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The Platte County Sheriff's Office and jail in Wheatland, Wyoming.

Wyoming Man Claims Deputies Watched Him Have Seizure During Warrantless Arrest

A Wheatland man admits he unknowingly cashed a false check for a TikTok girlfriend, but is suing Platte County, its sheriff’s office and a pair of deputies for allegedly watching him have a traumatic seizure during a warrantless arrest.

Clair McFarlandApril 24, 2024

State Rep. John Bear, R-Gillette, left, and U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming.

Freedom Caucus Blasts Barrasso For Supporting Warrantless Surveillance Bill

The Wyoming Freedom Caucus is condemning Sen. John Barrasso for his support of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which continues the federal government’s authority to conduct warrantless surveillance on U.S. citizens.

Leo WolfsonApril 24, 2024

Casper mountaineer Dr. Joe McGinley reported Wednesday his climbing team was blocked from entering Tibet and getting to the north side of Mount Everest. They will head for the south side of the mountain instead. A positive step, he said, was successful completion of his gear check.

McGinley Everest Quest Blocked By China, But Mountaineer Heads To Nepal

Casper mountaineer Dr. Joe McGinley’s quest for Mount Everest has been temporarily blocked as the Chinese is prohibiting foreigners from the Tibet region. But he's got a backup plan through Nepal. Everest is his last peak to hit in his goal to summit the highest peaks on all 7 continents.

Dale KillingbeckApril 24, 2024

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, April 24, 2024

* Insurance Rates Skyrocket For Wyoming Homeowners * Parents Tell Casper School Board That Schools Are Unsafe * 13-Year-Old Pinedale Girl Scout Fined $400 For Selling Cookies

Wendy CorrApril 24, 2024

Evidence Piles Up Showing Wyoming’s Secretive LLC Filing Laws Being Used For Fraud

A county-level investigation shows that Wyoming’s secretive business filing laws are allowing out-of-state entities to fraudulently co-opt addresses. In Sheridan, an address is the legal registered place for nearly 17,000 businesses.

Leo WolfsonApril 24, 2024

Bear Cubs Whoop It Up On Ladder At Ski Resort Gondola Tower

It might have seemed odd and even dangerous watching video of a trio of black bear cubs that climbed a massive gondola tower at Steamboat ski resort in northwest Colorado on Saturday, but the bears were just having fun.

Mark HeinzApril 23, 2024

Emma McCarroll, a 13-year-old Girl Scout, shows off some of the remaining Girl Scout Cookies that she has left to sell. She’s hawked nearly 1,200 boxes so far, good enough to pay her way to summer camp in Montana.

Wyoming Girl Scout, 13, Fined $400 For Selling Cookies

A 13-year-old Girl Scout from Pinedale was surprised when a local by-the-book municipal code officer slapped her with more than $400 in fines for selling Girl Scout Cookies.

Pat MaioApril 23, 2024

Rod Miller: Mavericks & Illicit Sex Around The Ol’ Campfire

Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Yeah, they got it written in their bylaws or some such. If a cow strays from the herd, it means that their heart’s not in it an’ they lose the right to be called a cow.”

Rod MillerApril 23, 2024

Candy Moulton: Healing Hearts One Wagon Train at a Time

Columnist Candy Moulton writes, "Shawn Herring was 31 years old, a young father, cowboy to the core, when he came into the airborne particles of hantavirus – a deadly respiratory illness. Despite his youth, the virus quickly overtook his body and he died shortly after contracting it."

Candy MoultonApril 23, 2024

Wyoming Militia Member Denied Making His Own M16 Sues Feds — Again

A former U.S. Marine and Wyoming man who’s a member of a loose militia filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the federal government to be allowed to build his own machine gun. It’s his second lawsuit challenging the machine gun ban.

Clair McFarlandApril 23, 2024

Homeowner insurance in Wyoming has skyrocketed over the past year, doubling and even tripling in some places, like this Cheyenne neighborhood, while others have had their insurance canceled outright.

Insurance Rates Skyrocket For Wyoming Homeowners, Some Get Dropped Completely

Wyoming homeowners are reporting skyrocketing insurance premiums that have doubled or tripled in the last year. Other homeowners are getting dropped by companies altogether.

Renée JeanApril 23, 2024

State Rep. Jeanette Ward, R-Casper, left, and Julie Jarvis.

Wyoming Conservative Firebrand Rep. Jeanette Ward, Opponent Already Slinging Mud

One of the most outspoken members of the Wyoming Freedom Caucus, state Rep. Jeanette Ward, has a challenger for her House District 57 seat — and they’re already slinging mud.

Leo WolfsonApril 23, 2024

BRIEF: Death Of Riverton-Area Teen Investigated As Suspicious

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 15-year-old boy found in a Riverton-area home Monday as suspicious.

