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"Turning Point," a new documentary that's being premiered around the state, tells the stories of Wyoming people who have been impacted by suicide.

Wyoming’s Alarming Suicide Problem Focus Of New Documentary Film

A Casper native has made a Wyoming-focused documentary about how despite increased efforts and funding to prevent suicide, the Cowboy State continues to have one of the highest suicide rates in the nation.

Leo WolfsonSeptember 12, 2023

A statue of James Cash Penney is put up in front of his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming.

Push On For Postage Stamp Honoring Founder Of Wyoming-Born JCPenney Stores

James Cash Penney is an American legend who started his iconic JCPenney brand in Kemmerer, Wyoming. U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis is getting behind a grassroots group pushing to put Penney on a postage stamp.

Renée JeanSeptember 12, 2023

The Quaal Windsock is a 1950s Beechcraft Twin Bonanza on top of a 70-foot pole outside Sundance, Wyoming, along Interstate 90.

What The Heck Is … That Airplane On A 70-Foot Pole Along I-90 In Wyoming?

An early 1950s Beechcraft Twin Bonanza perched on a 70-foot pole just off Interstate 90 near exit 189 at Sundance, Wyoming, swivels to show which way the wind’s blowing.

Greg JohnsonSeptember 12, 2023

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Tuesday headlines: Hageman blasts New Mexico governor for gun ban, Wyo Dems to vote 100% mail-in ballots, elk population explodes because they are smart enough to hide from hunters, and more...

Wendy CorrSeptember 12, 2023

Rawlins Man With Dementia, 73, Was Trying To Kill Caretakers When He Shot Them

Accused of shooting his caretakers and ramming their truck and semitrailer in a shootout-turned-chase, a 73-year-old Rawlins man with dementia faces two counts of attempted second-degree murder and other felony charges.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 12, 2023

Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame: Mickey and Bill Thoman, a Cowboy Couple

Mary A. “Mickey” Thoman rode into the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame five years ago and on Saturday her late husband William “Bill” Thoman will join her in the elite group of women and men recognized in the Cowboy State for their cowboy work.

Candy MoultonSeptember 12, 2023

Wyoming Dems To Use Only Mail-In Ballots For Presidential Caucuses

In an effort to get a higher voter turnout, the Wyoming Democratic Party will rely solely on mail-in balloting to conduct its 2024 presidential selections.

Leo WolfsonSeptember 11, 2023

Boner Calls Biden "Absurd" For Claiming Global Warming Greater Threat Than Nuclear War

Wyoming state Sen. Brian Boner on Monday said President Biden's "extreme language" in stating global warming is a greater threat than nuclear war is absurd and doesn't help to formulate sound energy policies.

September 11, 2023

Many of the dozens of big screens in the Cheyenne Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant were tuned to ESPN networks Monday afternoon leading up to Monday Night Football. The channels are available to Wyoming Charter-Spectrum customers again after Disney and Charter reached a deal earlier in the day.

Charter, Disney Strike Deal Just In Time For Monday Night Football

Disney and Charter reached a deal at the last minute, lifting the ban on Disney-owned channels for Charter-owned Spectrum customers in Wyoming — including ESPN — just in time for Monday Night Football.

Renée JeanSeptember 11, 2023

Wyoming Elk Herds Balloon Because They Know Where To Hide Out

Wyoming wildlife officials on Monday told legislators that elk are smart enough to figure out places to go where they won’t get shot, and that’s contributed to the overpopulation of the species in the state.

Mark HeinzSeptember 11, 2023

State Park Crew Fights 2-Acre Boysen Dam Wildfire With Bathroom Cleaning Supplies

Wildfire and Wyoming State Parks crews put down a 2-acre brush fire at Boysen Dam on Monday with a local maintenance crew initially fighting the wildfire with their bathroom cleaning supplies. The fire's cause is under investigation.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 11, 2023

$7 Trillion In Reported Fossil Fuel Subsidies Isn’t Real Money, Economist Says

A working paper from the International Monetary Fund estimates that fossil fuels received $7 trillion in subsidies last year, but it’s not real taxpayer money, an economist says.

September 11, 2023

Wearing Flip-Flops & Shorts, Wyoming Photographer Captures Elusive Nishimura Comet

Although it’s difficult to see, and then only for a short window at sunrise, noted Wyoming photographer Dave Bell stood shivering in flip-flops and shorts to get a photo of the elusive Nishimura comet early Sunday morning.

