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Jordan and Kaylin Birdwell scope out the price of a whole bird, after realizing the price for a smaller, turkey breast roast, is much more expensive per pound. Store specials are keeping the price of whole birds in check, in spite of avian flu decimating turkey flocks.

Turkey Deals Turn Costly Birds Into Thanksgiving Bargains

Wyoming grocers are selling cheap whole turkeys at losses because of the bird flu and inflation. Shoppers are using those savings to offset rising costs for other Thanksgiving staples, along with chasing specials and switching to store brands.

Renée JeanNovember 25, 2025

An off-duty Carbon County Deputy Jason Black is being praised for his quick action to help a pair of Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers fighting with suspects on a Casper roadside. He was on his way to the store when he ran to help with the chaotic scene.

Hero Cop: Off-Duty Deputy Helps Subdue Suspects Fighting With Troopers

An off-duty Carbon County deputy is being praised for his quick action to help a pair of Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers fighting with suspects on a Casper roadside. He was on his way to the store when he ran to help with the chaotic scene.

Kate MeadowsNovember 25, 2025

Wyoming Can Expect A Mild Thanksgiving Ahead Of "Potent Winter Storm"

Although the Thanksgiving Day forecast in Wyoming is looking pleasant, a "potent winter storm" will quickly follow. Meteorologist Don Day says there will be measurable snow falling in a lot of places across the state on Saturday and Sunday.

Andrew RossiNovember 25, 2025

The Florida trucker — identified as Rabindran Bunsee — arrested by a Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper Thursday near Rawlins could face life in prison on an attempted murder charge during a road rage incident. He’s accused of shooting at a pickup with a toddler in it.

Trucker Accused Of Shooting At Pickup With Toddler In It Could Face Life In Prison

The Florida trucker arrested by a Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper Thursday near Rawlins could face life in prison on an attempted murder charge during a road rage incident. He’s accused of shooting at a pickup with a toddler in it.

Clair McFarlandNovember 25, 2025

More than six weeks after human remans were found near rural Gering, Nebraska, it's been confirmed they belong to Chance Englebert, a Moorcroft, Wyoming, man who disappeared while visiting family there in July 2019.

DNA Confirms Chance Englebert Died In Nebraska Park, Cause Deemed Accidental

DNA has confirmed the remains found in a rural area near Gering, Nebraska, last month are Chance Englebert. But the mother of the Moorcroft man missing for more than six years has a hard time believing his death was accidental.

Jen KocherNovember 25, 2025

Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Tuesday, November 25, 2025

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

Jake NicholsNovember 25, 2025

Cowboy State Daily Radio Newscast: Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Tuesday's headlines include: * ICE Nabs 40 Truckers * Rancher Stolen Trophy Elk Heads * Sublette Co. Rancher Grows Super Cows

Mac WatsonNovember 25, 2025

A grizzly bear attack on a group of about 20 on a school picnic in remote British Columbia, Canada, was a rare occurrence that has left bear experts puzzled. Four people, including three children, were seriously hurt.

Grizzly Mauling Of School Picknickers In Canada Baffles Experts

Bear experts are baffled over the grizzly bear attack on a group of about 20 on a school picnic in remote British Columbia, Canada. Four people, including three children, were hospitalized. Some are in critical condition.

Mark HeinzNovember 25, 2025

Trucker Jailed In Road Rage Shooting At Pickup Carrying Child Near Rawlins

A semitruck driver was arrested last week after what the Wyoming Highway Patrol is calling a road rage incident in Carbon County. Troopers say the trucker shot at a pickup — with a child in the back seat — that was passing it on I-80 near Rawlins.

Jimmy OrrNovember 25, 2025

Heavy vehicles stop moving as a timed detonation brings down a wide coal face at the Buckskin Coal Mine in Gillette, Wyoming, in this file photo.

Rollback Of Biden-Era Powder River Basin Energy Leasing Policies Hits Trump's Desk

Trump and congressional allies are undoing Biden-era land and leasing rules to expand coal, oil and gas in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin. Opponents say that guts environmental regulations and could leave taxpayers on the hook for huge cleanup costs.

David MadisonNovember 25, 2025

Hunter Ryan Chuckel is pictured with a bull elk he recently shot on public land in the southern Bighorn Mountains, left. He and his hunting companions claim that an adjacent rancher later tried to steal the elk’s head. Right, a helicopter ferries out elk meat and heads with antlers from an isolated area of public land in the southern Bighorn Mountains.

Wyoming Rancher Accused Of Trying To Steal Trophy Elk Head From Helicopter Hunters

Some hunters claim that after they helicoptered into an isolated public land area in the Bighorn Mountains and killed bull elk, an adjacent landowner tried to swipe one of their trophy elk heads.

