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Wyoming’s Trona Boom Continues With Proposed $6 Billion Mine Near Green River
The backers of the latest trona mining project in southwest Wyoming near Green River have proposed a $5 billion to $6 billion investment, more than double a rival operator’s $2.6 billion project unveiled just a few weeks ago.
Pat MaioMarch 11, 2024
Govs Freudenthal, Sullivan Praise Legacy Of Former State Auditor Dave Ferrari
Former State Auditor Dave Ferrari died last week at age 80. Wyoming Govs. Sullivan and Freudenthal praised Ferrari as a champion of government efficiency and transparency. "He was remarkably ethical," Fruedenthal said.
Leo WolfsonMarch 11, 2024
BRIEF: Natrona County Investigators Search For Who Shot, ‘Severely’ Hurt Bison
The Natrona Count Sheriff’s Office reports Monday that it’s asking for the public’s help to find whoever shot and “severely injured” a domestic bull bison on private land last week.
Dale KillingbeckMarch 11, 2024
Natrona County High School Student Removed By Police After Weapon Report
A Natrona County High School student was removed from campus by the Casper Police Department on Monday after a report of a weapon at the school.
Dale KillingbeckMarch 11, 2024
Weather Patterns Likely To Collide Over Wyoming This Week, Bringing Snow
When a cold front from Canada collides with Pacific moisture over Wyoming this week, there is growing confidence it will produce heavy snowfall for parts of the state on Wednesday and Thursday. But it all depends on the timing.
Andrew RossiMarch 11, 2024
Deadly Shootout With Cheyenne Cops Was Triggered By Gunshots, Screaming
A Friday officer-involved shooting in which three officers were involved in a gunfight with Patrick Flores, 47, began when police broke through the man's door after reports of gunshots — and a woman screaming inside.
Clair McFarlandMarch 11, 2024
Murder Trial For Evansville Man Accused Of Shooting Another In Bad Drug Deal
A 25-year-old Evansville man was bound over to Natrona County District Court on second-degree murder and drug charges Monday for the Feb. 1 shooting death of a Casper man in a drug deal gone wrong.
Dale KillingbeckMarch 11, 2024
City Attorney For Rock Springs Captures Video Of "UFO" Near Green River
The Rock Springs city attorney and part-time UFO investigator captured 40 minutes of video early Sunday morning of an unidentified flying object near Green River. He's reaching out to local airports now and radar stations to see what they picked up.
Greg Johnson & Andrew RossiMarch 11, 2024
Guest Column: Budget Session Ends
State Sen. Cheri Steinmetz writes, "The committee restored roughly $340 million to the governor’s energy slush fund, gave back the gender studies program and the requirement of a standard budget at the University of Wyoming, approved $2.5 million for an air show at the Casper airport and approved a third raise for state employees."
CSD StaffMarch 11, 2024
Guest Column: Legislature Passes Conservative Budget, Largest Property Tax Reform In History
Senate President Ogden Driskill and House Speaker Albert Sommers write, "Despite political differences and policy disagreements, the Legislature passed a conservative, balanced budget that addresses our state’s needs and invests in the future."
CSD StaffMarch 11, 2024
Dave Simpson: I've Lost That Unified Feeling. Gone, Gone, Gone.
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "A testy President Joe Biden poured salt in wounds during his State of the Union address. He once promised to unite our country, but now hates half of us worse than he hates Putin."
Dave SimpsonMarch 11, 2024
Sex Traffickers Will Have To Register In Wyoming If Gordon Doesn't Veto Bill
Of the five attempts Wyoming legislators tried to change the state’s sex offender registry this session, just one made it to Gov. Mark Gordon’s desk. The bill would require human and sex traffickers be added to the state’s sex offender registry.
Clair McFarlandMarch 11, 2024
Wyoming GOP Director Kathy Russell Announces Run For Legislature
Kathy Russell, the executive director for the Wyoming Republican Party, announced Monday she’s running for the state Legislature for the seat held by veteran Cheyenne legislator Rep. Bob Nicholas. She is considered to be much more conservative than Nicholas.
Leo WolfsonMarch 11, 2024
Gillette Atheist's $24M Lawsuit Over City Prayers Blocked By Wyoming Supreme Court
The Wyoming Supreme Court on Friday slapped down an appeal by a Gillette atheist who sued the city and its mayor for $24 million for not allowing him to give a proportionate number of atheistic invocations at meetings.
Clair McFarlandMarch 11, 2024
Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, March 11, 2024
Monday's headlines include: * Legislative session over, passes $10.6 billion budget * There’s a pot of gold in Wamsutter but no one will talk about it * Sublette County gardener outsmarts winter, grows produce year round
Wendy CorrMarch 11, 2024
Letter To The Editor: The World Is Ending Because We Have To Change Our Clocks
Dear editor: Beginning a couple of days before either of the offending incidents and extending for a few days afterwards, the lead story of a morning or evening newscast is the imminent pandemonium about to befall the country as a result of advancing or turning back our clocks one hour.
March 11, 2024
Are Cody’s Rising Real Estate Prices Turning It Into ‘The Next Jackson?’
A real estate listing for a rustic six-bedroom house on 63 acres for $13.5 million near Cody is fueling a question people have been asking for years: Is Cody turning into the next Jackson?
Andrew RossiMarch 10, 2024
The Emery Hotel Was Built To Make Thermopolis Bigger Than Denver, Then It Was Torn Down
The luxurious three-story Emery Hotel opened in 1907 in Thermopolis as the most modern in the West with visions of making the town bigger than Denver. It was demolished in 1965, something that was bitterly opposed by most of the town's residents.
Andrew RossiMarch 10, 2024
SUV Plows Through Casper House On Sunday; Home Has Been Hit At Least 3 Times
An SUV plowed into a home on the 1300 block of McKinley in Casper on Sunday afternoon. The vehicle drove through a bedroom, bathroom, and ended up in the kitchen. The home was being repaired from the last time a car hit it.
Dale KillingbeckMarch 10, 2024
Outdoors Is Driving Teton County’s Latest Nation-Leading Economic Boom
Not only is Teton County the wealthiest county in the nation with a whopping per capita income of $406,054 but leads the nation in a new type of economic model, the great outdoors. Out of the 10 wealthiest economic booms going on right now in the nation, Teton County is leading the pack.
Renée JeanMarch 10, 2024
Bob’s Diner & Bakery In Greybull On ‘America’s Best Restaurants’ Tour
“America’s Best Restaurants,” a popular streaming series, will feature Bob’s Diner & Bakery in Greybull on its tour of America’s unique independent restaurants. Road trippers rave about the Reuben at Bob’s, but locals love the “angry sauce” omelets and burgers.
Renée JeanMarch 10, 2024
Against All Odds, Wyoming Woman Who Lost Wedding Ring Along I-25 Gets It Back
A Sheridan woman traveling along I-25 last weekend lost her wedding ring while stopped at an exit. She posted about it on Facebook, and against all odds she got it back, thanks to a good Samaritan.
Dale KillingbeckMarch 10, 2024
Rod Miller: Saving Daylight Around the Ol’ Campfire
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Dawn was still just a milky rumor in the eastern sky when Cookie started the campfire. Drowsy cowboys snored in their bedrolls, sounding like a chainsaw fight."
Rod MillerMarch 10, 2024
Year-Round Produce: Wyoming Gardener Outsmarts Winter With Underground Greenhouse
Sara Ross loves gardening but lives in Daniel, Wyoming, where there are only 57 growing days a year. So she's outsmarted Wyoming’s brutal winters by building an underground Bolivian greenhouse called a walipini.
Renée JeanMarch 10, 2024