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Wyoming Cancer Center May Close Over $2 Million Dispute With Insurance Provider
The only dedicated cancer center in central Wyoming says it may have to close over a nearly $2 million dispute with an insurance provider. The insurance company says it overpaid, so won’t pay out again until that’s made up.
Leo WolfsonOctober 07, 2024
Crook County Deputy Shoots And Kills Home Invasion Suspect
Crook County deputies shot and killed a home invasion suspect Saturday in Sundance, Wyoming. The suspect was found walking nearby and reportedly raised a gun toward one of the deputies.
Clair McFarlandOctober 07, 2024
Crews “Ready To Go On The Offensive” Fighting Huge 73,000-Acre Elk Fire
For the first time since the Elk Fire literally blew up overnight more than a week ago, firefighters on Monday said they are preparing to attack the 73,000-acre wildfire rather than react to it. "We’re ready to go on the offense," one firefighter said.
Greg JohnsonOctober 07, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Monday, October 7, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsOctober 07, 2024
It's Fall, That Means Apple Cider. Is It Safe To Drink Unpasteurized Cider Or Not?
Apple cider is a favorite this time of year but health officials are concerned about potential dangers of imbibing the unpasteurized version of the autumn drink. They say drinking unpasteurized juices has become a growing trend and there's cause for concern
Dale KillingbeckOctober 07, 2024
McGinley Clinic’s New MRI Machine Is Largest In Wyoming, Comes With New AI Technology
The new MRI machine at the McGinley Clinic in Casper is the first in Wyoming using artificial intelligence. It produces better images faster with weaker magnets, improving patient safety. Dr. Joe McGinley says it's just the tip of the iceberg of what AI can do.
Renée JeanOctober 07, 2024
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, October 7, 2024
Monday's headlines include: - Elk Fire at 75,000 Acres; Zero Containment - Wyoming Inmates Helping To Fight Gigantic Fire - Dining With A Ghost At The Open Range In The Sheridan Inn
Wendy CorrOctober 07, 2024
Man Shows Weapon To Natrona County Deputy At Traffic Stop, Flees, Takes Own Life
The Wyoming Department of Criminal Investigation is investigating a Casper traffic stop on Sunday where the driver showed a weapon to a deputy, fired it, and drove off. After pursuit, the individual took his own life.
Dale KillingbeckOctober 06, 2024
How Mardy Murie, Wyoming’s Grandmother Of Conservation, Inspired The Wilderness Act
From Alaska to Wyoming, Margaret “Mardy” Murie and her family were advocates for keeping the wilderness wild. Known as the Grandmother of Conservation, she and husband Olaus helped inspire the Wilderness Act.
Jackie DorothyOctober 06, 2024
Letter To The Editor: Thanks for Continuing Coverage Of Wolf Torture
Dear editor: Thank you for coverage of the wolf torture and killing in Daniel.. Several psychologists have weighed in that it is the behavior of a psychopath and deranged individual- not a "decent man" as Bill Johnson and Rep. Albert Sommers seem to think.
October 06, 2024
80,000 Miles And Thousands Of Photos, She Explores Wyoming For Those Who Can’t
Lesleigh Ann Shaefer of Thermopolis has traveled more than 80,000 miles and taken thousands of photos as she drives around the Cowboy State. She says she explores Wyoming for those who can’t.
Jackie DorothyOctober 06, 2024
The American West: Meriwether Lewis’s Last Journey
When Meriwether Lewis left St. Louis in late summer, 1809, on a trip to the nation’s capital, Tennessee was the furthest thing from his mind. But Lewis never arrived in Washington, and his violent death on the Natchez Trace remains a mystery to this day.
James A. CrutchfieldOctober 06, 2024
Cassie Craven: University Of Wyoming Did The Right Thing In Forfeiting Volleyball Match
Columnist Cassie Craven writes, “Height. Weight. Size. These impact women’s safety. I will not keep quiet about them for a game of virtue signaling and placating yet another man’s emotions. And if one more man lectures me about how I should, I may need to provide a dissertation on childbirth and what it really means to be a woman.”
