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In this image from body cam video, Sgt. Mike Mascorro retreats after being shot by Buck Laramore on April 28, 2023.

Wyoming Cop Trainer Blames Break-Ins, Lawsuits On Poor Search And Seizure Training

A Casper police sergeant who teaches other cops search and seizure laws told Wyoming lawmakers Thursday that cops need better training. He said that may prevent problems like a recent cop break-in court settlement and a cop-involved shooting.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 20, 2024

A large billboard designed like the Venezuelan flag warns drivers on southbound Interstate 25 as they enter Colorado that they're entering the South American country instead of the state.

Wyoming Sheriff Bursts Out Laughing At "Venezuela Ahead" Billboard At Colorado Border

Laramie County Sheriff Brian Kozak told Cowboy State Daily he burst out laughing when he saw the "Venezuela Ahead" billboard at the Wyoming-Colorado border.

Leo WolfsonSeptember 20, 2024

Rod Miller: Hey, Pharmacy Board: It's Government's Responsibility To Listen

Columnist Rod Miller writes, "The Wyoming Board of Pharmacy, with armed Highway Patrol officers providing security, were at no risk of life and limb from an unarmed crowd of Wyoming citizens exercising their rights under the First Amendment."

Rod MillerSeptember 20, 2024

Left: David Mercado of Casper loves going into Wyoming’s most remote wild places to hunt elk. His son, Gary Barkley (rear) frequently goes with him. Middle and right: David Mercado of Casper had to call in a rescue chopper for his friend Neil Richard of Texas, after Richard was bucked from his horse and suffered a broken femur while hunting elk in remote backcountry near Dubois.

Casper Man’s Elk Hunt From Hell: Broken Bones, Chopper Rescue And Grizzly Attack

A Casper man’s elk hunt in the Wyoming wilderness turned into the hunt from hell, including a broken leg, grizzly attack and runaway horses. But everybody made it out alive.

Mark HeinzSeptember 20, 2024

The entrance to the Wyoming State Crime Lab in Cheyenne.

Wyoming Crime Lab Fails Proficiency, Has To Review More Than 400 Past Gun Tests

After failing a firearms proficiency test, the Wyoming State Crime Laboratory is arranging for evidence re-testing in more than 400 cases from the past decade, the Attorney General told lawmakers Thursday.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 20, 2024

Dennis Sun: Hey, What About the National Debt?

Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "Our national debt has now grown over $35 trillion. Thanks to frenzied spending after the pandemic and costly programs initiated by the president and Congress, the debt load could easily top $50 trillion in 10 years."

Dennis SunSeptember 20, 2024

The American West: What happened to Reuben Van Ornum?

While not as well known as other tragedies on the emigrant trails, the Utter-Van Orman Massacre is one of the few recorded incidents that left the survivors so bereft they resorted to cannibalism to stay alive.

R.B. MillerSeptember 20, 2024

Custodia Bank CEO Caitlin Long, left, and Wyoming Banking Association President and CEO Scott Meier.

Legislators Upset Wyoming Bankers Are Against Custodia’s Fight With Fed

Wyoming legislators are upset with the Wyoming Banking Association for supporting the Federal Reserve in its fight with Wyoming-based Custodia Bank. “I mean, talk about failing to ride for the brand,” said state Sen. Chris Rothfuss.

Renée JeanSeptember 20, 2024

Gov. Mark Gordon, left, and Secretary of State Chuck Gray.

Gordon Issues Order To Stop Voting By Non-Citizens, Chuck Gray Says It’s Not Enough

Gov. Mark Gordon issued an executive order Thursday reiterating that non-U.S. citizens can’t vote in Wyoming elections. Secretary of State Chuck Gray has been pushing for election security reforms, and says Gordon’s order isn’t enough.

Leo WolfsonSeptember 20, 2024

Legislators have advanced proposed laws that would tighten up Wyoming’s squatting laws. They include allowing law enforcement to immediately remove squatters from a property.

Proposed Laws Could Allow Immediate Removal Of Squatters In Wyoming

Legislators advanced proposed laws Thursday that would tighten up Wyoming’s squatting laws. They include allowing law enforcement to immediately remove squatters from a property.

Leo WolfsonSeptember 20, 2024

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, September 20, 2024

Friday's headlines include: * Yellowstone Releases Body Cam Footage From Shooting * Screaming Woman Physically Removed From State Meeting * Cat Lost In Yellowstone Somehow Makes It Home 800 Miles Away

Wendy CorrSeptember 20, 2024

Prison interview with Russell Henderson in 2018.

Matthew Shepard Killer's Commutation Request Denied

Russell Henderson, one of two men convicted in Matthew Shepard’s 1998 murder, tried and failed to have his sentence commuted this month, the Wyoming Board of Parole confirmed Thursday to Cowboy State Daily.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 20, 2024

California House Cat Lost In Yellowstone Makes It Home 800 Miles Away

Only Rayne Beau, a house cat from Salinas, California, knows how he survived 60 days on his own and traveled 800 miles from Yellowstone National Park to a shelter in Roseville, California, about 200 miles from home.

