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Niobrara County School District 1 board member Joyce Hammer.

Lusk School Board Member Censured For Online 'Threat' To District Employee

A Niobrara County School Board member was censured after telling an employee, “I hope you never piss anyone off,” and that she had intel that could cause the employee trouble.

Clair McFarlandJune 19, 2024

Global Uranium Corp. is expanding to Wyoming to take advantage of a uranium boom. The company is seen here drilling at its Enmore Gold Project in Australia in 2022.

Wyoming's Uranium Mining Boom Draws Another Foreign-Owned Exploration Firm

Global Uranium Corp., an exploration company with mining operations in Canada, has become the latest foreign-owned company to expand to Wyoming to take advantage of a uranium mining boom.

Pat MaioJune 19, 2024

Tom Lubnau: Wyoming's Future -- Diversification Or Destitution?

Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "McCreary County, Kentucky, is a place where over 50% of the land and minerals are controlled by the federal government and the primary industry was fossil fuels. They have a lot of parallels to Wyoming. "

Tom LubnauJune 19, 2024

The Econo Lodge Motel at 300 W. F St. in Casper had closed because of water damage, but has since had millions of dollars worth of damage done to it by homeless people squatting inside.

Casper Police Chief Pushes For Anti-Squatting Laws In Wyoming

Casper’s police chief told legislators Tuesday that Wyoming needs criminal laws and penalties to fight a growing squatting problem that’s victimizing home and property owners in his city and around the state.

Clair McFarlandJune 19, 2024

A semi hauls gravel up County Road 505 or Circle Drive for the Muddy Mountain.

Natrona County Sues Ranchers Over Threat To Close Off Road

Natrona County has sued to stop a ranch family from closing off County Road 505 that leads south off Casper Mountain. Turns out, the county doesn’t legally own County Road 505 -- the family does.

Dale KillingbeckJune 19, 2024

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * Teton Pass Could Re-Open Next Week * 100,000 Tons of Rock To Be Blasted In Yellowstone * Upton Vandal Allegedly Talked To “Demons” While Setting Fire

Wendy CorrJune 19, 2024

VIC, an acronum for Virtual Integrated Citizen, is the first artificial intelligence political candidate in Wyoming, running for mayor of Cheyenne.

Company Threatens To Pull Plug On Cheyenne Mayoral AI Candidate

Despite a threat from the company that runs ChatGPT which designed Wyoming’s first artificial intelligence political candidate, VIC (Virtual Integrated Citizen) is still active and campaigning for Cheyenne mayor.

Leo WolfsonJune 19, 2024

Rail cars roll into the Black Thunder mine empty and roll out full of Wyoming coal.

In 954-Page Letter, Wyoming’s Powder River Basin Blasts BLM’s War On Coal

The top elected county officials of nearly 70,000 people who live in Wyoming’s coal heartland of the Powder River Basin blasted the BLM on Tuesday for its rules to end coal in a massive 954-page letter submitted to the agency.

Pat MaioJune 18, 2024

NPS landscape architect Dan Rhodes stands in front of the huckleberry tuff along the western edge of Golden Gate. Around 70,000 cubic yards, roughly 96,000 tons, of this very hard rock will be blasted from three regions of the wall as part of the Golden Gate improvement project.

Yellowstone To Blast 100,000 Tons Of Rock To Widen Golden Gate Canyon

Yellowstone National Park officials announced Tuesday that they plan on blowing up 100,000 tons of rock to significantly transform Golden Gate Canyon. They say the effort will make the area more scenic, safe, and accessible.

Andrew RossiJune 18, 2024

Crews have been working around the clock to repair what WYDOT has called a "catastrophic" failure of Highway 22 over Teton Pass.

Teton Pass Could Be Paved And Re-Open By Middle Of Next Week

The Wyoming Department of Transportation told Cowboy State Daily on Tuesday that a newly constructed detour of the collapsed section of Highway 22 over Teton Pass could be paved and ready to drive on by the middle of next week.

Leo WolfsonJune 18, 2024

Adam Aviles Jr., inset, and Katie Ferguson.

Suspect In Disappearance Of Cody Woman Strikes Plea On Federal Gun Charge

The on-and-off-boyfriend and suspect in the disappearance of a Cody woman reached a plea deal Friday on a separate federal gun violation that could keep him in jail for years. The woman has been missing since Oct. 5.

Clair McFarlandJune 18, 2024

This pickup getting stuck in a remote part of Carbon County during this past fall’s elk hunting season set off a chain of events that led to a Rawlins man getting nailed for poaching.

Wyoming Elk Poacher Nailed After Truck Gets Stuck And He Brags On Social Media

A Rawlins man might have thought he would get away with poaching a bull elk, until his truck got stuck. Then he posted photos of the elk and bragged about it on social media.

