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Renée Jean

Renée Jean is the business and tourism reporter for Cowboy State Daily and is based in Cheyenne. Previously, Renée 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.

Latest from Renée Jean

A “ridiculous" project digging through rabbit poop led Jack States — aka Lander's Mushroom Man — to discover a famous mold and 12 new species of truffles. His research has changed how scientists view wildlife diseases and has reshaped forest management.

How Lander's 'Mushroom Man’ Turned Rabbit Poop Project Into Big Science

A project digging through rabbit poop led mycologist Jack States — aka Lander's Mushroom Man — to discover a famous mold and 12 new species of truffles. His research has changed how scientists view wildlife diseases and has reshaped forest management.

Renée JeanJune 07, 2026

An East Coast auction house recently advertised a glass plate negative of Butch Cassidy’s Wyoming Territorial Prison mugshot as a one-of-a-kind “original." But a Wyoming state archivist says the original is safe in Wyoming — and she double-checked.

Wyoming Archives Has Butch Cassidy Negative, Despite ‘Original’ Offered At Auction

Despite an East Coast auction house advertising a glass plate negative of Butch Cassidy’s mugshot as a one-of-a-kind, the original is housed in the Wyoming State Archives. “I was certain we had it in our collection,” archivist Suzy Taylor said.

Renée JeanJune 07, 2026

Barrel racing legend Angela Ganter and her battle from near death to elite competition is highlighted in "Outriding the Devil." Here, she competes at Cheyenne Frontier Days in 2024.

Wyoming-Made Rodeo Documentary ‘Outriding The Devil’ Is A National Hit

“Outriding the Devil," the Wyoming-made film that shows the brutal side of "real" rodeo, has enjoyed a multi-week run as the No. 1-ranked Western documentary on IMDb and has earned major praise from national outlets like Sports Illustrated. 

Renée JeanJune 07, 2026

Patricia Miller, with her husband Tim, unpacked new merchandise at the Twinkle, Twinkle Little Store at the Frontier Mall. Patricia recently had a customer try to pass of a counterfeit $100 bill.

Fake $100 Bills Making The Rounds In Wyoming, Counterfeit Pens Don't Detect Them

Counterfeit $100 bills are getting passed throughout Wyoming and store clerks say iodine counterfeit detector pens won't detect the fake bills. “The counterfeit pens are garbage,” said one store manager

Renée JeanJune 06, 2026

An oilman who operates in Wyoming says one BLM signature has stalled two of his Powder River Basin wells, costing him $2 million a day. Across the state, the signature has stalled more than 1,300 federal leases covering 1.2 million acres.

Oilman Says BLM Delay Stalls His Powder River Basin Oil Wells — And 1,323 Statewide

Oilman Howard Cooper says an unsigned BLM analysis is holding up his Powder River Basin oil wells. It's also stalled more than 1,300 other leases, says the Petroleum Association of Wyoming. "It’s always next week, and next week never comes,” Cooper said.

Renée JeanJune 06, 2026

Kids who attend the one-room Slack school near Parkman, Wyoming, still ride horses to their schoolhouse on the first and last days of class.

Kids Still Ride Horses To This One-Room Wyoming Schoolhouse

Kids who attend the one-room school near Parkman, Wyoming, still ride horses to their schoolhouse on the first and last days of class. “If you let one horse start trotting, then you’re going to have a horse race on your hands,” one ranch mom said. 

Renée JeanJune 06, 2026

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