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Maya is a border collie that was literally born to herd sheep. Born under a Wyoming sheep wagon, she’s undersized, doesn’t like sheep and is terrified of the barn cat. Even so, she’s living an enviable ranch dog life. cowboystatedaily.com/2025/07/20/mee…

A semi driver is alive after his truck careened off U.S. Highway 14-A in northern Wyoming, closing the roadway. Somehow the semi managed to hang on and remains dangling perilously over a cliff. cowboystatedaily.com/2025/07/22/tru…

A juvenile Ceratosaurus, 1 of only 4 known specimens of the rare Jurassic carnivore, sold for $30.5 million at a Sotheby's auction. It was discovered in Bone Cabin Quarry, one of the most significant fossil sites in the world, located near Medicine Bow. cowboystatedaily.com/2025/07/22/one…

A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a voting-advocacy group’s lawsuit challenging Wyoming’s new law that requires proof of citizenship and Wyoming residency before someone can register to vote. Secretary of State Chuck Gray celebrated the ruling. cowboystatedaily.com/2025/07/22/jud…

Criminal charges against a Gillette woman were upgraded to vehicular homicide after her boyfriend died last week from injuries he suffered when run over by an SUV on July 5. Dana Johnson could now face up to 32 years in prison. cowboystatedaily.com/2025/07/22/gil…

Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, “Traveling by RV is like having your house on your back. And the wide open spaces here in the Big Empty are very hospitable to this lifestyle. I love it.” cowboystatedaily.com/2025/07/21/bil…

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Out-of-state immigration detainees are entering Wyoming in high volumes, including a batch of 44 transported Friday to Casper. That’s to alleviate the over-capacity ICE facility in Aurora, Colorado, the agency said Monday. tinyurl.com/yc3h4ch8

If Longmire Days had to pay Australian actor Robert Taylor to attend, it would be far out of reach. The actor doesn’t come for the money. He comes to Longmire Days in Buffalo every year for something else. He loves Wyoming. tinyurl.com/3jhajdzd

Rumors started flying online Sunday that Grizzly 399’s final cub, Spirit, has been found alive and identified through DNA. Wyoming wildlife officials say don’t believe it, that it’s a bogus story. tinyurl.com/4vwf5hzn

The pessimistic belief that anything that can go wrong will likely predates modern history, but calling it “Murphy’s Law” began in Wyoming, a historian says. It dates back to the early 1880s and building the Ames Monument in the wrong place. tinyurl.com/yhvm7wzh

An emu named Gary that was wandering around Evanston, Wyoming, on Sunday died when his neck was broken while police officers tried to wrangle the large bird. Gary’s owner says it was an accident but questions whether too much force was used. tinyurl.com/4cncwtyw

The mayor of Cody, Wyoming, spent the weekend in the Park County Detention Center. Lee Ann Reiter was arrested early Saturday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and pleaded not guilty Monday. tinyurl.com/3j8jffhr

The KelTec firearms factory in Rock Springs is up and running, producing unusual PR57 pistols the company hopes will grab a big share of the self-defense market. It aims to make 1,000 pistols a week. tinyurl.com/57pbmjuj

University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel has announced that he will step down when his contract expires on June 30 next year. The decision follows a controversy involving the distribution of money and demotion of a professor, who is now suing UW. tinyurl.com/3wdzyznv

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Throngs of huckleberry hunters are out as the season for picking the wild-growing fruit is hitting its peak in Wyoming. But don’t you dare ask a picker where to find them, as they protect their prime patches the way anglers do a favorite fishing hole. cowboystatedaily.com/2025/07/20/its…

Outside the art world, few may recognize Lander’s Eagle Bronze Foundry. But sculptures created there are prominent around the world, including 70 larger-than-life longhorn steers in Dallas, the longest continuous-themed bronze sculpture in the US. cowboystatedaily.com/2025/07/20/fam…

Just past Sinks Canyon State Park is Louis Lake Loop Road. Nearly 100 years old, it leads to some of Wyoming’s most beautiful places, but it's a rough ride. The road wasn't built for today's traffic. It was designed to handle Model Ts going 15 mph. cowboystatedaily.com/2025/07/19/one…

Anecdotal evidence suggests bison might have specific behaviors associated with death and mourning. In one case in northern Yellowstone, bison maintained a constant vigil around a deceased bison, circling around the carcass for more than an hour. cowboystatedaily.com/2025/07/19/do-…