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Businesses and mall management were not commenting Monday morning about the fatal stabbing incident that happened at the Eastridge Mall in Casper on Sunday.

Two Juveniles Arrested In Sunday Stabbing Death At Casper Mall

Two boys younger than 16 have been arrested in connection with a melee at Eastridge Mall in Casper on Sunday evening in which another juvenile was stabbed and killed.

Dale KillingbeckApril 08, 2024

Wyoming Game and Fish Director Brian Nesvik, left, and a photo of Cody Roberts with a wolf with its muzzle taped shut.

Director Says Wyoming Game And Fish Not Hiding Anything In Wolf Torment Case

Brian Nesvik, the director of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, told Cowboy State Daily on Monday that the agency isn’t being secretive about the alleged torment and killing of wolf in Sublette County. He said the statues related to releasing information about wolf hunting are complex.

Mark HeinzApril 08, 2024

A tree described as "the biggest pine tree in Cheyenne" was felled onto a house over the weekend due to the early April wind storm.

91 MPH Winds Blast Cheyenne, Blizzard Hits Niobrara, Campbell Counties

A powerful spring storm pounded Wyoming in different ways over the weekend, with winds gusting up to 91 mph uprooting trees in Cheyenne to dumping more than a foot of snow on Niobrara and Campbell counties.

April 08, 2024

Juvenile Dead After Stabbing At Casper Mall

Casper police are interviewing potential suspects and witnesses to a melee of area juveniles at the Eastridge Mall on Sunday that left a youth dead with injuries “consistent with a stabbing.”

Greg JohnsonApril 08, 2024

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, April 8, 2024

Monday's headlines include: * Public Outraged At Wolf Torment Photo * Giant Lego Homes On Way to Boomtown Kemmerer * Why Hasn't One Of Wyoming’s Oldest & Largest Mansions Sold?

Wendy CorrApril 08, 2024

There's nothing small-time about the work being done in the High Country Fabrication plant in Casper, Wyoming.

Casper Fabricator Makes Supersized Tanks For Wyoming’s Big Industries

There’s nothing small time about High Country Fabrication in Casper, which makes humongous tanks for oil refining, lithium battery production, hydrogen energy, mining and other heavy industries in Wyoming and the world.

Dale KillingbeckApril 07, 2024

The B-29 bomber flown on bombing raids over Japan was named “Big Stick” and carried original art drawn by Walt Disney himself.

Casper WWII Pilot Flew B-29 Bomber With Nose Art Drawn By Walt Disney

Casper’s E.A. “Bill” Sikes flew dozens of bomber missions in Europe and the Pacific during World War II, including a B-29 nicknamed “Big Stick” that has nose art draw on it personally by Walt Disney.

Dale KillingbeckApril 07, 2024

Rod Miller: Bride Of Chucky – Or – Advice To The Lovelorn From The Ol’ Campfire

From the campfire, columnist Rod Miller writes, "That li’l feller who was here the other night, our Secretary of State, is he really runnin’ for governor?” Joe the Wrangler said, “Yep, but it’ll be a tough go for him. He’s single. Ain’t got no wife.”

Rod MillerApril 07, 2024

$When Justin Loeffler saw how expensive machines to process hemp were, he worked with an engineer to design his own at a fraction of the cost. It's also a lot faster processing hemp, at 30 tons an hour.$

Hawk Springs Farmer Works To Scale Up State’s Hemp Industry

A farmer in Hawk Springs thinks Wyoming can be a hemp industry leader in research and production. When he saw how expensive machines to process hemp were, he worked with an engineer to design his own at a fraction of the cost

Renée JeanApril 07, 2024

Anne Bina holds a photo of the 16-year-old boy, Ryan, who donated his kidney to her, allowing her many more years of life.

Casper Woman Has Been Living On Borrowed Time For 25 Years With Teen’s Kidney

A horrific crash in Wisconsin 25 years ago took the life of a 16-year-old boy, who then saved and extended the life of a Casper woman with his donated kidney. How she got her borrowed time from the boy still brings tears to her eyes.

Dale KillingbeckApril 07, 2024

Dave Stephens has many photographs, but the one he likes best is the life-sized Marlboro Man portrait of his friend, Darrell Winfield.

Sublette County Auctioneer’s 41-Year Collection Fills Up House And Two Garages

After 41 years of auctioneering, Dave Stephens of Sublette County has amassed an eclectic collection of curiosities and historic Wyoming artifacts that cuts a wide swath of Cowboy State history.

Renée JeanApril 07, 2024

Traveling by train was an event in the early days of Wyoming. In this photo at the Saratoga station, travelers are dressed in their Sunday best to get on the train.

Wyoming History: Golden Era For Railroads Brought Status, Luxury And Money

Wyoming’s Wild West legacy has been built on larger-than-life stories that have inspired books, movies and a love affair with the Cowboy State’s outlaw reputation. But it was the railroads that really opened up Wyoming.