Mark HeinzJune 18, 2024

Wyoming’s Statewide Cold Case Database Close To Be Launched In Coming Months

The commander of the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation told legislators on Tuesday that a new statewide cold-case database will be launched in the coming months. There are approximately 150 cold cases in Wyoming with some dating back more than 50 years.

Leo WolfsonJune 18, 2024

Wyoming Man Was Talking To Demons While Vandalizing Building, Deputy Says

An Upton man was reportedly talking to demons when vandalizing a local business at 3 a.m. earlier this month. When deputies caught up with him, he told them, “I’m not in the mood for this.” He has been charged with felony level property destruction

Clair McFarlandJune 18, 2024

U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, and U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, stand in the middle of Wyoming coal workers at the base of a haul truck at the rim of the Belle Ayr coal mine owned by Eagle Specialty Materials near Gillette. The lawmakers, who were joined by some staff members of the subcommittee on energy and mineral resources, met on Tuesday with miners and company representatives of Eagle Speciality Materials.

Hageman Says She’ll Invite Trump Back To Wyoming To Visit Coal Country

U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman was back in Wyoming on Tuesday visiting the coal-rich Powder River Basin. Hageman said she will be inviting former President Trump back to Wyoming as he, unlike the current president, is a friend of coal.

Pat MaioJune 18, 2024

Concept illustration showing a campus of six BWXT micro nuclear power plants.

Millions More Given To Build Tiny Nuclear Reactors In Wyoming

The Wyoming Energy Authority has approved second phase of a $10 million effort by BWXT Technologies to determine the viability of building tiny nuclear power plants in the state.

Pat MaioJune 18, 2024

Don Gittleson prepares to tend to a cow that was attacked by a wolf this past winter on this ranch in North Park, Colorado, near the Wyoming state line.

Family Says Its Ranch Near Wyoming State Line A ‘Grocery Store’ For Wolves

Many of the 24 cattle killed by wolves in Colorado since December have been on the Gittleson ranch just a few miles from the Wyoming state line. Since reintroduction of wolves in Colorado, the ranch has become a “grocery store” for them.

Mark HeinzJune 18, 2024

Candy Moulton: From Encampment To Russia To Cuba

Candy Moulton writes, "I asked Nikita Khrushchev's son: 'At the time of the October 1962 events, the Cuban Missile Crisis, which side won the standoff?' 'My father did,' Sergio Khrushchev answered without hesitation."

Candy MoultonJune 18, 2024

Rod Miller: A Special Session of the Ol’ Campfire Caucus – The Fight Against America’s Silent Killer

Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Sourdough dogwhistled into the night and cowboys’ heads snapped to attention. 'This Special Session of the Ol’ Campfire Caucus will come to order,' he growled."

Rod MillerJune 18, 2024

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * Texas Man Barely Escapes Whitewater Rapids Near Cody * Body Cam Footage Released of Casper Man Shot, Killed By Police * Sheridan Woman Arrested After Losing “Twerking Battle,” Pulling Knife

Wendy CorrJune 18, 2024

Wyoming Gov Mark Gordon speaks at President Biden’s Investing in America event with Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg in Cheyenne on June 17, 2024

Biden’s Transportation Czar Buttigieg In Wyoming To Hype Infrastructure Act

During a visit to Cheyenne on Monday, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg hyped the Biden administration’s $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Act and Wyoming’s $3.8 billion share of it.

Leo WolfsonJune 18, 2024

Former Wyoming House Speaker Fred Parady died on Sunday, June 17, 2024.

Fred Parady, Former House Speaker And Wyoming GOP Chairman, Dies

Fred Parady, a former speaker of the Wyoming House and chair of the Wyoming Republican Party, died over the weekend at the age of 69. Former legislators praised Parady as being one of the smartest and hard working people they had ever met.

Leo WolfsonJune 17, 2024

This image from body cam video released by the Casper Police Department shows the moments right after an officer fired seven shots at suspect Trae Spurlock, hitting him six times. Spurlock's face has been intentionally blurred.

Body Cam Video: Suspect Shot, Killed By Casper Police Talked About ‘Death By Cop’

Dramatic body cam video released by the Casper Police Department on Monday shows an uncooperative suspect telling police he wasn’t going to jail and that “death by cop doesn’t sound too bad” before he was shot and killed.

Dale KillingbeckJune 17, 2024

A horse and buggy brings guests in to the Esterbrook Church. Cars are parked a distance away, to leave room for those arriving the old fashioned way.

Once A Year, It’s Bring-Your-Horse-To Church Sunday In Esterbrook, Wyoming

This past Sunday, the townspeople of Esterbrook, Wyoming, celebrated the 20th anniversary of the "bring-your horse-to-church" event to celebrate Father's Day. They call it "Buckboard Sunday" and it has become quite the community affair.

Renée JeanJune 17, 2024

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