Mark HeinzNovember 24, 2025

Wyoming Cattle Ranchers Say Nebraska Plant Closure Is A Sign Of Deeper Problems

Wyoming ranchers say the closure of Tyson’s Lexington, Nebraska, plant is a distress signal for cattlemen and consumers. Fixing things will require rewriting the Meat Inspection Act.

Renée JeanNovember 24, 2025

Evanston Man Claims Self-Defense In Shooting Death Of Father

A 23-year-old Evanston man accused of fatally shooting his dad early Saturday morning wrote in a court form that he acted in self-defense. He said he didn’t know who was breaking into his room and, “I did not mean to kill any one."

Clair McFarlandNovember 24, 2025

Family Still Fighting Ousted Gillette Librarian After County Settled For $700,000

Six weeks after Campbell County settled a fired librarian’s lawsuit against it for $700,000, a local family she’s also suing is continuing to fight. The family says expressing their opposition to the former librarian is their First Amendment right.

Clair McFarlandNovember 24, 2025

Leaders in Campbell County and Gillette are at odds about a BWXT plan to bring high-tech nuclear fuels manufacturing to town. At the same time, Gov. Mark Gordon is considering a $100 million state grant for the project.

Campbell County At Odds Over Nuclear Project As Gordon Considers $100M For It

Leaders in Campbell County and Gillette are at odds about BWXT's plan to bring high-tech nuclear fuels manufacturing to town. At the same time, Gov. Mark Gordon is considering a $100 million state grant for the project.

David MadisonNovember 24, 2025

120-Year-Old Tortoise Survives Fire That Killed 80-90 Reptiles At SD Attraction

A 120-year-old tortoise named Orville, along with five other giants, survived a devastating fire at Reptile Gardens in South Dakota on Friday. About 80-90 other reptiles, including alligators and other tortoises, were killed.

Andrew RossiNovember 24, 2025

Survival of the fittest produces resilient genetics in nature. That works on ranches too, says Wyoming's Lucky 7 Rancher Jim Jensen. He's using the extreme conditions on his Boulder ranch to grow super cows.

Wyoming Rancher Uses Extreme Weather To Redefine Cattle Genetics, Grow Super Cows

Survival of the fittest produces resilient genetics in nature. That also works on ranches, says Wyoming's Lucky 7 Rancher Jim Jensen. He's using the extreme conditions on his Boulder ranch to grow super cows.

Renée JeanNovember 24, 2025

Dave Simpson: Seven Months After Surgery, So Far, So Good

Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “You breathe a little easier when the first test comes back with a number the doc calls 'undetectable.' But, they don't have a bell for you to ring that soon, celebrating the “defeat” of the disease. Way too early for that."

Dave SimpsonNovember 24, 2025

ICE To Deport 40 Truckers After Wyoming Sheriff, Highway Patrol Operation

After truckers complained of illegal counterparts, Wyoming law enforcement and ICE conducted an operation last week targeting truckers bypassing the port of entry near the Colorado border. From about 205 contacts, 40 truckers are set to be deported.

Clair McFarlandNovember 24, 2025

Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Monday, November 24, 2025

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

Jake NicholsNovember 24, 2025

Gail Symons: Wyoming Better Jump On This Energy Market

Columnist Gail Symons writes: "The future looks different from the old, extraction-only mindset. It means manufacturing components instead of only shipping fuel. It means hosting data centers and research labs not just the wells and the mines."

Gail SymonsNovember 24, 2025

Cassie Craven: Welfare Was Supposed To Be Our Job

Columnist Cassie Craven writes, “The shift of society away from the church-based and community welfare efforts, toward the government was no good for our fellow man. Neither were the technological advances that made us distant, isolated, and serotonin-addicted."

Cassie CravenNovember 24, 2025

Cowboy State Daily Radio Newscast: Monday, November 24, 2025

Monday's headlines include: * The Josh Allen Weekend * Wolves Smart Enough For Tools? * Rural EMS Crews Struggle With Funding

Mac WatsonNovember 24, 2025

John “Portugee” Phillips’ legendary 1866 236-mile ride through a blizzard from Forts Phil Kearny to Laramie has been dubbed by some as "the greatest ride in history." Now a historian says new evidence suggests the ride may have been less perilous. This painting depicts Portugee arriving at Fort Laramie.

Wyoming History: The 236-Mile Blizzard Ride Dubbed 'Greatest In History'

John “Portugee” Phillips’ legendary 236-mile ride through a blizzard in 1866 from Forts Phil Kearny to Laramie has been dubbed by some as "the greatest ride in history." Now a historian says new evidence suggests the ride may have been less perilous.

Jackie DorothyNovember 23, 2025

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