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A number of candidates and incumbents who've lived in Wyoming five years or less are running for office this year, including, from left: Top: Mark Jones, Laurie Bratten and Tom Olmstead. Bottom: Cayd Batchelor, Pamela Mertens, Joe Giustozzi and Marc Torriani.

Move To Wyoming And Then Instantly Run For Legislature Is A Real Trend

Pamela Mertens moved to Wyoming in August 2023 from Florida and now she's running for House District 56. Tom Olmstead is running for Senate District 20 after moving from Colorado three years ago. They aren't anomalies. It's a trend.

Leo WolfsonJune 06, 2024

Large cracks appeared on Wyoming Highway 22 over Teton Pass on Thursday, prompting it to close for several hours.

Forced Closure Of Teton Pass Due To Large Cracks Stretching Across Entire Road

Large cracks that stretched across the entire highway creating an 8-inch shelf in the road on Teton Pass forced its closure for a few hours on Thursday. Although it's reopened, WYDOT is assessing the damage and potential danger created by it.

Andrew RossiJune 06, 2024

A young black bear on the deck of a home in this file photo.

Idaho Wardens Kill Bear In Crowded Park; Is Region In For Another Busy Bear Year?

There was trouble with black bears all over the Rocky Mountain West last summer and this year is getting off to an early start. Idaho game agents on Sunday killed a bear in a crowded city park. It could be an indication that this summer could be another doozy.

Mark HeinzJune 06, 2024

Wyoming Duck Hunter Faces Felony Charge For Unintentional Gunshot Death

Accused of pointing his gun in an unsafe direction while inspecting it, accidentally firing and killing his hunting partner, a 20-year-old Laramie man is now facing a manslaughter charge in a felony-level court in Torrington, Wyoming.

Clair McFarlandJune 06, 2024

A photo of a real estate sign in the neighborhood northeast of Evansville that was allegedly turned into a target. Neighbors said bullets sometimes ricochet off the sign into adjacent areas.

Rural Wyoming Couple Says Trigger-Happy Neighbor Terrorizing Everyone

An Evansville, Wyoming, man who likes to shoot his guns is allegedly terrorizing his neighbors, who told Natrona County commissioners this week that includes bullets ricocheting across their properties and hitting the siding of homes.

Dale KillingbeckJune 06, 2024

Sally Ann Shurmur: As We All Grow Older, Change Is Hard

Columnist Sally Ann Shurmur writes, "This was the first time since 1994 that I did not stay at Mom and Dad’s house in Wisconsin. I have never not stayed at their house in 50 years of visits to Detroit, Boston, L.A. and Phoenix prior to their move to Green Bay in 1994."

Sally Ann ShurmurJune 06, 2024

Kandace Sitting Eagle is accused of torturing her 13-year-old son.

Mom Of Accused Child Torturer Charged With Feeding Boy Laxatives To Halt FBI Interview

The mother of a Wyoming woman accused of torturing her 13-year-old son has been charged with witness tampering for allegedly feeding one young boy laxatives to halt his FBI interview.

Clair McFarlandJune 06, 2024

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, June 6, 2024

Yellowstone Grizzly Has 5 Cubs! Rare White Bison Born In Yellowstone PETA Sues Rock Springs Airport Over Cow Thermopolis Cop Who Triggered Fatal Shootout Back On Duty

Wendy CorrJune 06, 2024

Chuck Gray Tells County Clerks They Can’t Offer Ballot Drop Boxes, Clerks Disagree

Wyoming county clerks on Wednesday said they don't have to follow Secretary of State Chuck Gray’s directive to quit using ballot boxes, despite Gray saying they're illegal.

Leo WolfsonJune 06, 2024

A still image from a video of a female grizzly with a huge litter of five cubs was captured Wednesday morning in the north Yellowstone National Park. Grizzly litters of more than three cubs are rare.

Holy Cow! Yellowstone Grizzly Has Five Cubs, Topping Grizzly 399’s 2020 Quadruplets

Among grizzlies, twin cubs are somewhat common, triplets are rare and quadruplets rarer still. That’s why a Yellowstone tour guide on Wednesday was so surprised to see a grizzly with quintuplets — five cubs.

Mark HeinzJune 05, 2024

This white bison calf was born Tuesday afternoon in Yellowstone National Park.

Rare Wild White Bison Born In Yellowstone, Photographer Gets Photos

A rare white bison calf was born late Tuesday in Yellowstone National Park. A wildlife photographer originally thought it was a coyote until she looked back and saw the calf. "It was amazing," she said.

Mark HeinzJune 05, 2024

Jackson Hole Winery was featured three years ago by Jackson Hole Traveler on its YouTube channel.

Jackson Hole Winery Shut Down By HOA Rules To Stay Closed, Judge Says

The Jackson Hole Winery’s attempt to reopen a lawsuit that had culminated in an order putting it out of business failed last week when a judge upheld the HOA rules that shut the business down when neighbors complained about it.

