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Cheyenne Transient Dies From Beating, Reward Offered
The Laramie County Sheriff's Office is investigating the beating homicide of Cheyenne transient Jason Mullen, 50, whose real name was Stacey Mullen, after Mullen died Sunday at a medical clinic.
Clair McFarlandAugust 29, 2023
BLM Proposal Prefers People Not Be Able To Use Public Lands
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes, “While most headlines about the Rock Springs Resource Management Plan note the agency’s preference to set aside 1.3 million acres … the BLM preference is ‘conservation of resource values with constraints on resource uses.’”
Cat UrbigkitAugust 29, 2023
Green River Man Charged After Infant Sex Torture Porn Found On Phone
A Green River Man who had recently moved to Casper has been charged after police found dozens of videos and thousands of images depicting disturbing sex torture of infants and toddlers.
Clair McFarlandAugust 29, 2023
After More Opposition, Cheyenne Plastic Bag Ban Dies On Close Council Vote
In a close 5-4 vote, the Cheyenne City Council rejected a proposal to ban the sale of plastic bags in city limits on Monday night, but not before getting another earful from residents who opposed the plan.
Leo WolfsonAugust 29, 2023
John Bear: Uniparty Claims to Know Better Than You Do
In a guest column, Wyoming Freedom Caucus Chairman John Bear writes, “Before the leadership of a supermajority Republican legislature complains about every Make America Great Again Republican voting against their pork filled budget, they should ask themselves why every Democrat voted for their budget.”
August 29, 2023
FAA Investigates Laramie Regional Airport Over User Complaints
The Federal Aviation Administration outlines in a letter that a number of complaints made by Laramie Regional Airport users are the focus of an active investigation.
Leo WolfsonAugust 29, 2023
Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, August 29, 2023
This is Cowboy State Daily Radio News for Tuesday, August 29, 2023
August 29, 2023
Dave Simpson: Think You Used Enough Dynamite, Butch?
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "Our Trump-hating Democrat friends are determined, in the words of Sundance, to use enough dynamite to get rid, once and for all, of a guy so craven and evil and sick that he wants to make America great again."
Dave SimpsonAugust 29, 2023
10 Years In Prison For Wyoming Man Who Hurled Screwdriver At Child, Tortured Others
A Wyoming federal judge has sentenced a Fort Washakie, Wyoming, man to 10 years in prison for hurling a screwdriver at a child and committing other acts of abuse.
Clair McFarlandAugust 28, 2023
Gillette Men Accused In Scheme To Scam Woman, 87, Out Of More Than $300,000
Court documents outline an alleged scam by a pair of Gillette men to cheat an 87-year-old woman out of more than $300,000, including attempting to get a power of attorney over her.
Clair McFarlandAugust 28, 2023
Cops Banned From Donut Shops? Not In Wyoming
A Wyoming undersheriff, gun advocate and bakery all say a California chain of bakeries that’s banned cops because they carry guns is “extremism taken to the max.”
Mark HeinzAugust 28, 2023
Now Wyoming Legislature Involved With Proposed 30% Electricity Rate Hike
The Wyoming Legislature’s Corporations Committee will draft legislation to help address the requested 30% spike in electricity rate increases from Rocky Mountain Power.
August 28, 2023
Drought In Canada Mean Fewer Geese And Ducks In Wyoming
There are fewer geese and ducks in Wyoming because of drought in northern waterfowl breeding grounds in Canada.
Mark HeinzAugust 28, 2023
Man Who Died Hiking Wyoming’s Backcountry Remembered As A Free Spirit
A Minnesota man who was the focus of a backcountry search last week until his body was found in the Wind River Mountains was a free spirit who loved solo traveling, his family said.
Andrew RossiAugust 28, 2023
48 Rustled Sheep Reappear On Campbell County Ranch
Northeast Wyoming sheep rancher Guy Edwards says media coverage related to an early July theft of 70 sheep must have given the rustlers cold feet, because 48 of them have been returned.
August 28, 2023
Kansas City Man Who Shot At Trooper At Least 28 Times Denied A New Trial
A Kansas City man who led a Wyoming State Trooper on a high-speed chase at speeds reaching 100 mph and off-road while firing at the trooper at least 28 times won’t have a new trial, the Wyoming Supreme Court ruled.
Clair McFarlandAugust 28, 2023
Many Won’t Criticize Wyoming Government Out Of Fear Of Retaliation
After people say they’re afraid to voice public criticism of state agencies, a Wyoming legislative task force is allowing anonymous feedback about how their government can be improved.
Leo WolfsonAugust 28, 2023
No Sign Of Nessie, But Wyoming’s Been Revealing Real Monsters For Decades
While hundreds of volunteers and the latest technology couldn’t find a trace of the Loch Ness Monster this weekend, Wyoming’s prehistoric seabeds have been revealing real monsters for decades.
Andrew RossiAugust 28, 2023
Giant Fireball Streaks Across Night Sky Over Southern Wyoming
A giant fireball reported streaking over southern Wyoming and northern Colorado in the wee hours Sunday morning was likely an unusually large meteor.
Greg JohnsonAugust 28, 2023
Two Dead In Casper Murder-Suicide After Physical Fight
The Natrona County Sheriff's Office is investigating an apparent murder-suicide in which a 33-year-old Casper man fought with and shot a 58-year-old man, then shot himself.
Clair McFarlandAugust 28, 2023
Driskill, Sommers: Wyoming’s Permanent Savings
In a guest column, Wyoming Senate President Ogden Driskill and Speaker of the House Albert Sommers write, "In the 2023 General Session, the Freedom Caucus voted against a budget that will save nearly $1.5 billion by the end of fiscal year 2024. And, without blinking an eye, they voted for HB66 and HB116 which would have cost you the taxpayers nearly $1 billion."
August 28, 2023
Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, August 28, 2023
This is Cowboy State Daily Radio News for Monday, August 28, 2023
Wendy CorrAugust 28, 2023
What The Heck … Is That Giant Face On The Hill Overlooking Green River?
Mansface Hill on the west edge of Green River rises above the town with its unique rock formations that, from a certain angle, look like a man’s face in profile.
August 28, 2023
Historic Growing Season Leaves Southeast Wyoming A Sea Of Sunflowers
Goshen County sunflower growers and locals report the mild, wet summer has produced a prolific growing season for southeast Wyoming sunflowers.
Leo WolfsonAugust 28, 2023