Clair McFarlandApril 23, 2024

The Natrona County Board of Education heard from nearly a dozen parents and concerned citizens about the culture of violence and bullying that exists in the school district on Monday.

Parents Tell Casper School Board That Schools Are Unsafe

Natrona County School board members on Monday got an earful from passionate parents and residents about how the district is failing students who are bullied, attempt suicide and refuse to go to school out of fear.

Dale KillingbeckApril 23, 2024

Former Riverton Police Department Detective Billy Whiteplume has filed a civil lawsuit alleging racial discrimination, retaliation and a hostile workplace.

Riverton’s First Northern Arapaho Police Officer Claims Racist, Hostile Treatment

The first Northern Arapaho officer hired by the Riverton Police Department has quit, and filed a lawsuit Monday alleging a pattern of racist, hostile and retaliatory treatment by superiors and department officials.

Clair McFarlandApril 23, 2024

U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, from left, U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman and U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis, all R-Wyoming.

Wyoming GOP Blasts Wilderness Bill Supported By Hageman, Barrasso, Lummis

At the state convention over the weekend, the Republican Party overwhelmingly opposed legislation - supported by Wyoming’s entire delegation -- that would open up thousands of acres of federal land to more uses.

Leo WolfsonApril 23, 2024

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Tuesday's headlines include: * Grizzly 399 And Gigantic Cub Emerge From Hibernation * Daniel May Never Regain Old Image Of Fishing And Hunter’s Paradise * Pinedale Waits On Bob, A Barrel In The Middle Of Fremont Lake, To Announce Spring

Wendy CorrApril 23, 2024

Christian Josso, right, from Italy talks to Amber and Chad Pollock about starting his whiskey tour at Backwards Distilling in Casper.

International Markets Worth Big Money For Wyoming Tourism

Italy's Christian Josso has been working to set up whiskey tours for all the “pure whiskey lovers” of Europe. Josso thought these tours should start in Kentucky or Tennessee, states with long histories in whiskey. But now he's thinking of starting in Wyoming.

Renée JeanApril 22, 2024

More than 300 Republicans turned out for the Wyoming GOP convention in Cheyenne on Saturday.

Big Tent vs Small Tent: Wyoming GOP Divided Over How Inclusive It Should Be

The turnout for the Republican State Convention has been smaller over the last few years. Critics say this is because party leadership has pursued a "small tent" philosophy which is much less accepting of a variety of viewpoints within the party.

Leo WolfsonApril 22, 2024

Accused Murderer From North Dakota Hid Out In Gillette For Months

A North Dakota man accused of killing a woman, deleting his home camera footage and fleeing last year was arrested Thursday in Gillette. Police believe he hid in Gillette for months before being discovered.

Clair McFarlandApril 22, 2024

Since 1980, people in and around Pinedale have been guessing when Bob, a bright yellow steel barrel, will finally fall through the ice in Fremont Lake and float to shore. Whoever has the closest guess wins $500.

Pinedale Waits On Bob, A Barrel In The Middle Of Fremont Lake, To Announce Spring

For 44 years, Pinedale residents have relied on Bob, a bright yellow steel barrel on the ice in the middle of Fremont Lake, to announce that spring has arrived. Whoever guesses when Bob breaks through the ice and floats to shore wins $500.

Andrew RossiApril 22, 2024

A herd of elk stand close together on a snowy Wyoming range.

Elk Hunting In Wyoming’s Remote ‘Little Siberia’ Might Help Trim Herds

For Wyoming hunters, the acquisition of a $2.3 million piece of the Mule Creek Ranch will get them access to an area of Albany County teeming with elk. Two hours from anywhere, it's located in a stretch of mind-boggling vastness that locals call “Little Siberia.”

Mark HeinzApril 22, 2024

The Heart Mountain Institute is now as museum and interpretive center preserving the history of the Heart Mountain Relocation Center near Cody, Wyoming, during World War II.

Heart Mountain Chosen For Prestigious Smithsonian Partnership

Heart Mountain Relocation Center unjustly held more than 14,000 Japanese-Americans during World War II, and its legacy won’t be lost as its foundation is chosen for a prestigious Smithsonian partnership.

Andrew RossiApril 22, 2024

The story of a local man running a wolf down with a snowmobile, then taping its mouth shut and displaying it in a local bar before killing it has stirred global outrage and has put the small rural Wyoming town of Daniel in the crosshairs of a storm of anger and indignation.

Can Town Of Daniel Ever Regain Old Image Of Fishing And Hunters' Paradise?

Before the wolf abuse headline flashed across the world this winter, Daniel, Wyoming, was a sleepy place to get a hot dog and beer in the local bar. Now it is dealing with international outrage.

Pat MaioApril 22, 2024

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