As squabbles grow in the lower Colorado River Basin over the river’s shrinking supply, the repercussions could reverberate all the way to Cheyenne, which gets 70% of its water from the Colorado River Basin
Cheyenne Mayor Patrick Collins told Cowboy State Daily on Friday the city has changed its mind and will continue with the Cheyenne Animal Shelter despite the huge increase in taxpayer funding. The county has yet to sign off on the agreement.
Around 25 bronze statues have been installed throughout downtown Cheyenne so far and 30 more are planned. Some statues have cost more than $40,000 each.
A mental health urgent care clinic, the first of its kind in Wyoming, will open sometime this fall in Cheyenne, its company’s president told Cowboy State Daily on Wednesday.
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A 19-year-old man accused of soliciting what he believed was an 11-year-old girl online for sex is facing a maximum of 25 years in prison, the Laramie County District Attorney said in court on Wednesday.
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Corey “Lynn” Loghry, a well-known home renovator in Cheyenne, has taken on her biggest project yet: an 85-room, decades-old downtown hotel which was a landmark at one time.
The court records of a Cheyenne resident captured in a child predator sting and accused of soliciting sex from what he thought was an 11-year-old girl have been sealed, blocking the media or public from seeing the details of the allegations against him.
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When a 150-pound Sinclair dinosaur was stolen from a Cheyenne family’s front yard, the community rallied to find it. The theft went viral on Facebook and in the middle of the night, the dinosaur was returned.
The 19-year-old-man who was allegedly caught with possessing child pornography and soliciting an 11-year-old girl and her 4-year-old sister was released from jail because the Laramie County DA hadn’t pressed charges.
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The online vigilante group “Predator Poachers” released a video over the weekend showing their confrontation and the subsequent arrest of an alleged child predator from Cheyenne.
A vigilante group known as the “Predator Poachers” got a Cheyenne man arrested in a sex sting on Monday after he attempted to solicit sex from what he though was an 11-year-old girl.
A reproduction rights rally in Cheyenne on Thursday night drew a crowd of hundreds from across the state.
After being hammered by angry citizens who claim that the Dairy Queen’s refusal to open its lobby has turned Pershing Blvd into a safety hazard and a “game of bumper cars,” due to lack of space, the restaurant re-opened its lobby on Wednesday.
A Cheyenne school bus driver who was arrested earlier this year for driving a bus full of children while intoxicated is facing 19 misdemeanor charges and will go to trial in July, court filings showed.
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A Florida man accused of picking up a 13-year-old girl in Utah with plans of taking her to Florida recently pleaded not guilty to transporting a minor across state lines with the intent of having sex with her.
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Despite the long lines that sometimes go more than 20 cars deep on one of Cheyenne’s busiest roadways, the Cheyenne Police Dept says the owner of the popular Dairy Queen on Pershing Blvd is doing nothing wrong.
Some Cheyenne residents are worried that someone will get killed as lines in front of a local Dairy Queen can extend up to 20 cars on one of the busiest streets in the city.
According to a preliminary report issued by the National Transportation Safety Board, the pilot who was killed in a plane crash last week in Cheyenne was headed to Texas when his plane experienced engine failure.
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Construction of a proposed $220 million gold mine in Laramie County could begin next year, according to a spokesman for the project.
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A Nebraska murder suspect was killed by Cheyenne law enforcement officers on Saturday, the Cheyenne Police Department announced.
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The owners of a Cheyenne gas station are suing Federal Express, alleging a delivery truck’s backup camera got caught in the brushes of a car wash, causing more than $170,000 in damages and forcing the car wash’s closure for more than one month.
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A Florida man is facing life in prison on allegations he took a 13-year-old teenager from her home in Utah and brought her to Wyoming with the intent of having sex with her.
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A Gillette woman convicted of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from people while living in a Cheyenne hotel has been sentenced to prison.
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Even though a shortage of garbage truck operators has drivers for Cheyenne’s Public Works Department struggling to make up for the lack of workers, longtime driver Carl Munoz keeps a good attitude about things.
