Jimmy Orr

2 weeks ago | cowboystatedaily.com | Jimmy Orr

A male grizzly was shot and killed Wednesday south of the north-central town of Havre, Montana, on the northeast side of the Bear's Paw Mountains. Authorities with the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks department (FWP) on Friday said the bear was “threatening” a landowner in the area when he opened fire on the grizzly, killing it. “The man heard a disturbance with his dogs and when he opened the door to his porch, he encountered the bear and shot it,” the department said in a statement.

1 month ago | cowboystatedaily.com | Jimmy Orr

Lilly Crenshaw is fired up. The 20-something Starbucks barista, who works at a location on Del Range Boulevard in Cheyenne, thinks a new dress code for the corporate giant is “insane” and equates it to being stripped of her identify. On Monday, the company announced it was “evolving” its dress code to “simplified color options,” which means black shirt and khaki, black or blue denim bottoms. Gone is the freedom to wear other colors underneath the standard-issue green apron.

May 13, 2024 | cowboystatedaily.com | Jimmy Orr

A 16-year-old boy led Campbell County Sheriff’s deputies on a high-speed chase for more than 13 minutes Friday evening, rocketing up to 142 mph in a newly acquired black Cadillac, the agency says. Someone with the sheriff’s office watched the black, 2015 Cadillac ATS displaying a Wyoming temporary license shoot past on Highway 14-16 near Hannum Road on Friday, Quentin Reynolds, Campbell County Undersheriff, told Cowboy State Daily on Monday.

May 11, 2024 | cowboystatedaily.com | Jimmy Orr

It’s not that the quote itself is controversial, it’s who said the quote. A small high school about 100 miles east of Lusk, Wyoming, raised some eyebrows this past week for their graduation announcement which prominently features an inspirational quote from O.J. Simpson. “The day you take complete responsibility for yourself, the day you stop making excuses, that’s the day you start to the top,” is the quote and it’s credited to O.J.’s full name — Orenthal James Simpson.

May 8, 2024 | cowboystatedaily.com | Jimmy Orr

Ask any Wyoming resident and they'll tell you they are used to weather alerts like winter storm or high wind warnings but "severe odor alerts" aren't something usually issued. But citizens of Laramie got exactly that late Wednesday as the local police department issued a statement warning residents that foul smelling air will be prevalent in some parts of the town for the next 24 hours or so.