Cassie CravenOctober 06, 2024
Haunted Wyoming: The Headless Bride Of Yellowstone’s Old Faithful Inn
A teen bride murdered and decapitated at Yellowstone’s Old Faithful Inn in 1914 is said to still haunt the historic hotel. People tell of seeing her ghostly apparition walking to the crow’s nest — carrying her own head in her arms.
Jackie DorothyOctober 06, 2024
The New Amish: Raising A Wyoming Horse Barn With Power Tools And Cellphones
Although they're Amish men raising a barn in Bear River, Wyoming, they don't exactly look or act the part. These Amish, wearing Under Armour T-shirts, use power tools, heavy machinery and cellphones. At home, however, they're more traditional.
Renée JeanOctober 06, 2024
Wyoming Inmates Put To Work During Heartbreaking Wildfire Season
With more than 700,000 acres burned due to wildfires across the state of Wyoming, resources are tapped. Thankfully a crew of inmates known as the Smokebusters are helping the firefighters. So far, they have worked on 26 fires in eight counties.
Jen KocherOctober 06, 2024
What Happens When A 20-Pound Turkey Flies Into A Car Going 70MPH
Clara Maslak and her family were driving from Powell to Cody when a 20-pound turkey flew across the highway and smashed into their Suburban. A windshield repairman said he's never seen that level of devastation caused by a turkey. RIP bird.
Andrew RossiOctober 06, 2024
Rod Miller: Blooming Flowers & Political Hypocrisy In The Cowboy State
Rod Miller writes, "For my money, it is Cowboys (capital C) like Scott Harnsberger who may be the only thing that saves the Wyoming Republican Party from spiraling down into an authoritarian abyss of gnarliness that would make the Founders of the U.S. and Wyoming, both of whom cherished plurality and free speech, puke."
Rod MillerOctober 06, 2024
For Decades, Visitors Could Swim In Old Faithful Waters For 50 Cents
From 1914 through 1951, the Old Faithful bathhouse and swimming pool was a huge attraction. Visitors could swim in the same geothermal waters erupting from Yellowstone geysers for 50 cents.
Andrew RossiOctober 06, 2024
Elk Fire Now At 74,000 Acres And Still Out Of Control, But Some Signs Of Hope
The Elk Fire burning in northern Wyoming remains out of control, dangerous and unpredictable. It’s now at 74,000 acres and growing, but some signs of hope as rancher says “positive energy” helped save her ranch.
Greg JohnsonOctober 06, 2024
1,285-Pound Pumpkin Explodes Into Bazillion Pieces After Being Dropped From Crane
Chad Kurtenbach of Lovell won the 2024 Wyoming State Pumpkin Weigh-Off on Saturday with his 1,254-pound pumpkin named Annie Oakley. Then, an even larger pumpkin was dropped from 175 feet and obliterated an 8-foot Wile E. Coyote.
Reilly StrandOctober 06, 2024
Get Your Brain Busted At The Inntrigue In Laramie, Wyoming’s Only Puzzle House
A Laramie Airbnb called the Inntrigue is unlike any other in Wyoming. A stay at this house at 1214 Sheridan St. is a brain-busting house-wide puzzle chase.
Renée JeanOctober 06, 2024
Drinking Wyoming: Guy Fieri Loves Food At The Alibi, But Cocktails Are Great Too
Guy Fieri made Alibi Wood Fire Pizzaria famous for its “legit” Cowboy Brisket Pizza and its “rye-tchous” Ruben. But Alibi started life as a bar, and its craft cocktails are just as great as its food.
Renée JeanOctober 06, 2024
Forest Service Shouldn’t Trade ‘Hidden Oasis’ Of Prime Hunting Land, Critics Say
Critics of a pending land exchange say a remote and rugged piece of federal land in the Laramie Range mountains is a paradise for hunters, and the U.S. Forest Service should keep it. It’s prime elk and bighorn sheep habitat – accessible only by foot or horseback.
Mark HeinzOctober 05, 2024