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Wyoming Has A Huge Number Of Dams In ‘Poor’ Condition, Legislators Warned

State officials are warning Wyoming legislators that a huge number of dams in the state are crumbling, rated as being in “poor” condition. Also, there’s more legal pressure from downstream states for Wyoming water.

David MadisonSeptember 08, 2025

A home on Westview Drive in Riverton where a large law enforcement presence converged starting at 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025.

FBI Responds To Riverton Man Accused Of Threatening Neighbor With Homemade Napalm

The FBI’s bomb squad responded Sunday to a home in Riverton on reports that a man threatened his neighbor with homemade napalm, police say. Upset with dogs barking at his cats, he’s accused of leaving a note saying, “It’s your turn to die for those dogs."

Clair McFarlandSeptember 08, 2025

Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Monday, September 8, 2025

Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.

Jake NicholsSeptember 08, 2025

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, September 8, 2025

Monday's headlines include: * Day 3 Of Haitian Trucker Trial * Buffalo Bills Love Wyoming Fans * Cheyenne Hero Bridger Tucker Five Years Later

Wendy CorrSeptember 08, 2025

Why A Huge Blue Spruce In Casper Neighborhood Is ‘Maxine’s Tree'

There is a tree in a Casper neighborhood with roots that run deeper than the Alzheimer’s that eventually took the woman who grew up there. They follow the memories of a mother named Maxine who never gave up on the tree or on life.

Dale KillingbeckSeptember 08, 2025

Karl Brauneis of Lander prefers to hunt the old-school way. He shot this elk at 45 yards with a Winchester .30-30 rifle.

Wyoming Old-Timers Say Hunting Ain’t What It Used To Be

Hunters of a certain age might wax nostalgic for a simpler time. Back then, hunting tags were readily available at the local store and knocking on a local rancher’s door and politely asking permission to hunt on his land usually worked.

Mark HeinzSeptember 07, 2025

Guest Column: The Freedom Caucus Chose A Political Chameleon Over A Real Republican

Guest Columnist Amy Edmonds writes, "The Wyoming Freedom Caucus decided to go after one of Wyoming’s most pro-life, pro-family senators in defense of Kennedy, showcasing, again, the sheer folly of their politics."

Guest ColumnSeptember 07, 2025

Gail Symons: Don't Feed The Trolls

Columnist Gail Symons writes, "A commenter who likes to come up with nicknames he incorrectly believes are clever, referred to a 'satanic lobbyist.' It wasn’t disagreement. It was performance: distortion meant to get a reaction."

Gail SymonsSeptember 07, 2025

Mortimore Funeral Home Ends 80 Years of Ambulance Service In Rural Wyoming

After eight decades of ambulance service, Mortimore Funeral Home in Thermopolis is retiring its ambulance operations. In the 1950s, it was common practice to run an ambulance out of funeral homes because they had a big enough car to fit the cot, patient and attendant.

Jackie DorothySeptember 07, 2025

Two Weeks Into Cellphone Ban At Evanston High School: 'Kids Aren't Phone Zombies’

Like a growing number of schools across Wyoming, Evanston High School has banned cellphones in classrooms. Two weeks into the new school year, teachers report that “kids aren’t phone zombies now, they are humans."

Don CoggerSeptember 07, 2025

Wyoming backcountry hunter Vance McGahey has tried numerous ways of packing out meat. A few years ago, he settled on using pack goats.

Wyoming Hunting: How to Haul Out Elk Meat

In Wyoming, hunters often kill their game miles away from their vehicles, so it takes a combination of skill, improvisation and pack goats to get the meat back. Knowing how to break down a carcass is just as vital as knowing how to bring an animal down.

Mark HeinzSeptember 07, 2025

A new Wyoming Life Flight helicopter base at Evanston Regional Hospital will expand access to critical care for residents and visitors within 150 miles of the city. Southwest Wyoming will see two-hour response times cut to 15 minutes.

New Evanston Air Ambulance Base Will Cut 2-Hour Responses To 15 Minutes

A new Wyoming Life Flight helicopter base at Evanston Regional Hospital will expand access to critical care within 150 miles of the city. Southwest Wyoming will see two-hour response times cut to 15 minutes.

Dale KillingbeckSeptember 07, 2025

The root section of Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park. There hasn't been a volcanic eruption in Yellowstone National Park for more than 70,000 years. Whenever the next one comes, it’s likely to be a massive lava flow instead of a humanity-ending explosion.

Yellowstone’s Next Eruption: Flow Of Superheated Ooze, Not Humanity-Ending Explosion

Good news! Scientists say the next time the supervolcano in Yellowstone erupts, it won't be a humanity-ended explosion. Instead, it's likely to be a massive lava flow of superheated ooze. Whenever it happens, it will be the first volcanic eruption in more than 70,000 years.

Andrew RossiSeptember 07, 2025

Liberty Belle Lodge in Aladdin has new owners who hope to breathe new life into it. The owners are a couple who moved away from the state of Washington to escape city life.

