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<title>Cowboy State Daily Video Newscast: Wednesday, December 10, 2025 | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Wednesday's headlines include:
* Hurricane Force Winds
* $2.2 Million Lottery Tik Sold
* Cowboys Charged In Felony Animal Abuse

Cowboy State Daily Video Newscast: Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Coy Knobel

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<title>Don Day's Wyoming Weather Forecast: Wednesday, December 10, 2025 | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Windy. Mix of clouds, snow, rain and partly to mostly sunny skies in Wyoming on Wednesday. High wind warnings/watches with gusts in some areas as high as 70 mph. Partly to mostly cloudy overnight with snow, rain, high winds possible in some areas. Highs from the low 40s to the mid 50s. Lows from the low 20s to the mid 40s.

Don Day's Wyoming Weather Forecast: Wednesday, December 10, 2025

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<title>Daily Smile: Wednesday, December 10, 2025 | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Boooooo!!!!

Daily Smile: Wednesday, December 10, 2025

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Renée Jean

Business & Tourism

Business

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<title>Cheyenne Foundation Purchases Outlaw Saloon, Will Turn It Into Rec Center | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The future of Cheyenne’s Outlaw Saloon, Wyoming’s largest bar, is settled. The Maury and Bonnie Brown Foundation purchased the building and will turn it into a rec center. Peaches Tyrrell, who's overseeing the project, says it will be a "YMCA on steroids."

Cheyenne Foundation Purchases Outlaw Saloon, Will Turn It Into Rec Center

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Dale Killingbeck

Crime & Courts

Law Enforcement

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<title>Oops! Overloaded Semi Driven By Alleged Undocumented Nicaraguan Rolls Into Patrol Car | Cowboy State Daily</title>

An overloaded semi-truck with 23 violations backed into a Laramie County Sheriff’s Office patrol car Monday during a traffic stop. Sheriff Brian Kozak said the truck had faulty brakes and was driven by an undocumented Nicaraguan man, who was arrested.

Oops! Overloaded Semi Driven By Alleged Undocumented Nicaraguan Rolls Into Patrol Car

Scott Schwebke

Outdoors

Public Lands

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<title>Florida Professor Survives Horrific Fall During Wyoming Horseback Ride | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Florida professor was seriously injured in a horseback fall near Cody, sliding into a tree and crushing several vertebrae. After emergency surgery, he recovered and plans to run a half-marathon but vows never to ride again.

Florida Professor Survives Horrific Fall During Wyoming Horseback Ride

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 is co-founder and executive editor of Cowboy State Daily.

Orr is a longtime journalist who was on the masthead at the Los Angeles Times and the Christian Science Monitor as the Managing Editor, Digital.

In the political arena, Orr served as a spokesman for the White House and directed digital strategy for President George W. Bush and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Prior to these positions, Orr worked for Wyoming Governor Jim Geringer and U.S. Senators Malcolm Wallop and Al Simpson.

He was also a co-founder of The Sports Show with ESPN's Woody Paige and was the executive producer of Clay Travis' Outkick the Show.

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Jimmy Orr

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 is managing editor for Cowboy State Daily at the headquarters in Cheyenne.

A veteran journalist of more than 31 years covering Western issues and politics, Greg spent stints in Wyoming as managing editor for the Gillette News Record and Laramie Boomerang. Greg's produced award-winning journalism, and has built a national reputation for his extensive coverage of Wyoming energy -- especially coal.

He previously spent seven years editing and reporting in Alaska, and was managing editor for Sarah Palin's hometown paper when she was tapped as John McCain's running mate in 2008. Greg studied music and English at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Outside the office, Greg likes photography, reading and all things sports.

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Greg Johnson

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Justin George is a journalist and editor who has worked for eight news organizations across four states & Washington, D.C., including the Washington Post, Baltimore Sun & Tampa Bay Times. Over nearly 25 years, he has covered public safety, transportation, education, the Department of Justice and local government. In 2015, George embedded with the Baltimore Police Department during the internal investigation of the death of Freddie Gray. His coverage contributed to the Baltimore Sun being named a 2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist. 

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Justin George

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 is a general assignment reporter for Cowboy State Daily and is based in Riverton, Wyoming. She specializes in crime and court reporting and social issues coverage. Clair also writes a twice-monthly column on motherhood and country living.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Previously, Clair wrote for The Ranger, the Lander Journal and the Wind River News. She is an award-winning journalist, columnist and poet, who joined Cowboy State Daily on Valentines Day, 2022.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Clair McFarland

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Wendy Corr is the Broadcast Media Director for Cowboy State Daily, and is based in Cody. She covers unique people, places and events in Wyoming, highlighting the best of the Cowboy State  and occasionally reaching beyond our borders to highlight happenings in nearby states as well.

Previously, Wendy was the news director at the Bighorn Radio Network in Cody, earning six "News Reporter of the Year" awards from the Wyoming Association of Broadcasters. She also contributes television news stories to stations in Billings, Montana, as well as in Casper and Cheyenne.

Additionally, Wendy is a professional singer and instrumentalist with the "Dan Miller Cowboy Music Revue" based in Cody, although the band often travels around the country, bringing "Wyoming to the world."

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Wendy Corr

Headshot of Cowboy State Daily's outdoor and wildlife reporter, Mark Heinz.

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He previously worked or freelanced for numerous newspapers and magazines across Wyoming, Idaho and Montana  covering all manner of news and feature stories. He has a strong background in topics related to wildlife, hunting, and wildlands conservation. Hes written extensively since the 1990s about the controversies surrounding wolves, grizzly bears and mustangs.

He also enjoys people-centric stories with quirky edge of humor and has written several such pieces for Cowboy State Daily.&nbsp;

Mark lives in Laramie with his wife, Kendy, and the youngest of their five children.

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Mark Heinz

 is the business and tourism reporter for Cowboy State Daily and is based in Cheyenne. Previously, Ren&eacute;e spent seven years covering energy and agriculture in North Dakota and Montana. She has won many writing awards over a 30-year career, and has written magazine articles for Guideposts.

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Killingbeck is glad to be back in journalism after working for 18 years in corporate communications with a health system in northern Michigan. He spent the previous 16 years working for newspapers in western Michigan in various roles.

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