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Cowboy State Daily Video News: Thursday, April 18, 2024

Thursday's headlines include: - Angry People Voice Outrage Over Tortured Wolf to Game and Fish Commission - Park County Youth Ranch Denies Claims It Enslaved, Trafficked Troubled Boys - In Wake Of Teen’s Stabbing Death, Casper Works To End ‘Culture Of Violence’

Wendy CorrApril 18, 2024

The headquarters of the Wyoming Republican Party in downtown Cheyenne.

Radical Bylaw Changes Would Let Wyoming GOP Kick Out Members It Doesn’t Like

At its state convention this weekend, the Wyoming Republican Party will consider proposed bylaw changes that would allow the state party to kick out members for a wide variety of reasons.

Leo WolfsonApril 18, 2024

Wyoming Game and Fish Department Director Brian Nesvik and members of the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission listen on Wednesday as Lisa Robertson of Wyoming Untrapped speaks about the abuse and killing of a wolf in Daniel.

Angry People Travel From All Over Country To Voice Outrage Over Tortured Wolf

Lorraine Finazzo thought about using Zoom from her home in South Carolina to tell the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission her feelings about a wolf being captured, tortured and killed in Daniel. But felt she needed to make the trip instead.

Mark HeinzApril 17, 2024

A memorial for Bobby Maher, the Casper 14-year-old who died after being stabbed outside Eastridge Mall on April 7, 2024, near the spot of the altercation. Maher's favorite color was blue.

In Wake Of Teen’s Stabbing Death, Casper Works To End ‘Culture Of Violence’

More than two weeks removed from the shocking stabbing death of a 14-year-old middle school student, the tragedy continues to tear at this central Wyoming city as it works to end a “culture of violence” with its youth.

Dale KillingbeckApril 17, 2024

Tom Lubnau: The Fetterman Battle – Lessons For Our Times

Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "Before one barges in and arrogantly starts telling people how to do things, one must develop an understanding of why things are the way they are."

Tom LubnauApril 17, 2024

Gov. Mark Gordon's veto of money for a failing water tower in Wheatland continues to make waves in state Republican circles.

Wyoming GOP Says Water Tower Veto Was Retaliation, Possibly Unconstitutional

The Wyoming Republican Party is questioning whether Gov. Mark Gordon’s veto of emergency money for a failing water tower in Wheatland was retaliation and questions whether he violated the state Constitution.

Leo WolfsonApril 17, 2024

High West Energy in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, has spent nearly two weeks repairing hundreds of power poles downed by a strong spring snowstorm across eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska.

Small Wyoming Power Co-Op Scrambles To Fix 600 Downed Power Poles

High West Energy, a small rural power cooperative based in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, has been scrambling for 10 days fixing nearly 600 power poles that were downed during a recent wind and snowstorm.

April 17, 2024

Industry: Wyoming’s Orphan Wells Not The Problem The Feds Say They Are

Data on plugging oil and gas wells turned over by the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission shows orphan oil and gas wells in the Cowboy State aren’t the problem federal agencies say they are.

Pat MaioApril 17, 2024

Guilty Plea For Wyoming Man Accused Of Torturing And Starving Boy

A Wyoming man accused of torturing, starving and locking up his 13-year-old stepson has made a plea agreement, where he’ll spend at least 10 years in prison, or possibly life.

Clair McFarlandApril 17, 2024

U.S. Sen. John Barrasso officially announced his reelection campaign Wednesday, but he's already putting it out there, like this billboard on eastbound Interstate 80 just west of Cheyenne.

It’s Official: Barrasso Wants Another 6 Years In US Senate

John Barrasso, Wyoming’s senior U.S. senator, officially announced Wednesday that he’s running for reelection to a fourth term in Congress.

Leo WolfsonApril 17, 2024

Coates Road residents are concerned about the paved and gravel portion of their roads and the impact heavy haul gravel trucks would have on them if a proposed gravel pit is approved. (File Photo)

Casper Firm Takes Next Step Toward Gravel Mining With DEQ Filing

Prism Logistics has taken the next step with its plans to mine gravel at the base of Casper Mountain by filing with Wyoming its intent to operate on state-owned land.

Dale KillingbeckApril 17, 2024

Wyoming Ranch Denies Claims It Enslaved, Trafficked Troubled Boys

The Triangle Cross Ranch in Powell, Wyoming, denies in court filings it was a nightmare for a pair of teen boys housed there 10 years ago, who claim they were used as forced labor and trafficked.

