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Reporter’s Notebook: ‘Star Spangled Banner’ On A Chainsaw A CSD Tradition
What started out as a way for outdoors writer to annoy his neighbors has become a patriotic Cowboy State Daily tradition. Mark Heinz comes in with his 2024 chainsaw rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner.”
Mark HeinzJuly 03, 2024
Suspect In 2015 Double Murder At Cheyenne Coin Shop Back In Wyoming
The man accused of killing two people in 2015 at The Coin Shop in downtown Cheyenne is back in Wyoming. Douglas Smith has been extradited from California and will have his first court hearing Friday.
Leo WolfsonJuly 03, 2024
Guest Column: Freedom Is Not Free
State Sen. Cheri Steinmetz writes, "I grew up hearing stories about my Great Uncles John, Harold and Ed who fought against Hitler and the Nazis in World War II to defend us from the scourge of communism."
CSD StaffJuly 03, 2024
William Perry Pendley: Ansel Adams, Wyoming, and Ronald Reagan
William Perry Pendley writes, "President Reagan and Wyoming's own James Watt set a record, yet unbroken, for issuing federal oil and gas leases. By 2019, their efforts yielded American energy independence." Photographer Ansel Adams was not a fan.
William Perry PendleyJuly 03, 2024
In Brief: Natrona County Moves Ahead To Take Disputed Road From Landowners
After a judge ruled Natrona County doesn’t own a disputed road it has used and maintained for years, the commissioners said Tuesday they're moving ahead with legal efforts to take the road from landowners.
Dale KillingbeckJuly 03, 2024
Tom Lubnau: How The Supreme Court Changed UW Athletics, And What We Can Do To Help
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "For University of Wyoming athletics to remain competitive, robust funding for the NIL program is necessary. UW competes with universities who have no problem raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for their student athletes."
Tom LubnauJuly 03, 2024
Black Bears Moving Further East, Now Pushing To Black Hills & Northeast Wyoming
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department say there's been an uptick of black bear activity in northeast Wyoming. One bear that had been tagged in the Laramie Mountain Range had traveled more than 175 miles before it was shot near Newcastle.
Mark HeinzJuly 03, 2024
Wyoming Voter Registrations At Eight-Year Low
Voter registrations in Wyoming are at their lowest in eight years as of Monday, with less than two months before the state’s primary election. Numbers usually drop when there's not a competitive race at the top of the ticket in Wyoming.
Leo WolfsonJuly 03, 2024
Judge Rules Wyoming Doesn't Have To Follow Biden's Trans Bathroom Rules
A federal judge Tuesday said Wyoming doesn't have to follow a new federal rule allowing males identifying as females in school bathrooms. The judge ruled that Title IX doesn't trump free speech, privacy and safety rights of girls.
Clair McFarlandJuly 03, 2024
Like In Wyoming, Pelicans Gobble Down Prized Yellowstone Trout In Idaho
Much like what they've been doing at some premier trout fishing lakes west of Laramie, pelicans are eating up the Yellowstone cutthroat trout population at the Blackfoot Reservoir in Idaho. They have permission to haze and kill the pelicans too.
Mark HeinzJuly 03, 2024
In Brief: Cheyenne Frontier Days Bags Bucking Horse Roundup
A Cheyenne Frontier Days tradition has bitten the dust. The bucking horse roundup, which had replaced the cattle drive as the unofficial start to CFD, has been abruptly cancelled -- despite being on the official schedule for 2024.
Renée JeanJuly 03, 2024
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Wednesday's headlines include: * Facebook Officially Announces Cheyenne Data Center * Grizzly Baby Boom in Yellowstone * Where To Watch Fireworks Across Wyoming
Wendy CorrJuly 03, 2024
Hemp Businesses Sue Gordon, State Of Wyoming Over New Cannabis Law
Ten Wyoming hemp businesses and one individual hemp seller on Monday asked a federal judge to declare Wyoming’s new law against synthetic cannabis variants unlawful by Congress’ standards, and to block it going forward.
Clair McFarlandJuly 03, 2024
Push To Ditch Ballot Machines For Hand Counts In Wyoming Gaining Steam
A push to ditch electronic ballot counting machines in favor of hand counts in Wyoming elections is gaining steam. And it has Secretary of State Chuck Gray’s full support.
Leo WolfsonJuly 03, 2024
Construction Delays, Inflation Push Back Opening Of $53 Million Upton Rare Earths Plant
Rare Element Resources Ltd. has delayed the July opening of its rare earths plant in Upton, Wyoming. Construction delays and 21% inflation will push the opening back at least two months.
Pat MaioJuly 02, 2024
Wyoming’s First Black Female Prison Warden Loses Hostile Workplace Lawsuit
A federal jury ruled Tuesday that the Wyoming Department of Corrections did not create an unlawfully hostile work environment for the state’s first Black female prison warden, who claimed corruption within her ranks.
Clair McFarlandJuly 02, 2024
Candy Moulton: Hitching Horsehair -- A Western Prison Legacy
Columnist Candy Moulton writes, "When Erika Rogers demonstrates how to do horsehair hitching at the Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site in Laramie on Friday, she will be practicing an art perfected by prisoners who were once incarcerated at the facility."
Candy MoultonJuly 02, 2024
Meta (Facebook) Formally Announces Massive $800M Data Center In Cheyenne
Social media giant Meta (aka Facebook) formally unveiled plans Tuesday for a massive $800 million, 715,000-square-foot Cheyenne data center. They say at the peak of construction it will generate more than 1,000 jobs.
Leo WolfsonJuly 02, 2024
‘Life-Threatening’ Injuries For 14-Year-Old Casper Skateboarder Who Hit SUV
A 14-year-old Casper girl on a skateboard suffered “life-threatening” injuries when she collided with an SUV on Monday evening.
Dale KillingbeckJuly 02, 2024
Energy Giant Files Permit To Build $233 Million Wind Farm Near Glenrock
Virginia-based AES Corp. says it’s going to build a $233.4 million wind farm near Glenrock, Wyoming. They claim it will bring 200 jobs and produce enough electricity to power 44,000 homes.
Pat MaioJuly 02, 2024
Grizzly Baby Boom In Yellowstone: Unprecedented 18 Cubs In Park’s North Section
An area in northern Yellowstone National Park appears to be having a grizzly bear baby boom. Grizzly photographers, who have been in the area for decades, have counted an unprecedented 18 new cubs in a location where there’s usually fewer than a half-dozen.
Mark HeinzJuly 02, 2024
Gillette Foursome Accused Of Pistol-Whipping Men In Retaliation For Kidnapping
After a Gillette woman told her friends an ex-boyfriend had kidnapped her Saturday, they allegedly barged into a shop, held two men at gunpoint and pistol-whipped them.
Clair McFarlandJuly 02, 2024
Happy Fourth Of July: Where To Watch Fireworks Across Wyoming
Dozens of Wyoming communities will celebrate Independence Day on Thursday with parades, barbecues, concerts and firework shows. Here is a list of many of the celebrations. If we missed any, let us know!
Andrew RossiJuly 02, 2024
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Tuesday's headlines include: * Dyno Nobel Stores Explosives In Abandoned Town * Rainy, Cold Independence Day In Store For Wyoming * Only Known Video Of White Bison On Cowboy State Daily
Wendy CorrJuly 02, 2024