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Gillette Nurse Gets 1 Year In Jail For Freezing Death Of Dementia Patient

A Gillette CNA was sentenced Friday to a year in jail for negligent homicide in the death of an 88-year-old dementia patient who froze to death outside an assisted living center. Two jurors were removed during his trial for using racial slurs.

Jen KocherNovember 21, 2025

Wyoming ranchers say allowing some of their meat to bypass federal inspectors and sell state-inspected product online would be “the best thing that can happen to them.” That’s what the federal DIRECT Act recently reintroduced to the Senate would do.

Wyoming Ranchers Say Bypassing Some Meat Inspectors Would Be Game-Changing

Wyoming ranchers say allowing some meat to bypass federal inspectors and sell limited state-inspected product online would be “the best thing that can happen to them.” That’s what the federal DIRECT Act recently reintroduced to the Senate would do.

Kate MeadowsNovember 21, 2025

At the Storyteller and other businesses in Thermopolis, Wyoming, several different coffee groups meet each week. The table at the Storyteller is used each morning by a revolving group of women that includes retired teachers, Catholic ladies, a sewing group and yoga enthusiasts. Pictured are Tammy Redland, Joan LaFave, Trudy Brooks, Collette Anderson, Carol Biven, Meredith Russel.

Coffee Trumps Internet In Thermopolis, A Throwback To Old-School Social Networking

In Thermopolis, Wyoming, coffee groups meet all over town in person for old-school social networking rather than scrolling social media and the internet. Regular groups meet wherever coffee is served, even McDonald's.

Jackie DorothyNovember 21, 2025

A rancher runs a herd of horses in northeast Wyoming.

Wyoming Horses Have Been Exposed To Outbreak Of Deadly Equine Virus

Several cases of a potentially deadly equine virus have been confirmed in four states this week, including one in Colorado. That horse also was in Cheyenne, Casper, and Wheatland, which means Wyoming horses have been exposed to equine herpesvirus.

Andrew RossiNovember 21, 2025

A growing program pairs generous hunters who donate their kills to veterans no longer able to hunt for themselves. Hunters like Biran Monahan, inset, say it's gratifying to show appreciation for veterans like Joe Rose, pictured, who's no longer physically able to hunt big game.

Hunters, Game Processors Partner For Veterans Who Can’t Hunt Big Game Anymore

A growing program has hunters and game processors partnering to get fresh game meat to military veterans who can't hunt big game anymore. The effort started in Missouri and wants to expand into states like Wyoming and Montana.

Mark HeinzNovember 21, 2025

The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center parking lot became the scene of another act of teen violence in Casper on Halloween night 2024.

Casper Teen Gets 4-6 Years For Stabbing Girl With 2-Foot 'Tactical Machete’

An 18-year-old Casper woman got four to six years in prison Friday for stabbing another girl with what the prosecutor described as a 2-foot “tactical machete.” A dramatic video shown in court shows her sticking the machete into her victim, who survived.

Dale KillingbeckNovember 21, 2025

Wild Horse Basin Ranch, 92,000 Green Acres Near Casper, Lists For $45 Million

Wild Horse Basin, a 92,000-acre working cattle ranch with 50 ponds and five creeks is just 30 minutes from Casper. It also has potential for oil and gas development, and has hit the market for $45 million.

Renée JeanNovember 21, 2025

How A Wyoming Startup Is Turning Trash Into Clean Fuel For Cars

Nobody’s driving hydrogen vehicles in Wyoming, but they are catching on in the San Francisco Bay area. That's because a startup based in Pinedale, Wyoming, just cleared final permitting on its process of turning rotting trash into fuel for cars and trucks.

David MadisonNovember 21, 2025

Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Friday, November 21, 2025

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

Jake NicholsNovember 21, 2025

Creating a Legacy in Comprehensive Dental Care

Legacy Dental is a new dental partnership built upon the foundation of generational practice and guided by the principles of bringing innovative and comprehensive care to patients in need.

November 21, 2025

Scott Clem: The Spoiled Mob And Spooked Alarmists Have Been Here A While

Columnist Scott Clem writes: “It may seem new that our political culture looks like part spoiled mob, and part spooky-conspiracy-theory, tin-foil hat club, but it's not. The historical terms are modernity and post-modernity. They’re not new, and they’ve shaped our politics, morality, and spirituality."

Scott ClemNovember 21, 2025

Cowboy State Daily Radio Newscast: Friday, November 21, 2025

Friday's headlines include: * Vice President Cheney’s Funeral * Laramie Prepares For Josh Allen Return * Lawmakers Advance Plans To Kill Residential Prop Tax

Mac WatsonNovember 21, 2025

The possibility of the death penalty is off the table for both Big Piney teens accused of ambushing and murdering their friend with a bow and arrow. Rowan Littauer, pictured, pleaded not guilty Monday, as did his alleged accomplice Orion Schlesinger on March 20.

