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Are 350 Wolves Enough For Wyoming? Depends On Who You Ask
With roughly 350 wolves calling Wyoming home, the state’s wolf population is at “healthy levels,” according to Wyoming Game and Fish, and a livestock industry spokesman said the current wolf management plan is working.
Mark HeinzMay 07, 2024
Campbell County Says Rec Center Locker Rooms Are For Biological Sex Only
After weeks of local debate in the Gillette community, the Campbell County Parks and Recreation Board passed a new policy last week restricting locker room access to a user's biological sex.
Leo WolfsonMay 07, 2024
Judy Shepard, Mother Of Matthew Shepard, Awarded Presidential Medal Of Freedom
Judy Shepard, mother of gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard who was tortured and killed in 1998, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Friday for her LGBTQ advocacy.
Clair McFarlandMay 07, 2024
With Gaming Now A $1 Billion Wyoming Industry, Does It Need More Oversight?
Gaming in Wyoming has grown fast and is now a $1 billion a year industry. How big gaming gets and how much oversight might be necessary is now the focus of a Gaming Expansion Study discussed at a Joint Appropriations Committee meeting on Tuesday.
Leo WolfsonMay 07, 2024
47-Ton Cheyenne Supercomputer Sold To Mystery Buyer For $480,000
A 47-ton supercomputer in Cheyenne than can do 5.3 quadrillion calculations per second and was once one of the top 20 most powerful computers in the world has been sold to a mystery buyer for $480,000. It was mostly used for atmospheric research.
Renée JeanMay 07, 2024
Custodia Bank Hires High-Profile Lawyers To Appeal Federal Reserve Denial
Wyoming's Custodia Bank is fighting the court decision which shut it out of the Federal Reserve with two high-profile attorneys including the solicitor general for the Obama administration and the former solicitor general of Virginia.
Renée JeanMay 07, 2024
Alice, Wyoming Bear Cub Rescued From Starvation, Ready To Come Home
An orphaned black bear cub in Teton County seemed almost certain to starve to death last winter, but after several months at an Idaho bear rescue facility, she’s almost ready to come home to Wyoming.
Mark HeinzMay 07, 2024
Candy Moulton: Wyoming Writers – “I Found My Tribe”
Columnist Candy Moulton writes, "Wyoming's literary landscape is unbelievably rich. It has characters known worldwide like Game Warden Joe Pickett (the creative son of C. J. Box) and Sheriff Walt Longmire, who was given life by Craig Johnson."
Candy MoultonMay 07, 2024
Judge Says It’s ‘Troubling’ State Can Ignore Teton County Regs To OK Glamping
A judge called it “troubling” Monday that the state of Wyoming can go around Teton County’s land use regulations to temporarily install a glamour camping complex on some of the most expensive land in the nation.
Clair McFarlandMay 07, 2024
Colorado Company To Ramp Up Production Of Uranium Near Kaycee, Wyoming
Colorado-based Energy Fuels says it’s preparing to ramp up its uranium mine near Kaycee and develop rare earths production that will “be globally competitive.” They're aiming for production of 2 million pounds of uranium next year.
Pat MaioMay 07, 2024
Cheyenne Parents Want To Know Why Sexual Identity Survey Kept From Them
A sexual identity survey reportedly made available to Cheyenne high school students, but not made available to parents, prompted an animated turnout of parents, substitute teachers and others at a Laramie County School District 1 board meeting Monday night.
Clair McFarlandMay 07, 2024
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Tuesday's headlines include: Wyo Coal To Hit 9-Billion-Ton Mark Antler Hunter Shoots Down Grizzly Bear Cheyenne School District May Pass Strictest Sex Book Policy
Wendy CorrMay 07, 2024