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Centurylink Outage Leaves Thousands In Wyoming Without 911 Service

Thousands of Centurylink customers on Tuesday, including 911 service for people in Casper and northeast Wyoming, were left without phone service after a fiber break.

Greg JohnsonSeptember 19, 2023

Riverton Child Molester Claims Saying ‘Rape’ During Trial Unfairly Swayed Jury

A Riverton convicted child molester will not get a new trial, after the Wyoming Supreme Court ruled Monday that prosecutors and witnesses using works like “rape” and “fellatio” didn’t unfairly inflame the jury.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 19, 2023

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Headlines include: Gigantic controversial steeple approved for LDS church in Cody, Douglas man allegedly killed his cousin after a booze-fest, Wyoming expanding hunting programs despite federal push against them, snow is coming in Wyoming...

September 19, 2023

California Sues Oil Companies, But Doesn’t Ask Them To Stop Producing

Following similar moves in Colorado and Oregon, California is suing oil companies alleging they’ve known for decades the “catastrophic” impacts their product has on climate change.

September 19, 2023

Activist Says Riverton Woman Evicted Because Other Tenants Planned To Murder Her

A Wyoming civil rights activist said during a Monday meeting of the Wyoming Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights that a Riverton woman was evicted after other tenants threatened to murder her because she’s Black.

Leo WolfsonSeptember 19, 2023

Rock Springs Parents Say Transfer Doesn’t Nix School Transgender Policy Lawsuit

Rock Springs parents argue that just because their high school student has transferred out of Sweetwater County School District 1 doesn’t mean their lawsuit over the district’s transgender policy is any less valid.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 18, 2023

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologist Brent Lonner saw this grizzly out in prairie country, not far from where a bowhunter had just shot a whitetail buck.

Montana Prairie Grizzlies Going After Bird And Deer Hunters In Montana

Hunters in Montana had a pair of run-ins with prairie grizzlies where the people and bears walked away relatively unscathed.

Mark HeinzSeptember 18, 2023

An artist's rendering of what the proposed Cody Wyoming Temple would look like.

Gigantic 101-Foot-Tall LDS Temple A Done Deal, As Far As City Of Cody’s Concerned

Barring intervention from a court, the city of Cody’s approval Monday of a planned 101-foot-tall LDS temple stands and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can build.

Leo WolfsonSeptember 18, 2023

Dave Simpson: Did I Mention It Was 4 Whole Days?

Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "Kids shouldn't be spending time every day watching cartoons on television or staring into an iPad. But I'll have to admit that the girls got their share of screen time during their visit, which gave Granny and Gramps time to regroup, catch our breath, and plan strategy."

Dave SimpsonSeptember 18, 2023

Douglas Man Accused Of Murdering Cousin While Drinking Says He Blacked Out

A Douglas, Wyoming, man is being held on a $500,000 bond after allegedly shooting and killing his cousin while they talked and drank. He gave police contradictory statements about what happened, including that he blacked out.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 18, 2023

Teton County District Court Judge Melissa Owens speaks during a hearing where she denied a request by lawmakers, Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray and Right to Life Wyoming to defend the laws that ban most abortions in the state. A proposed law would make it illegal to specifically threaten or intimidate a judge.

Threaten A Judge In Wyoming, Do Serious Time Under Proposed Law

Although there are already laws against harassment, threats and assault, the Wyoming Legislature is considering a bill that would specifically address people who do that with judges.

Leo WolfsonSeptember 18, 2023

A hunting education class for young students in North Dakota. Wyoming officials said Monday they intend to expand programs here despite Biden administration attempts to kill them at the federal level.

As Biden Defunds Hunter Education In Schools, Wyoming Expands Programs

Wyoming will go ahead with plans to expand hunter education and archery programs in public schools, despite the Biden administration’s stance they are “dangerous weapons training” for students.