Big Piney Teen Agrees To Plead Guilty For Killing Man With Bow And Arrow

A Big Piney man agreed Thursday to plead guilty to second-degree murder and mutilation of a dead body for killing his friend February with a bow and arrow. Court documents say Rowan Littauer and Orion Schlesinger walked to the victim’s home and ambushed him.

Clair McFarlandNovember 21, 2025

Lynne Cheney looks on as U.S. military body bearers carry the casket containing the remains of her husband, former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, at his funeral service at the National Cathedral on Nov. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

Dick Cheney Remembered As ‘True Man Of The West’ At D.C. Funeral

While his funeral was happening 1,770 miles from his hometown of Casper, Wyoming, there was a palpable Cowboy State feel to Dick Cheney’s funeral service Thursday in Washington, D.C. Former President George W. Bush remembered him a “true man of the West.”

Greg Johnson & Sean BarryNovember 21, 2025

Wyoming lawmakers advanced plans to eliminate residential property taxes and replace lost funds by raising the sales tax from 4% to 6%.

Wyoming Legislators Advance Plan To Kill All Residential Property Taxes

Wyoming lawmakers advanced five property tax reform plans Wednesday. One of the measures, if passed by the Legislature and the people of Wyoming, would change the state Constitution to eliminate residential property tax altogether.

Clair McFarlandNovember 20, 2025

A track hoe was stolen from about mile marker 124 along U.S. Highway 189/191 in Sublette County. This photo is from the closest WYDOT webcam, at about mile marker 120.

81-Year-Old Rancher's Caterpillar Trackhoe Stolen In Bold Daytime Heist

An 81-year-old rancher’s $30,000 Caterpillar trackhoe was stolen in broad daylight near Big Piney, Wyoming. “Whoever did this had a pretty good plan and got home free,” the rancher told Cowboy State Daily

Scott SchwebkeNovember 20, 2025

Beef prices have been continuing to climb as ranchers don't have enough supply for demand, like these prices at King Soopers in Cheyenne.

Letter To The Editor: Pricing Of Meat Isn't That Simple

Dear editor: I beg to differ (a little) with Dennis Sun’s op/ed regarding consumer pricing of meat commodities to the end user (consumer). Is meat pricing to the consumer right where it needs to be? It is certainly not as easy and simplistic as Mr. Sun makes it out to be."

November 20, 2025

Letter To The Editor: What About Circumcision?

Dear editor: If the outrage over child genital mutilation is genuine, then Wyoming Republicans should prove it where it’s easiest: stop making taxpayers fund non-therapeutic circumcisions through Medicaid.

November 20, 2025

Guest Column: What Wyoming Gets from a Thriving College of Business

Dean of UW’s College of Business Scott Beaulier writes, "We cannot lean on tax policy and natural beauty alone to drive growth. Our workforce is thin, our economy under-diversified and our growth inconsistent."

Guest ColumnNovember 20, 2025

A 50-year-old Casper woman pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges related to tying a patient’s head to a bed as she worked a night shift at a Casper care facility. She faces a potential 10-year prison sentence.

Casper Woman Accused Of Tying Nursing Home Patient’s Head To Bed Pleads Not Guilty

A 50-year-old Casper woman could get 10 years in prison if she’s convicted of tying a patient’s head to a bed with a scarf while she worked at a nursing home. Julie Ann Cross pleaded not guilty at her arraignment on Thursday.

Dale KillingbeckNovember 20, 2025

Elk Hunter Chris Holden found these aircraft parts Wednesday afternoon near Laramie Peak in Converse County. It’s thought that they might have blown off a plane in mid-flight.

Wyoming Hunter Finds Aircraft Parts That Blew Off Cessna Jet In 2019

A Wyoming hunter found aircraft parts Wednesday scattered near Laramie Peak. The Converse County Sheriff's Office confirmed late Thursday the parts came from a Cessna Citation jet that took off in 2019 from Casper and landed safely in Scottsbluff.

Mark HeinzNovember 20, 2025

Casper Man Claims He’s ‘A Victim'; 1,083 Child Porn Photos Planted On His Phone

A 60-year-old Casper man told a judge Thursday that he’s “a victim” before he was sentenced to 12-15 years in prison for child pornography charges. He also claimed the 1,083 child porn photos found on his phone were planted there “while I was asleep."

Dale KillingbeckNovember 20, 2025

House Passes Bill That Repeals Spying Reparations Provision For Lummis, Others

Rep. Harriet Hageman voted Wednesday to repeal the recently enacted provision of law that allows eight GOP senators, including Wyoming’s Cynthia Lummis, to sue the government for at least $500,000 each over the FBI’s spying on them.

Sean BarryNovember 20, 2025

Here's How Laramie Is Preparing For Josh Allen's Return To Wyoming On Saturday

The town of Laramie is all abuzz as it prepares for Josh Allen's return for the retirement of his Wyoming Cowboys' football jersey on Saturday. Things will start getting busy in downtown Laramie on Friday and carry through late Saturday night.

Anna-Louise JacksonNovember 20, 2025

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