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Cheyenne Regional Medical Center ER staff pose with 18 pizzas donated by L’Osteria Mondello after a prank order went unclaimed.

Cheyenne Pizza Joint Gets Stiffed With $300 Order, Donates 18 Pizzas To Hospital

After a so-called "prankster" left a Cheyenne pizza joint stuck with 18 pizzas and a $300+ bill, the restaurant donated them to emergency room workers at the Cheyenne hospital. “Let's reward them,” said Dave Agovic, owner of L'Osteria Mondello.

Kolby FedoreAugust 17, 2026

5,500-Acre Wyoming Ranch And Hunting Destination Hits Market For Nearly $30M

The 5,582-acre Steiner Ranch in northeast Wyoming, a premiere spot for hunting trophy bull elk and mule deer, has just been listed for sale at nearly $30 million. Last year, Martha Stewart was at the ranch to study its farm-to-fork ecosystem.

Renée JeanAugust 17, 2026

The current airport control tower was constructed in 1954 and is not high enough to meet current air controller standards to be able to adequately see surrounding airspace, airport runways and flight-line operations.

Work Starts On New $30 Million, 157-Foot Control Tower At Casper Airport

The 72-year-old, 50-foot control tower at the Casper/Natrona County International Airport is about to be replaced with a new $30 million, 157-foot tower. “It’s hard to beat an observer up there that can actually see things going on,” says a local pilot.

Dale KillingbeckAugust 17, 2026

Crews work to pull an overturned truck out of the water along a roadway in Yellowstone's Hayden Valley.

Truck Veers Off Road, Lands Upside Down In A Creek In Yellowstone's Hayden Valley

A Ford F-150 was recovered by a giant crane in Yellowstone National Park after it veered off the road and landed upside down in a creek in the Hayden Valley on Sunday. "The cab was at least partially submerged by the time we got over there," said a witness.

Andrew RossiAugust 17, 2026

The intersection of U.S. Highway 85 and Wyoming Highway 313 in Goshen County where two young Bible college students were killed in a 2021 crash.

Colorado Trucker Wanted For Homicide Nearly 5 Years After Wyoming Crash Killed 2

Nearly five years after a semi T-boned a car in Goshen County, killing two young students from a Wyoming Bible college, the Colorado trucker involved is wanted on a homicide-by-vehicle charge. One victim was killed on his 18th birthday, the other was 19.

Kolby FedoreAugust 17, 2026

Lindsay Woods reunites with fellow rider Jarissa Sabal on Day Nine of the 2026 Mongol Derby. Sabal, who Woods said was "her best friend," had been separated for the entire race until they rode across the finish line together.

Wyoming Woman's 620-Mile Mongol Derby Quest Ends Unconscious In A River

Lindsay Woods of Jackson was poised to win the grueling 620-mile Mongol Derby but heatstroke and food poisoning left her unconscious in a river, ending her bid on the remote Mongolian Steppe, "I really could have won it," she says.

Andrew RossiAugust 17, 2026

Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Monday, August 17, 2026

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Jake NicholsAugust 17, 2026

Bill Sniffin: Who Is The Best Political Expert In Wyoming?

Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “I am issuing this challenge to the readers of Cowboy State Daily. Who is the smartest political observer of them all?”

Bill SniffinAugust 17, 2026

Llamas Are Becoming A Big Tourism Draw At Farm In Elk Mountain, Wyoming

What began as an Elk Mountain girl’s FFA project has grown into a herd of party-going, trail-hiking llamas that draw visitors for farm tours, selfies, and wackiness. "They look like something from a Dr. Seuss book," says owner Steve Priest.

Renée JeanAugust 16, 2026

A disgraced Torrington pastor shocked all who knew him in 1926 when he killed his wife and four of his five children, then himself. He wrote he had brought shame to them when caught with a woman in a rooming house in Nebraska under an assumed name.

Wyoming History: Disgraced Pastor Shocked State By Killing Family, Self In 1926

Shocking headlines from 100 years ago after a pastor from Torrington gunned down his wife and four of his five children, then himself. He wrote he had brought shame to them when caught with a woman in a rooming house in Nebraska under an assumed name.

Dale KillingbeckAugust 16, 2026

Cowboy State Daily Video Newscast: Monday, August 17, 2026

Monday's headlines include: * Misleading Political Ads Everywhere * Dad Disappeared From Wamsutter 23 Years Ago * Playing The Most Exclusive Golf Course In The U.S.

Mac WatsonAugust 16, 2026

How A Sheridan Woman Turned Her Closet Into A Funky Worldwide Fashion Business

Laid off from a corporate job, Kelli Tracy started selling clothes out of her closet on Instagram. Ten years later, she owns Sheridan’s Lil Bee’s Bohemian and ships her '70s-inspired designs to people all over the world from her Wyoming storefront.

Renée JeanAugust 16, 2026

Old-timers in remote Elk Mountain, Wyoming — like Powd Boles — tell wild stories of survival in a place where wind blew so hard men had to crawl to the next ridge.

Elk Mountain Old-Timers Keep Remote Town’s Wild History Alive One Story At A Time

To preserve the town's legacy, old-timers in remote Elk Mountain, Wyoming, are sharing their tales for a film project. The blizzards were so bad, they say, you had to trust your horse to get home.

Renée JeanAugust 16, 2026

Gail Symons: Check Out All This Out-Of-State Money In Wyoming Politics

Columnist Gail Symons writes: "The Freedom Caucus’s campaign arm, WY Freedom PAC, raised $296,500. Sounds like a grassroots operation, but $165,000 of it, more than half, came from the State Freedom Caucus Network, headquartered in Washington, D.C."

