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Swastikas Spraypainted On Tesla Chargers In Rock Springs
An escalating nationwide trend of vandalizing Tesla electric vehicle products has reached Wyoming, with a row of Rock Springs Tesla Superchargers spraypainted with swastikas either late Friday night or early Saturday morning.
Clair McFarlandMarch 22, 2025
Wyoming’s Top Ride? No Surprise, It’s The Ford F-150, Followed By Pickups And More Pickups
Whether the driver wears a cowboy hat or not, the seasons, roads and terrain of Wyoming mean pickups are the choice for drivers in the state. And the Ford F-150 is number one.
Dale KillingbeckMarch 22, 2025
Joan Barron: What About Accountability For New $7,000 School Voucher Payments?
Columnist Joan Barron writes, "What protection, readers have asked, is there to prevent a parent from taking the $7,000 school voucher and letting the kid sit on the couch and watch TV all day?"
Joan BarronMarch 22, 2025
Bill Sniffin: Too Hot! Too Cold? Too Windy! Why Do Old Men Talk About The Weather So Much?
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “The elderly talk about the weather because it appeals to everyone. The elderly get detached with what many younger people are interested in and often feel like they have nothing to offer. The elderly want to be heard.”
Bill SniffinMarch 22, 2025
The American West: John Wesley Powell Explores The Green River in 1869
John Wesley Powell and his 1869 expedition pushed into the Green River on May 24, 1869, the first American explorers to challenge the mighty river across Colorado, Utah, and into the Grand Canyon.
Candy MoultonMarch 22, 2025
How Rescued Lab Beagles Learn How To Be Dogs
These dogs are not easy, and admittedly, Rob Wadd and Sharon Giest had no idea what they were getting themselves into. To rehabilitate a former lab beagle requires love and patience as many have found out who've rescued dogs from the Kindness Ranch in Hartville, Wyoming.
Jen KocherMarch 22, 2025
Why Bighorn Sheep Heads Don’t Explode When They Violently Smash Into Each Other
The violence of bighorn sheep smashing their heads together, focusing 2,000 pounds of pressure delivered at 30 mph, can make one wonder how their heads don’t explode. The basic answer is their thick horns and skulls are basically crash helmets.
Andrew RossiMarch 22, 2025
Wyoming History: Uranium Miner Was So Radioactive Grass Wouldn’t Grow On His Grave
Judd McDonald participated in an out-of-control nuclear bomb explosion to being an underground miner at a Nevada test site to blasting uranium out of a mine in Jeffrey City, Wyoming. He says he's the only one still alive who can tell the story of many who died way too young.
Dale KillingbeckMarch 22, 2025
Inside The Thrash Zone: Wyoming’s Hidden DIY Music Community
Sure, Wyoming is a country music state. But alternative, punk and metal musical acts are finding each other at the Thrash Zone -- a music venue in Cheyenne where bands can test out their music and play for small groups of fans.
Hannah Brock & Reilly StrandMarch 22, 2025
The Saga Of Disposing Mattresses In Wyoming When "They Have A Zombie-Esque Will To Live”
In the world of waste disposal, mattresses are like retirement deniers — notoriously reluctant to accept their own end. “They’re a huge pain in the butt,” said one Wyoming landfill manager. He said mattresses have a personified and zombie-esque will to live.
Zakary SonntagMarch 22, 2025
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Jake NicholsMarch 22, 2025
Brief: Carbon County Sheriff's Office Facebook Page Hacked
The Carbon County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page, along with the sheriff’s own Facebook page, were both hacked Friday at about noon, the sheriff reports.
Clair McFarlandMarch 22, 2025
‘Every Hockey Parent’s Worst Nightmare’: Casper Youth Player Takes Skate To Neck
The mom and dad of an 11-year-old Casper youth player said what happened Sunday was “every hockey parent’s worst nightmare” — their son took a skate to the neck. A new rule mandating players wear neck guards likely saved his life.
Dale KillingbeckMarch 22, 2025
The Roundup: A Tribute to Al Simpson
In this special episode, host Wendy Corr moderates a panel of friends and colleagues of the late U.S. Senator Alan K. Simpson, sharing their memories of Wyoming's signature statesman. With special guests: Erskine Bowles, Gov. Mike Sullivan, Mike Tongour, Rob Wallace, and Pete Williams
Wendy CorrMarch 22, 2025
Jonathan Lange: Barbuto’s Miscalculation Released The Flying Monkeys
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, "By Wednesday, the protesters in Laramie totally forgot the narrative. Instead of looking like MAGA with misgivings, they looked like Portland anarchists. It was a disgrace."
Jonathan LangeMarch 22, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Wyoming Supreme Court Needs To Honor The 14th Amendment
Dear editor: We were sitting in a coffee shop here in Sundance, Wyoming, having a political discussion. My friend is a pro-choice Democrat. I am a pro-life Republican.
March 22, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Fire Congress, Not The Workers
Dear editor: Congress (not firefighters, health-care workers, park rangers, air traffic controllers) has increased the debt to about $36 trillion dollars. And who is being fired for this so-called massive fraud and waste? Not Congress.
March 21, 2025
Letter To The Editor: The 36 Trillion Reasons For Changing Federal Spending
Dear editor: In the operating room we have a dark truism that "all bleeding stops eventually." This means that either you get control of the bleeding, or the patient will simply bleed to death. Our federal government is bleeding...
March 21, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Dismantling The Department of Education
Dear editor: Don’t buy the lie that dismantling the Department of Education is about increasing choice, quality, or freedom. It’s about money, and making sure the other faction doesn’t have it.
March 21, 2025
Fort Washakie Man Who Killed Wife In Front Of Their Young Daughter Gets 30 Years
A Fort Washakie man was given 30 years in prison Friday for shooting and killing his wife in front of their 11-year-old daughter in April 2024. The judge escalated his sentence because the girl “had to witness the death of her mother with her own eyes.”
Dale KillingbeckMarch 21, 2025
Guest Column: Steel-Toed Boots And Freedom -- How Wyoming Workers Are Saving Themselves
Marcie Kindred, executive director of the Wyoming State AFL-CIO, writes, "A trona miner had approached me days earlier about holding a rally to protect mine safety regulations from federal funding cuts. 'Without MSHA, miners die,' he said plainly."
CSD StaffMarch 21, 2025
If Colorado Wolves Keep Crossing Into Wyoming, They Might Not Last Long
A transplanted wolf showing up in Wyoming wasn’t unexpected, neither was it being killed for preying on livestock. With Wyoming’s shoot-on-sight policy for wolves in most of the state, that’s not likely to change.
Mark HeinzMarch 21, 2025
The American West: Did The Wild Bunch, Rob The Bank In Winnemucca?
Three, maybe four, robbers entered the bank in Winnemucca, Nevada, in 1900, stole about $32,000, then made a daring escape, dodging bullets as they went. The most popular story is that Butch Cassidy pulled off the heist, assisted by the Sundance Kid and George “Flat Nose” Curry.
R.B. MillerMarch 21, 2025
Wyoming Meteorologist Says Cutting Weather Balloon Launches "Dumb And Unacceptable"
Wyoming meteorologist Don Day said the federal government's decision to cut balloon launches across the country - including Rapid City and Riverton - is "dumb and unacceptable." He said the launches are a critical facet meteorologists use every day to make forecasts.
Andrew RossiMarch 21, 2025