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Letter To The Editor: Cody Roberts Not Indicative Of Wyoming
Dear editor: [Cody Roberts] is an extremely small percentage of the people who hunt here, that do these despicable acts of cruelty. I’ve lived here my entire life and have never heard of anyone doing anything like this before.
April 19, 2024
Wyoming Office Of Tourism Stops Wildlife Ads In Wake Of Wolf Abuse Scandal
Wyoming’s wildlife is a big tourism draw, but the state Office of Tourism has paused all of its wildlife tourism advertising in the wake of the wolf torture case that has sparked worldwide outrage.
Renée JeanApril 19, 2024
Wyoming Tribes May Be On Path To Get 60,000 Acres Of Federal Land
After about a century of managing about 60,000 acres in northern Fremont County, a federal agency is ready to give it to someone else. Top contenders are the Bureau of Land Management and Wyoming’s Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes.
Clair McFarlandApril 18, 2024
Cattle Kill Count For Colorado Wolves Up To Six
Six cows have been killed by wolves in Colorado so far this year, and wolves with Wyoming roots might be involved in some of the attacks.
Mark HeinzApril 18, 2024
Letter To The Editor: Cody Roberts Is A Decent, Hard-Working Family Man
Dear editor, "I think all of you from New York and California, etc. who are signing petitions and making death threats should take care of your own problems first and leave us the hell alone. You have done enough damage already!"
April 18, 2024
$28M Crossing Project Planned On Deadly Highway For Wyoming Mule Deer
Hundreds of mule deer are killed along a 25-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 26, roughly centered around Dubois, so a coalition of state agencies and tribal and private groups has pegged it for Wyoming’s next major wildlife crossing project.
Mark HeinzApril 18, 2024
Sally Ann Shurmur: The Greatest Sports Movie And It's Not Even Close
Columnist Sally Ann Shurmur writes, "If you watch football and you don’t watch this movie, I don’t know what to tell you. If you don’t watch football, first, what is wrong with you and second, you’d still learn something if you watched this movie."
Sally Ann ShurmurApril 18, 2024
Rod Miller: Enough Already – Or – The Final Liberation Of Wyoming’s Political Parties
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "The Weston County contingent is proposing amendments to the Wyoming GOP bylaws that would complete the party’s transition from the legacy Republican Big Tent to a tiny blanket fort with room enough for only diehard fire-breathers who know the password and wear the secret decoding ring."
Rod MillerApril 18, 2024
BRIEF: Rock Springs Man Found Dead Under Bridge
A Rock Springs man was found dead under a bridge Thursday by what local authorities. An autopsy will be done to determine how he died.
Clair McFarlandApril 18, 2024
Fireworks Businesses In Southeast Wyoming Denied Permits Because They’re “Obnoxious”
The Laramie County Commissioners on Wednesday denied permits to two fireworks businesses on the Wyoming - Colorado border because their loud marketing — often with a bullhorn and targeting a competitor — is too “obnoxious.”
April 18, 2024
Wyoming Man Accused Of Killing Woman, Having Sex With Body Smart Enough For Trial
Multiple brain injuries and a low IQ won’t keep a Wyoming man from facing prosecution on claims that after murdering a woman and having sex with her body, he tried to hide her body in Park County, a judge has ruled.
Clair McFarlandApril 18, 2024
Wyoming’s Republican Governor Won’t Attend State GOP Convention
Citing prior commitments, Gov. Mark Gordon’s office told Cowboy State Daily that Gordon, Wyoming’s Republican governor, won’t attend the state GOP convention this weekend in Cheyenne.
Leo WolfsonApril 18, 2024
Bill Would Block Postal Service Plan to Downsize Wyoming Mail Centers
Wyoming’s congressional delegaton has united around a bipartisan bill that would block the U.S. Postal Service’s plans to eliminate major mail centers in Wyoming and other states.
Renée JeanApril 18, 2024
Under Threat Of Takeover, Fremont County Library Changes Sex Book Policies
Under pressure from county commissioners to change how it handles controversial and sexually-themed material or lose its board chair, the Fremont County Library Board approved a handful of changes Wednesday.
Clair McFarlandApril 18, 2024
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, April 18, 2024
Thursday's headlines include: - Angry People Voice Outrage Over Tortured Wolf to Game and Fish Commission - Park County Youth Ranch Denies Claims It Enslaved, Trafficked Troubled Boys - In Wake Of Teen’s Stabbing Death, Casper Works To End ‘Culture Of Violence’
Wendy CorrApril 18, 2024
Radical Bylaw Changes Would Let Wyoming GOP Kick Out Members It Doesn’t Like
At its state convention this weekend, the Wyoming Republican Party will consider proposed bylaw changes that would allow the state party to kick out members for a wide variety of reasons.
Leo WolfsonApril 18, 2024
Angry People Travel From All Over Country To Voice Outrage Over Tortured Wolf
Lorraine Finazzo thought about using Zoom from her home in South Carolina to tell the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission her feelings about a wolf being captured, tortured and killed in Daniel. But felt she needed to make the trip instead.
Mark HeinzApril 17, 2024
In Wake Of Teen’s Stabbing Death, Casper Works To End ‘Culture Of Violence’
More than two weeks removed from the shocking stabbing death of a 14-year-old middle school student, the tragedy continues to tear at this central Wyoming city as it works to end a “culture of violence” with its youth.
Dale KillingbeckApril 17, 2024
Tom Lubnau: The Fetterman Battle – Lessons For Our Times
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "Before one barges in and arrogantly starts telling people how to do things, one must develop an understanding of why things are the way they are."
Tom LubnauApril 17, 2024
Wyoming GOP Says Water Tower Veto Was Retaliation, Possibly Unconstitutional
The Wyoming Republican Party is questioning whether Gov. Mark Gordon’s veto of emergency money for a failing water tower in Wheatland was retaliation and questions whether he violated the state Constitution.
Leo WolfsonApril 17, 2024
Small Wyoming Power Co-Op Scrambles To Fix 600 Downed Power Poles
High West Energy, a small rural power cooperative based in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, has been scrambling for 10 days fixing nearly 600 power poles that were downed during a recent wind and snowstorm.
April 17, 2024
Industry: Wyoming’s Orphan Wells Not The Problem The Feds Say They Are
Data on plugging oil and gas wells turned over by the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission shows orphan oil and gas wells in the Cowboy State aren’t the problem federal agencies say they are.
Pat MaioApril 17, 2024
Guilty Plea For Wyoming Man Accused Of Torturing And Starving Boy
A Wyoming man accused of torturing, starving and locking up his 13-year-old stepson has made a plea agreement, where he’ll spend at least 10 years in prison, or possibly life.
Clair McFarlandApril 17, 2024
It’s Official: Barrasso Wants Another 6 Years In US Senate
John Barrasso, Wyoming’s senior U.S. senator, officially announced Wednesday that he’s running for reelection to a fourth term in Congress.
Leo WolfsonApril 17, 2024