Good morning, Laramie.

Rancher Jeff Ketcham said his longhorn cow Sweetheart produced her 20th calf on Monday at Walkin’ K Ranch (east of Cheyenne), continuing a 20-year streak of reliable annual births that has sparked local interest in longhorn cattle farming.

In 1927, former newspaperman and Albany County sheriff Charles Cosby was fatally shot by Frank Bray in a ravine near Laramie during an auto probe that marked his short tenure in office, and his death led to widespread community mourning.

Wyoming is set to see more plumbing jobs as new data centers, a nuclear plant, and military upgrades add to the current shortage of skilled workers.

Local programs (like the Laramie County Community College apprenticeship) help ease the gap, though local contractors warn rising wages may challenge future projects.

A Wyoming House committee approved a bill to recalibrate K-12 school funding after earlier legislative talks stalled following multiple Senate amendments at a meeting in Cheyenne, with further discussions expected to shape local school budgets.