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Lavish Wyoming Property In Daniel Goes To Virtual Auction Block
Wyoming hasn’t typically sold a lot of high-end properties in online auctions, though it’s a rising trend. On October 16, one auction will sell a particularly luxurious home that way in Daniel. Starting bids are in the $4.5 to $6 million range, which boasts 11,337 square feet of living space, 9 bedrooms and 12.5 bathrooms.
Renée JeanOctober 11, 2025
A Missing Heir And Mysterious Bell Haunted The Fountain Hotel In Yellowstone
A missing heir of a millionaire, disappearing motorists and a mysterious bell ringing for service in an empty room were some of the mysteries shrouding the Fountain Hotel in Yellowstone. Park rangers and guests were pleased when the luxury hotel was torn down in 1926, taking with it its ghosts.
Jackie DorothyOctober 11, 2025
More Than 40 Years Later, Search Continues For Clues To Murder Of Buffalo Teen
In 1982, 18-year-old Naomi Kidder vanished while hitchhiking from Rawlins to Buffalo, Wyoming, and her body was found months later. Four decades later, police still seek answers in the unsolved murder and hope new leads will bring justice.
Jen KocherOctober 11, 2025
Midwest, Wyoming, Celebrates 100 Years Of Friday Night Lights
When the Midwest Oilers took the field Friday night, they celebrated the 100th anniversary of the nation's first high school football game under electric lights, which happened right here in Midwest, Wyoming. A game ball from 1925 was brought out for a special halftime ceremony.
Dale KillingbeckOctober 11, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Morning Show — Saturday, October 11, 2025
It's the Saturday morning show with John Baggett from 6-10AM.
Jake NicholsOctober 11, 2025
Federal Layoffs Begin as Trump Pressures Democrats Over Budget Shutdown
Sen. Cynthia Lummis blamed House Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for the shutdown and ensuing layoffs. “While Sen. Schumer brags that ‘every day gets better for (Democrats) during this government shutdown, federal employees are losing their jobs or going without pay," she said.
Scott SchwebkeOctober 11, 2025
Montana's Forgotten ‘Slobbering Bear’ College Mascot Gets His Helmet Debut
The University of Montana is reviving its quirky 1970s basketball mascot, Otto the Slobbering Bear, with a helmet debut for homecoming. The throwback design honors UM’s 1995 football title and has sparked mixed reactions online including some who call it a "meth bear."
David MadisonOctober 11, 2025
Squatters, BASE Jumpers Flood Yosemite During Shutdown, No Chaos At Yellowstone
During the government shutdown, Yosemite National Park has been invaded by squatters and adrenaline junkies, illegally parachuting off El Capitan. Tour guides told Cowboy State Daily that Grand Teton and Yellowstone haven’t slid into chaos.
Mark HeinzOctober 11, 2025
Feds Halt Wyoming Coal Lease Auction After Montana Sale Disappoints
A disappointing coal lease sale in Montana forced the Trump administration to halt similar plans in Wyoming. The head of Wyoming's mining association said the setback is a minor one for Wyoming, given the future of coal energy in the state. "The market right now is strong," he said.
Jackson WalkerOctober 10, 2025
If You Get Lost At Ellis' Harvest Home Corn Maze In Lingle, They Send Out A Drone
Ellis’ Harvest Home in Lingle, Wyoming, is recognized as the state's oldest corn maze. Ugly pumpkins and caramel-apple nachos aren't the only cozy peculiarities there. Sometimes, Dan and Cheryl Ellis will deploy a drone to help lost visitors through the labyrinth.
Jackson WalkerOctober 10, 2025
Wyoming, Other States Must Settle Colorado River Water Fight Or Feds Will Step In
With rising tensions over a dwindling supply of water from the Colorado River, Wyoming and six other states have until Nov. 11 to hammer out a deal for water allocation or the federal government will step in and settle it for them.
Mark HeinzOctober 10, 2025
Nobel Prize Winner Misses Big News While Off-The-Grid in The Wyoming Wilderness
The world was calling Fred Ramsdell to tell the California researcher that he’d won a Nobel Prize. He was blissfully unaware, backpacking at 8,000 feet in the Wyoming mountains, until he discovered a flood of messages.
Renée JeanOctober 10, 2025
Self-Proclaimed Cartel Member Gets Life In Kidnapping, Torture Of Lander Woman
Self-proclaimed drug cartel member Adolfo Vargas Lepe filed an appeal this week after receiving a life sentence for kidnapping a Lander woman. He reportedly tortured her with power tools, shot her in both legs and trapped her in a dog kennel.
Clair McFarlandOctober 10, 2025
Guest Column: It’s Time for Wyoming To Hit Pause On Cloud Seeding
Rep. Mike Schmid writes, "At an August 28th hearing, even cloud seeding supporters admitted they need more time, more studies, and better models, all of which means more taxpayer money. But no one ever asked the people of Wyoming if they agreed to being part of this experiment."
Guest ColumnOctober 10, 2025
Dennis Sun: American Farmers Are Hurting
Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "American farmers are beginning to harvest crops, and a large number are wondering if there will be a market for them to sell their products – the congressional shutdown is not helping."
Dennis SunOctober 10, 2025
Jonathan Lange: Columbus Day Celebrates Human Dignity
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, “What Columbus brought to these lands was Christendom. It is a worldview that has at its heart the dignity of every single human being.”
Jonathan LangeOctober 10, 2025
Teen Charged After 100 MPH Elk Crash Kills Friend Near Saratoga
The case of an 18-year-old Casper woman accused of hitting two bull elk while driving 100 mph on the highway, killing her friend, rose to the felony-level court this week. She faces up to 20.5 years in prison.
Clair McFarlandOctober 10, 2025
Wyoming Tech Startup Aims To Finally Clean Up Cold War Uranium's Deadly Legacy
A Casper company just received the first license of its kind to remediate radioactive uranium mine waste — a "watershed moment" for communities -- like Jeffrey City, Wyoming -- living with contamination since the 1950s.
David MadisonOctober 10, 2025
Counting Dead Elk And Bison Carcasses Was A Real Job In Yellowstone
Over the course of 47 winters in Yellowstone, Jeff Henry has seen incredible changes. He can recall back when so many winter-killed bison and elk carcasses littered the basins near Old Faithful, counting them was his and other peoples' full-time job.
Mark HeinzOctober 10, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Friday, October 10, 2025
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.
Jake NicholsOctober 10, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Video Newscast: Friday, October 10, 2025
Friday's Headlines Include: * Now Evanston Bans Gas Chamber * Casper Lands 1.5 Gigawatt Data Center * Wyo Barbers Get A Break During Hunting Season
Mac WatsonOctober 10, 2025
Cheyenne Man Arrested In Connection With Fatal Road Rage Encounter
A 21-year-old Cheyenne man was arrested Thursday in connection with a September deadly shooting in a King Soopers parking lot following a suspected road rage encounter. Mansoor Ali turned himself in and was booked on one count of second-degree murder.
Scott SchwebkeOctober 10, 2025
When Do Barbers Get a Break? In Wyoming, It’s During Hunting Season
Hunters who spend extended amounts of time in the woods often take their haircut business with them. Some Wyoming barbers welcome the break, and then look forward to getting much furrier customers back at season's close.
Jackson WalkerOctober 09, 2025
Barrasso On Shutdown: ‘Terrorist’ Dems Want Country ‘Destroyed’
Discussing the government shutdown on Thursday, U.S. Senate Republican Whip John Barrasso said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is beholden to the “terrorist wing” of the Democratic Party, a faction “who will never be satisfied until this country is destroyed.”
Sean BarryOctober 09, 2025