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View allElk, Pack Trail Fires Each Close In On 100,000 Acres, Snow Can’t Come Soon Enough
With Wyoming’s two active wildfires each closing in on 100,000 acres, snow expected for the end of the week can’t come soon enough. Even when it does, fire management officials say it won’t be enough to kill the Elk and Pack Trail fires.
Greg JohnsonOctober 15, 2024
Natrona County School Board Chair Says He’s Sorry For “Moms For Tyranny” Post
Natrona County school board Chairman Kevin Christopherson apologized Monday for calling local Moms For Liberty candidates “moms for tyranny.” He also said the two Moms For Liberty members already on the school board are “unhelpful.”
Dale KillingbeckOctober 15, 2024
Winter Finally Coming, With Desperately Needed Snow For Huge Wyoming Wildfires
A wave of winter weather will finally hit Wyoming to close out the week. It will bring some desperately needed snow to help the 1,500 firefighters battling the huge Elk and Pack Trail fires.
Andrew RossiOctober 14, 2024
Construction Workers Find Human Remains South Of Cheyenne
A construction crew found human remains Monday on private land south of Cheyenne. Investigators say portions of the body were scattered due to weather or wild animals.
Clair McFarlandOctober 15, 2024
Casper Abortion Clinic, Protesters Both Claim The Other's Harassing Them
A Casper abortion clinic wants a Casper City Council member to stop protestors harassing its patients. But the pro-life demonstrators say they’re the ones being harassed by clinic employees.
Leo WolfsonOctober 15, 2024
Man Accused Of Gunning Down Disabled Landlord Drops Insanity Plea
A Fremont County man accused of gunning down and killing his former landlord, who was in a wheelchair, has dropped an insanity plea. Burdick Seminole allegedly told police he had enough of the other man “talking smack” about him.
Clair McFarlandOctober 14, 2024
Gang Of Raccoons Mobs Woman In Casper Hotel Parking Lot
A woman was mobbed by raccoons in a Casper hotel parking lot Sunday. A hotel employee said raccoons frequent the area, but don’t usually gang up on people.
Mark HeinzOctober 15, 2024
13 Aircraft Maintaining An All-Out Air Assault On 90,000-Acre Elk Fire
In addition to nearly 1,000 people fighting the Elk Fire on the ground, 13 aircraft are assigned to battle. It’s more than most fires get, and they’re maintaining an all-out aerial assault on the nearly 90,000-acre fire.
Renée JeanOctober 14, 2024
Mountain Lions Gobble Up Pets And Four Goats In Story, Wyoming
Mountain lions are killing pets and livestock, including four goats, in and around the tiny Wyoming mountain town of Story. An area houndsman has stepped in to help chase the lions out.
Mark HeinzOctober 14, 2024
Townspeople Of Story, Wyoming, Rally To Protect Homes In Path Of Huge Wildfire
It's a monumental challenge, but townspeople in the forested community of Story are rallying together to rid the area of pine needles, pine cones, and other fire fuels as the 90,000-acre Elk Fire gets closer and closer.
Renée JeanOctober 14, 2024
Pollster: Kamala Should Be Worried As Her Poll Numbers Continue To Slide
A national political pollster, who has done polling in Wyoming, says his 25 years of gauging support for candidates tell him that Vice President Kamala Harris should be worried. As her polling numbers drop, he says he’d put his money on Trump.
Leo WolfsonOctober 14, 2024
Wyoming Supreme Court Says State Has To Pay Some County Tax Bills
The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled last week that the state has to pay a Uinta County $8,160 in property tax for leasing a truck stop on state land. The ruling is likely to raise lease rates on state lands.
Clair McFarlandOctober 14, 2024
Lander Man Accused Of Stalking And Beating Ex With Bat Caught After Four Years
A Lander, Wyoming, man accused of beating his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend with a baseball bat saw his case rise to the felony-level court Friday — four years after charges were first filed.
Clair McFarlandOctober 14, 2024
Wyoming Vietnam Vets Get Emotional Welcome Home “55 Years Late In Coming”
A group of 13 Wyoming Vietnam-era veterans had an emotional homecoming during an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. It was the opposite of what some got when they returned from the war. It was deeply felt, even “55 years late in coming.”
Dale KillingbeckOctober 13, 2024
Group Of Horses May Have Been Left Homeless By Wyoming Wildfires
The owner of an animal rescue facility east of Cheyenne wants the previous owners of a mare, her foal, and another mare that's pregnant to know that the animals are safe and will be well-cared for. She wonders if they were forced to sell because of the wildfires.
Mark HeinzOctober 13, 2024
Firefighting “Spike Camp” Near Burgess Junction Tackles Elk Fire From The West
The Elk Fire has burned about 87,000 acres on the Bighorn Mountains in northern Wyoming. While most of the attention has been the fire’s relentless push southeast, a firefighting “spike camp” near Burgess Junction is fighting it from the west.
Renée JeanOctober 13, 2024
Casper Man Says Climbing A Tree Saved Him From Grizzly Attack
A Casper man says he’s living proof that climbing a tree can help someone survive a grizzly attack because he did it in the 1970s when a bear charged him. He says his two black Labs played a big role too as they kept the mama grizzly and her two cubs busy while they waited it out.
