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Soaring Coal Prices A Big Part Of Rocky Mountain Power’s 30% Rate Hike

Rocky Mountain Power officials say dramatic price swings for fuel have driven its request for 30% rate hike. That includes coal, which has traditionally been a bedrock for cheaper energy prices.

Renée JeanNovember 14, 2023

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Tuesday's headlines include: * Questionable property tax relief bill rejected * Ex-boyfriend of missing Cody woman arrested on federal charges * Wyoming has the nation’s only official intergalactic spaceport

Wendy CorrNovember 14, 2023

State Sen. Bob Ide, R-Casper, left, and Sen. Stephan Pappas, R-Cheyenne.

Lawmakers Kill Plan To Tax Property On Its Market Value, Not Assessed Valuation

The state Joint Revenue Committee killed a proposal Monday that would have taxed property on its market value instead of assessed valuation.

Leo WolfsonNovember 14, 2023

Investigative Fish Podcaster From Florida Verifies 75-Year-Old Idaho Largemouth Bass Record

Thanks to the work of an investigative fish podcaster from Florida, a 75-year-old unofficial largemouth bass record in Idaho has finally been verified. The champion fish, which was caught by 63-year-old Mary Taylor back in 1948, is now officially the champ.

Mark HeinzNovember 14, 2023

Katie Ferguson of Cody, right, has been missing since Oct. 10, 2023. Her ex-boyfriend Adam Aviles Jr., left, has long been a suspect in her disappearance.

Local Case Dropped Against Missing Cody Woman's Ex In Favor Of Bigger Charges

Misdemeanor charges against a man connected to in a missing person's case were dropped on Monday in favor of much more serious federal charges. The missing mother has not been seen for about a month.

Clair McFarlandNovember 13, 2023

Wyoming AG Says State Will Sue BLM Over Controversial Rock Springs Plan

Wyoming Attorney General Bridget Hill told the state Federal Natural Resource Management Committee on Monday that she expects the state will sue the BLM over its controversial Rock Springs management plan.

Leo WolfsonNovember 13, 2023

Miniature horses are bred to look like normal horses, just smaller.

Hit-And-Run Driver Kills Miniature Horse Near Gillette

The owner of a miniature horse in Campbell County made a sad discovery Saturday when he came upon the animal dead on the side of a road, killed by a hit-and-run driver.

Greg JohnsonNovember 13, 2023

Dave Simpson: Wake Me When The Nightmare's Over

Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "Over the last three months, our country has borrowed $3 trillion."

Dave SimpsonNovember 13, 2023

The Swinging Bridge near Jackson that spans the Snake River is being removed this week to make way for a new bridge. It's a local transportation icon that's been in place since 1960. Even then, it was built from repurposed trusses of the old Wilson River Bridge.

Jackson’s Iconic Swinging Bridge Will Be Ripped Out To Make Way For New Span

The single-lane Swinging Bridge has connected people from Jackson, Wyoming, across the Snake River since 1960. Now it’s being ripped out this week to make way for a new bridge.

Andrew RossiNovember 13, 2023

Members of the Wyoming Public Service Commission listen to testimony about the proposed Rocky Mountain Power rate hikes in November 2023.

Companies Say RMP’s 30% Rate Increase Would Clobber Wyoming Oil And Gas

Several oil and gas companies say Rocky Mountain Power’s proposed 30% rate increase would clobber Wyoming’s oil and gas production, robbing the state and local communities of some serious tax revenues.

Renée JeanNovember 13, 2023

U.S. Sen. John Barrasso on a visit to the Wyoming Capitol during the 2023 session of the state Legislature.

Gunning For Senate President? Barrasso Has Raised More Than $2 Million This Year

U.S. Sen. John Barrasso has had a strong 2023 for fundraising, raising more than $2 million and setting the stage for what could be a push to lead the U.S. Senate in 2025.

Leo WolfsonNovember 13, 2023

The Red Desert covers a wide swath of southwest Wyoming.

Hunter Finds Human Skull ‘In The Middle Of Nowhere’ In Wyoming’s Red Desert

A hunter found a human skull “in the middle of nowhere” in Wyoming’s Red Desert on Saturday, and a missing persons' advocate hopes the discovery leads to closure for the family of one of a dozen open cold cases of missing people from the area.

Clair McFarlandNovember 13, 2023

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, November 13, 2023

Monday's headlines include: * Fighting the effort to rename Devils Tower * Locals save Kemmerer Opera House * Park County is a hunter’s paradise * Wyoming Penitentiary baseball team was real-life “murderers row”

Wendy CorrNovember 13, 2023

One of the signs greeting people visiting the Greater Green River Intergalactic Spaceport.

