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Webcam Watchers Go Nuts As Yellowstone Wolves Play Near Old Faithful
A pack of at least 12 wolves wandered into the Upper Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park Thursday morning, and hundreds of people watched them via webcam as they played near Old Faithful.
Andrew RossiFebruary 23, 2024
Sally Ann Shurmur: Fear Of Missing Out (FOMO) And The ADA
Columnist Sally Ann Shurmur writes, "Mom was really, really slow on the walker, and yet we went. If only I knew then what I know now, I would have tried to be more patient, more understanding, more loving."
Sally Ann ShurmurFebruary 23, 2024
Senate Committee Passes Bill To Let Wyoming Create Its Own State Guard
A bill allowing Wyoming to organize its own state militia or guard that passed through to the Senate floor Tuesday would be organized with a chain of command, not just a bunch of guys with guns.
Mark HeinzFebruary 23, 2024
Casper Man Faces 9 Felony Charges After Spree Of Thefts, Drug Deals
A 33-year-old Casper man with a long record of theft waived his preliminary hearing Tuesday and faces nine felony charges after a three-month spree of alleged thefts and dealing fentanyl and meth.
Dale KillingbeckFebruary 22, 2024
Wyoming Senate Axes $118M In Major School Construction Projects From Budget
On two close votes, the Wyoming Senate voted Thursday to cut the entire $111.8 million budgeted over the next two years for major school constructions projects.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 22, 2024
Charges Refiled Against Wyoming Ranchers For Bleaching Penis Shapes Onto Cows
After a judge dismissed his earlier attempt at the case, a Crook County prosecutor is re-filing charges against two Wyoming ranchers accused of bleaching penis shapes onto their neighbor’s cows. This time there’s more evidence of lost value.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 22, 2024
Retired Forest Service Cop Gets Fine, House Arrest For Stealing Horses
A Wyoming man was sentenced to house arrest and to pay $15,000 on Wednesday for illegally keeping government horses — and trying to switch them out with his own — when he retired as a Forest Service law enforcement officer.
Mark HeinzFebruary 22, 2024
Wyoming Rates Of Murdered, Missing Indigenous Peoples Among Highest In US
New data from the state’s Missing and Murdered People Task Force released Wednesday shows Wyoming rates of Indigenous cases among highest in the U.S.
Jen KocherFebruary 22, 2024
$25 Billion Albertsons - Kroger Merger Bombarded With Lawsuits, FTC May Join In
Colorado and Washington have both filed lawsuits against the $25 billion Albertsons - Kroger merger, while the FTC reportedly could file its own as early as next week.
Renée JeanFebruary 22, 2024
Casper Residents Don’t Buy Postal Service Claim Of Better Service Thru Downsizing
At a packed meeting in Casper on Wednesday, people were firmly against a U.S. Postal Service plan to downsize the local post office and didn’t buy claims that downsizing will give them better local mail service.
Dale KillingbeckFebruary 22, 2024
Wyoming House Says UW Can Keep $100K Despite Teaching Transgender Treatments
The Wyoming House of Representatives changed course Wednesday and voted against using the budget to strip $100,000 from the University of Wyoming for teaching gender-transition treatments to medical students.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 22, 2024
Amendment Ties Kelly Parcel Sale To Fate Of Controversial BLM Rock Springs Plan
The Wyoming House passed an amendment late Wednesday night that would tie the sale of the Kelly Parcel to the National Park Service to the fate of the BLM’s controversial Rock Springs management plan.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 22, 2024
Appeals Court Ruling Lifts Moratorium On Wyoming’s Federal Coal Leases
A longstanding federal moratorium on coal leases was lifted Wednesday in a move hailed by the Wyoming Mining Association, which call on the BLM to "now actually do its job and let Wyoming producers lease federal coal again."
Pat MaioFebruary 22, 2024
‘Monolith Of Wokeness’: Senate Votes To Defund UW Gender Studies, Diversity Office
One of the most heated budget debates in the Wyoming Legislature on Wednesday was around amendments to defund the UW Diversity Office and Gender Studies program. Sen. Charlie Scott called the UW a “monolith of wokeness.”
Leo WolfsonFebruary 22, 2024
Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, February 22, 2024
Thursday's headlines include: * Body cam footage released of fatal shootout in Thermopolis * “Detransitioned” woman testifies against gender treatments * Grizzly 399 the central character in upcoming film
Wendy CorrFebruary 22, 2024
Wyoming Senate Kills Bill To Make Adults Who Sext Kids Register As Sex Offenders
A proposed law that would have made people who send obscene material to minors register as sex offenders failed to pass the Wyoming Senate on Wednesday.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 22, 2024
Swapping Property Tax For Sales Tax Good For Wyoming Homeowners, Bad For Renters
A proposal by Rep. Steve Harshman of Casper that would swap property tax for 2% hike in sales tax for most Wyomingites is good for homeowners, but bad for renters.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 22, 2024
Natrona County Wants More Help Paying To Guarantee Air Service
An air guarantee agreement with SkyWest to provide service between Casper and Salt Lake City pays off, but Natrona County commissioners said Tuesday they want more help paying for it.
Dale KillingbeckFebruary 22, 2024
‘Queen Of The Tetons’: New Documentary Of Grizzly 399 Released
The world's most famous bear, Grizzly 399, is now a movie star. A new documentary, “399: Queen of the Tetons,” just debuted and will make a run on the national wildlife film festival circuit before being released on a streaming service.
Mark HeinzFebruary 22, 2024
Not So Fast: Wyoming Energy Industries Urge Caution On Property Tax Proposal
Wyoming Mining Association chief Travis Deti says a landmark tax reform bill would impact competition in all sectors of the energy industry. "Potential impacts of the bill on the mining industry could be significant," he said.
Pat MaioFebruary 21, 2024
Thermopolis Releases Edited Body Cam Video Of Deadly Shootout With Officer
The town of Thermopolis on Wednesday released an edited and narrated video from the body cam of Sgt. Mike Mascorro, who illegally and without a warrant broke into a man’s home last April, sparking a shootout that left the man dead.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 21, 2024
Thermopolis Custodian Joe Arnold Gets Surprise Celebration For 60-Year Career
On Wednesday, every student in Hot Springs County School District 1, and U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, gathered to honor the 60-year career of custodian Joe Arnold. The celebration was held in the administration building which has been named after him.
Andrew RossiFebruary 21, 2024
Explaining The Legislature: Bill Trading Is A Felony In Wyoming & Accusations Are A Big Deal
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "Nothing justifies accusing someone of a constitutional crime as a political tool. Wyoming is not Washington, D.C. and all our legislators, including my old neighbor, should keep it from becoming a D.C. train wreck."
Tom LubnauFebruary 21, 2024
National Activist Chloe Cole Testifies Against Transgender Treatments For Minors In Wyoming
Activist Chloe Cole, who has "detransitioned" after receiving transgender surgeries as a minor, testified on Wednesday against the controversial treatments, saying "no adult has any right to do this to any child, whether it be a parent, a doctor, a counselor, anyone.”
Leo WolfsonFebruary 21, 2024