Mark HeinzOctober 13, 2024
Haunted Wyoming: The Ghost Ship Of The North Platte
One of the more intriguing ghost stories in Wyoming is a ghost ship that appeared infrequently on the North Platte River in in 1862, 1887 and 1903. Each time it was spotted, it brought death with it for the people who saw it.
Jackie DorothyOctober 13, 2024
Reader Question: What Are Those Broken Heart Signs Along Wyoming Highways?
A Cowboy State Daily reader asked us about those white and red signs on the highway that feature a broken heart and a dove. They act as memorials for families in honor of their loved ones who lost their lives in traffic crashes on state and federal highways and interstates.
Jackie DorothyOctober 13, 2024
Wyoming History: The Daring 1920s Flyers From Lusk Who Became Famous Alaska Bush Pilots
Two men working as mechanics in Lusk in the 1920s went to Alaska in search of adventure. Their exploits as Alaska Bush pilots brought them fame and, unfortunately, lots of crashes. Natives who had never seen planes before called them "flying ghosts."
Dale KillingbeckOctober 13, 2024
Wyoming Ranked #1 Entrepreneurial State In Country, Sheridan County Tops In State
Wyoming is the No. 1 entrepreneurial state in the nation according to U.S. Census Bureau data. Sheridan lies at the heart of the state’s most entrepreneurial county, where 51% of residents are self-employed.
Renée JeanOctober 13, 2024
Opinion
Dave Simpson: These Memories Last Forever
Opinion by Dave Simpson
Clair McFarland: Firewood Warms You Til You're Sick To Your Stomach
Opinion by Clair McFarland
Cassie Craven: They Don’t Want To Call Anyone Daddy
Opinion by Cassie Craven
Rod Miller: There Are Two Kinds Of People In This World, The Cow Crew Figures
Opinion by Rod Miller
Bill Sniffin: We Love Our Pets – Three Good Ones Left Us This Year
Opinion by Bill Sniffin
Opinion
View allCassie Craven: They Don’t Want To Call Anyone Daddy
Columnist Cassie Craven writes, “Why are we all pretending that a baby is not the result of male sperm? When a woman gets an abortion without the knowledge of the father, is that not the government allowing a decision to be made about his body too?”
Cassie CravenOctober 13, 2024
Rod Miller: There Are Two Kinds Of People In This World, The Cow Crew Figures
Columnist Rod Miller writes: “Rawhide from Rawlins, who had a year of community college under his Stetson, offered his educated opinion. ‘The only two kinds of people in the world are men an’ woman. I read that in a biology book once.’”
Rod MillerOctober 13, 2024
Clair McFarland: Firewood Warms You Til You're Sick To Your Stomach
Clair McFarland writes, "As we hauled logs I had to visualize my cozy fire to keep myself going. Don’t laugh: I’m a mother first, runner second. Lifter of anything heavier than a milk jug last."
Clair McFarlandOctober 14, 2024
Wyoming Life
View allTrying Not To Get Lost In An Elaborate Corn Maze A Wyoming Fall Rite Of Passage
Dale KillingbeckOctober 14, 2024
Haunted Wyoming: Chugwater Restaurant Serves People Decades After Burning Down
Jackie DorothyOctober 13, 2024
Wyoming History: President Ford Came From Wyoming Roots He Never Really Knew
Dale KillingbeckOctober 13, 2024
Inside Shoshoni's Haunted House: It Takes A Year To Build And Is Straight-Up Scary
Jackie DorothyOctober 12, 2024
How Wyoming Ranchers Rescued A 1,500-Year-Old Petroglyph Vandals Chiseled Out Of Cliff Wall
Andrew RossiOctober 12, 2024
Outdoors
View allElk Fire Continues Its Southeast March, Grows Again To More Than 87,000 Acres
Greg JohnsonOctober 13, 2024
It Takes A Makeshift City To Support The Nearly 1,000 Elk Fire Firefighters
Renée JeanOctober 12, 2024
Wyoming's Two Ocean Creek Is Only Body Of Water That Flows Into Atlantic And Pacific
Andrew RossiOctober 12, 2024
Stubborn Elk Fire Grows To Nearly 85,000 Acres, But Now 32% Contained
Greg JohnsonOctober 12, 2024
Wyoming Hunters And Gun Owners Buck National Trend Of Not Voting
Mark HeinzOctober 11, 2024
Crime & Courts
View allBe Cautious With QR Codes: The Latest Scams Are Ingenious
Jen KocherOctober 13, 2024
At 14, Dale Warner Threatened School Killings In Gillette; Now He Says Prison Saved His Life
Jen KocherOctober 12, 2024
Judge Wants Guatemalan Man Deported From Rock Springs After Fourth DUI
Clair McFarlandOctober 11, 2024
Sheridan Deputies Find Burglary Evidence All Over Suspects' Snapchat
Clair McFarlandOctober 11, 2024
Missing Yellowstone Hiker's Note A Clue For Volunteer Search Teams Now Mobilizing
Clair McFarlandOctober 11, 2024