Mark HeinzSeptember 18, 2023

Snowfall in Rocky Mountain National Forest in Colorado on Sept 12, 2023

Expect Season’s First Snow In Wyoming’s High Country This Week

While Colorado had its first recorded snowfall of the season a week ago, parts of Wyoming’s high country is expecting 3-7 inches later this week above 9,000 feet.

Andrew RossiSeptember 18, 2023

Effort To Have Bodies Autopsied In Wyoming Dies Without A Vote

Many Wyoming counties contract with out-of-state forensic medical examiner to do autopsies, and seem to like it that way, as a bill that would create a state pathologist position failed to get enough support Monday to advance to a vote.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 18, 2023

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, September 18, 2023

This is Cowboy State Daily Radio News for Monday, September 18, 2023

Wendy CorrSeptember 18, 2023

This stone marker shows the Granger Stage Station, first known as the Old South Bend Stage Station built in 1850, was on the Oregon Trail and a Pony Express stop.

What The Heck Is … That Old Stagecoach Stop Off I-80 Near Green River?

Anyone driving through southwestern Wyoming on I- 80 may have seen the signs for the historic Granger Stage Station. The small, simple stone building was a nexus point for one of the most important periods of U.S. history.

Greg JohnsonSeptember 17, 2023

The Herbert Hoover couch looks like it should be sitting on a curb as trash instead of having an honored place in the historic Occidental Hotel. It was once owned by President Herbert Hoover, and popular lore has it the rips and tears in it were caused by fishhooks Hoover would keep in his pockets.

That Old, Ripped Couch At Buffalo’s Occidental Hotel Was Herbert Hoover’s

That worn-out and ripped couch in the Occidental Hotel’s library will never be repaired or replaced. It was owned by President Hoover, and legend has it the rips were caused by fishing hooks in his pockets.

Renée JeanSeptember 17, 2023

Savery, A Speck On Wyoming’s Map, Throws One Heck Of A Big End-Of-Summer Barbecue

Ringed by mountains just north of Wyoming’s border with Colorado, Savery boasts only a few locals, but draws many times that to its legendary annual summer barbecue.

Renée JeanSeptember 17, 2023

Letter To The Editor: Wyoming Will Never Be California So Let's Legalize Marijuana

Dear editor: Using the term “Californicate” is not novel nor clever, and borders on the pointlessly obscene.

September 17, 2023

Letter to the Editor: I Will Pay For Dave Simpson's Plastic Bags

Dear editor: "Eliminating plastic from our landscape feels so good to me that I happily pledge to pay for Mr Simpson's plastic bags for the rest of his life so that the rest of us can have that gentle 7 cent reminder to bring bags from home."

September 17, 2023

Letter to the Editor: I Object To Rocky Mountain Power's Huge Rate Increase

Dear editor: Has Rocky Mountain Power given all their workers a 22% increase or is it only the fat cats at the top that get the big increases?

September 17, 2023

U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman during a trip to Guam last month, part of a tour of Pacific Island U.S. territories.

Hageman Says Dems And GOP Can Agree That China Is A Threat To The US

While nearly halfway around the world from Wyoming, U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman says people here should care about China’s aggression toward small island nations and the threat it poses to the U.S.

Leo WolfsonSeptember 17, 2023

A full coal train rolls through Wyoming's Powder River Basin about 10 miles north of Gillette. The Dry Fork Station coal-fired power plant is in the background.

Feds Want To Allow Competition If Railroads Can’t Make Deliveries On Time

The U.S. Surface Transportation Board is considering a rule that would allow railroad customers to get competitive bids when railroads fail to deliver an average of 60% of shipments on time over a three-month period.

September 17, 2023

America's newest citizens take their oaths of allegiance during a ceremony at Yellowstone National Park on Thursday.

Yellowstone An All-American Backdrop For 41 New US Citizens

They came to the United States from 25 counties, but they left Thursday’s naturalization ceremony at Yellowstone National Park as the 41 newest Americans.

Andrew RossiSeptember 17, 2023

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