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Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Tuesday's headlines include: * Judge Rules In Favor Of Trans Volleyball Player * Sheriff Says He’s Not Trying To Sabotage ICE Deportation * Barrasso Says Crank Up Fossil Fuels & Boot Illegal Immigrants
Wendy CorrNovember 26, 2024
Wyoming Man Accused Of Killing Girlfriend Doesn't Get New Judge Or Lawyers
A judge decided Monday that a man accused of trying to dump the body of his murdered girlfriend in Park County, Wyoming, doesn’t need a new judge or new attorneys. Joseph Underwood, 50, has argued insistently that he does.
Clair McFarlandNovember 26, 2024
Montana Sen. Pushes To Get Redskins Logo Back, Native American Group Says He Didn't Push Hard Enough
Montana Sen. Steve Daines has led the way in trying to get the original Redskins logo back for the now Washington Commanders but a Native American group -- which wants the name and the logo back -- says he hasn't pushed hard enough.
David MadisonNovember 26, 2024
Teton County Sheriff Says He Didn't Sabotage ICE's Plans To Deport Illegal Immigrants
Teton County’s sheriff is refuting a claim Harriet Hageman made in her Sunday newsletter that his office is sabotaging efforts to deport illegal immigrants. She said the sheriff is "foiling" ICE's efforts.
Clair McFarlandNovember 26, 2024
Delegation Wants To Name Casper Trails Center For Former House Rep. Barbara Cubin
Wyoming’s congressional delegation want to honor the political legacy of Barbara Cubin, the state’s second-longest serving U.S. House rep. They’ve introduced a bill to name the Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper for her.
Leo WolfsonNovember 25, 2024
Spot Near Grand Teton Is A Moose Magnet, But Too Many People Could Ruin It
If you want to see a moose, there's a spot near Kelly, Wyoming, that draws a ton of them during the early winter. It's so popular that locals are worried that the area will be discovered and ruined by the gawking humans.
Mark HeinzNovember 25, 2024
Wyoming Man Gets 3 Years In Prison For Swinging Flagpole At Police On Jan. 6
Bedford, Wyoming, resident Douglas Harrington was sentenced to three years in prison Monday for assaulting police with a flagpole during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Riot. It’s the harshest sentence so far for a Wyoming resident related to Jan. 6.
Leo WolfsonNovember 25, 2024
Guest Column: Wyoming’s Legacy of Opportunity: Protecting Rights for Women and Girls
Rep. Martha Lawley writes, "I’m introducing two bills focused on safeguarding the rights of women and girls in Wyoming: one that protects the integrity of women’s sports and another that ensures privacy and safety in spaces where it matters most."
CSD StaffNovember 25, 2024
Clair McFarland: Not Letting An Airborne Desk Chair Have The Last Laugh
Clair McFarland writes, "But in my hatred for the alien throne, I forgot (or never had the commonsense) to measure my desk’s height. So the huge inflatable ball posing as my new desk chair arrived three inches too high."
Clair McFarlandNovember 25, 2024
Dave Simpson: The Ugly Cookies Taste Just As Good
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “Whenever Gramps visits, cookies are to be baked, first with the assistance of one grand daughter, then two years later, with two. (Red hair, blue eyes, both cute as buttons.)”
Dave SimpsonNovember 25, 2024
For 15th Year, Trucker Returns To Decorate Lonely Tree In The Middle Of Nowhere
For 15 years and counting, a Texas long-haul trucker has decorated a lonely tree in the middle of nowhere north of Sheridan, Wyoming. The locals on the Crow Reservation say the tree holds his soul.
Greg JohnsonNovember 25, 2024
Judge Rules Transgender Volleyball Player Can Compete
A Colorado-based federal judge declined Monday to remove a transgender player from the Mountain West Conference women’s volleyball tournament. He also didn’t reverse six forfeit losses teams have taken by boycotting matches against that player.
Clair McFarlandNovember 25, 2024
Casper Property Owners Sue State Over Gravel Pit Leases, Claim Rights Violations
A Casper group and six property owners sued the Wyoming Board of Land Commissioners on Friday. They claim lack of notice about the board’s approval of leases to mine gravel near the base of Casper Mountain violated their constitutional rights.
Dale KillingbeckNovember 25, 2024
Barrasso: Let's Crank Up The Fossil Fuels And Boot The Illegal Immigrants
John Barrasso told Fox News on Sunday he's 100% behind President-elect Trump’s promise for mass deportations of illegal immigrants. He also said a new Trump administration could bolster Wyoming’s energy industries.
Leo WolfsonNovember 25, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Monday, November 25, 2024
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Jake NicholsNovember 25, 2024
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, November 25, 2024
Monday's headlines include: * Big New Evidence In DB Cooper Case * People Escaping From Blue To Red States * Woman Walking Across The Planet In Wyoming
Wendy CorrNovember 25, 2024
Cheyenne Teen’s Fight For Life Against Brain Cancer Inspires A Symphony
Adelaide Bomberger’s battle for life against a rare form of brain cancer has inspired a symphony by an L.A. composer and University of Wyoming band director. The 18-year-old from Cheyenne got to hear her story performed for the first time this month.
Jackie DorothyNovember 25, 2024
Casper Train Engineer May Have Had Premonition Of Fatal 2001 Wreck, Son Says
Outside the Casper Depot is a memorial stone for 48-year-old engineer Mike Hoover, killed in a train crash in 2001. Hoover was “nervous about something” before going to work that day, says his son, and may have had “a premonition” of the crash.
Dale KillingbeckNovember 25, 2024
Boxing Still Going The Rounds In Wyoming Despite Rise Of MMA
Although MMA has grown significantly, boxing is still alive in Wyoming. In fact, in many Wyoming communities, boxing is seeing a resurgence of interest.
Dale KillingbeckNovember 24, 2024
Polish Army Fought Alongside 600-Pound Bear Who Liked Booze & Cigarettes In World War II
As a Polish war unit prepared to enter the war zone in Italy in 1943, they hit a snag because animals were not allowed to accompany troops into battle but they got around that rule. They officially enlisted the bear as a private, giving him a salary and a serial number.
Mark HeinzNovember 24, 2024
Rod Miller: Free Speech and the Hypocrisy of the Wyoming GOP
Rod Miller writes, "It’s almost as if the Wyoming Republican Party wants to prevent any voice other than their own from being heard out in the Big Empty. It’s almost as if Party leadership wants Wyomingites to hear only their officially-sanctioned speech."
Rod MillerNovember 24, 2024
Newcomers to Wyoming, Montana More Likely To Be Republican Transplants
Republicans looking to get away from more liberal states are choosing Wyoming, Montana and other Western states, and they've turned some already conservative states even a deeper shade of red. The migration may have helped Republicans dominate Election Day.
David MadisonNovember 24, 2024
Bill Gates-Backed TerraPower Strikes Deal To Get Laser-Enriched Uranium
Bill Gates-backed TerraPower and the nuclear plant it's building in southwest Wyoming have secured another potential source of uranium. It’s struck a deal to get laser-enriched uranium.
Renée JeanNovember 24, 2024
Australian Woman Hiking Through Wyoming On Quest To Walk Length Of The Earth
Australian Lucy Barnard is walking 18,000 miles from the tip of South America to the top of North America to become the first woman to walk the length of the earth. She’s now in Wyoming, getting to Lander after hiking across the Red Desert.
Jackie DorothyNovember 24, 2024