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Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, March 21, 2024
Thursday's headlines include: * $117 Million Wyoming Uranium Deal * WYDOT Webcams Broken All Across State * Wyoming Is Great Place To View Two-Horned Devil Comet
Wendy CorrMarch 21, 2024
Worried For Grizzlies, Judge Halts Year-Round Wolf Trapping In Idaho
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that conservation advocates proved Idaho's law letting people trap wolves year-round on private property could harm grizzly bears and blocked the practice.
Clair McFarlandMarch 20, 2024
State Drops Child Porn Case Against Casper Man So Feds Can Prosecute
State charges against a 43-year-old Casper man accused of having and distributing child porn were dropped this week after the registered sex offender was indicted on federal charges for the same offenses.
Pat MaioMarch 20, 2024
Guest Column: Wyoming Education Association Falsely Attacking My Voting Record
Rep. Jeanette Ward writes, "When it is suggested to children that boys can become girls, that mental anguish can be solved by degrading and mutilating their bodies, that America is an evil empire, and that the world is sure to end because of your mom’s SUV, mental health problems are sure to proliferate."
CSD StaffMarch 20, 2024
Australian Company Inks $117M Deal To Supply Wyoming Uranium to Belgium Buyer
Peninsula Energy of Australia says it plans to sell between $88 million and $117 million worth of Wyoming uranium from a mine near Gillette to a European nuclear fuel buyer from Belgium.
Pat MaioMarch 20, 2024
Wyoming Man Had Thousands Of Pills, 2 Pounds Of Meth In Motel Room
A 21-year-old man from Torrington, Wyoming, faces felony drug charges following a police hotel room search that yielded thousands of pills, 2 pounds of meth and several weapons.
Dale KillingbeckMarch 20, 2024
It’s Not A Conspiracy to Hide Wrecks, Those WYDOT Webcams Really Are Broken
Conspiracy theorists will be disappointed to learn that the Wyoming Department of Transportation doesn’t routinely shut off highway webcams when there’s a wreck. Dozens of them really are broken.
Leo WolfsonMarch 20, 2024
Wyoming A Great Place To View The Two-Horned ‘Devil Comet’
The latest visitor to the night skies of Wyoming is an out-of-this-world dirty snowman with two tails — aka the devil comet — returning for its first visit to Earth in 70 years.
Andrew RossiMarch 20, 2024
Laramie Woman Charged With Stealing Thousands From Man With Dementia For Gambling
A Laramie woman is facing 10 years in prison for allegedly draining an elderly man's bank account and using the money to pay for gambling. She has been charged with one count of felony elderly abuse.
Clair McFarlandMarch 20, 2024
Tom Lubnau: The Headline For Failure -- The Wyoming Republican Party
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "the Wyoming Republican Party, with its supermajority, starts to do funny things. The Party starts to eat its own. Conservatives are not conservative enough. Republicans are not Republican enough. Factions and interest groups start to form within the Party."
Tom LubnauMarch 20, 2024
Yellowstone’s "Limpy The Coyote" Now Teaching Other Critters To Beg
Limpy the Coyote, Yellowstone's best-known animal con artist, is teaching other critters how to beg tourists for food. Wildlife observers say other coyotes have been picking up on the scam and following Limpy’s lead.
Mark HeinzMarch 20, 2024
Natrona County Sympathetic With Locals Opposed To Casper Mountain Gravel Pit
Locals opposed to a proposed gravel pit at the base of Casper Mountain again packed the Natrona County Commission’s meeting room Tuesday as officials said they’re sympathetic to their concerns.
Dale KillingbeckMarch 20, 2024
Wrong-Way Driver Accused Of Killing 5 On Wyoming Highway Sane Enough For Trial
Reportedly high on meth when he drove the wrong way on I-80 and triggered a fiery chain-reaction crash that killed five Bible college students last year, Arthur Nelson agreed Wednesday that he’s sane enough to stand trial.
Clair McFarlandMarch 20, 2024
Natrona County OKs Funds To Bury Years Of Unclaimed Cremated Remains
The Natrona County Coroner’s office on Tuesday okayed $15,000 to bury the cremated remains of 22 unclaimed people. The remains had been sitting on a shelf in the coroner's office for years.
Dale KillingbeckMarch 20, 2024
Frustrated Natrona Commissioners Call $650K SkyWest Guarantee ‘Extortion”
A frustrated group of Natrona County commissioners said Tuesday that the $650,000 to guarantee a daily SkyWest flight to Salt Lake City is “extortion” and they’re not likely to renew it if the city and others don’t buy in.
Dale KillingbeckMarch 20, 2024
Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Wednesday's headlines include: * Construction Of Nuclear Site In Kemmerer Starts In June * Evanston Couple Claims They Were Surrounded By Wolves * You Didn’t Want To Mess Around With Wyoming’s Sheep Queen
Wendy CorrMarch 20, 2024
Wyoming House Majority Whip Cyrus Western Won’t Run For Reelection
House Majority Whip state Rep. Cyrus Western, a Republican from Big Horn, confirmed to Cowboy State Daily on Tuesday that he won’t be running for reelection this fall.
Leo WolfsonMarch 20, 2024
Wyoming Delegation Applaud Ruling Allowing Texas To Arrest, Deport Illegals
Wyoming’s congressional delegation applauded a Tuesday U.S. Supreme Court decision to allow Texas broad discretion to arrest and deport migrants illegally crossing the border.
Leo WolfsonMarch 19, 2024
Hundreds Protest, Testify Against So-Called ‘Assault Weapons Ban’ In Colorado
With the so-called “assault weapons ban” bill before the Colorado Legislature, hundreds of gun rights supporters protested at state Capitol in Denver on Tuesday. One of the organizers was Dudley Brown, a Gillette native and president of the National Association for Gun Rights.
Mark HeinzMarch 19, 2024
US Supreme Court To Consider Wyoming Election Buffer Zone Challenge
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear a Wyoming First Amendment challenge to the state’s buffer zones restricting campaigning around polling places. If the high court hears the case, it could impact elections nationwide.
Leo WolfsonMarch 19, 2024
TerraPower Expects To Start Building Wyoming Nuclear Site In June
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission told Cowboy State Daily on Tuesday that it expects TerraPower to file a construction permit within days. The company plans to start building its small nuclear power plant in Kemmerer, Wyoming, in June.
Pat MaioMarch 19, 2024
Guest Column: “Education Savings Accounts” Invite The Government Into The Church
Guest columnist Rep. Jerry Obermueller writes, "Education savings accounts are not a “wall of separation” as proponents suggest, rather the mechanism to transfer money from the public treasury to the collection plate, the largest church fundraiser ever in Wyoming."
CSD StaffMarch 19, 2024
Was An Evanston Couple Cornered By Wolves, Or Dogs?
An Evanston couple said they were terrified late Monday while out walking their dogs when they were cornered by three vicious canines that they suspect were wolves.
Mark HeinzMarch 19, 2024
BRIEF: Colorado Man Allegedly High On Pot Edibles Breaks Woman’s Legs In Head-On
A Colorado man had his court case elevated to felony court Monday on allegations he was high on cannabis edibles when he crashed head-on into a vehicle in Wyoming, breaking both femurs of a woman in the other car.
Clair McFarlandMarch 19, 2024