Andrew RossiSeptember 11, 2023

Wyoming School District Asks Court To Dismiss Former Student’s Mask Mandate Lawsuit

Saying former Laramie High School student Grace Smith has no grounds to sue over a mask mandate that expired two years ago, the Albany County School District No. 1 Board of Education is asking a federal judge to dismiss Smith’s lawsuit.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 11, 2023

Hageman Calls New Mexico Gov. A 'Dictator' For Unconstitutional Gun Ban

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham blatantly violated the U.S. Constitution when she issued a 30-day ban on carrying firearms in public in Albuquerque, a Wyoming gun rights law expert said. U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, says the governor acted like a "dictator."

Mark HeinzSeptember 11, 2023

Dave Simpson: I Call It The Lumpy Rutherford Party

Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "My wife says the Democratic party is the Eddie Haskell Party, in that they are complimentary to June Cleaver's face - 'You're looking particularly beautiful today, Mrs. Cleaver' - but laugh at how gullible adults are behind her back."

Dave SimpsonSeptember 11, 2023

State Rep, Bill Allamond, from left, Casper Mayor Bruce Knell and Rep Jeanette Ward.

Casper Mayor, State Lawmakers Get Personal In Online Spat

Trading barbs at each other over the city of Casper’s growing problem with homelessness in social media got personal last week when Mayor Bruce Knell responded to criticism by calling a political rival a “complete idiot” and an “embarrassment.”

Leo WolfsonSeptember 11, 2023

Casper Rapist Won’t Get 20 Years Off Sentence After Young Victim Takes Back Recant

The Wyoming Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Casper man's conviction for sexually abusing a 5-year-old, noting that although the girl told police she lied about being molested, she later showed she was having a psychotic event when she recanted.

Clair McFarlandSeptember 11, 2023

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, September 11, 2023

This is Cowboy State Daily Radio News for Monday, September 11, 2023

Wendy CorrSeptember 11, 2023

Using photos of hunters’ trophies, a Missouri-based company called Digital Taxidermy can produce life-like images of the animals in natural scenes.

‘Digital Taxidermy’ Could Be The Next Big Thing For Big Game Hunters

Creating lifelike digital scenes of big game trophies from photos of their racks has taken off for Missouri-based Digital Taxidermy, and some Wyoming hunters say it’s a great idea.

Mark HeinzSeptember 11, 2023

U.S. Route 85 at the Silvertip Junction south of Yoder. There are no passing lanes on this section of highway, which local drivers feel makes passing vehicles, especially semitrailers, much more dangerous and puts lives at risk.

Goshen County Citizens Alarmed At Fatalities On US Route 85: "I Never Feel Safe"

Many Goshen County residents are calling for U.S. 85 to be widened in light of continuing head-on collisions and numerous close-calls. One Torrington citizen who calls the stretch of highway "the gauntlet," says she never feels safe on the road.

Andrew RossiSeptember 10, 2023

People parking and abandoning campers in national forests has become a problem across Wyoming and the West.

Abandoned Campers And Squatting In National Forests Goes Far Beyond Wyoming

The problem of people squatting in campgrounds well past the time limits imposed on most National Forests is a problem not only in Wyoming but all across the West. Some "campers" are even bringing port-a-potties for their months-long stays.

Mark HeinzSeptember 10, 2023

A closeup of the dinosaur bones found in the sandstone block. These are caudal vertebrae from the middle of an Edmontosaurus tail. These bones are in the same position as they would've been when the dinosaur was alive, which paleontologists call articulation.

Paleo Prospector Finds Dinosaur Tail In Wyoming, Complete Skeleton May Surface

An amateur paleo prospector this summer found several connected edmontosaurus tailbones in a sandstone block near Newcastle. That means the complete dinosaur skeleton could be discovered where the block became detached.

Andrew RossiSeptember 10, 2023

Paul Vance poses for a photo with the chuck wagon he and friend Jack Schmidt found, an extension of the Wyoming cowboy dream he's been living for the past 15 years.

Kentucky Man Moved To Wyoming To Be Cowboy, Now He's Bought An Authentic Chuckwagon

Paul Vance always wanted to be a cowboy, and for the last 15 years has cowboying it up in Wyoming. Most recently he's been restoring a broken-down chuck wagon and outfitting with with historically authentic artifacts.

Renée JeanSeptember 10, 2023

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