Not only is Cowboy State Daily providing the most comprehensive legislative coverage of 2023, we will surpass any efforts in Wyoming history.
Cowboy State Daily Editor Jimmy Orr, who was working in the White House on September 11, 2001, writes: “Moments later, the Secret Service began banging on every office door and yelling for us to evacuate. ‘A plane is headed for the White House,’ screamed one secret service agent.”
Cowboy State Daily’s Jim Angell died on Wednesday. We couldn’t have had a better colleague or a better friend. He will remain on our masthead. We love you, buddy.
Editor Jimmy Orr writes: “Leland Christensen was a remarkable Wyoming man whose joy, kindness, and laughter brought everyone together.”
The Republican State Central Committee on Saturday voted by a 31 – 29 margin for a resolution that states that it will no longer recognize her as a member of the Republican Party.
Josh Allen credits his ability to play in cold weather to his experience in Laramie and he looks forward to jumping onto a table “from the top ropes” after a Super Bowl victory.
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Hundreds of Wyoming citizens showed up at the Capitol on Tuesday morning to attend the first day of the state legislature’s special session intended to address President Joe Biden’s federal vaccine mandate.
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Liz Cheney appeared to infuriate rightwing conservative Marjorie Taylor Greene on Thursday by referencing Greene’s theory that space lasers started California fires.
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In 2016, Harriet Hageman lavished praise on Liz Cheney calling her a “proven, courageous, constitutional conservative.”
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State Rep. Hans Hunt (R-Newcastle), on Thursday announced he was stepping down from the Wyoming State Legislature to join U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis’ staff in Washington, DC.
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Cowboy State Daily editor Jimmy Orr discusses the daily Wyoming Sunrise feature.
U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney on Wednesday thanked Gen. Mark Milley for his loyalty to the Constitution while condemning man GOP colleagues for telling him he should resign.
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U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis told Treasury Sec Janet Yellen that “banks are not subjects to the federal government” and not to expect Wyoming citizens would comply with a controversial IRS proposal.
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We should be grateful that dopes don’t take the advice of wildlife officials to lock their car doors because we would never see videos like these…
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After recording four accidents with wildlife in less than an hour on Tuesday morning, the Sublette County Sheriff’s Office is urging motorists to be vigilant.
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Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney trolled former President Trump on Sunday days after the Arizona election audit showed the former president did not win the state.
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Pinedale photographer captured the magic of Autumn in Wyoming at Grand Teton National Park.
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Wyoming’s US congressional race is shaping up to be Trump vs Bush with the announcement that President George W. Bush is holding a fundraiser for Liz Cheney.
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Cowboy State Daily editor Jimmy Orr writes: If there was a Hall of Fame for destruction caused by bears, this is a sure-fire nominee.
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Mike Moser, executive director of the Wyoming State Liquor Association, stressed this beer is a “sipping not a chugging” beer.
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Law enforcement authorities announced on Sunday that a body consistent with the description of 22-year-old Gabby Petito was found in Grand Teton National Park.
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The fiance’ of Gabby Petito, the woman who officials believe disappeared in Grand Teton National Park, is still refusing to speak to authorities.
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Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon on Thursday said he was confident the grizzly bear would be delisted and Wyoming would regain management of the animal.
The Wyoming Department of Health on Wednesday announced the detection of a rare but serious case of pneumonic plague in a northern Fremont County resident.
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The City of Cheyenne announced on Wednesday that work has begun on the new 80-acre “Hitching Post Plaza”.
Fire officials say the next two days are critical and the cooling weather on Friday should help firefighters with the blaze.
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Wyoming Senate Majority Floor Leader Ogden Driskill said a special session is necessary so Wyoming can employ numerous strategies to battle President Biden’s sweeping vaccine mandate.
Noting that slain Wyoming Marine Rylee McCollum’s daughter was born on Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis honored the life of slain Wyoming Marine Rylee McCollum on the floor of the U.S. Senate.
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Former White House spokesman and editor of Cowboy State Daily Jimmy Orr recalls his September 11 experience in the White House.
Immediately after being sworn-in as a junior deputy in the Sublette Couty Sheriff’s Office, Noel jailed his older sister.
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Fallen Wyoming Marine Rylee McCollum’s father refused to meet with President Biden stating that “everything he’s done has been absolutely backwards.”
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A woman attending a wedding in South Dakota was thrown by a bison much like a bouquet would be thrown by a bride.
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Editor Jimmy Orr writes: “Spellcheck nearly cost me my job at the White House. I will forever be skeptical.”
A reader didn’t like our story about Wyoming counties’ vaccine rates and voting preferences. Let’s talk about that…
Sen. Cynthia Lummis heroically stood up for Wyoming on Wednesday by body slamming a Montana congressman who doesn’t understand where Yellowstone is.
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A Montana man was arrested after trying to elude law enforcement on I-80 — which was incidentally closed due to an historic blizzard that shut down the highway for four days.
After waiting for 3 1/2 days, truckers finally got the green flag on Wednesday morning as Interstate 80 reopened.
In Wyoming, we don’t rely on the National Weather Service to measure snow. We’re much more practical.
“Sometimes you have to wonder if people really need to be reminded about how to act around bears or if reporters are really stupid. Probably both”
Arie, a K-9 with the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office, was responsible for three felony drug arrests last week. What a good boy!
By a commanding margin, Liz Cheney beat back challengers and retained her position as the third highest ranking Republican in the U.S. House.
It’s fun to talk about, but the chance of Weld County seceding from Colorado and joining Wyoming is essentially zero.
Gov. Mark Gordon’s office on Saturday announced that Wyoming restaurants and bars can return to normal hours effective on on January 9.
Grizzly 399 and her four cubs last week were filmed barreling through the snow at Grand Teton National Park.
Cowboy State Executive Editor Jimmy Orr looks at the most-read stories on Cowboy State Daily in 2020.
Cowboy State Daily’s Jimmy Orr discusses the pitfalls of competitive New Year’s Eve resolutions.
In less than two weeks, Cowboy State Daily will be two years old and I am thrilled to have been part of it the entire time.
It is a tough journalistic assignment, but Cowboy State Daily’s Jim Angell celebrated the season by drinking — and then ranking — 10 different holiday drinks in one afternoon.
The story of how President George W. Bush’s dog Barney became a Christmas Internet sensation.
Just in time for Christmas, the National Park Service is re-enacting last summer’s bison attack where a woman lost her pants after trying to pet a bison.
It only took about eight hours but Denver Mayor Michael Hancock issued a very weak conditional non-apology for lecturing citizens to not travel over the Thanksgiving holiday right before he stepped on a plane to Houston.
Although we are pleased that In-N-Out is opening 3 locations nearer to Wyoming, it is not the consensus favorite on the Cowboy State Daily team.
Wyoming passed legislation this year that would opt us out of Daylight Saving Time. So why are we moving our clocks back?
Although I never met NFL great Jimmy Orr in person, I still have the signed football he sent me and memories of our one phone call.
What to do when your buddy falls 100 feet to his death while building Wyoming’s first church? Stuff him in the wall and hope no one notices…
Although many believe the political discourse is the worst it’s ever been, there are signs of civility and bipartisanship happening here in Wyoming.
If there is any doubt as to why some politicos look to South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as the future of the Republican Party, her social media feed could provide a clue.
Wyoming’s weatherman Don Day says relief from the smoke is coming but we may have to endure two more days of it.
Hundreds of DIA travelers stopped to welcome a Medal-of-Honor recipient as he deboarded his plane on Saturday. Few, if any of them, knew who he was.
Former White House spokesman Jimmy Orr recalls his September 11 experience in the White House.
