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After 10 Years, Wyoming Whiskey Is Expanding To International Markets
Like most cattle ranchers today, the Meads really needed to diversify their operation to remain profitable. They chose whiskey. Ten years later, Wyoming Whiskey is attracting international attention.
Renée JeanDecember 02, 2022
Move To Subpoena Wyoming Attorney General Killed By Management Council
The Wyoming Legislatures Management Council on Thursday denied a request to compel Attorney General Bridget Hill to testify before the Agriculture Committee with a subpoena.
Leo WolfsonDecember 02, 2022
Feds Want To Put Tracking Devices On Big Rigs; Gov’t Could Access Data Whenever They Want
The Department of Transportation is proposing a new rule that would require all commercial trucks to have tracking devices installed and the data would be accessible to law enforcement whenever they want it.
December 02, 2022
Cat Urbigkit: Western Watersheds Project Grew From A Grudge
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes: "Although Western Watersheds Project claims its mission is to protect and restore western watersheds and wildlife through education, public policy initiatives and legal advocacy, its primary goal is to end public lands livestock grazing."
Cat UrbigkitDecember 02, 2022
Clair McFarland: We Must’ve Been High To Spend Thanksgiving In A Colorado Pot House
Clair McFarland writes: My 1-year-old nephew slid open a desk cupboard with a mesh face, and out tumbled the renters instructional binder, revealing enough weed paraphernalia to make Willie Nelson yodel.
Clair McFarlandDecember 02, 2022
Tainted Soup Likely Led To Wyoming Man’s Paralysis From Botulism
While Botulism is rare, the effects can be devastating. Jackson outdoorsman Hans Russell has for weeks been completely paralyzed from Botulism that doctors believe he contracted from tainted soup.
Mark HeinzDecember 02, 2022
Wyoming Likely Safe From ‘Cocaine Bear’ Rampage; No Recorded Incidents To Date
A Wyoming Game and Fish biologist told Cowboy State Daily there have been no recorded incidents of grizzly bears eating bricks of cocaine and going on horrific rampages, unlike a new movie called 'Cocaine Bear' which is loosely based on a true story.
Mark HeinzDecember 02, 2022
Letter To The Editor: Cynthia Lummis, Sarajevo And A Wedding Band
Dear editor: Sen. Lummis affirmed that even though her personal beliefs did not align with same sex marriage, she could not let that take precedence over our nations core principles of religious tolerance and separation of church and state.
December 02, 2022
Researchers Explore Turning Human Poop Into Clean Energy
A lot of energy is getting flushed down the toilet, and now new processes are being developed to repurpose the sewage into usable energy. In Gillette, methane from the citys wastewater treatment plant is captured and used to fuel the facilitys boiler.
December 01, 2022
Dave Walsh: Bold Prediction Puts Cowboys In Arizona Bowl
Dave Walsh writes: For most of College Football America, the biggest and most interesting day of the weekend is Sunday. After all those conference championships have been staged, there comes college footballs Selection Sunday.
Dave WalshDecember 01, 2022
Half-Naked Wyoming Man Convicted Of Shooting Drunk, Stoned Colorado Tourist Gets New Trial
The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled that an underwear-clad Albany County man who shot a drunk and stoned Colorado tourist in a Wyoming campground should get a new trial because the lower court did not instruct the jury on the castle doctrine.
Clair McFarlandDecember 01, 2022
Analysis: Incoming Wyoming Legislature Grows Younger, More Christian
A Cowboy State Daily analysis of the incoming Wyoming Legislature shows that in addition to there being a slight increase in the number of female lawmakers, it will be a younger and more Christian-affiliated body.
Leo WolfsonDecember 01, 2022
Wyoming’s Abortion Trigger Ban Advances To State Supreme Court
A lawsuit challenging Wyomings anti-abortion law is headed to the state Supreme Court and two lawmakers who sought to join the case have been denied.
Clair McFarlandDecember 01, 2022
Court Rules Construction Worker Can’t Sue Concrete Truck Driver Who Ran Him Over
The Wyoming Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a construction worker can't sue a colleague that ran him over with a cement truck. The court said the accident was not on purpose.
Clair McFarlandDecember 01, 2022
Riverton Dad Accused Of Breaking Newborn Twins’ Legs: ‘I Pulled Too Hard And Heard A Little Pop’
Anthony Long, a Riverton man accused of abusing his 3-week-old twin girls, admitted to injuring the infants in jailhouse phone calls. Long admitted that what he did was f***ing evil.
Clair McFarlandDecember 01, 2022
Under Threat Of Rail Strike, Lummis Urges Senate To Leave House Agreement Alone And Vote For It
U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis urged her senate colleagues on Thursday to vote yes on the House agreement that would force rail worker unions to accept the agreement reached earlier this year.
December 01, 2022
Autistic Wyoming Man’s Creative Business Opens Doors To A World That Doesn’t Understand Him
Jonathon DeVries, 32, has autism. He was not just dipped in autism, as one family member explained it, he was dunked. With his parents, Jonathon has become an entrepreneur.
Renée JeanDecember 01, 2022
No One Else Was Home! 13-Year-Old Wyoming Boy Helps Mom Deliver Baby Girl
13-year-old Luke Reynolds was the only other person home when his Mom began to give birth to his sister. So he called his aunt, who is a nurse, and she, over the phone, walked him through how to deliver a baby.
Wendy CorrDecember 01, 2022
Black Bear Hunting Outlook Good For Wyoming, But No Grizzly Hunting Anytime Soon
Outdoorsmen say the outlook is great for black bear hunting in Wyoming primarily because of the way the bears are managed with the quota system. As for grizzly hunting, however, go to Alaska because it's not happening here anytime soon.
Mark HeinzDecember 01, 2022
Cheyenne Woman Accused Of Embezzling $255,500 From Cheyenne Little Theatre
Accused of embezzling about $255,500 from the Cheyenne Little Theatre, Carrisa Dunn-Pollard, of Cheyenne, was charged federally last week with five counts of wire fraud.
Clair McFarlandDecember 01, 2022
Chinese Ownership Of Lithium Mine In U.S. Raises Concerns; State Rep Upset That U.S. Ceding Market
A lithium mine in the U.S. owned primarily by a Chinese mineral company has upset many lawmakers including Green River State Rep. Scott Heiner. "Why would we continue to let them control the supply here in the U.S. and Wyoming?" he said.
December 01, 2022
Cat Urbigkit: Private Deals to Retire Public Grazing Permits
Cat Urbigkit writes: "Although the anti-grazing group Western Watersheds Project said the Sagebrush Habitat Conservation Fund wouldnt be used as a war chest for the anti-grazing group, within five years the Fund was funneling money to WWP, providing more than $2.2 million in six years.
Cat UrbigkitDecember 01, 2022
Fed Government Creating Portable Wind Turbines To Be Used In Military & Disaster Operations
Col. Tucker Fagan (ret.), former commander of FE Warren AFB in Cheyenne, said he has concerns using portable turbines in military operations -- instead of generators -- as safety of personnel should be the top concern, not emissions.
November 30, 2022
Bird Flu Suspected In Deaths Of 77 Ducks In Central Wyoming
After 77 mallard ducks and a Canadian goose were found dead or dying at Ocean Lake in central Wyoming, the state Game and Fish Department is investigating a possible bird flu outbreak.
Mark HeinzNovember 30, 2022