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As Wyoming's Top Educator, Degenfelder Wants More Transparency With Parents
Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder says schools must be transparent and respect the rights of parents to raise their children to rebuild trust between parents and schools.
Clair McFarlandMay 23, 2023
Grizzly 399’s Cub Not Likely To Get A Number Like Its Famous Mom; Public Undecided On A Name
Only bears collared for research get numbers, which means Grizzly 399’s cub may not be assigned a number like its mother. That will leave naming the cub up to the public, which still seems undecided.
Mark HeinzMay 23, 2023
Rock Springs Parents Say Secret Phone Proves School District Is Still Socially Transitioning Their Child
In a heated volley of federal court filings, Ashley and Sean Willey say they've found their high school daughter's secret cellphone, which shows three Sweetwater County School District No. 1 teachers are still calling the girl by a boy's name and pronouns against their wishes.
Clair McFarlandMay 23, 2023
Wyoming Lines Up With Top Experts As It Wrestles With How To Regulate ChatGPT and AI
Wyoming is getting one-of-a-kind access to the nation’s top experts in all things digital thanks to being out in front of a fast-growing business sector — despite antagonistic federal pushback.
Renée JeanMay 23, 2023
Widely Cited Study Claiming Negative Health Impacts From Oil, Gas Was Funded By Anti-Oil, Gas Groups
A new study that claims oil and gas activity contributes to thousands of premature deaths was widely reported as fact, including by Wyoming media organizations. The problem is, the study was paid for by anti-fossil fuels organizations.
May 22, 2023
Wyoming GOP Unhappy With Supreme Court Decision It Can’t Make Its Own Election Rules
A recent Wyoming Supreme Court decision that political parties can’t make rules contrary to state law is a frustrating legal pill to swallow, say some state party officials.
Leo WolfsonMay 22, 2023
With Raging Wildfires Already Occurring In Canada, Is Wyoming Heading For Monster Fire Season?
Despite an early start to the wildfire season in Canada, Wyoming may be spared from a bad fire season due to shifts to an El Niño weather pattern
Mark HeinzMay 22, 2023
Wyoming Reportedly On Shortlist For $14 Billion Petroleum Refinery
Wyoming energy czar Randall Luthi told legislators he hopes Wyoming is on the shortlist of states being considered for a proposed new $14 billion petroleum refinery.
May 22, 2023
Dave Simpson: That's The Craziest Thing I Ever Heard
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "How on earth have we reached a point at which men dressed in women's clothes, 'twerking' for audiences often including youngsters, and simulating sex, is considered worthy of a how-to seminar at the University of Wyoming?"
Dave SimpsonMay 22, 2023
Fremont County Man Allegedly Strangles Fiancée For Serving Leftovers Instead Of Steak
A Fremont County, Wyoming, man grew "frustrated" when his fiancée warmed up leftovers instead of letting him cook elk steak, then allegedly strangled and smashed her into a wall, court documents claim.
Clair McFarlandMay 22, 2023
Facing Off Against Wyoming’s Dreaded ‘Robo Bear’ Is Trickier Than You Might Think
Cowboy State Daily outdoors reporter Mark Heinz and columnist Bill Sniffin survived grizzly attacks this weekend — sort of. They faced off against Wyoming’s dreaded robotic grizzly bear.
Mark HeinzMay 22, 2023
Man Kills Two Bison And Totals Car In Late-Night Collision In Yellowstone
A Salt Lake City man struck two bison on Saturday evening in Yellowstone. Both bison had to be euthanized and his brand new Subaru was totaled. The man said he was going under the speed limit and they came out of nowhere.
Jake NicholsMay 22, 2023
Gillette Landlord, Tenant Dead In Murder-Suicide
Authorities believe Patrick M. Mahoney shot Steven E. Hague in the shoulder, then shot himself in the head, before authorities found them both dead Friday at a burning camper north of Gillette.
Clair McFarlandMay 22, 2023
Sublette County Sheriff Says He Had Authority To Search Rex Rammell's Horses
Sublette County Sheriff K.C. Lehr is pushing back against failed gubernatorial candidate Rex Rammell, who wants $12 million for claims that they had no right to search his horses and hit him with criminal charges.
Clair McFarlandMay 22, 2023
Laramie Russell Street Roadside Toilet Returns For Second Movement
Less than a month from finally hauling off an old, discarded toilet that had been at the side of a busy Laramie street for at least two years, city Code Enforcement Officer Brian Forster said the commode returned over the weekend for a second movement.
Greg JohnsonMay 22, 2023
Cheyenne's Historic Hitching Post Inn Was The Place To Be For Wyoming’s Movers And Shakers
Part One of a Series: Cheyenne’s Hitching Post Inn, once dubbed the 'Second Capitol' of Wyoming, was destroyed by fire in 2010. When Cowboy State Daily wrote about the revitalization of the land where the Hitching Post once stood, many shared their memories of the place, a testament to a legacy of the legendary hotel.
Renée JeanMay 21, 2023
Wyoming’s Wild Mustangs Live Quietly On Open Range, Oblivious To Raging Controversy Over Their Existence
U.S. Highway 287 near Jeffrey City is pure Wyoming: isolated, with only sparse traffic and vast vistas stretching impossibly far on either side. On a sunny day last week, that quiet was interrupted by an unmistakable sound: The thunder of hooves.
Mark HeinzMay 21, 2023
Dennis Sun: The Wild Horses Battle Goes On And On
Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "Even with aggressive roundups, there are still approximately 50,000 horses above the maximum appropriate management level."
Dennis SunMay 21, 2023
Riverton Bladesmith Ed Fowler Crafts Custom Made Knives That Are Among The Best In The World
Riverton bladesmith Ed Fowler is a world class knife-maker. His custom-made knives, made from raw steel, sell for more than $2,000 each. Next month, he's taking 14 of his creations to the nation's largest and most prestigious knife show in Atlanta.
Mark HeinzMay 21, 2023
Letter to the Editor: In Honor Of Mayor Kaumo
Dear editor: "After serving the City of Rock Springs passionately and faithfully for 12 very productive years, at great personal cost to himself, his family, and business, some have sought to destroy the reputation of former Rock Springs Mayor Tim Kaumo."
May 21, 2023
Wyoming People: Meet Cody’s Beaudrie Brothers (And A Sister), A Family Of Champions
With nine state wrestling titles between them, the Beaudrie brothers of Cody, Wyoming, are athletes all. And now a sister joins the huddle.
Jake NicholsMay 21, 2023
Letter To The Editor: In What Way Is The Second Amendment Not Working?
Dear Editor: [In the same line of reasoning for gun control,] we should enact car control in light of the harm inflicted by drunk drivers, no?
Greg CarterMay 21, 2023
Cowboy State People: Cheryl Burke Sells Bonsai Trees & Honey Along Highway Through Tiny Eden, Wyoming
Cheryl Burke grows, trims and sells her bonsai trees from a roadside stand along Highway 191 as it runs through the tiny town of Eden in southwestern Wyoming.
Leo WolfsonMay 21, 2023
Rod Miller: Josh Hawley Preaches “Manhood" In New Book And Wyoming Men Laugh
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Josh Hawley is the last person qualified to preach to Wyoming men about what it means to have a pair. The first glaring difference between Hawley and a real Wyoming man is that we don’t run away from a fight, regardless who started it, as he comically did."
Rod MillerMay 21, 2023