitcoin Miner A “Noisy Neighbor” * Crews Starting To Clear Roads In Yellowstone * Green River Tunnel Might Not Open Until Next Year
Wendy CorrMarch 17, 2025
Casper’s ‘Seven Wonders’ Are Odd, Unusual And Gravity-Defying
While the Seven Wonders of Casper may not be as famous as other landmarks in Wyoming like Old Faithful, Devils Tower or Independence Rock, they are unusual, interesting and worth seeing in a couple of hours, scavenger hunt style.
Dale KillingbeckMarch 16, 2025
The American West: Peg Leg Smith, Horse Thief
In 1840, Pegleg Smith stole some 1,200 mules and horses at the Mission of San Luis Obispo and eluded a posse in the Mojave Desert. It was as wild and wooly as any criminal enterprise in the history of the American West.
R.B. MillerMarch 16, 2025
Why The Heck … Is There A 10-Foot T. Rex Fishing The North Platte Near Alcova?
Drift boat fishermen along the North Platte River are often surprised to see a T. rex statue looking down on them from a bluff east of Alcova. The 10-foot tall metal dinosaur is fishing, and has even hooked a catch.
Dale KillingbeckMarch 16, 2025
Vibrant Faith Communities Still In Wyoming Despite Christianity Decline
A 30-year national trend says fewer Americans are identifying as Christians but the decline has leveled-off because of the country's youngest demographic of adults ages 18-24. Here in Wyoming, some communities have bucked broader trends and are seeing an increase in parishioners.
Zakary SonntagMarch 16, 2025
Tick Bite Victims Say Resulting Diseases Caused Them Years Of Misery
As tick season nears, victims told Cowboy State Daily about years of suffering, and the frustration of going to one doctor after another – with baffling symptoms – and still not getting a proper diagnosis.
Mark HeinzMarch 16, 2025
Cassie Craven: What Is A Woman? Ask Esther Hobart Morris
Columnist Cassie Craven writes, “Our Governor allowed the 'What is a Woman Act' to become law without his signature. He cast women's quest to have privacy rights and a biological reality in law as a 'national political itch to be scratched.'"
Cassie CravenMarch 16, 2025
Cheyenne Botanic Garden Founder Says Cheyenne ‘Stealing’ Famous Locomotive
Shane Smith, the founder of the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens, says plans to move Wyoming's oldest coal steam locomotive to a downtown location would amount to “stealing” it from the facility, as well as from all the people who donated time and money to put Ol’ Sadie there.
Mark HeinzMarch 16, 2025
Why Did An Immortal Caveman Kill A Thermopolis Detective In A 1987 Flash Comic?
Thermopolis turns up in odd places. In a 1982 film, Daffy Duck fought Bugs Bunny for the right to sell books there and in 1987, one of the biggest villains in the DC Universe traveled to Thermopolis to tear someone's heart out.
Andrew RossiMarch 16, 2025
Saturn's Rings Will Disappear Next Week (And Then Completely A Few Years Later)
A quirk of planetary positions will make Saturn's 200,000-mile-around rings disappear for one night on March 23. Plan ahead, however, because NASA predicts they will completely disappear -- forever -- in about 100 million years.
Andrew RossiMarch 16, 2025
Chris LeDoux Days Is Ending: After 15 Years Festival Will Hold Finale In June 2025
Chris LeDoux Days in Kaycee, Wyoming, is ending, and going out with a bang this year for its 15th and final run. Entertainer Kip Attaway and country band Sawyer Brown will play for final June festival.
Renée JeanMarch 16, 2025
Guest Column: Al Simpson And The Press
Mary Kay Hill, Al Simpson's longtime press secretary writes, "Al had a relationship with the press. It was complicated. He experienced the highest peaks of media praise and suffered the valleys of media condemnation. He expected authenticity and he despised a double standard."
CSD StaffMarch 16, 2025
Rural Cheyenne Residents Have A Noisy New Neighbor — A Bitcoin Miner
A noisy new bitcoin mining operation is disturbing its rural Cheyenne area neighbors who moved outside the city for peace and quiet. The company says it’s working on mitigating the issue.
Renée JeanMarch 16, 2025
Wyoming Pumpkin Kings Geek Out With World’s Biggest Growers At Lambeau Field
There’s big money and a degree of "fame" for growers of giant pumpkins. That’s why Worland's Jay Richard and "pumpkings" of the world gathered at the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth International Grower’s Convention at Lambeau Field in Green Bay.
Andrew RossiMarch 16, 2025
After 64 Years, Saying Goodbye To Joe's Liquor And Bar In Rock Springs
For 64 years, Joe’s Liquor and Bar has been the go-to watering hole for generations of Rock Springs locals. One of only two Wyoming spots in the Dive Bar Hall of Fame, Joe’s has closed for good.
Tracie SullivanMarch 16, 2025
The American West: Badger Clark And “The Cowboy’s Prayer”
Although his travels took him afar, Badger Clark always returned to the Black Hills. He licked tuberculosis then became a cowboy poet and author who wrote one of the most recognized poems in the West.
Peggy SandersMarch 16, 2025
Clair McFarland: Mom Says No More Mountain Haggery On The Video News
Columnist Clair McFarland writes: "Mom wants me to look clean and polished on Cowboy State Daily’s video newscast. But I want to exude enough mountain haggery to terrify the out-of-staters."
Clair McFarlandMarch 15, 2025
Casper Duo Casey Rislov And Zak Pullen To Release New Children's Book On Wyoming's Famed Steamboat
Casper children’s book author Casey Rislov and illustrator Zak Pullen are at it again. This time, they're telling the story about the iconic bucking horse on Wyoming’s license plate, Steamboat. The new book will be released in April.
Jackie DorothyMarch 15, 2025
Wyoming's "Just Dance It Out Guy" Has Over 30 Million Views On Social Media
When Gillette resident Wes Johnson posted a video of himself "dancing it out" on TikTok two months ago, it started a wave of viral videos that have generated more than 30 million views. Now he's in demand in Europe, Africa, and New Zealand to "dance it out" overseas.
Andrew RossiMarch 15, 2025
Moorcroft's Chancey Williams Looking Forward To Fifth Time Playing Cheyenne Frontier Days
This year will mark the fifth time Moorcroft's Chancey Williams will be playing at Cheyenne Frontier Days. He has opened for legends Merle Haggard, Dwight Yoakam, Gary Allen, Dierks Bentley and now Brooks and Dunn.
Jackie DorothyMarch 15, 2025
Why Wolves In Wyoming Aren’t Attacking And Killing People Like They Are In India
While a district in northern India is reeling from wolf attacks that have killed at least 10 people, many of them children, wildlife biologists say the chances of humans being attacked by wolves in Wyoming remain virtually zero.
Mark HeinzMarch 15, 2025
100-Year-Old Dee Baker Wears A Crash Helmet When She Takes Shots Of Liquor
A viral video introduced the world to the oldest bar hopper in the Black Hills of South Dakota, 100-year-old Dee Baker. Baker wears a crash helmet when she takes shots of liquor. The centenarian is known as the life of the party in Lewie's Burgers and Brews.
David MadisonMarch 15, 2025