Gail SymonsAugust 16, 2026

In hopes of debunking evolution, a New York creationist in 2005 offered a $10,000 reward for the return of the Pedro Mountain Mummy found in Wyoming in 1932 and not seen since 1950. The man died in November, and nobody will ever claim that reward.

Nobody Will Ever Claim $10K Reward For Wyoming's Missing Pedro Mountain Mummy

In 2005 New York creationist John Adolfi offered a $10,000 reward if someone brought him the "Pedro Mountain Mummy" found in Wyoming in 1932 but never seen in public after 1950. With Adolfi's death in November, no one will ever claim the reward.

Kerry DrakeAugust 16, 2026

Sawyer Wilson's daily chores included feeding his pigs and training them to show properly in the arena. The family had ended up with an "extra pig" and Marshmallow was drawn in the Fair to Fork lottery. He will be fattened up a bit more and then given to a charity of Sawyer's choice to help feed the hungry in his community in Hot Springs County.

Life Of A Wyoming Show Pig: Training, Tearful Goodbyes, And The Dinner Table

Raising show pigs is a huge commitment for Wyoming 4-H and FFA kids working toward the Wyoming State Fair. Then comes the bittersweet part — tearful goodbyes when the pigs are sold to become dinner for the less fortunate.

Jackie DorothyAugust 16, 2026

Barry Gasdek at the unveiling of a Chris Navarro bronze sculpture honoring a fallen soldier at the Oregon Trails State Veterans Cemetery in Evansville.

Laramie Vietnam Vet Led From The Front And Has The Scars And Medals To Prove It

Retired Vietnam Veteran Lt. Col. Barry Gasdek had a leadership philosophy that kept him in front of his men. He has the scars and medals, including a Distinguished Service Cross, to prove he lived out that ideal during two tours of combat at the height of the war.

Dale KillingbeckAugust 16, 2026

No. 15, a bright-pink demolition car built by Saratoga 19-year-old Jarahleigh Johnson.

19-Year-Old Saratoga Woman Rebuilds Cars Just To Beat The Crap Out Of Them

Saratoga 19-year-old Jerahleigh Johnson can weld a roll cage, rebuild an engine and smash a Cadillac with the best of them. “I’ve had grown men say, ‘I haven’t been hit that hard in years,’” her dad says of Jarahleigh's demolition derby domination.

Kolby FedoreAugust 16, 2026

For 82 years, Lt. Col. John Clarke Goldtrap of Casper has been in a watery grave as a POW on the sunken wreck of the Japanese “hell ship” Oryoku Maru. Now his remains may finally be ID'd and brought home. Another Wyoming serviceman on the ship survived.

Wyoming POW On Sunken Japanese 'Hell Ship' May Be Close To Coming Home After 82 Years

For 82 years, Lt. Col. John Clarke Goldtrap of Casper has been in a watery grave as a POW on the sunken wreck of the brutal Japanese “hell ship” Oryoku Maru. Now his remains may finally be ID'd and brought home. Another Wyoming serviceman on the ship survived.

Jackie DorothyAugust 16, 2026

Calvin "Cal" Fulfer said that he is grateful that Terry Shryack saved the wood from an old ash tree that was mistakenly cut down nearly 30 years ago at the Washakie County Courthouse in Worland. It took the duo a year to build the 600-pound work of art that they are now planning to sell at a Cody art gallery.

Old Washakie County Ash Tree Cut Down By Mistake Remade Into 600-Pound Table

When an old ash tree was cut down by mistake at the Washakie County Courthouse in 1999, the groundskeeper rescued the wood. For nearly three decades, huge pieces of the ash sat forgotten until a Worland craftsman built a 600-pound table from it.

Jackie DorothyAugust 16, 2026

Joan Barron: I Have No Confidence In The Polls

Columnist Joan Barron writes, "I am beginning to lose all faith in polls on primary elections, given the recent upsets nationwide."

Joan BarronAugust 16, 2026

Bill Sniffin: Barlow, Friess, Hageman, Harshman, Short, Meier, Headed For Wins?

Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “Who is going to win? This primary election has so many variables. These are the folks I think will win on Tuesday.”

Bill SniffinAugust 16, 2026

For 16 years, a small Sturgis church that needed to raise money began welcoming motorcycle rallygoers with hot made-to-order breakfasts. “Our parish would not exist without this ministry,” says the pastor for Blessed Emmanuel Lutheran Church.

Thousands Of Hungry Sturgis Bikers Boost Churches With Made-To-Order Breakfasts

For 16 years, a small Sturgis church that needed to raise money has welcomed motorcycle rallygoers with hot, made-to-order breakfasts. “Our parish would not exist without this ministry,” says the pastor for Blessed Emmanuel Lutheran Church.

Kate MeadowsAugust 16, 2026

A slew of 55 million-year-old fossils from Earth’s earliest primates have been discovered in southwestern Wyoming, offering new insights into the evolution of humanity’s sap-sucking ancestors. The tiny primates were around the size of a mouse lemur.

"Something Strange Going On": 55 Million-Year-Old Primate Fossils Found In SW Wyoming

A slew of fossils from Earth's earliest primates have been discovered in southwestern Wyoming. Scientists say the tiny primate fossils, around the size of a mouse lemur, is evidence something strange was going on in Sweetwater County 55 million years ago.

Andrew RossiAugust 16, 2026

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