Clair McFarlandApril 17, 2024

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Wednesday's headlines include: * Rocky Mountain Power Wants Another 12.3% Wyoming Rate Increase * Northwest Wyoming Can Expect Up To A Foot Of Wet, Heavy Spring Snow * Wyoming Climber To Take On Everest’s North Face To Hit 7 Peaks On 7 Continents

Wendy CorrApril 17, 2024

Hageman Presents Historic Articles Of Impeachment Against Mayorkas

Wyoming congresswoman Harriet Hageman was among the U.S. House members to deliver the historic articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday.

Leo WolfsonApril 17, 2024

The U.S. Postal Service is studying whether some mail services should be moved from the Casper Post Office to Montana.

Casper Post Office Downsized, Leaving Wyoming Without A Major Mail Center

The U.S. Postal Service announced Tuesday it will downsize the Casper Post Office, which comes about a month after doing the same to Cheyenne’s, leaving Wyoming without a major mail processing center.

Renée JeanApril 17, 2024

Unhappy Weston County Commissioners Declare Vacant Wyoming House, Senate Seats

In a move some Wyoming legislators say “they have zero ability to do,” Weston County commissioners unhappy with their representation in the Legislature have voted to declare vacant state Senate and House seats.

Leo WolfsonApril 17, 2024

Rocky Mountain Power Wants Another 12.3% Wyoming Rate Increase

Rocky Mountain Power announced Tuesday that it wants to raise monthly power bills for 144,511 Wyoming customers by 12.3%, or about $139.4 million for residential, commercial and industrial customers.

Pat MaioApril 16, 2024

The beginning of spring is typically the snowiest time for Wyoming.

Northwest Wyoming Can Expect Up To A Foot Of Wet, Heavy Spring Snow

A spring snowstorm will bring up to a foot of wet, heavy spring snow to northwest Wyoming with another month of typical whiplash winter to go.

Andrew RossiApril 16, 2024

Deputies escort a shackled Michael Vigil to a jail transport vehicle after Vigil’s initial appearance in Lander Circuit Court in April 2024.

Mental Issues Don’t Keep Lander Man Accused Of Killing Drinking Buddy Out Of Court

Though he said one day earlier that he couldn’t understand his court hearings, a Lander man accused of killing his drinking buddy following an unwanted sexual advance said Tuesday he can handle it.

Clair McFarlandApril 16, 2024

BRIEF: One Person Arrested For Weekend Killing On Wyoming Reservation

The FBI has released little information about an unidentified suspect arrested in connection with a Sunday homicide on Wyoming’s Wind River Indian Reservation.

Clair McFarlandApril 16, 2024

Screenshots from a video clip provided exclusively to Cowboy State Daily show Daniel, Wyoming, resident Cody Roberts kneeling over and kissing the muzzle of a weak and injured wolf in the Green River Bar in Daniel on Feb. 29. No reproduction without permission.

Wyoming Game and Fish Commission Blasts Wolf Abuse

The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission on Tuesday issued a stark condemnation of the apparent capture, abuse and killing of a wolf in Sublette County. Meanwhile, Gov. Mark Gordon is “monitoring the situation.”

Mark HeinzApril 16, 2024

Casper Man Accused Of Tossing Meth Out Window During 100 MPH Police Chase

A 56-year-old Casper man is accused of tossing more than 1,300 grams of meth out a car window while leading police on a 100 mph chase on Interstate 25.

Dale KillingbeckApril 16, 2024

State Sen. Anthony Bouchard, R-Cheyenne, and Chloe Cole, a California activist who detransitioned to go back to being a girl. She testified in favor of Senate File 99.

Supreme Court’s Ruling On Trans Surgeries For Kids Likely Bolsters Wyoming’s New Law

A Monday U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding Idaho’s ban on transgender surgeries for minors likely also bolsters Wyoming’s new law that does the same.

Leo WolfsonApril 16, 2024

A pronghorn with a trio of drilling rigs in the background.

New BLM Drilling Rule Could Put Wyoming Oil And Gas On Life Support

The Cowboy State's oil and gas industry says a new BLM drilling rule could leave large and small operators on life support, and the Petroleum Association of Wyoming says it may sue over it.

Pat MaioApril 16, 2024

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