Couple Has Ambitious Plan To Restore Liberty Belle Lodge In Tiny Aladdin, Wyoming

If Kyle Meade and Julia Okitsu are successful in restoring the Liberty Bell Lodge in Aladdin, Wyoming, (pop. 15), it will double the number of businesses on the town's main drag (Wyoming Highway 24), raising it from one to two.

Renée JeanSeptember 07, 2025

Danny Warner talks about a recent comp he did at WyoTech. He graduates in two weeks with a job at a Ferarri dealership in Denver.

Like Star Athletes, WyoTech Grads Recruited For Jobs All Over The Country

Like star athletes, WyoTech graduates are in high demand, recruited to fill high-paying jobs across the country. One grad says the Wyoming school will help him realize a dream of being a mechanic for Ferrari.

Renée JeanSeptember 07, 2025

Piles of random clothing on a bed often don't have much competition for Macradee Aegerter, who is looking for vintage clothing items that were made in America, back when making things to last was still important.

Cheyenne Woman Makes More Money Thrifting Vintage Clothing Than At Her Old Job

Macradee Aegerter started thrifting in high school before vintage clothing was considered chic and in style. Now that vintage is all the rage, her one-time side hustle now brings in more money than her old job ever did.

Renée JeanSeptember 07, 2025

Thermopolis hot spring Denise Lett via Alamy 9 7 25

Thermopolis Claims 'The World's Largest Mineral Hot Spring’ — But Is It?

The Big Spring, the main source of Thermopolis's hot mineral water, has been called "the world's largest mineral hot spring" since 1900. No other place has challenged that, but scientists and Guinness World Records haven't confirmed it.

Andrew RossiSeptember 07, 2025

Five years after Bridger Walker, now 11, stepped in front of an attacking dog to save his younger sister Brielle, then 4, the Cheyenne pair, along with their parents and three other siblings, have experienced a whirlwind of attention from around the globe. Brielle says her brother's her hero, and he says what he likes most in live is being a "normal boy."

5 Years After Saving Sister From Dog Attack, Bridger Walker Likes Being A ‘Normal Boy'

Bridger Walker of Cheyenne was 6 in 2020 when he made international headlines for rescuing his younger sister from a vicious dog attack. Five years later, he’s now 11 and likes just being a “normal boy” — who calls Bo Jackson "Uncle Bo" and may just have an action figure modeled after him.

Dale KillingbeckSeptember 07, 2025

About 1898, Elmer Chatfield with draft horses and work crew near Ten Sleep, Wyoming. He is the one standing and holding his daughter.

Wyoming History: Nobody Crossed ‘Chatty’ Chatfield, The Toughest Cowboy Pioneer

Against a backdrop of lawlessness and frontier legend, Elmer “Chatty” Chatfield may have been the toughest of them all. Even at birth he wasn’t fazed when a windstorm sent a tent pole onto his head.

Jackie DorothySeptember 07, 2025

Wyoming Hunting 2025: Elk Plentiful, Deer And Antelope On The Rebound

The Wyoming hunting outlook for the 2025 season is excellent for elk, cautiously optimistic for mule deer and improving for antelope. But some prime hunting grounds are closed as crews fight a pair of large wildfires in the western part of the state.

Mark HeinzSeptember 07, 2025

Former Laramie County GOP Chairman Khale Lenhart says a 25% property tax cut is causing local governments to go without crucial services. Supporters of the cut, however, say that’s pushback over having to reduce their bloated, wasteful budgets.

Critics Of 25% Property Tax Reduction Grow Louder As Local Governments Cut Back

Across Wyoming, many local governments are growing louder over the steep property tax cuts the Legislature passed earlier this year. They say they're finding it difficult to maintain services but others say the cuts are forcing governments to live within their means.

Jackson WalkerSeptember 06, 2025

Federal prosecutions in Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico say they face mounting challenges enforcing oil and gas waste disposal laws across the U.S. West. Two Wyoming oil field workers from Crowheart Energy near Wamsutter recently convicted for dumping in Utah both got probation.

Wyoming Case Exposes Challenges Of Stopping Illegal Oil Field Waste Dumping

Federal investigators have documented a series of illegal oil field waste disposal cases across the American West. Most recently, two Wyoming oil field supervisors were sentenced for directing crew members to bury contaminated waste in Carbon County.

David MadisonSeptember 06, 2025

Wild patches of weeds poke up out of the filled-in reservoir that used to be located here, in what is actually the backside of the pumphouse.

Clock Ticking For 133-Year-Old Cheyenne Pumphouse, Which Needs $4M Restoration

Cheyenne’s Historic Pumphouse was built in 1892, and now stands neglected as those who want to save it are racing against the clock — and city priorities. It needs a $4 million restoration, but so far nobody seems interested.

Renée JeanSeptember 06, 2025

Why Wolves Sometimes Play Around Like Giant Puppies

Wolves in the wild can’t afford to waste time and energy. Even when they seem to romp and play — almost like giant puppies — there’s serious purpose behind it, wildlife biologists say.

Mark HeinzSeptember 06, 2025

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