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Sweetwater County Hunters Banned From Hunting After Multiple Counts Of Poaching
Two Sweetwater County men have been fined and banned from hunting after after being convicted of multiple wildlife violations.
May 18, 2022
Process Set For People Who Were Conned By Wyo Catholic College Official To Get Money Back
Anyone bilked out of money by the former chief financial officer of the Wyoming Catholic College will have only 30 days to claim part of the $13 million seized from his personal accounts, a federal judge has ruled.
Clair McFarlandMay 18, 2022
Wyoming Water In Demand In Efforts To Save Lake Powell But 51% Of Wyo In Severe Drought
Water levels on the Colorado River are at their lowest point in 1,200 years and the water in the Flaming Gorge Reservoir in Southwest Wyoming is being used to help replenish the parched river and Lake Powell downstream.
Leo WolfsonMay 18, 2022
Laramie County GOP Head Easily Survives Attempted Ouster
Although there was plenty of bluster by some detractors beforehand, the Laramie County Republican Party voted with an overwhelming majority to decline from asking chairman Dani Olsen to step down as chairman.
Leo WolfsonMay 18, 2022
Daily Wyoming Gas Map: Tuesday, May 17, 2022
The highest gasoline price in Wyoming on Tuesday was in Jackson at $4.78 per gallon and the lowest surveyed price was in Newcastle at $3.91.
May 18, 2022
Cat Urbigkit: Wolves Create Landscape of Fear for Prey, Landscape of Stress for Farmers
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes: "According to a new scientific study, 'The landscape of stress for sheep owners when coexisting with wolves and other large carnivores suggest that sheep owners behavior is somewhat similar to behavior described for prey in the ecology of fear.'"
Cat UrbigkitMay 18, 2022
Landon Brown: What Do We Want From Politicians?
Rep. Landon Brown writes: "The next time you want to disagree, do it decently. The next time you want to ridicule or degrade a politician ask yourself if you would want the same done to you. Wyoming is better than what weve seen lately, lets do our best to fixing it one person (yourself) at a time."
Landon BrownMay 18, 2022
Wyo Ag Groups Say Supreme Court Was Right In Denying Rancher $350K For Grizzly Bear Cattle Killings
The Wyoming Stock Growers Association said the Wyoming Supreme Court made the right decision when denying a Hot Springs County rancher $350,000 in compensation for his calves killed by grizzlies.
May 18, 2022
Wyoming Supreme Court Upholds Sentence of Man Who Threatened Wife With Knife
A man who rejected his attorneys initial advice to plead not guilty by reason of mental illness to a criminal charge cannot later claim his attorney was not effective, Wyomings Supreme Court has ruled.
May 18, 2022
Wyoming Senate President Dan Dockstader Announces Run For Secretary Of State
Dockstader told Cowboy State Daily on Tuesday that when Sec of State Ed Buchanan made his announcement that he was not going to run for re-election, he texted his wife and said 'Well?' and she texted back one word -- 'File!"
Leo WolfsonMay 18, 2022
Wyo Health Experts Discount Claim That More Vaccines Could Have Saved 70% Of Covid Deaths
Some Wyoming health experts are skeptical of a medical report prepared by Harvard and the Brown School of Public Health that said the state could have had 70% fewer Covid deaths had everyone taken the vaccine.
May 17, 2022
Documents Indicate Tribes Have No Firing Power Over St. Stephen’s Staff, Board
Public documents indicate that the tribal governments of the Wind River Indian Reservation dont own or control the school and therefore do not have the authority to fire its elected board or employees.
Clair McFarlandMay 17, 2022
Wyoming Gun Sales Falling Back To Pre-Pandemic Levels
Richard Biby, manager of Rocky Mountain Sports in Riverton, credits inflation, ammunition shortages, and a decrease of inner-city riots for gun sales reverting back to pre-pandemic levels.
Clair McFarlandMay 17, 2022
Family Continues Search for 74-Year-Old Fort Washakie Man Lost In Mountains
The family members of a 74-year-old Ft. Washakie man who disappeared in a campsite with an elevation of 10,000 feet in a protected area for grizzly bears are continuing their search in the rugged terrain.
May 17, 2022
Gigantic Tire-Sized Fossil Found In Natrona County
University of Wyoming professor Dr. Laura Vietti said the intact, 19-inch "tire-sized" ammonite fossil found by amateur rockhounds in Natrona County last weekend is "unusually rare."
Wendy CorrMay 17, 2022
Wyoming Author C.J. Box’s “Big Sky” TV Show Renewed For Third Season; Reba McEntire To Join Cast
C.J. Box told Cowboy State Daily that his hit TV show "Big Sky" was just renewed for a third season and country music superstar Reba McEntire will join the cast.
May 17, 2022
Democrat Superintendent Candidate Says He Wouldn’t Politicize Top Education Job
Democratic candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction Sergio Maldonado said if he were to be elected, he would not politicize education and instead would rely on local control and local input.
Leo WolfsonMay 17, 2022
Settlement Reached In Wrongful Death Case Involving Former Laramie Cop
A settlement has been reached in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the mother of a Laramie man shot to death in 2018 by an Albany County Sheriff's deputy.
May 17, 2022
Secretary Of State Ed Buchanan Changes Mind; Says He Will Not Run For Second Term
In a surprising reversal, Wyoming Secretary of State Ed Buchanan announced Tuesday morning he will not run for reelection this fall. Buchanan had said a few weeks back he intended to run.
Leo WolfsonMay 17, 2022
Dave Simpson: They’ll Call You Every Name In The Book
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "Crazy increases in property values shouldn't result in crazy windfalls to government. Taxing bodies need to live in the real world, with the rest of us."
Dave SimpsonMay 17, 2022
The Question Persists: Where Is Buffalo Bill Really Buried?
Buffalo Bill Cody, once the most famous man in the world, was buried on Lookout Mountain in Colorado despite specific instructions to be buried near Cody, Wyoming. Although some believe Bill's body was stolen from his Colorado grave and moved to Cody after all.
Wendy CorrMay 17, 2022
Cheney Criticizes House GOP Leadership After Buffalo Shooting
Liz Cheney on Monday said the racially motivated shooting in Buffalo, New York, that left 10 people dead is the result of extremist behavior enabled by Republican leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Leo WolfsonMay 16, 2022
Former Saratoga Cop Pleads Guilty After Threatening Officers Who Tried To Take Dog
A former Saratoga police officer pled guilty to interfering with a peace officer after threatening to "break the necks" of fellow cops who tried to take his dog.
May 16, 2022
Daily Wyoming Gas Map: Monday, May 16, 2022
The highest gasoline price in Wyoming on Monday was in Jackson at $4.79 per gallon, and the lowest surveyed price was $3.91 in Newcastle.
May 16, 2022