Headlines
Explore a chronological display of Cowboy State Daily’s articles.
News
Clair McFarland: Don’t Mind Me, I’m Just Killing Off Your Treasures
Clair McFarland writes: “Normally the boys’ bedrooms resemble a text-message emoji war the little, feisty twin had Tuesday with my editor on my phone. … But the boys’ bedroom floors are magical when they’re clean.”
Clair McFarlandApril 20, 2023
Wyoming’s Custodia Bank Lawsuit Against Federal Reserve Gets Boost From Former Penn. Sen. Patrick Toomey
Patrick Toomey, former chair of the Senate Banking Committee, says the Federal Reserve is completely misinterpreting legislation he wrote in its argument to deny Custodia Bank a master account.
Renée JeanApril 20, 2023
Democrats Aren’t Dead In Weston County; Party Resurrects After 12-Year Hiatus
Former Newcastle Mayor Deb Piana leads the newly resurrected Weston County Democratic Party, and area Republicans say they welcome an active local two-party system.
Leo WolfsonApril 20, 2023
Shooting Range Scaring Off Hundreds Of Struggling Wyoming Antelope, Rancher Says
Gunfire from a shooting range near Big Piney has kept hundreds of antelope from seeking shelter on some of the last suitable ground there this winter, says an area rancher.
Mark HeinzApril 20, 2023
Colorado's Transgender Treatment Sanctuary Law Could Interfere With Wyoming Custody Cases
A new Colorado law protecting transgender-treatment doctors from out-of-state scrutiny could interfere with a Wyoming Department of Family Services mandate to consider disfigurement as child abuse in custody cases.
Clair McFarlandApril 20, 2023
Wyoming Anti-Wind Activist Works To Slow Rush To Build Turbine Farms
Anne Brande is a fourth-generation Wyomingite who founded the Albany County Conservancy, which is working to counter the impacts wind energy projects have on the state’s rural culture and history.
April 20, 2023
When It Comes To Wind, Wyoming Blows All Other States Away
It won’t come as a surprise to Wyomingites that the Cowboy State is the windiest in the lower 48 states. Only Alaska is windier.
Wendy CorrApril 19, 2023
Union Pacific Offers $50,000 Sign-On Bonus In Wyoming
Eye-popping Union Pacific bonuses up to $50,000 reflects high demand for workers, but former employees also say it’s a demanding job that offers little time for a personal life
Renée JeanApril 19, 2023
Liz Cheney Promises "Urgent Warning" In Her New Memoir, "Oath And Honor"
Liz Cheney's publisher announced the release Liz Cheney's new memoir Tuesday, "Oath And Honor," promising the outspoken Trump critic to offer an “urgent warning” as told from her “gripping first-hand account from inside the halls of Congress.”
Leo WolfsonApril 19, 2023
At Nearly 100 Inches, It’s Been Riverton’s Snowiest Winter Ever
The 2022-23 winter has broken another record for Riverton, Wyoming, where 92.6 inches of snow eclipses the previous record set more than a century ago.
Wendy CorrApril 19, 2023
Record Snow Means Wyoming Faces Record Spring Dog Doo Season
Huge snowfall and record cold mean there’s also an equally huge spring dog doo cleanup season in store for Wyoming.
Mark HeinzApril 19, 2023
FBI Investigating Murder After Wind River Reservation Man Found With Throat Cut
The FBI’s Denver office confirmed to Cowboy State Daily on Wednesday that it’s investigating the death of Gustave Yellowhair, 37, who was found on the Wind River Reservation on March 20 with a sliced carotid artery, jugular vein and larynx.
Clair McFarlandApril 19, 2023
Someone Got a Deal – Wyoming T. Rex Sells for Bargain Price of $5.3 Million
The fossilized Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, sourced from three specimens unearthed in Wyoming and Montana, sold for a “disappointing” $5.3 million at an auction in Zurich on Tuesday.
