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In Colorado, Wolves Are Getting Closer To The Denver Metro Area
Colorado’s reintroduced wolves have been closing in on the Denver Metro area, but officials don’t expect trouble — as long as people don’t feed them.
Mark HeinzDecember 04, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Thursday, December 4, 2025
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.
Jake NicholsDecember 04, 2025
Locals Say Controversial Rock Springs Land Plan Must Allow Energy, Public Access
Rock Springs residents turned out Tuesday to support promised changes to a controversial plan to manage 3.6 million acres of southwest Wyoming. The plan is being amended to comply with Trump’s order to peel away roadblocks to U.S. energy development.
Tracie SullivanDecember 04, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Radio Newscast: Thursday, December 4, 2025
Thursday's headlines include: * Helicopter Hunters Challenge Ranchers * Police Want Mom Who Took Off With Baby * Wyoming Rare Earth Plant To Challenge China Online
Mac WatsonDecember 04, 2025
Helicopter Hunters Challenge Ranchers Over Access To Landlocked Public Land
To access sections of Wyoming public land surrounded by private property, some hunters are chartering helicopter pilots to fly them in, upsetting adjacent ranchers.
Mark HeinzDecember 04, 2025
Tom Lubnau: The Great Spam Debate
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "What Honor Wyoming is really complaining about is that the Microsoft Office has a spam filter. Apparently, some of Honor Wyoming’s emails are finding themselves in a spam filter. Honor Wyoming contracts with a bulk emailer for its email service."
Tom LubnauDecember 04, 2025
Former Wyoming Football Recruit, 23, Remembered For His Charisma, Talent
KeShaun Taylor, a 23-year-old former University of Wyoming football player and Denver native, died Nov. 26. Friends and family say he was a charismatic leader known for his infectious smile.
Justin GeorgeDecember 03, 2025
Worland Man Who Riddled His Own Dog With Bullets Gets Probation, Fines
A Worland man who riddled his own dog with bullets was sentenced Wednesday to three years' supervised probation and fined $1,000. He says he’s had death threats over the incident and that that the punishment seems harsh for such a “miniscule” crime.
Clair McFarlandDecember 03, 2025
$60 Million Wyoming Rare Earth Plant To Challenge China Nears Full Operation
Construction of a $60 million state-of-the-art rare earth processing and separation demonstration plant is complete in Upton, Wyoming. It’s expected to be game-changing in America’s efforts to break China’s rare earth stranglehold.
Kate MeadowsDecember 03, 2025
Felony Warrant Issued For Wyoming Mom Who Took Off With 10-Month-Old Baby
More than two weeks after a 10-month-old boy was reported missing, authorities have issued a felony arrest warrant for his mother, who’s accused of taking the baby. “I feel like I'm getting robbed of the joys of being a dad,” his father says.
Jen KocherDecember 03, 2025
Father Sues Jackson Newspaper For $25 Million Over Child Abuser Claim
An aviation consultant whose child custody battle raged for years in Wyoming’s court system sued Jackson Hole News&Guide on Tuesday for $25 million, claiming it falsely labeled him a child abuser despite court documents saying otherwise.
Clair McFarlandDecember 03, 2025
2026 Tour De Wyoming To Cover 400 Miles Through The Bighorn Basin In Six Days
The Tour de Wyoming has announced its route for July 2026, when 250 cyclists will cover 400 miles through the Bighorn Basin, with a brief visit to Montana. It will be the 27th year for what's regarded as one of the best bike tours in the United States.
Andrew RossiDecember 03, 2025
Wyoming Officials Fear Seminoe Power Project Could Ruin Premier Bighorn Herd
Wyoming wildife officials and others fear a Utah-based company’s plan to build a 900-megawatt power project at Seminoe Reservoir could ruin the state's most-prized bighorn sheep herd and a blue-ribbon trout fishery.
Mark HeinzDecember 03, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.
Jake NicholsDecember 03, 2025
Cowboy State Daily Radio Newscast: Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Wednesday's headlines include: * CFD Lineup Announced * Fire Destroys Douglas Home * UW 2nd Amdt Program Gets $1 Million
Mac WatsonDecember 03, 2025
Bill Sniffin: Holy Cow! Did A Quarter Of A Century Just Go By? Here Are Some Reflections
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “Right now marks the end of the first quarter of the 21st century. Where does the time go? These past 25 years have been very very interesting.”
Bill SniffinDecember 03, 2025
Two In Jail On Claims They Were Being Paid To Drive Teen Girl Through Wyoming
Two remained in a Rawlins jail Tuesday on claims they kidnapped and were being paid to transport a 16-year-old girl from Wisconsin to Utah. Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers stopped them Saturday on Interstate 80 between Laramie and Rawlins.
Clair McFarlandDecember 03, 2025
Trump Administration Gives UW $1M To Create Second Amendment Program For Schools
With a $1 million grant from President Donald Trump’s Department of Education, the University of Wyoming’s Firearms Research Center is tasked with creating nonpartisan public school courses on the Second Amendment.
Mark HeinzDecember 03, 2025
Cheyenne Frontier Days Lineup: Blake Shelton To Headline His Sixth CFD In 2026
Country music star Blake Shelton will headline his sixth Cheyenne Frontier Days in 2026. Shelton highlights the Frontier Nights concert lineup announced Tuesday evening, which includes Trace Adkins and up-and-coming Texas bar band Treaty Oak Revival.
Renée JeanDecember 03, 2025
Letter To The Editor: No Militarized Zones On Canadian Border, Please
Dear editor: I am appalled by the deterioration of our relationship with Canada in general, and would greatly prefer to keep our borders as demilitarized as possible so as to foster a good and lasting relationship with a nation who has long been our friend and ally.
December 02, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Wyomingites Pay Very Low Taxes
Dear editor: The notion that Wyoming citizens are overtaxed is absurd. We need to realize how fortunate we are to live in Wyoming. The fact is our tax burden is light.
December 02, 2025
Cheyenne Man Hits Deputy With Car During Wild Traffic Stop
A 64-year-old Cheyenne man faces an attempted aggravated vehicular homicide charge, accused of striking and injuring a Laramie County Sheriff’s Office deputy with his vehicle during a wild Monday evening traffic stop.
Scott Schwebke & Greg JohnsonDecember 02, 2025
Rasner’s Defamation Case Against Bouchard Survives First Hurdle
A Casper man who ran for U.S. Senate in 2024 and made headlines with an aspiration to buy TikTok can keep suing a former state legislator, a judge has ruled. Reid Rasner claims Anthony Bouchard defamed him as part of "a coordinated smear campaign."
Clair McFarlandDecember 02, 2025
The Josh Allen Effect: MVP QB Keeps University Of Wyoming In National Spotlight
While Josh Allen sets NFL records as one of the best football players on the planet, his underdog story and MVP performance on the field are keeping the University of Wyoming in the national spotlight. UW officials are thrilled with the publicity.
Renée JeanDecember 02, 2025