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Tones and I, who has Spotify’s most-streamed single by a female artist, will headline Cheyenne’s popular summer event Edge Fest in August, the CEO of Warehouse 21 told Cowboy State Daily on Friday.
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The Cheyenne police chief said although the city has seen a spike in property crimes over the last year, the police department is taking steps to mitigate the situation, he told Cowboy State Daily on Monday.
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UPDATE: Although there are still 200 animals at the Cheyenne Animal Shelter following a rescue of 58 large dogs at a “hoarder’s house” last week, the dogs are beginning to get adopted.
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“During her only term as tenure, Mayor Orr was prone to fits of rage and would lash out angrily at Ms. Freeman and other city employees,” the lawsuit said.
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A drunk Cheyenne school bus driver whose blood-alcohol concentration was nearly four times the legal limit and was arrested for driving under the influence while transporting students to South Dakota has lost his commercial drivers license.
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The Cheyenne sanitation department has found a way to take picking up trash into the 21st century.
The school district in Cheyenne is working with the city and law enforcement to address the string of students who have been struck by vehicles in recent days.
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The Midtown Tavern will soon be selling “Pride” T-shirts which depict a rainbow-colored bison with the tavern’s logo and “Wyoming Pride” and “Wyoming Proud” written on one sleeve.
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A Cheyenne biker bar that received backlash for selling an offensive t-shirt has decided to no longer stock the item, the business owner said this week.
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A Cheyenne biker bar is facing backlash from Wyoming Equality for selling threatening anti-LGBTQ T-shirts.
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Cheyenne, Wyoming, is the second hardest working city in the U.S., according to a new analysis
A Cheyenne woman was arrested Sunday afternoon after firing a handgun at her boyfriend.
The City of Cheyenne released a time-lapse video which shows the construction of its new courthouse.
The City of Cheyenne announced an updated work plan that will be implemented beginning Monday and going until at least March 27
The late Liz Byrd, the first African American woman to serve in the Wyoming State legislature, was the driving force to get the state of Wyoming to observe the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.
On her efforts, her son, former State Representative Jim Byrd, told Cowboy State Daily’s Bob Geha: “When she saw something that was wrong and she thought she could fix it, she was relentless.”
Cheyenne Botanic Gardens volunteers boast theirs is the only botanic gardens in the nation to have a submarine periscope. But the journey that ended with the periscope finding its new home in Cheyenne took a lot of planning, fast thinking and even more luck.
Visiting legislators generate about $1.25 million in direct spending during a typical 40-day session. Direct spending means that this is what the legislators spend in Cheyenne, whether it’s for meals, lodging, transportation and business services.
With local, state, and federal help, a brand new terminal had been built in Cheyenne for what appeared to be non-existent airlines. It was seemingly a Wyoming version of the famous Alaska bridge to nowhere.
A nine-year tradition of welcoming the new year with a large, glittering ball will be observed again in Cheyenne this week.
Santa has made a list and checked it twice. Cowboy State Daily caught up with the big man at JAX in Cheyenne as he visited with area children to find out who was naughty and nice.
The principal of a Cheyenne junior high school on Monday was recognized as one of the top educators in the nation with a Milken Educator Award.
Taco John’s is expanding its corporate office to Minnesota, the restaurant’s president and CEO announced Monday morning.
As holidays draw near, employers at retail stores, restaurants and hotels in Wyoming may find the state’s current unemployment rate of 3.8 percent makes it very difficult for them to hire extra workers for the holiday season.
A focused curriculum, targeted tutoring and behavioral adjustments all contribute to the above-average statewide education testing scores posted by two Wyoming charter schools, according to their officials.
A Cheyenne tradition of fundraising reached a milestone of giving Thursday.
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Cheyenne is one of Wyoming’s favorite and oldest ghost stories. Is St. Mark’s church really haunted? Rector Rick Veit took Cowboy State Daily on a tour just in time for Halloween.
