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Wyoming History: Casper Cowboy, Prankster Inspired Baby Switch In ‘The Virginian’
A Wyoming character named William “Missou” Hines, had a colorful career as a cowboy and once pulled a baby-switching prank that inspired Owen Wister to include it in his famous novel of Wyoming, “The Virginian.”
Dale KillingbeckJanuary 27, 2024
Why Are There People Driving Electric Vehicles In Gillette, Wyoming?
One electric vehicle driver in Gillette says he gets “a lot of crap” for driving an EV. But he tells them he knows where his electricity comes from, and it’s coal. “I’m not from California and I don’t have my head stuck in the sand.”
Renée JeanJanuary 27, 2024
Forget Tik Tok, This Wyoming Girl Is Influencing With A Sewing Machine
When other teens spend most of their time on their smartphones and other devices, 16-year-old Madi Dunning from Encampment, Wyoming, has become a national champion with her sewing machine.
January 27, 2024
Fishhook Injuries In North Platte River Could Reopen Barbed Vs. Barbless Debate
Wyoming Game and Fish officials are concerned about fishhooks severely disfiguring trout along Wyoming’s prized stretch of the North Platte River. It's reopening the debate over barbed vs barbless fish hooks.
Mark HeinzJanuary 27, 2024
How Thermopolis, Wyoming, Got Its Name Is As Legendary As The Name Itself
History doesn’t record the exact conversation that led to the naming of Thermopolis but it does involve whiskey, outlaws, and a cowboy with a thick Irish brogue who convinced the townspeople it was the perfect name.
Renée JeanJanuary 27, 2024
Raised From Kids, Wyoming Outfitter's Pack Goats ‘Are Like Puppy Dogs’
Pack goats can be a godsend for hunters and other backcountry enthusiasts. They’re hardy and friendly, and if you raise them from kids, they “are like puppy dogs,” says a Kemmerer-area pack goat outfitter.
Mark HeinzJanuary 27, 2024
Bill Sniffin: When It Comes To Wyoming Political Personalities, Bobbi Barrasso Was Perfect
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: "People who spend their lives in politics somehow are not supposed to be as 'nice' as the late Bobbi Barrasso, wife of U. S Sen. John Barrasso."
Bill SniffinJanuary 27, 2024
Jackson Rookie Steps In For Mentor To Run Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race
“Promise me someone is going to run those dogs.” Those were Alix Crittenden’s last words before she went under the knife for a brain tumor less than two weeks before the start of the 2024 Pedigree Stage Stop Race. Her understudy is stepping in.
Jake NicholsJanuary 27, 2024
Wyoming Trona, Nuclear Industries About To Boom, But Are There Enough Workers?
One big question looms over plans to build an innovative nuclear plant and expand trona production in southwest Wyoming: Where will all the trained workers come from?
Pat MaioJanuary 27, 2024
Craig Johnson’s New Longmire Novel Takes Sheriff Walt Back To Summer 1964
Wyoming author Craig Johnson will release his 20th novel in May, “First Frost." Only this time, it’s 1964, and Walt Longmire is in his early 20s and has just been drafted into the Vietnam War.
Amber SteinmetzJanuary 27, 2024
Jackson High Phenom Tai McBride Wrestles Like A Girl — And Can’t Be Beat
16-year-old Tai McBride is pretty much like any other Wyoming teenage girl, until the whistle blows. Then she becomes 120 pounds of, 'f*** around and find out.'
Jake NicholsJanuary 27, 2024
The Roundup: Earthquakes And Volcanoes In Yellowstone With Geophysicist Mike Poland
Geophysicist Mike Poland joins Cowboy State Daily's Wendy Corr on "The Roundup" about the super-volcano in Yellowstone, the thousands of earthquakes that hit Yellowstone every year, and why Yellowstone is not likely to blow up anytime soon.”
Wendy CorrJanuary 27, 2024
Chuck Gray Claims Press ‘Misleading’ Public Over Voter Residency Rules
In a lively hearing Friday about Secretary of State Chuck Gray’s new voter residency rules — which at times devolved into arguments among the audience — Gray accused the press of “misleading” the public about his proposals.
Leo WolfsonJanuary 27, 2024
Clair McFarland: Wyoming Should Move New Year's Day To February
Clair McFarland writes: "If the sage grouse sees his shadow, we’ll stop all development to save his species. If he doesn’t see his shadow, we’ll hunt him and eat him. It’s a complete toss-up."
Clair McFarlandJanuary 27, 2024
Jury Doesn't Need Proof That Wyoming Voyeur 'Looked At' Bathroom Videos
In a Wednesday ruling, the Wyoming Supreme Court didn’t buy the argument that a Sheridan man who had a hidden video camera in his bathroom shouldn’t have been convicted of voyeurism because it wasn’t proven he actually “looked” at the video.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 27, 2024
Cheney Backs Nikki Haley; Hageman Calls Haley “Liz Cheney Lite”
After former Rep. Liz Cheney on Friday urged Nikki Haley to stay in the presidential race, current Rep. Harriet Hageman called Haley "Cheney Lite" and predicted she would lose in her home state similar to Cheney's fate in Wyoming.
Jimmy OrrJanuary 26, 2024
Gillette Realtor Pleads Not Guilty To Stealing Identities To Collect Commissions
Gillette Realtor Tami Hinson pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges she forged the signatures of former employees on sales of foreclosed properties to collect higher commissions. She faces six felony charges, each punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
Jen KocherJanuary 26, 2024
Most Charges Dropped Against Wyoming Man Who Illegally Kept Wildlife Parts
A Powell man initially faced prison time over illegal possession of wildlife parts was given a much lighter sentence after 15 of 18 charges were dropped in a plea agreement. He was fined just over $2,000 and will serve a year of unsupervised probation.
Mark HeinzJanuary 26, 2024
Wyoming Supreme Court Won't Make District Build School In Remote Albany County
The Wyoming Supreme Court sided with a lower court Friday in denying a rural family’s request for a new schoolhouse to be built near a remote family ranch near Garrett, Wyoming.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 26, 2024
Dennis Sun: Who’s Your Neighbor?
Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "Currently, 14 states regulate foreign ownership of farmland. In our region, Wyoming and Colorado are the only states with no restrictions."
Dennis SunJanuary 26, 2024
Not Enough Snow This Season To Build Gigantic 25-Foot Wyoming Snowman
It was not a Christmas miracle for the Garvin Family in Jackson this year. Due to a lack of snow, they couldn't build their 25-foot snowman as they've done every year since 2012. Weather permitting, they vow it will return next year.
Andrew RossiJanuary 26, 2024
Letter To The Editor: Progressive Ideas From Progressive Leadership
To the editor: After years of inaction, Wyoming State House leadership has finally realized that the people are fed up with rising property taxes.
January 26, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Third-Party Candidate For President, To Rally In Wyoming
Third-party presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., formerly a Democrat who's now campaigning as an independent, has announced a rally at the Cheyenne Little America on Feb. 7.
Leo WolfsonJanuary 26, 2024
Casper College Bareback Rider In Horrific Rodeo Wreck Out Of Hospital
Austin Broderson, the 19-year-old Casper College cowboy who survived being dragged and trampled by a horse Jan. 15 at the National Western Stock Show Rodeo in Denver, is out of the hospital and on his way back home.
Renée JeanJanuary 26, 2024