Why The Heck … Does Green River, Wyoming, Have An Intergalactic Spaceport?

The Greater Green River Intergalactic Spaceport began nearly 30 years ago as a joke. But the FAA actually approved the name change to the city's backup airstrip, and the town became home to the nation’s only official intergalactic spaceport.

Greg JohnsonNovember 13, 2023

Combines work to harvest wheat in a Laramie County field near Cheyenne.

Foreign Ownership Of Ag Land A Struggle For Lawmakers In Wyoming And DC

Brett Moline, of the Wyoming Farm Bureau, said his organization supports restricting foreign ownership of U.S. agriculture land. Even though the percentage of overall farmland owned by foreign investors is small, it’s a situation that could quickly get out of hand if left unchecked.

November 12, 2023

The motto at Steve Perkins' Conoco station in Rawlins is, just like this two-headed 1955 Cadillac, "always moving ahead." It takes two people to drive, one controlling each end.

On The Road With Renee: Rawlins Two-Headed Cadillac Turning Heads For 61 Years

A customized vintage Cadillac with two 1955 front ends has had people pulling into a Rawlins Conoco station doing double-takes for 61 years. The car requires two drivers to operate and is “always moving ahead.”

Renée JeanNovember 12, 2023

Brindi Brittain holds Adrian Wood as they get a private tour of the University of Wyoming athletics facility after presenting to P.E. teachers in Laramie.

Pair Of Cody Students First Wyomingites To Serve As Special Olympics Youth Ambassadors

Brindi Brittain and Adrian Wood, from Cody High School, are the first Wyomingites to serve as Special Olympics U.S. Youth Ambassadors. They will serve with 30 other youth leaders with and without intellectual disabilities who are striving to make America a more inclusive place.

Amber SteinmetzNovember 12, 2023

Scott "Smitty" Smith with his vintage 1948 single-engine Stinson 108.

Wyoming People: Less Is More For Smitty, One Of Jackson’s Underground Bush Pilots

Flying your own plane isn’t just for Fortune 500 CEOs. In fact, there’s an active community of Jackson underground pilots. They call themselves bush pilots and fly small aircraft that can cost as little as the average new car.

Renée JeanNovember 12, 2023

Rod Miller: Debate in the Cowboy State? Great!

Columnist Rod Miller says he does his best to help with climate change. "...all those bubbles rising in a frosty glass of Pabst Blue Ribbon are bubbles of that dreaded gas. When I drink it all down, I am sequestering carbon in my body, thus doing my part to save humanity."

Rod MillerNovember 12, 2023

From Episode 21 of "Jonny Quest," "The Devil's Tower."

That Disappointing Time Jonny Quest Fought Cavemen And A Nazi On Devils Tower

The connection between Wyoming and the 1960s action-adventure cartoon Jonny Quest is misleading and disappointing. The 21st episode of the 1965 series "The Devil's Tower" which features a caveman army, a Nazi war criminal — and not much else.

Andrew RossiNovember 12, 2023

Wyoming History: Sacajawea, A Culture Broker For America

For a long period of time there is no record of where Sacajawea was, but eventually, she made her way to Fort Lupton on the South Platte River and then continued north to join Chief Washakie’s people in Wyoming, where she lived the remainder of her life.

Candy MoultonNovember 12, 2023

State Sen. Cale Case, R-Lander, testifies to the Wyoming Public Service Commission about proposed rate increases of nearly 30% by Rocky Mountain Power.

Rocky Mountain Power Claims Astonishing 30% Rate Increase Not Due To Renewables

Rocky Mountain Power’s controversial request for a gigantic 30% rate hike isn’t driven by costs of renewables, company officials say. It’s mostly from peak demand for power. They also claim extreme weather events are to blame.

Renée JeanNovember 12, 2023

Kemmerer's Opera House is one of the town's oldest buildings. It's getting a new lease on another 100 years of life.

Local Couple Save Historic Kemmerer Opera House From Wrecking Ball

When Jacob and Jesica Lozier heard Kemmerer’s oldest building — the historic Opera House — could be sold and demolished, they bought it to realize their dream of operating a hometown mercantile with luxury loft apartments on the second floor.

Renée JeanNovember 12, 2023

Black smoke billows from a large fire that broke out Saturday afternoon at the Rawlins Landfill.

‘Fire Of Significant Size’ Closes Rawlins City Landfill

What city officials report is a “fire of significant size” in the construction and demolition section of the Rawlins Landfill closed the facility hours early Saturday afternoon.

Greg JohnsonNovember 12, 2023

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