Dale KillingbeckApril 07, 2024

Artist’s rendering of the Project Bison direct air capture facility to be located near Sweetwater, Wyoming. A truck is shown delivering a container-sized direct-air capture module.

Carbon Capture Project In Southwest Wyoming Vies For $1 Billion To Clean Up Air

CarbonCapture, a Los Angeles-based clean technology company, wants to build one of the world’s largest direct air capture of carbon dioxide and storage hubs and locate it in southwestern Wyoming. The company is hoping to receive funds from the Dept of Energy to proceed.

Pat MaioApril 07, 2024

How Saving Pinedale’s Historic Stockman’s Saloon Nearly Killed Its New Owner

Pinedale’s historic Stockman’s Saloon and Steakhouse was close to falling over when Buck Buchenroth bought it as his retirement project. But restoring the iconic local spot literally nearly killed him.

Renée JeanApril 07, 2024

Eli Trujillo, 86, has been cutting hair in Cheyenne for 58 years and still comes to work at the family barbershop five days a week.

For 58 Years, Cheyenne’s Eli Trujillo Is A Barber’s Barber — And Still Cutting Hair

Eli Trujillo of Cheyenne has been cutting hair for 58 years and even at age 86, is still a barber's barber, actively cutting hair five days a week behind his familiar chair at the family barbershop.

Leo WolfsonApril 07, 2024

Lugging 35-pound backpacks over the course of a full marathon, UW ROTC cadets Justin Stiles, from left, Louis Torres, Ryan Engle and Jack Harrington finished in 16th place at the Bataan Memorial Death March competition.

Wyoming Cadets Among Nation’s Elite At Grueling Death March Race

ROTC cadets from the University of Wyoming finished at or near the top of more than 5,000 competitors in the grueling annual Bataan Memorial Death March competition in New Mexico.

Jen KocherApril 07, 2024

The Little Shop of Burgers restaurant on the north side of Casper was inspired by the movie “Little Shop of Horrors.”

Eating Wyoming: Casper’s Little Shop Of Burgers Serves Scary-Good Grub

The hook and horror kitsch may bring in the curious but it’s the scary-good grub that keeps Casper locals and visitors coming back for double and triple features at Little Shop of Burgers, a horror film-themed diner that embraces the macabre and bizarre.

Dale KillingbeckApril 07, 2024

Eating Wyoming: Casper’s Little Shop Of Burgers Serves Scary-Good Grub

Dale KillingbeckApril 07, 2024

A cow elk named Molly is fed pancakes in February 1955 at Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park. Jimmy the coyote waits in the background for his share.

70 Years Ago, Old Faithful Caretaker Kept Elderly Elk And Coyote Alive With Pancakes

Jimmy the Coyote and Molly the Elk were old and all but toothless during the winter of 1954-1955. By the rules of nature, they should have died. But the caretaker at Old Faithful took pity upon them and started feeding them pancakes.

Mark HeinzApril 06, 2024

Rod Miller: Of Wolves and Assholes

Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Any cowboy, hunter or serious outdoorsman with a modicum of ethics and respect for creation should be pissed off. Cody Roberts’ malicious stupidity will give political ammunition to those outside our borders who are convinced that they can manage the Cowboy State better than we can."

Rod MillerApril 06, 2024

Archaeologists from South America work in the deep test unit at the Powers II site in Wyoming where two artifacts dating 14,000 years old were found.

Ghost Town Of Sunrise, Wyoming, Poised To Become International Tourist Draw

The discovery of 14,000-year-old artifacts near the historic former mining town of Sunrise, Wyoming, has the area poised to become an archaeology tourism destination with a new field school to study them.

Renée JeanApril 06, 2024

Guest Column: Defending The Reputation Of Your Opponent Elevates Your Own

Guest columnist Jonathan Lange writes, "Whether politicians are calling their constituents deplorables and knuckleheads, or constituents are defaming the reputations of elected officials, both should be ashamed of themselves."

CSD StaffApril 06, 2024

Bill Sniffin: Quality Medical Care Is Essential, Especially When Sickness Strikes

Bill Sniffin writes: “After initial consults and my wife Nancy being wired with a portable harness (that sent medical signals somewhere) she was placed on a bed in a hallway of the hospital and I was issued a chair next to her. We stayed there for the next 22 hours!"

Bill SniffinApril 06, 2024

In a secret Cheyenne warehouse dubbed "Area 51," thousands of Wyoming's new license plates are being made.

Wyoming’s New License Plates Made In A Secret Warehouse Called ‘Area 51’

In a plain-Jane secret warehouse in Cheyenne dubbed “Area 51,” Wyoming’s new dark, solid-colored license plates are coming off the press by the thousands. WYDOT insists the color of the plates is dark blue, not black.

Renée JeanApril 06, 2024

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