Andrew RossiSeptember 20, 2024

Chuck Gray Says As A Gun-Free Zone, Wyoming Capitol A “Soft Target”

As a gun-free zone, the Wyoming Capitol and adjacent government buildings are “soft targets,” Secretary of State Chuck Gray said Thursday. He testified for a legislative committee in favor of repealing Wyoming’s gun-free zones.

Mark HeinzSeptember 20, 2024

Shreenshot from a video Cheyenne resident Kristin Taylor posted to a local public Facebook page of Sally Whelan being kicked out of a Wyoming Board of Pharmacy meeting Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.

Law Enforcement Physically Removes Woman From Board Of Pharmacy Meeting

At a highly contentious meeting on Wednesday, law enforcement had to physically remove a yelling woman from a Wyoming Board of Pharmacy meeting. On Thursday, the board met in a private meeting room because they felt threatened.

Leo WolfsonSeptember 19, 2024

Shots Near Torrington School Raise Alert, But It Was Just A Cow Being Put Down

There was a bit of a scare at Torrington High School Thursday afternoon when shots rang out near the school and then a malfunction sounded the fire alarm. Turns out, the shots were from a nearby livestock sale barn where a cow was put down.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 19, 2024

In this screenshot from the official trailer, Daily Wire pundit Matt Walsh goes undercover to make his new conservative-leaning mockumentary “Am I Racist?”

Movie Review: “Am I Racist?” Attacks American Groupthink — Plus It's Hilarious

Clair McFarland writes, "Matt Walsh's new movie “Am I Racist?” claims to be a discussion of racism in the United States. In reality it wages an even broader attack on American groupthink, mainstream media’s gullible streak, and Western culture’s newfound love of victim status."

Clair McFarlandSeptember 19, 2024

A female grizzly with three cubs showed up early Tuesday and again early Wednesday in the camp of bowhunter Bruce Cooper in the Wyoming Range – and these photos were captured on his security camera. He decided not to go back Thursday “because of safety concerns.”

For Grizzly Defense Handguns, Hunters Prefers Magnum Revolvers Or 10 mm Pistols

Opinions vary on what’s the best handgun to carry for grizzly defense in Wyoming. Magnum-caliber revolvers and 10 mm semiautomatic pistols seem to be the most popular with hunters.

Mark HeinzSeptember 19, 2024

Winter hit the Beartooth Highway in northwest Wyoming full-force overnight Wednesday, with 4-5 inches of snow that drived to 4 feet in spots. The highway had been closed in anticipation of the storm.

Wacky Wyoming Weather: 4-Foot Snowdrifts On Beartooth Highway, 80 In Cheyenne

Snowplows cleared 4-foot snowdrifts off the Beartooth Highway on Thursday morning after a storm dropped 5 inches in Wyoming’s high country. Meanwhile, the forecast calls for sun and a high of 80 in Cheyenne.

Andrew RossiSeptember 19, 2024

Sally Ann Shurmur: Even At 0-3, There Is Still Good To Be Found In Laramie

Columnist Sally Ann Shurmur writes, “Nobody likes being 0-3. Few thought that would be the fate of this year’s Pokes, who went 7-0 at home and finished with nine wins last year.”

Sally Ann ShurmurSeptember 19, 2024

A still image from body camera video from officers involved in a July 4, 2024, shootout with Samson Fussner, a concessionaire worker who threatened a mass shooting. Fussner, pictured on the ground, was killed and an officer wounded.

Yellowstone Releases Body Camera Footage From July 4 Shootout

Body camera video released Thursday by the National Park Service gives more detail about a July 4 shootout with a Yellowstone concession worker. The worker reportedly threatened a mass shooting, then shot at rangers before being killed.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 19, 2024

U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyoming, with "We Do Not Consent," a new book that tells people why they should reelect Donald Trump and vote for Republican Senate candidates.

Lummis Co-Authors Book On Why People Should Vote For Trump

Cynthia Lummis and nine other U.S. senators released a book Wednesday detailing why former President Donald Trump should be elected. Each wrote a chapter detailing why Republicans must control the White House and U.S. Senate.

Leo WolfsonSeptember 19, 2024

A pair of white-tailed deer graze on sagebrush in this file photo.

Hunters Can Go After White-Tailed Deer On Elk Refuge Near Jackson

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department wants hunters to shoot more white-tailed deer in the Jackson area. That’s where whitetails compete with coveted mule deer herds.

Mark HeinzSeptember 19, 2024

Letter To The Editor: If People Don't Care Enough To Vote, So Be It

Dear editor: In response to Rod Miller's column, If people are not willing to expend any effort or time to understand the candidates and issues, or even cast a ballot, then it’s better they do not vote.

September 19, 2024

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