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Canadian Company To Go After Millions Of Pounds Of Wyoming Uranium
A rush to open uranium mines in Wyoming has Nuclear Fuels looking across the Kaycee countryside for deposits that could access millions of pounds of uranium as the state and nation rush to roll out new nuclear plants.
Pat MaioJanuary 31, 2024
Hageman Wants To Impeach Homeland Security Chief For Immigration Failure
Rep. Harriet Hageman on Wednesday said she’ll vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Biden’s immigration czar, for massive failure along the U.S. border with Mexico.
Leo WolfsonJanuary 31, 2024
How Does The University Of Wyoming Rank Worse Than Harvard On Free Speech?
In a major free-speech advocacy group’s report on how well universities safeguarded students’ speech rights in 2023, the University of Wyoming ranked worse than Harvard, which has an "abysmal" record on free speech.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 31, 2024
Aaron Turpen: When It Comes To Minivans, The Kia Carnival’s My MVP
Automotive columnist Aaron Tupen writes, “Of all of the minivans I’ve driven in today’s market, the Kia Carnival is my favorite, and not just because its name makes me think of half-dressed samba. It’s the only peppy, good-handling minivan of the current crop.”
Aaron TurpenJanuary 31, 2024
Al Simpson, 20 Other Ousted Park County GOP Committeemen, Reinstated — For Now
Nearly two dozen Park County Republican Party elected precinct committee members booted from their seats five months ago, including former U.S. Sen. Al Simpson, are reinstated — at least for now.
Leo WolfsonJanuary 31, 2024
Rod Miller: Zombie Werewolf Commie Voter Fraud And Chuck Gray To The Rescue!
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "As a champion of limited government and individual freedom, Chuck Gray is proposing a government solution to a problem that really doesn’t exist by imposing restrictions on the individual. That, saddle pals, is the epitome of hypocrisy."
Rod MillerJanuary 31, 2024
Casper Moves Forward With Plan To Charge Landlords For Delinquent Utility Bills
An on-and-off proposal to make Casper landlords responsible for unpaid utility bills left by tenants is on again. The Casper City Council will have a second reading of the controversial ordinance next week.
Dale KillingbeckJanuary 31, 2024
Campbell County Firefighters Rescue Horses Trapped In Icy Pond
It took six Campbell County firefighters and two chainsaws to save a pair of horses that had broken through an icy pond Tuesday.
Andrew RossiJanuary 31, 2024
Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Wednesday's headlines include: * Powell Woman Slams Car Into Emergency Room * Legislation Would Require Parental Consent For Social Media * Montana Couple Fears State Took Daughter To Wyoming For Gender Transition
Wendy CorrJanuary 31, 2024
Cheyenne Rallies For Flooded-Out Families Left With Destroyed Homes
A Cheyenne man who calls himself a "middle class working stiff" has stepped up to lead the charge raising money for families whose homes were destroyed when a 12-inch city water main shattered last week and flooded them out.
Renée JeanJanuary 31, 2024
Shooting Coyotes From The Air Could Save Wyoming’s Premier Mule Deer Herd
Game and Fish has approved another $200,000 for aerial gunning of coyotes to help save the Wyoming Range mule deer herd – which is still reeling from the devastating winter of 2022-2023.
Mark HeinzJanuary 31, 2024
Wyoming Mining Industries Headed For Showdown Over Property Rights
A Cheyenne legislator has sponsored a bill that could give Wyoming surface rights owners the ability to halt some minerals extraction on their land for any reason. "It would have a very significant change in the mining industry," the Wyoming Mining Association said.
Pat MaioJanuary 31, 2024
Casper Registered Sex Offender Arrested Again For Having, Uploading Child Porn
A 43-year-old Casper man who’s already on the Wyoming Department of Criminal Investigation’s sex offender list is free on bond after being accused of possessing and uploading child pornography.
Dale KillingbeckJanuary 30, 2024
Jon Conrad: A Conservative Commitment to Energy Sovereignty and Affordability
Rep. Jon Conrad writes, "Senate File 24 is a declaration of Wyoming's right to prioritize its interests. It revolutionizes the role of the Wyoming Public Service Commission, empowering it to act preemptively, ensuring utility projects serve Wyoming first."
CSD StaffJanuary 30, 2024
Montana Couple Fears State Took Daughter To Wyoming For Gender Transition
A Montana couple is claiming their state’s child protection agency seized their daughter, who was suicidal and wanting to live as a boy, and placed her in a Wyoming facility, where there are no laws banning gender treatments for kids.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 30, 2024
Cat Urbigkit: Endangered Species Protection For Pygmy Rabbits & Bumblebees In Wyoming?
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes: The feds have determined that two species that inhabit Wyoming -- the pygmy rabbit and the Southern Plains bumble bee -- may need to be granted protection under the Endangered Species Act.
Cat UrbigkitJanuary 30, 2024
Casper’s 8-Story First Interstate Bank Building For Sale For $8.8 Million
The eight-story First Interstate Bank building has been a Casper landmark since it was built in 1958. Now it’s for sale, listing at $8.8 million.
Dale KillingbeckJanuary 30, 2024
Wyoming’s Second-Deadliest Highway For Deer Gets Wildlife Crossing
A section of Interstate 25 between Kaycee and Buffalo is known as Wyoming's second-deadliest stretch of highway for mule deer, but $4.4 million and 36 miles of fencing are expected to eliminate hundreds of deer-vehicle collisions a year.
Mark HeinzJanuary 30, 2024
Bill Would Require Permission From Parents For Wyoming Kids To Use Social Media
Casper lawmaker Steve Harshman, a father of four and a high school teacher, says the potential for social media to harm kids should make it required in Wyoming for parents to give permission to use it.
Leo WolfsonJanuary 30, 2024
Powell Woman Drives Through Emergency Room Entrance, Then Takes Off
Nicole Suhr caused about $20,000 worth of damage when she drove her car through two sets of automatic glass doors to the emergency department of Powell Valley Healthcare at 3 a.m. Saturday, then took off.
Andrew RossiJanuary 30, 2024
Former Pinedale Teacher In Child-Predator Sting Video Never Charged With Crime
A teacher fired from a Pinedale school two years ago after he was the subject of a child-predator sting video in California was not charged with a crime, but is no longer licensed to teach in Wyoming.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 30, 2024
Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Tuesday's headlines include: * Popular Wild Horse Dies In BLM Corral * Water Main Break Devastates Cheyenne Families * Will Spring-like Weather Deplete Already Struggling Snowpack?
Wendy CorrJanuary 30, 2024
John Hines, 29-Year Lawmaker And Former Senate President, Dies At 87
John Hines of Gillette spent 29 years in the Wyoming Legislature, including a term as Senate President. He died Friday at age 87, and is remembered as a soft-spoken statesman who led by example.
Leo WolfsonJanuary 30, 2024
Wild Mustang Advocates Outraged After Popular Mare Dies In BLM Corral
Advocates for Wyoming’s wild mustangs say the BLM’s methods of managing the population of herds are cruel and led to the death of a popular mare called Kat Ballou.
Mark HeinzJanuary 30, 2024