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Wyoming Property Tax Refund Hits Record But Still Not Enough Relief, Some Say
An expanded property tax refund program where eligible homeowners could receive back as much as 75% of their previous year’s tax bill led to record participation, but many legislators say it’s not enough relief.
Leo WolfsonJune 04, 2024
Alleged Drunk Driver Severs Gas Line Plowing Through Cody Gun Range
A suspected drunk driver plowed through an indoor gun range in Cody on Saturday night and severed a gas line in the process. The owner said it was a miracle the building didn't blow up.
Andrew RossiJune 04, 2024
Sheridan OKs $250K For House Destroyed In Standoff With Suspected Cop-Killer
A local woman whose home was destroyed during a 32-hour standoff with a suspected cop-killer in February will get another $250,000 from the city of Sheridan to help rebuild after the city council approved the settlement Monday.
Clair McFarlandJune 04, 2024
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, June 4, 2024
* Legislature Still Wants To Tax Electric Vehicles * Wyoming Coal Bust Means Budget Cuts Coming For State * Hundreds Starstruck Over Jackson’s Giant New $8M Planetarium
Wendy CorrJune 04, 2024
Yellowstone Bison Was ‘Defending Its Space’ When It Gored Elderly Woman
An 83-year-old South Carolina woman visiting Yellowstone National Park was gored by a bison Saturday that was “defending its space,” the National Park Service reported Monday. She was airlifted to a hospital in Idaho.
Greg JohnsonJune 04, 2024
Boysen Reservoir To Be Tested For E. Coli After Dump Of 210,000 Gallons Of Wastewater
A discharge of 210,000 gallons of wastewater Thursday or Friday from the Hudson, Wyoming, treatment lagoons into the Little Popo Agie River, prompted the state to plan E. coli testing at Boysen Reservoir.
Mark HeinzJune 04, 2024
Legislature Still Wants EVs To Pay Their Way, Resurrects Charging Tax
Saying electric and hybrid vehicles need to pay their own way for the wear and tear they put on Wyoming roads, legislators are resurrecting a bill to tax fast-charging stations.
Leo WolfsonJune 03, 2024
Scammer Tried Convincing Sheridan Woman He Kidnapped Her Daughter
A man with a Wyoming area code called a Sheridan woman last week and told her that her daughter had been forced into a vehicle and was being held for ransom. It turned out to be a scam but officers warn these types of scams are becoming more prevalent.
Clair McFarlandJune 03, 2024
Missouri Man Steals Endangered Ferret Pelt From Wyoming Museum
The pelt of an endangered Wyoming black-footed ferret is back where it belongs in the Meeteetse Museums after a visitor stole it on an “impulse.” Despite the odds of finding it, it was recovered intact and the thief arrested, prosecuted and punished.
Andrew RossiJune 03, 2024
Black Lab Ingests Meth At Gillette Park, Wags Tail "1,000 Miles Per Hour"
It was a close call but Tator, a black Labrador retriever, got into some meth last week at a park in Gillette. He survived but his owners said he was wired out of his mind with his tail wagging "1,000 miles per hour."
Clair McFarlandJune 03, 2024
Bill Nye, Hundreds Of Others Starstruck Over Jackson’s Giant New $8M Planetarium
Bill Nye the Science Guy was among the attendees on Saturday to see Snow King Mountain Resort’s new $8 million planetarium. The giant 1-meter telescope is the second largest in Wyoming.
Renée JeanJune 03, 2024
Guest Column: Cutting Red Tape to Grow Wyoming’s Trona Industry
Rep. Jon Conrad writes, "The potential of trona mining and development to create jobs and strengthen Wyoming’s economy, however, is being squandered as projects continue to get stuck in the regulatory quagmire that is our nation’s federal permitting process."
CSD StaffJune 03, 2024
Wyoming Coal Bust Means Budget Cuts Coming For State, Campbell County
Campbell County, located in the heart of the coal-rich Powder River Basin, plans to trim spending by more than $25 million in anticipation of a prolonged coal bust. The State of Wyoming could be short at least $50 million.
Pat MaioJune 03, 2024
‘I Just Ran Someone Over’: Casper Man After Parking Truck On ‘Old Drinking Buddy’
A 55-year-old Casper man is accused of deliberately running over an "old drinking buddy" after they argued at a local bar. He told those in the bar that, "I just ran someone over," according to court documents made available Monday.
Dale KillingbeckJune 03, 2024
Cheyenne Police Officers Found Liable For Illegally Breaking Into Man’s Home
Three former Cheyenne police officers are civilly liable for breaking into a man's home illegally after grabbing his pregnant wife, a U.S. District Court judge ruled. A jury will decide how much money the officers each owe the victim for their unlawful entry.
Clair McFarlandJune 03, 2024
Dave Simpson: Rare Democrats Spotted In Casper
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "What do Wyoming Democrats and Weak Sauce Republicans have in common? They both can't stand the Wyoming Freedom Caucus."
Dave SimpsonJune 03, 2024
Cheyenne’s Battling Republican Cousins Meet In Round 2 For Wyoming House Seat
One of the most intriguing Wyoming Legislature races this summer will be for House District 44 in Cheyenne, where two cousins run against each other again, along with another former state legislator.
Leo WolfsonJune 03, 2024
With Cloudy Wyoming Skies Expected, Good Luck Seeing Rare Parade Of Planets
When six of the solar system’s eight planets, and a crescent moon, align in Tuesday's early morning pre-dawn sky, Wyomingites will likely see nothing but clouds moving in from the Pacific Northwest.
Andrew RossiJune 03, 2024
Man Who Said He Slit Mom’s Throat Because Of Attic People To Have Sanity Checked
A Wyoming judge paused a Gillette man's attempted murder case Friday and ordered a sanity test, after the man reportedly told police he slit his mother’s throat when distant attic people threatened him.
Clair McFarlandJune 03, 2024
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Monday, June 3, 2024
Monday's headlines include: * Grizzlies As Neighbors Normal In Cody * Wyo Dems Afraid Of Freedom Caucus * Deciphering Wyoming’s License Plates Numbering System
Wendy CorrJune 03, 2024
Aaron Turpen: Electrify America Chargers In Cheyenne -- A Case Study
Wyoming automotive columnist Aaron Turpen test drove a Mercedes-Benz EQE, a BMW i4, and a Genesis GV60. He charged them all at the Electrify America chargers at the Target parking lot in Cheyenne. He was less than impressed.
Aaron TurpenJune 02, 2024
Why Wyoming Is One Of Only Two States Without A Zoo
Besides being the two least populated states, Wyoming and Vermont have something else in common — the only states without a zoo. While you could put one in the Cowboy State, it would be a permitting nightmare.
Andrew RossiJune 02, 2024
Throwback Wyoming Mountain Man Makes His Own Razor-Sharp Rock Knives
Making razor-sharp knives, arrowheads and other tools by flint knapping rock was life-or-death for prehistoric humans and early Wyoming mountain men. Casper’s “Flint Knapper Jim” has been perfecting the art for 20 years.
Dale KillingbeckJune 02, 2024
Grizzly 399, The Most Famous Bear In The World, Gets Her Own 8-Foot Bronze Statue
An 8-foot-tall statue of Grizzly 399 with the four cubs she raised in 2020 was dedicated Saturday at its new home at the National Museum of Military Vehicles in Dubois. The bronze on the statue reads, “Queen of the Rockies.”
Andrew RossiJune 02, 2024