Wendy CorrApril 19, 2023
Douglas Sheep Rancher Frank Moore To Run Against Frank Eathorne To Lead State Republican Party
Stressing a message of unity, former legislator and longtime sheep rancher Frank Moore told Cowboy State Daily he is running for chairman of the Wyoming Republican Party because he wants to bring “the party back together.”
Leo WolfsonApril 19, 2023
Wyoming Supreme Court Says Cheyenne Cops Entered Man’s House Illegally, Overturns Conviction
Police officers who pushed past a pregnant woman to enter a home, struggle with and arrest man acted illegally, the Wyoming Supreme Court has ruled in overturning Myron Woods’ conviction for interference.
Clair McFarlandApril 19, 2023
Gillette State Rep. Says Wyoming Needs More, Not Fewer, Partisan Political Races
If elected officials deal with budgets, Rep. Chris Knapp, R-Gillette, says political affiliation matters. He wants to push to make city council and school board races partisan in Wyoming.
Leo WolfsonApril 19, 2023
Partial Charge For Electric F-150 Costs $51.70, Takes Over An Hour; Gas Truck Took 5 Minutes And $77 To Fill
A MotorTrend writer wanted to see how long it would take to charge an electric Ford F-150 Lightning at a 7-11 DC fast-charging station in California. It cost him $51.70 and took over an hour. A gas-powered Ford F-150 would cost $77, but it would take 5 minutes for nearly twice the range.
April 18, 2023
Wyoming Trooper Stops To Help Stranded California Woman, Finds 2,000 Fentanyl Pills
A Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper who stopped to help a California woman who ran out of gas outside of Rock Springs soon smelled marijuana and found the woman's explanations shifty. So, he deployed a drug dog, which found more than 2,000 fentanyl pills and nearly 12 pounds of methamphetamine in her car.
Clair McFarlandApril 18, 2023
Wyoming Insiders Cry Foul As Federal Reserve Says It Wants New, Innovative Banks While Denying Custodia
Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman said America needs a better pipeline for creating new banks, which had Wyoming Twitter feeds exploding given that the federal agency has blocked the Cowboy State’s digital asset banks.
Renée JeanApril 18, 2023
More Than 10,000 Antelope Hunting Tags Cut In Wake Of Brutal Wyoming Winterkill
With the ultimate antelope death toll from the worst winter in recent memory still unknown, game managers Tuesday agreed to cut more than 10,000 hunting tags for the struggling herds this fall.
Mark HeinzApril 18, 2023
“How To Blow Up A Pipeline” Glorifies Terrorism, While New York Times Reviewer Compares Filmmakers To MLK
“How To Blow Up A Pipeline” depicts young people doing just that in response to climate change. Mainstream reviewers, like The New York Times, ignore that the film glorifies acts of terrorism as a reasonable response to climate change.
April 18, 2023
Aaron Turpen: 2023 Kia Telluride Is An OK Snow Hamster
Automotive writer Aaron Turpen writes: “The 2023 Telluride has a 3.8-liter V6 that outputs about 1,309,500 hamsters (aka 291hp) to an eight-speed automatic transmission. This is a solid combo that feels good in most driving situations. The all-wheel drive models are good goers, but aren’t as sure-footed as some rivals in the snow and ice."
Aaron TurpenApril 18, 2023
Cat Urbigkit: Winter Isn’t Loosening Its Grip On Wyoming Big Game Herds
Cat Urbigkit writes: “Winterkill may provide an immediate surplus of carcasses for wild predators but with doubtful benefits since there probably isn’t much nutrition in a prey animal that has starved to death.”
Cat UrbigkitApril 18, 2023
After Massive Wyoming Big Game Winterkill, Some Hunters Worry Predators Will Decimate Herds
With big game herds facing huge losses from winterkill, some Wyoming hunters say it’s time to turn up the heat on predators to prevent losing even more antelope, deer and elk.
Mark HeinzApril 18, 2023