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Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Tuesday's headlines include: * Powell ranching family says claims of human trafficking and abuse are impossible * Wyoming clerk says she won’t certify election if fraud is proven * Gator hunters in Florida want to start exchange program with Wyoming elk hunters
Wendy CorrJanuary 09, 2024

Riverton City Worker Says He Found Woman Frozen To Dumpster
A Riverton City worker posted a series of videos over the weekend saying he found a woman frozen to the bottom of a dumpster in City Park. The woman went missing, and her father found her and is getting her treatment.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 09, 2024

Wyoming Clerk Says She Won’t Certify Elections If Fraud Is Actually Proven
A convicted Jan. 6 participant in Gillette on Saturday implored Wyoming county clerks to not certify election equipment and results they believe are fraudulent. One longtime clerk said they wouldn’t, but fraud has to be proven, not believed.
Leo WolfsonJanuary 09, 2024

Asphalt May Be A New Market For Struggling Wyoming Coal Industry
The state and Peabody Energy Corp. are among those investing millions of dollars into a demonstration project to show Wyoming coal can be made into asphalt for roads and parking lots.
Pat MaioJanuary 09, 2024

Casper Man Faces Felony Charges For Shooting At Occupied Suburban Over $100 Loan
A 32-year-old Casper man’s case was elevated to felony-level court last week after he allegedly shot an a semi-automatic rifle at an occupied Suburban over a dispute about a $100 loan.
Dale KillingbeckJanuary 08, 2024

Sheridan Woman, 64, Found Dead In Home Had Blunt-Force Trauma
Investigators converged on a Sheridan home Sunday after a 64-year-old woman died of an apparent homicide and blunt-force trauma. Police say there’s a suspect, who is "not at large," and not yet charged.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 08, 2024

Dave Simpson: Me? Hard Of Hearing? Impossible!
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "The sure way to tell when it's time to go get your hearing checked is when your spouse yells at you to go get your hearing checked. That's when."
Dave SimpsonJanuary 08, 2024

Casper Climber To Attempt To Summit Antarctica’s Tallest Peak On Monday
Casper mountaineer and sports medicine specialist Dr. Joe McGinley and his “Crazy Horse” climbing team are closing in on the Antarctic peak that will give him six of the seven tallest peaks on seven continents.
Dale KillingbeckJanuary 08, 2024

Winter To Slam Wyoming By End Of Week With Temps Of -20 Or Below
Cold and snowy weather is headed for Wyoming this week. And the worst of it will come late in the week and over the weekend with temperatures in some parts of the state dipping down to 25 degrees below zero.
Andrew RossiJanuary 08, 2024

Wheatland Granted $1.6 Million To Replace Gigantic Failing Million-Gallon Water Tank
The State Loan and Investment Board on Monday gave Wheatland $1.6 million of the $7.5 million it requested for an emergency replacement of the failing 1 million-gallon water tank that could cause serious destruction if it ruptures and collapses and/or implodes.
Leo WolfsonJanuary 08, 2024

Florida Alligator Hunter Wants To Teach Wyomingites How To Hunt Half-Ton Gators
Florida alligator hunter Matthew Burke is working to set up a mentorship program between Wyoming and Florida where Floridians would teach Wyomingites how to hunt alligator and in return, Wyomingites would teach Floridians how to hunt elk.
Mark HeinzJanuary 08, 2024

Powell Ranching Family Says Child Slavery And Trafficking Claims 'Impossible’
A Powell family running a ranch for troubled teens is asking a federal court to dismiss a forced-labor lawsuit against it, saying two former teens alleging child labor and human trafficking were making “impossible” claims.
Clair McFarlandJanuary 08, 2024

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, January 8, 2024
Monday's headlines include: * A convicted January 6 participant says Wyoming counties must refuse to accept bogus elections * Judge dismisses lawsuit that would have kept Trump and Lummis off Wyoming’s election ballots * Experts say a man who went after a bear under a porch with a paintball gun must have “brains of pudding”
Wendy CorrJanuary 08, 2024

Wyoming Barn Converted Into 25,000-Watt Karaoke Retreat On Rock And Roll Ranch
When James Clare moved to Buffalo, he didn’t have any furniture, but brought all of his sound equipment. So, he built a 25,000-watt karaoke retreat in a barn on his land near Lake De Smet he calls Rock and Roll Ranch.
Renée JeanJanuary 08, 2024

Yellowstone's Seismic Activity In 2023: 1,600 Earthquakes, World's Largest Geyser Slowing Down
Looking back at Yellowstone's seismic activity in 2023, it was an average year for earthquakes with about 1,600 recorded. As for geysers, Steamboat, the world's largest active geyser, only erupted nine times. Giant Geyser surprised everyone by erupting for the first time in four years and could be entering an active period.
Andrew RossiJanuary 07, 2024

Retired Wyoming Sailor Turns His Midwest Home Into Navy Museum
A U.S. Navy retiree has converted his home in Midwest, Wyoming, into an artifact-filled museum of gun casings, uniforms, personal military mementos and intricate model ships.
Dale KillingbeckJanuary 07, 2024

That Famous Quote About Wyoming Teddy Roosevelt Never Said
Teddy Roosevelt is famously quoted as saying the route between Cody and the East Entrance of Yellowstone National Park is "the most scenic 50 miles in America." But he never said it, and had never been there.
Andrew RossiJanuary 07, 2024

Teton County Ranch Makes Top Five List For Most Desirable Real Estate Listings In World
Teton County’s Lost Creek Ranch has been named one of the five most desirable real estate listings on the planet in 2023, according to premier real estate firm Mansion Global. The ranch was listed last year for $39.5 million.
Renée JeanJanuary 07, 2024

Drinking Wyoming: Dad’s Bar In Thayne Is An Authentic Cowboy State Honky-Tonk
Dad's Bar in Star Valley is a place where the phrase “because that’s the way we’ve always done it” is never questioned as traditions have been passed down through five owners over the last 90 years.
January 07, 2024

Research Resurrects Dinosaur Debate Over ‘Baby T. Rex’ That Roamed Wyoming
Dinosaur enthusiasts are sparring over the identity crisis of the "Baby T. rex." The debate is over whether mid-sized specimens of tyrannosaur from the Hell Creek Formation of the American West represent juveniles of Tyrannosaurus rex, or a separate dinosaur called Nanotyrannus lancensis.
Andrew RossiJanuary 07, 2024

Rod Miller: Of Milking Stools and Politics in the Cowboy State
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "While it's early yet, it appears that the centrists are noticing that there are barbarians just outside the gates and are pushing back with their checkbooks."
Rod MillerJanuary 07, 2024

Out To Pasture: Cheyenne Couple Turns Ranch Into Haven For Older Horses
David and Melissa Wilson of Cheyenne didn’t mean to start a horse refuge, but the Davissa Ranch has evolved into a haven where Wyoming’s grittiest older horses don’t have to be put out to pasture.
Renée JeanJanuary 07, 2024
Convicted Jan. 6 Participant Says Wyoming Counties Must Refuse To OK Bogus Elections
A former New Mexico county commissioner convicted for being at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, told Wyoming Republicans in Gillette on Saturday that stopping election fraud has to start at the county level.
Leo WolfsonJanuary 07, 2024

Aaron Turpen: Drive A Ram Truck Or Tesla? Data Says You’re A Bad Driver
Automotive writer Aaron Turpen writes, “The most incident-prone (accidents, DUI, citations) in Wyoming is ... Saturn. Only in Wyoming would a brand that hasn’t produced a vehicle in more than a decade be one of the highest on any list.”
Aaron TurpenJanuary 06, 2024
