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Letter To The Editor: Bring The Free Market Back To Agriculture

Dear editor, As a self-started, small farmer of alfalfa hay for four years, I know firsthand the problems that are caused by overregulation of agriculture. Agricultural labor laws are one of the most cumbersome for our operation to navigate.

September 15, 2023

Fort Washakie Woman Runs Over Romantic Rival, Says ‘She Deserved It’

A 27-year-old Fort Washakie woman is facing a felony assault charge on claims she ran over a 24-year-old woman after an argument over a man. She told police the other woman “deserved it.”

Clair McFarlandSeptember 15, 2023

Fire crews put out a hot spot in the Roosevelt Fire in Wyoming in 2018, which burned more than 65,000 acres and 55 homes.

A Wildfire Burned Their Homes, Now 32 Wyomingites Are Suing U.S. Forest Service

The 2018 Roosevelt Fire in northwest Wyoming burned 65,000 acres and 55 homes. Now 32 people and organizations are suing the U.S. Forest Service for allowing the fire to burn after it was discovered.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 15, 2023

Yellowstone Wolf Pack Tries To Take Down Lone Bison, But Herd Of Bison Steps In To Save Him

A pack of wolves in Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley made a rare attempt to go after a lone bison that got separated from its herd. Once the bison got back, the herd circled the wagons to protect him.

Mark HeinzSeptember 15, 2023

A few of the 22 cats rounded up from a hoarder home in Cheyenne after their owner died. Most of the cats are tuxedos and are in good shape.

22 Hoarded Cats Caught From Unlivable Cheyenne Home After Owner Died

The Cheyenne Animal Shelter is up to its whiskers in felines after rounding up 22 cats from an unlivable hoarder home after their owner died.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 15, 2023

A hemp crop west of Powell was grown during the first season for the crop in Wyoming in 2021.

Draft Bill Would Kill Wyoming’s Fledgling Hemp Growing Industry

To address concerns about synthetic delta-8 THC in cannabis products, a draft bill would also ban all hemp in Wyoming, killing the state’s fledgling hemp growing industry.

September 15, 2023

Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame: Veteran Legacy & New Exhibit At Wyoming Veterans Memorial Museum

Church Hill Firnekas of Buffalo enlisted in the army in 1917 and took 10,000 horses and mules to France. The sea was rough and they couldn’t land. But in true Wyoming cowboy style, Church jumped on a mule and rode him overboard. The horses and other mules followed and they all made it to the shore.

Candy MoultonSeptember 15, 2023

Elk hunting sunrise outside of Big Piney, Wyoming on September 11, 2023.

Here Comes Autumn: Overnight Temps Dip Below Freezing In Parts Of Wyoming

It may seem like summer just started, but with October a couple weeks away, overnight temperatures are starting to dip below freezing in some spots around Wyoming, but there are still a few warm days left.

Andrew RossiSeptember 15, 2023

A young black bear Big Horn County beekeeper Kevin Clark has dubbed "Winnie the Pooh" has been raiding his beehives and gorging himself on honey, smashing the hives in the process.

Wyoming Bear Keeps Destroying Beehives, Gorges On Honey, And Disappears

A young black bear with a sweet tooth a Wyoming beekeeper has dubbed “Winnie the Pooh” has been raiding beehives in Big Horn County. The Game and Fish Department has set up traps, but he ignores them and then eats more honey.

Mark HeinzSeptember 15, 2023

Distraught Jackson Man Takes Out Two Handguns And Shoots At Mother And Girlfriend

A Jackson man who came home from a counseling session distraught, fired a pair of handguns at least 16 times at his mother and girlfriend’s car, then threatened himself during more than two-hour standoff.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 15, 2023

Harriet Hageman: Boneheaded “Green” Policies Cause Massive Electricity Rate Increase

Rep. Harriet Hageman writes, "Wyoming ratepayers should not be forced to subsidize bad policies coming out of Washington, Colorado, and California. We have all the resources necessary to produce affordable and reliable electricity right here; if Colorado and California don’t want our power, they can find their own alternatives."

Harriet HagemanSeptember 15, 2023

Dave Simpson: Oh Good, California Professors Want To Save Wyoming

Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "Two professors in California have hope for us. They hope we can get over our silly concerns over vaccine mandates, gender-altering procedures on children, boys playing girls' sports, and talking sex to First Graders in Wyoming."

