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Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Tuesday's headlines include: * Young family killed in head-on collision in Albany County * Central WY ranchers oppose the reintroduction of bighorn sheep * Growing giant pumpkins is year-round job for Wyoming’s Pumpkin King
Wendy CorrFebruary 20, 2024
Wyoming Senate OKs $2 Million To Help Texas With Border Fight
The Wyoming Senate on Monday approved a $2 million budget amendment as aid for Texas to secure its southern border with Mexico.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 20, 2024
Senate Panel Considers Banning Some Foreign Property Ownership In Wyoming
Military Affairs Commission on Monday considered legislation that would ban some foreign ownership of Wyoming property considered critical infrastructure for the state and U.S.
Pat MaioFebruary 20, 2024
Wyoming A Step Closer To Requiring Abortion Clinics To Be Licensed
Supporters of a bill requiring abortion clinics to be licensed in Wyoming say its purpose is to protect the health of women, detractors say it’s a ploy to restrict abortion more.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 20, 2024
After Committee Kills Bill, State Can Still Vax Kids Without Parent OK In Emergencies
A bill that would have removed the state’s authority to vaccinate Wyoming kids without parental consent in extreme circumstances was killed in committee Monday.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 20, 2024
Rancher Says Bringing Bighorn Sheep Back To Remote Wyoming A Bad Idea
Cattle rancher Troy Corbett says he and other ranchers worry that bringing bighorn sheep back to the remote Sweetwater Rocks area in central Wyoming will give federal agencies leverage to push cattle and sheep off grazing leases.
Mark HeinzFebruary 20, 2024
Skier Dies At Wyoming’s Grand Targhee Resort After Getting Trapped In Tree Well
A skier died Saturday at Grand Targhee in Alta, Wyoming, after falling headfirst into a dangerous tree well, an area of deep, soft snow created around the base of trees that are easy to fall into, and almost impossible to get out of.
Jake NicholsFebruary 20, 2024
Who Mows Their Lawn In February In Wyoming? Jay Richard, The Pumpkin King
Growing massive pumpkins is a year-round project for Jay Richard of Worland, the Pumpkin King of Wyoming. On Monday, Jay was in his 85-degree greenhouse mowing his lawn.
Andrew RossiFebruary 19, 2024
Head-On Near Laramie Kills Three, Including 5-Month-Old
A young Laramie, Wyoming, mother and father — along with their 5-month-old baby — were killed Saturday in a head-on collision. Three more people were injured and one horse also died.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 19, 2024
Guest Column: Yes, Small Towns In Wyoming Should Exist
Senate President Ogden Driskill and House Speaker Albert Sommers write, "When discussing House Bill 70, Rep. Bear questioned if small towns need to receive funding from the state. He asked, 'should they exist?' Our answer is a resounding, Yes. Absolutely."
CSD StaffFebruary 19, 2024
172 Bills Axed -- Short Wyoming Budget Session Makes First Week A Legislative Massacre
With only 20 days allotted in a budget session, bills can die a quick death. After the first week of the 2024 session that was completed on Friday, 172 bills either failed to be introduced or were not considered at all.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 19, 2024
Critics Say Paying Wyoming Ranchers For Grass-Gobbling Elk Could Break Budget
Critics worry that a bill that proposes to pay ranchers for forage that elk herds eat will break the budget of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Others say ranchers can't keep taking losses and deserve compensation.
Mark HeinzFebruary 19, 2024
Dave Simpson: Once Again, Rush Limbaugh Was Right
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "Rush Limbaugh said the powers that be in Washington would do everything in their power to destroy Donald Trump, to destroy his businesses, to destroy his family, and to send the message that scruffy, no-account voters like us must never elect a person like this again. Rush was right."
Dave SimpsonFebruary 19, 2024
Effort to Build Out EV Charging Stations In Wyoming Struggling to Find Traction
The Wyoming Department of Transportation wants to jump-start its program to build out a network of electric vehicle charging stations with federal money, but the effort can’t seem to find much traction.
Pat MaioFebruary 19, 2024
Tom Lubnau: How Wyoming's Tax Structure Works
Guest columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "To be able to judge political campaign rhetoric, it is important for all Wyoming voters to understand how Wyoming’s tax structure works, and the consequences of different political options."
Tom LubnauFebruary 19, 2024
Senate Will Consider Bill Banning Some Sex Offenders From Working Around Teens
Wyoming Senator Affie Ellis is sponsoring a bill that would ban some sex offenders from working or volunteering at teen hangouts, such as fast-food restaurants and arcades.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 19, 2024
Lawsuit Claims Two Teton County Commissioners Conspired To Oust Fire Chief
A Jackson resident has filed a lawsuit against two Teton County Commissioners, claiming they conspired to get former Fire Chief Stephen Jellie fired and wants them removed from the commission.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 19, 2024
Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, February 19, 2024
Monday's headlines include: * 2 years after vanishing, new investigation into boyfriend of Irene Gakwa * Nightmare ordeal over for Riverton dad reunited with kidnapped daughters * Brain-eating amoebas lurk in warm waters of Grand Teton National Park
Andrew RossiFebruary 19, 2024
Bighorn Medicine Wheel In Wyoming Draws Thousands Of Visitors Every Year
Some believe the Medicine Wheel in the Bighorn National Forest is a vision quest site. Others believe it is a representation of a sun dance circle or an astronomical observatory and calendar. To many Native Americans it is “the place where the eagle lands.”
Amber SteinmetzFebruary 19, 2024
Are Wyoming's Wild Horses As ‘Invasive’ As Cocaine Hippos And Australia’s Camels?
Wild horses in Wyoming, hippos in Colombia and camels in Australia are seen as invasive feral species by many. A group of scientists, however, are arguing that invasive species can be beneficial to the ecosystem.
Mark HeinzFebruary 18, 2024
Pony Express Historian Wants Fort Caspar Museum To Get Piece Of $1.5M Collection
A noted Pony Express historian and collector died in 2021 with a wish to give much of his $1.5 million collection to the Fort Caspar Museum, but the museum would have to expand to accommodate it.
Dale KillingbeckFebruary 18, 2024
Wyoming’s Shelby Means Wins Grammy Award For Best Bluegrass Album
Growing up, Shelby Means' dad would wake her up by playing the banjo. But now, the Laramie woman is waking up the world with her bass fiddle. Means is part of Molly Tuttle’s Golden Highway Band which just won a Grammy for best bluegrass album.
Renée JeanFebruary 18, 2024
Town Of Cody Demolishing Two More 100-Year-Old Buildings
Cody is a town that loves its Western and Wyoming legacy, but it is about to lose two more of its 100-plus-year-old buildings within its historic district. The mayor says concerns about retaining the historic character are legitimate, but it's got to be balanced with the rights of property owners.
Renée JeanFebruary 18, 2024
Wyoming History: 70 Years Ago This Month, Doomed Flight 34 Crashed During Winter Storm
Feb. 26, 1954, was a Friday nearly 70 years ago when the matriarch at the Keeline Ranch east of Wright, Wyoming, heard a low flying plane. The days that followed dominated headlines as would-be rescuers fought blizzard-like conditions in a desperate search for Western Air Lines Flight 34.
Dale KillingbeckFebruary 18, 2024