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Accused Wyoming Child Torturer Doesn’t Want Kids To Testify At Her Trial
A Wyoming woman accused to torturing her 13-year-old son, whom police reportedly found in a crawl space with broken bones and starving, petitioned the court this week to not let any of her other five children testify against her.
Clair McFarlandMay 24, 2024
Governor Gordon Blasts Back At Latest ‘Sniping’ From Freedom Caucus
Gov. Mark Gordon offered a blistering response Thursday to a Freedom Caucus letter sent to him earlier this week demanding he sue the federal government over a new ban on coal production.
Leo WolfsonMay 24, 2024
Fremont County Pro-Life Champion Has Challenger For Republican Primary
Pro-life champion and three-time incumbent state Sen. Tim Salazar has a Republican primary opponent in Shoshoni rancher Elizabeth Philp.
Leo WolfsonMay 24, 2024
BRIEF: Feds Don’t Want To Return Wyoming Man's Illegal Machine Gun
After taking an illegal 9 mm Glock converted to a machine gun — and other weapons — from a Worland, Wyoming, man last year, the federal government asked a judge Friday to let it keep the guns.
Clair McFarlandMay 24, 2024
Blasting Black Sabbath’s ‘Iron Man’ Doesn’t Scare Colorado Bear Out Of Tree
“Black bears don’t mind Black Sabbath” a Colorado wildlife agent quipped after a failed attempt to haze a bear by blasting it with the legendary heavy metal band’s classic anthem “Iron Man.”
Mark HeinzMay 24, 2024
Accused Wyoming Pronghorn Poacher Caught After Standoff With Police
A Moorcroft, Wyoming, woman accused of helping poach a pronghorn also faces felony drug possession charges after an hours-long nonviolent standoff with police in her house.
Clair McFarlandMay 24, 2024
Grizzly Attack Survivor Says Ordeal Was Most Violent Experience Of His Life
The disabled veteran who was mauled by a grizzly on Sunday in Grand Teton National Park said he never let go of his bear spray during the attack. He said when the bear went in for the "kill shot" to his neck, she bit into the can.
Andrew RossiMay 24, 2024
After Wyoming-Based Custodia Bank Denied By Feds, State May Step Into Fight
After Wyoming-based Custodia was denied by the Federal Reserve and federal judges their own master account for its digital bank, Wyoming legislators say they may step into the fight against what they say is political bias against the state.
Renée JeanMay 24, 2024
Jonathan Lange: FDA Unlawfully Approved Chemical Abortion Drugs, Eviscerated Crucial Safeguards
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, "A new report reveals that more than a million babies were aborted by the 'formal healthcare system in 2023.' Of those, 63 percent, 642,700 lives, were taken by so-called 'chemical abortions.'"
Jonathan LangeMay 24, 2024
Dennis Sun: Wyoming Is Fortunate To Have Our Congressional Delegation
Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "Most people in Wyoming realize the current administration wants to change agriculture, energy and our way of life. They do this by ignoring Congress and the Supreme Court, printing more money, and issuing presidential executive orders."
Dennis SunMay 24, 2024
White Supremacist Who Wants Legal Child Porn Doing Business Through Wyoming LLC
A globally recognized white supremacist from Denmark who has pushed for the legalization of child pornography is doing business through a Wyoming LLC he recently registered. Wyoming is often criticized for its loose business filing laws.
Leo WolfsonMay 24, 2024
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, May 24th, 2024
Friday's headlines include: * Massive Snowstorm Keeps Beartooth Highway Closed * Insurance Company Yanks Wyoming Homeowner Policy After 42 Years * Cody Is Not The Only Community Suing Over LDS Temples
Wendy CorrMay 24, 2024
Massive Snowstorm Keeps Beartooth Highway Closed, Other Yellowstone Routes Shut Down
It's still winter in some parts of the Rocky Mountain West. Two feet of snow on Thursday stopped the Beartooth Highway from opening. Many other Yellowstone routes were closed down too as winter refuses to give up.
Andrew RossiMay 23, 2024
Trooper Gets 10-15 Years For Rape As Wyoming Legislator Calls Him ‘A Man of God’
A Cheyenne judge Thursday sentenced a former Wyoming Highway Patrol Trooper who raped a woman to 10-15 years in prison despite a state legislator lobbying the judge for leniency, calling him “a man of God.”
Clair McFarlandMay 23, 2024
Fed Up With Fallout From California Energy Policies, Wyoming Sues
Gov. Mark Gordon on Thursday announced Wyoming has joined a 19-state lawsuit led by Alabama asking the U.S. Supreme Court to declare the energy policies of five Democratic-majority states, including California, unconstitutional.
Leo WolfsonMay 23, 2024
Casper Loses Out On Being Home For $100 Million National Championship Air Races
Casper made a huge push to be the new home to the world-famous National Championship Air Races, but learned Thursday it lost out to Roswell, New Mexico. The lucrative event could have a $100 million impact for Roswell.
Renée JeanMay 23, 2024
Wyoming Retirees On Fixed Income Have Homeowners Insurance Yanked After 42 Years
A retired couple on a fixed income in rural Wyoming had the homeowners insurance on their mobile home yanked after 42 years, and they’re not alone.
Renée JeanMay 23, 2024
Sally Ann Shurmur: School's Out For Summer
Columnist Sally Ann Shurmur writes, "Combining car rides and food are my favorite things, and I would love to get to the Bunkhouse, where we have never been, Miners & Stockmen’s, which we love, and Svilar’s, where I have not been since I was a kid."
Sally Ann ShurmurMay 23, 2024
Alaska Man Killed By Moose After He Tried To Get Photos Of Calves
An Alaska man was killed by a momma moose Sunday when he got too close trying to photograph her newborn calves. One of Wyoming’s premier moose photographers says he knows firsthand that the huge animals are nothing to mess with.
Mark HeinzMay 23, 2024
Cheyenne Legislator Dan Zwonitzer Runs For 11th Term In Wyoming House
State Rep. Dan Zwonitzer, a Cheyenne Republican, is the longest serving member of the Wyoming House and wants to keep that going, running for reelection to an 11th term.
Leo WolfsonMay 23, 2024
Wyoming Man Accused Of Killing Woman, Molesting Body Won’t Stop Writing To Judge
A man accused of murdering his on-and-off girlfriend and molesting her body won’t stop writing letters to his circuit court judge, even as they’ve been used as evidence against him.
Clair McFarlandMay 23, 2024
Wyoming Child Molester Can’t Get Back Phone That May Have Child Porn On It
The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a convicted child molester serving 18-20 years in prison can’t get back the cellphone police took from him because it “likely” has pornographic photos of his underage victim on it.
Clair McFarlandMay 23, 2024
Cody Is Not The Only Community Suing Over LDS Temples
The scenario that’s played out in Cody over the past year of locals suing to halt plans to build an LDS temple is happening in cities all over the United States.
Leo WolfsonMay 23, 2024
Visionary Metals May Have A $1 Billion Nickel Claim In Central Wyoming
Lander-based Visionary Metals, whose chief executive has family ties to the famed uranium heartland community of Jeffrey City, is staking a potential $1 billion claim on America’s next big strategic mineral — nickel.
Pat MaioMay 23, 2024