Dave SimpsonSeptember 15, 2023

Rod Miller, a Wyoming political watchdog and Cowboy State Daily columnist, was ready to debate anyone from the anonymous conservative ranking site WyoRINO.com on Thursday night, but nobody from the site answered the invitation to debate from the Natrona County Republican Party.

With WyoRINO A No-Show For Debate, Panel Talks State Of Wyoming GOP

Whoever is behind the anonymous conservative political ranking website WyoRINO.com didn’t answer a challenge to debate Cowboy State Daily columnist Rod Miller on Thursday, which instead made way for a lively discussion on the state of the Wyoming GOP.

Leo WolfsonSeptember 15, 2023

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Friday, September 15, 2023

Friday's headlines include: Under oath, former Superintendent of Public Instruction admits he lied, Wyoming Cowboys will make nearly $2 million for playing Texas on Saturday, more nukes in Wyoming, Wyoming elk moving to Nebraska, cancer-ridden K9 Deputy makes final drugbust....

Wendy CorrSeptember 15, 2023

Former Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Brian Schroeder walks out of the Laramie County courthouse and government complex in downtown Cheyenne after a court hearing.

Under Oath, Former Wyoming Education Chief Admits Lying About Political Event

Former Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Brian Schroeder admitted under oath in court Thursday he lied to the press when he said public money wasn’t spent on a 2022 political event he hosted.

Leo WolfsonSeptember 15, 2023

Letter to the Editor: Wyoming Ranchers Are Stooping Pretty Low

Dear editor: "You all should be ashamed to call yourself ranchers. The end game is no cows for you and you are falling lockstep in line to regulate yourself out of business one little compromise at a time."

September 14, 2023

Letter to the Editor: We RINOs Had The Courage To Vote For Liz

Dear editor: "The Democrats are upset with me, and the Republicans are upset with me. Rod Miller has a lot to learn."

September 14, 2023

Letter To The Editor: Don't Insulate Voters From The Full Cost Of Government

Dear editor: "We shouldn’t try to 'protect' a majority of our voters from the cost of government. More voters need to scrutinize the things we spend money on."

September 14, 2023

Climate Change Isn’t Cause Of Record Billion-Dollar Disasters

National media are reporting that climate change is driving record numbers of billion-dollar disasters in the U.S. this year, but the data doesn’t show that’s true.

September 14, 2023

Outside the Fremont County Courthouse on Thursday after Brandon Monroe, 20, was sentenced to two life terms in prison for killing a Riverton couple in 2019. His family stands stunned around a sheriff's office transport van waiting to take him.

2 Life Sentences For Arapahoe Man Who Killed Couple For Weed And Cash

Emotions ran high Thursday as the families of Rudy Perez and Jocelyn Watt, killed in 2019 by a then 16-year-old Brandon Monroe, saw him sentenced to two life terms in prison.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 14, 2023

BWXT Technologies was recently awarded a contract to manufacture a reactor pressure vessel for the first BWRX-300 SMR to be deployed in Ontario, Canada. The BWRX-300 is the GE-Hitachi SMR technology.

Small Nuclear Reactor Could Power Wyoming’s Trona Industry

BWXT Advanced Technologies is designing micronuclear reactors in Wyoming. These have the potential to supply Wyoming industries, such as trona mines, with carbon-free energy.

September 14, 2023

After months of discussions, meetings and protests, the original plan for a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in Cody is good to go, including a controversial 77-foot steeple.

Court Fight Over Proposed Cody LDS Temple With Giant 77-Foot Steeple Heats Up

A dispute over a proposed Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in Cody that features a giant 77-foot steeple has taken another turn as the church is actively fighting a neighborhood group in court.

Leo WolfsonSeptember 14, 2023

A video of a Tesla driving through Yellowstone shows the vehicles AI software isn't sure what to make of bison along the road. They appear on the computer screen as human-dog shapeshifters.

Teslas Think Yellowstone Bison Are Human-Dog Shapeshifters

According to Tesla’s AI software, Yellowstone National Park’s bison are people who magically shapeshift into dogs as the vehicle passes them.

Mark HeinzSeptember 14, 2023

Arie, a 6-year-old German shepherd K-9 deputy, has cancer and only about two months left to live. He was retired Wednesday, but not before sniffing out a 40-pound stash of marijuana on his last call Tuesday night.

Wyoming K-9 Deputy With Cancer Sniffs Out 40 Pounds Of Pot On His Last Call

Arie, a 6-and-a-half-year-old German shepherd K-9 deputy with the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office, has cancer and only two months left to live. But he loves working and found a 40-pound pot stash on his last call Tuesday night.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 14, 2023

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