Emma Jane Jackson
Emma Jane Jackson joined Cowboy State Daily as an energy reporter in September 2026. She’s previously written for the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Billings Gazette and the Daily Iowan. In 2022, she created a podcast called “Out of Sight: Missing and Murdered” about Selena Not Afraid, a young woman who was found deceased near a rest stop in Hardin, Montana. She graduated from Triton College in River Grove, Illinois, in 2018.
Latest from Emma Jane Jackson
‘There Is No Plan’: Could Cheyenne Become A Tech Ghost Town If AI Bubble Bursts?
Tech giants are pouring billions into Cheyenne data centers as Wall Street warns the AI bubble could burst. “There is no plan,” said one City Council member while warning the city could be left with huge empty buildings if the AI tech industry collapses.
Emma Jane JacksonNovember 04, 2026
Wyoming Regulators Launch Investigation Into Rocky Mountain Power
The Wyoming Public Service Commission launched an investigation last week into Rocky Mountain Power and whether the utility has been fair to its industrial customers. “Unnecessarily burdensome and punitive,” is how RMP's president described the probe.
Emma Jane JacksonNovember 03, 2026
Natrona County Data Center’s Billionaire Landowner Once Fought Against Turbines
In 2009, Texas billionaire Russell Gordy asked the state for a massive land swap he said was meant to keep wind turbines off a Natrona County mountain. Now his ranch says a huge data center is still on the way, even though the developer walked away.
Emma Jane JacksonNovember 03, 2026
'Somebody's Looking Over Me': Trucker Escapes As Van Plows Through Evansville Store
A slow cashier kept one trucker at the counter just long enough to save his life before a fleeing van plowed straight through an Evansville truck stop Sunday. "If I got my change right away, I'd have been walking right through that door," he said.
Kolby Fedore & Emma Jane JacksonNovember 02, 2026
‘He Loved His Rig’: Fallen Wyoming Oilman Honored With 3D-Printed Replica Of Rig
When a Cheyenne oilman died suddenly after coming home from a shift, his grieving family wanted a special way to honor him. A local business made a 3D-printed replica of the oil rig he helped build from the ground up. “He loved his rig,” his widow says.
Emma Jane JacksonOctober 31, 2026
Is AI Safe Enough To Develop Nuclear Power? Wyoming Is About To Find Out
AI is speeding up the work on Wyoming’s next-generation nuclear power plants, including TerraPower's Natrium plant in Kemmerer. “We’re using AI itself to check our plans, check our designs,” said Bill Gates during a visit to the site this month.
Emma Jane JacksonOctober 30, 2026