Clair McFarlandJune 05, 2024

A proposed rule in the Campbell County School District would be the strictest in the state by required a one-year sit-out for varsity sports participation when transfering schools.

Campbell County Schools Propose 1-Year Sports Sit-Out For Transfer Students

The Campbell County School District is considering a proposal that would give it the toughest public school transfer policy in the state — a 1-year ban on varsity sports participation for transfer students.

Leo WolfsonJune 05, 2024

Guest Column: Why The Trump Verdict Is Bogus

Rep. Jeanette Ward writes, "After President Trump was convicted on 34 bogus felony counts last week, elitists in the press and in academia seemed confused by the reaction of us ordinary people to this miscarriage of justice."

CSD StaffJune 05, 2024

Rod Miller Told An AI Bot To Write His Column; It Came Up With This

Rod Miller's mind-bending experiment of the week was to tell an artificial intelligence bot to study his past columns, then write one for him. This cowboy concoction was its answer.

Rod MillerJune 05, 2024

Energy Fuels Inc. mines uranium in Wyoming and other states.

Wyoming Uranium Mining Outfit Expands To Australia For Rare Earths In $140M Deal

Energy Fuels, which is preparing to ramp up its Nichols Ranch uranium mine near Kaycee for production by 2025, has agreed to a $140 million deal to jointly develop a rare earths mining project in Australia.

Pat MaioJune 05, 2024

A large bull elk with his harem of does relaxes on the front lawn of a home in Estes Park, Colorado.

Two Children Stomped, Injured By Elk In Estes Park, Colorado

In separate incidents less than a week apart, two children were injured by irate cow elk protecting their young in Estes Park, Colorado. The town is overtaken every spring and fall by a massive elk herd with Wyoming roots.

Mark HeinzJune 05, 2024

High Country Suites in Pinedale, Wyoming (via Google)

Polarizing Billionaire Joe Ricketts Buys 'Haliburton Hotel' In Pinedale

The High Country Suites in Pinedale — known to locals as the Haliburton Hotel — was sold to billionaire Joe Ricketts last month, just after his purchase of White Pines Ski Resort. Ricketts has drawn criticism for wanting to rename the town of Bondurant to "Little Jackson Hole."

Renée JeanJune 05, 2024

Thermopolis Police Sgt. Mike Mascorro, right, has been cleared by the town of any wrongdoing in a fatal April 2023 shootout with a suspect.

Thermopolis Cop Who Triggered Fatal Shootout Cleared By Town, Back On Full Duty

The town of Thermopolis announced Tuesday that it disagrees with a special prosecutor's opinion that Sgt. Mike Mascorro illegally entered a suspect's home to trigger a fatal shootout in April 2023, and has reinstated Mascorro back to full duty.

Clair McFarlandJune 05, 2024

House District 8 Republican candidates, from left, Steve Johnson, Rep. Dave Zwonitzer and Cayd Batchelor.

Cheyenne House Race A Tale Of Three Very Different Wyoming Republicans

The Wyoming House District 8 race features three very different Republicans: Incumbent Dave Zwonitzer, a Freedom Caucus supporter who calls Zwonitzer a “RINO” and a 22-year-old newcomer to Wyoming who has been here for 18 months.

Leo WolfsonJune 05, 2024

Tom Lubnau: Who Are The Boots In The Ground Behind Wyoming Gun Owners, Inc.?

Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "Even though Federal Court has allowed WYGO to keep names of their donors secret, knowing more about WYGO might be helpful to discerning voters wanting to make informed choices about candidates."

Tom LubnauJune 05, 2024

Waltman Rest Area is one of Wyoming's busiest, but it will be closed for several weeks for rennovations. This is what the rest area looked like in September in photos taken by visitor Julissa Buddell and shared on Google.

WYDOT Flooded With Calls Over Closing Popular Rest Area For Renovations

The Waltman Rest Area in the middle of nowhere between Casper and Shoshoni is closed for three to four weeks for renovations. But that’s way too long for many fans of the stop, who have flooded WYDOT with calls about it.

Andrew RossiJune 05, 2024

One argument PETA makes in its lawsuit over an ad denied by Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport is that the airport displays hunting trophies in its terminal and shows an alleged bias against PETA's views on animal cruelty.

PETA Sues Rock Springs Airport For Denying Its Cow Ad

PETA filed a lawsuit Tuesday to force the Rock Springs airport to display an advertisement equating leather luggage to animal cruelty. The ad, in part, states “cruelty doesn’t fly — choose vegan.”

Clair McFarlandJune 05, 2024

Body Found In Colorado 24 Years Ago Identified As Rock Springs Man

After 24 years and multiple DNA tests, Colorado authorities have identified a man found dead near Greeley on Valentine’s Day 2000 as Rock Springs resident Christopher Scott Case.

Clair McFarlandJune 05, 2024

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