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Cheri Marler

Trial Delayed For Kemmerer Babysitter Accused Of Killing 5-Year-Old Girl

The 52-year-old Kemmerer woman who allegedly admitted to “clapping” a 5-year-old girl’s head “five to 10 times” has had her first-degree murder trial delayed for health reasons.

Clair McFarlandAugust 23, 2023

During the peak antler growing-season of spring and early summer, bull elk and buck deer can add an inch per day to their antlers thanks to lush foliage. Now that it's the peak of summer, antler growth will grind almost to a halt.

Monster Bucks: Wet Summer Boosts Wyoming Big Game Antler Growth

Big game herds in some of Wyoming’s premier hunting areas suffered devastating winterkill losses, but the good news is, there could be some monster bucks lurking among the survivors.

Mark HeinzAugust 23, 2023

A large solar farm with raised panels that allow sheep to graze under them. A similar concept is proposed for a nearly 5,000-acre solar farm near Glenrock.

$500 Million Solar Farm Near Glenrock Will Have Raised Panels So Sheep Can Graze

A proposed solar farm in Converse County will cover the equivalent of 3,500 football fields and feature raised panels that will allow sheep to graze under them.

August 23, 2023

Knight Lake, formerly Swastika Lake, in southern Wyoming.

Wyoming's Swastika Lake To Get A Name Change

The executive director of the Wyoming Board on Geographic Names told Cowboy State Daily on Wednesday that the name of Swastika Lake outside Laramie is expected to be changed soon.

Leo WolfsonAugust 23, 2023

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Repeat Drunk Driver Denied Prison Credit For Days In Treatment

The case started seven years ago when a Rock Springs man drove on the wrong side of the road and almost hit a Sweetwater County Sheriff’s deputy head-on. It was his fourth DUI offense within 10 years, making it a felony.

Clair McFarlandAugust 23, 2023

Joaquin is one of 15 llamas that work as pack animals for Yellowstone Llamas. He was last seen near Trout Lake in the Lama Valley on Aug. 16.

Pack Llama Named Joaquin Lost In Yellowstone Hasn’t Been Seen In A Week

Llamas can survive in the rugged terrain of Yellowstone National Park, but Joaquin the pack llama has been missing in the park since bolting Aug. 14 after being spooked by bison in rut.

Andrew RossiAugust 23, 2023

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Straight, White Male Who Sued UW For Discrimination Settles For $15,000

Saying the move cost less than taking the case to trial, the University of Wyoming has settled a claim by a former employee he was fired for being a straight, white, Christian man for $15,000, about 1.7% of the damages originally sought.  

Clair McFarlandAugust 23, 2023

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Rod Miller: The Wyoming GOP Rides For Too Many Brands

Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Columnist Rod Miller writes, "When I was a young lad learning to buy horses, the best advice anyone ever gave me was, 'Count the brands.' If a horse had more than one brand, it meant that he was a problem for somebody."

Rod MillerAugust 23, 2023

An election judge observes as voters sign in at a polling place in Cheyenne in November 2022.

Buffalo Woman Says She Was Intimidated By Former Legislator At Polls

A Buffalo woman says she was intimidated by a former state legislator when she went to vote in 2021. A legislative committee will discuss the topic of voter intimidation when it meets Thursday in Douglas.

Leo WolfsonAugust 23, 2023

Lexi Daugherty, a recent University of Wyoming graduate, talks to a homeowner in Cheyenne on Tuesday. She's part of an American's for Prosperity effort to ask voters what their top issues are.

Wyoming Voters Say Inflation, School Choice Are State’s Top Issues

Former Wyoming legislator Tyler Lindholm is spearheading a statewide door-to-door campaign to find out what issues Cowboy State residents care about most. So far, voters say inflation and school choice.

Leo WolfsonAugust 22, 2023

The King is a distinctive, and huge, Wyoming mule deer that's usually evasive during summers and fall. It's not known if he survived this past winter, which was brutal for big game winterkill.

Did Wyoming’s Rock Star Deer ‘The King’ Survive Winter? Nobody Knows

A huge Wyoming mule deer buck, called “The King” by his fans has garnered a huge social media following over the past few years. But it’s not known whether he survived this winter’s massive die-offs.

Mark HeinzAugust 22, 2023

A rig operating in Wyoming, file photo.

Crane Boom Falls, Crushes Rig Worker Near Douglas

OSHA says its investigation into a June accident where a rig company crane fell and crushed a Casper man working at a site near Douglas could take months.

Clair McFarlandAugust 22, 2023

As the federal government pushes for a U.S. transition from fossil fuels to renewables, people leaving jobs in coal, oil and gas aren't transitioning to green energy jobs.

‘Dirty’ Industry Workers Aren’t Transitioning To ‘Green’ Jobs, Study Finds

While it’s reported that a green economy will create new career paths for displaced workers in the oil, gas and coal industries, a new study finds that less than 1% of those in “dirty” jobs move into “green” jobs.

August 22, 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.

Judge Says Lawmakers’ Religious Video Is Evidence In Case Against Abortion Bans

A Wyoming judge said a video of the Wyoming Freedom Caucus mentioning a need to pray and thanking the Lord for divine intervention is relevant to a lawsuit challenging the state’s abortion bans as religious edicts.

Clair McFarlandAugust 22, 2023

With a wind farm in the background, a staging area for new turbines is sited along Interstate 80 between Cheyenne and Laramie this summer.

Some Want Wyoming To Stop Wind Development To Study Negative Impacts

The Canadian province of Alberta enacted a pause on wind farm permits to take time to study the impacts of so much industrial development on the rural area. Some say Wyoming should do the same.

August 22, 2023

The steeple, topped with a sculpture of the Angel Moroni, towers above southeast Fort Collins. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple was built in 2016. The height of a proposed 77-foot steeple has been the major sticking point in a planned temple in Cody.

Cody Group Files With Court To Block LDS Temple And Its 77-Foot Steeple

A group fighting a proposed Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in Cody has filed a court petition intending to halt construction of the building and its controversial 77-foot steeple.

Leo WolfsonAugust 22, 2023

Michael Frederick is a disabled Army vet from Minnesota who will get to hunt for Wyoming elk in the upcoming rifle season thanks to a donated tag.

Disabled Vet Gets Wyoming Elk Hunt Through Donated Tag

A disabled veteran from Minnesota can live his dream of hunting elk in the Cowboy State, because somebody from Wyoming anonymously donated their elk tag.

Mark HeinzAugust 22, 2023

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Laramie Man Who Disemboweled Himself Denies Molesting 8-Year-Old Girl

A Laramie, Wyoming man who partially disemboweled himself in an apparent suicide attempt to avoid child molestation charges pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Albany County District Court, where he appeared in a wheelchair with subdued speech and faulty hearing. 

Clair McFarlandAugust 22, 2023

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