Refurbishing a movie theater in Cheyenne so it can serve as a venue to world-class concerts is a first step in building a thriving arts community in Wyoming, according to a Cheyenne couple.
Several hundred people gathered at Cheyenne’s historic Plains Hotel last weekend to take part in the city’s second “Chey-Fy Comic Expo.”
Curt Gowdy State Park offers Cheyenne residents and visitors from northern Colorado a great escape that’s just minutes from the capital city.
For 30 years, singer-songwriter Michael DeGreve was a fixture at Cheyenne’s old Hitching Post Inn.
Cheyenne residents and area visitors from all over the region are in for stellar performances, great food and a happening party this Saturday, August 24 as Edge Fest takes over the new Civic Commons Park and Amphitheater on Cheyenne’s West Edge.
It’s only fitting that a man dubbed “the most badass cowboy you will ever meet” hails from the Cowboy State.
You can tell it’s Cheyenne Frontier Days because the heat has finally kicked up to the 90s in Cheyenne. When the July heat starts cooking, Cheyenne Frontier Days gets into gear. Part of the magic can be witnessed by locals and tourists who can step in the arena mud and dirt as part of the Behind the Chutes tour.
The U.S. Air Force precision flying team the Thunderbirds took to the skies over Cheyenne for the 66th time on Wednesday for its annual demonstration of high-speed formation flying.
A cowboy is given a second chance to ride a bull or horse, called a reride, on a new animal if his first ride was affected by equipment failure or if the livestock did not buck sufficiently.
Just to give you an idea of the high points, Cowboy State Daily’s Jim Angell visited the midway to try 10 different carnival foods and rank them according to his preference. Take a look at his gastronomical journey and watch to the end to see his top 10 choices.
On July 16, 1979, Cheyenne was hit by the largest tornado (F3) to ever hit the state of Wyoming.
Tourism officials in Cheyenne are predicting that the city’s annual Frontier Days celebration will bring at least as many people to Cheyenne as showed up for the 2018 event.
If you’ve always wanted to hear your name followed by the phrase, “Come on down!” then you’re in luck: “The Price is Right” is coming to Cheyenne in December.
Affordable housing costs, a lack of inventory and Wyoming’s tax structure are contributing to create a seller’s market for Cheyenne homes, according to members of the city’s real estate and lending industries.
One of Wyoming’s most experienced tax accountants is retiring after 45 years in the business.
Residents in many Wyoming cities and towns are pitching in to invigorate their communities in the face of declining populations.
If you are looking for a summer job, or a permanent one, look no farther than downtown Cheyenne as ‘help wanted’ signs are popping up on nearly every block.
Taco Johns celebrates 50 years in business this week and we’ve got the skinny on how a humble taco stand on Carey Ave. – that was built in a week – turned into a national fast-food chain serving tacos (and potato oles) to fans in 23 states.
At Triumph High School, students overcome challenges outside the classroom in addition to the academic rigors of earning a high school diploma.
Downtown Cheyenne, long a seesaw of forward momentum and stumbles backwards, is lighting up with some new neon (and looking downright sophisticated) as The Metropolitan Downtown nears completion.
Watch this moving report from Monday’s Memorial Day service in Cheyenne. The ceremony offered a moving tribute to those who gave all in service to our country and a great reminder to share with our children and grandchildren of the blessing of being born in the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Services at the Cheyenne Veterans Affairs Medical Center remain largely intact a year after the Department of Veteran Affairs downgraded an administrative ranking for the facility, a VA spokesperson said.
Work has begun to destroy two historic buildings in downtown Cheyenne so the city can build a new courthouse.
Traffic in southeastern Wyoming ground to a halt on Wednesday as interstate, U.S. and state highways throughout the region were closed by a strong winter storm.
“You are creating a hazard by being out on the road and tying up resources if you are in an accident. Stay warm, watch some Netflix, knit a sweater, do whatever you need to do, but you don’t need to go out on the road. Things can wait.”
