Andrew Rossi
Andrew Rossi is a features reporter for Cowboy State Daily based in northwest Wyoming. He covers everything from horrible weather and giant pumpkins to dinosaurs, astronomy, and the eccentricities of Yellowstone National Park.
Previously, Rossi was the News Director for Big Horn Basin Media in Cody. He earned several awards from the Wyoming Association of Broadcasters, including multiple awards for Best News Reporter and Best News Talk Show.
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Rossi previously worked at the Wyoming Dinosaur Center in Thermopolis. He has collaborated with Disney/Pixar, the BBC, The Washington Post, the Wyoming Office of Tourism, and several other national and international media outlets. He is also a cofounder of The Cody Theatre Company in Cody.
Latest from Andrew Rossi
Rawlins Residents Fed Up With Gravedigging Ground Squirrels In City Cemetery
Ground squirrels are digging holes daily in the Rawlins Cemetery, including into graves, and local residents are fed up with them. The city is tripling the number of poison traps around the cemetery to try and cut out the critters.
Andrew RossiMay 08, 2025
Wyoming Can Expect Warm, Sunny Weather For Mother’s Day — For A Change
Winter in Wyoming often likes to hang around until after Mother’s Day, says meteorologist Don Day. But for a change, this weekend should be warm, sunny and summer-like with temperatures reaching the high 70s and into the 80s.
Andrew RossiMay 07, 2025
Vandals Break Into South Dakota BLM Area, Drive Heavy Equipment Into Ditch
Vandals broke into a South Dakota public recreation area near the Wyoming border over the weekend and drove several construction vehicles into a ditch. It’s another instance of vandalism on public lands that has Wyoming contractors watching.
Andrew RossiMay 06, 2025
Spring Can Begin — Bob The Barrel Reaches The Shore Of Fremont Lake
After spending two months on the ice of Fremont Lake near Pinedale, Bob the Barrel finally reached the shore of Fremont Lake at 6:25 a.m. Sunday. Locals have been watching and waiting on the barrel to break through annually for 85 years.
Andrew RossiMay 06, 2025
Huge "Once-In-A-Decade" Fireball Seen Over Wyoming, Other Western States
Hundreds of people reported seeing a huge purple-green fireball streak over several Western states Saturday night. The “once-in-a-decade” event displayed a spectacular spectrum of colors as it burned across the sky.
Andrew RossiMay 05, 2025
History Says Yellowstone, Grand Teton Parks Can Expect More Than 8.4M Visitors
The superintendents of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks are predicting an “outstanding” summer despite staff cuts to the federal parks system that have worried many outdoor enthusiasts.
Andrew RossiMay 05, 2025
Parent Of Powell Teen Finds Stolen Highway Sign In Garage, Turns Son In
Teens stealing road signs isn’t unusual, but catching the culprits and getting the signs back is. Within 20 minutes of posting the theft of a large sign at the Buffalo Bill Dam tunnel, a teen boy from Powell was turned in by a parent.
Andrew RossiMay 04, 2025
Wyoming’s Teton County Is World's First DarkSky-Certified County
The town of Jackson and Teton County became official International DarkSky Communities for efforts to reduce light pollution. While many towns have the DarkSky certification, this is the first time for an entire county.
Andrew RossiMay 04, 2025
Yellowstone Makes Earthquakes With 53,000-Pound Vibrator Truck To Study Volcano
Yellowstone is using a 53,000-pound vibrator truck to create custom-made earthquakes to study the supervolcano the park sits on. It’s a sophisticated machine that reveals what’s hidden miles underground.
Andrew RossiMay 04, 2025
Cassie's Restaurant In Cody For Sale, Along With Its At-Times Seedy Legacy
Cassie's Supper Club in Cody is for sale, and the 92-year-old steakhouse’s sordid history is being used as a selling point. The local landmark has a historic — and at times seedy — Western history, including a stint as a house of prostitution.
Andrew RossiMay 03, 2025
How Do You Practice For Calving Season? With Life-Sized Rubber Cows
One of the most important times for ranchers in Wyoming and across the country is calving season. Every calf counts, so it’s vital as many survive as possible. To do that, some ranchers and kids practice with life-sized rubber cows and calves.
Andrew RossiMay 03, 2025
Cody Woman First In Line For Yellowstone's East Opening For 7th Straight Year
For the seventh straight year, Stacy Boisseau of Cody was the first in line for Friday’s opening of the East Entrance to Yellowstone National Park. This was her first time solo with her three girls now older and doing their own things.
Andrew RossiMay 02, 2025
Rumbling Alaska Volcano On Watch For Eruption That Could Impact Wyoming
Mount Spurr, a volcano 78 miles from Anchorage, is being monitored for signs of a possible eruption. If it blows, Mount Spurr could impact air quality and economic distress that could reach to Wyoming and much of the world.
Andrew RossiApril 27, 2025
Photographer Visits Hell's Half Acre To Find, Shoot ‘Starship Troopers’ Location
Photographer Steve Dallman has traveled across the nation, visiting and photographing famous film locations. He called his recent adventure to Hell’s Half Acre, the setting for the 1997 film “Starship Troopers,” one of his favorites and most difficult.
Andrew RossiApril 27, 2025
Edward Bohlin, ‘Silver Saddle-Maker Of The Stars,’ Got His Start In Cody
Edward Bohlin, the “silver saddle-maker of the stars,” brought Western sparkle to Hollywood as the most renowned maker of saddles for Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, the Lone Ranger, and other celebrities. He got his start with his own leather shop across from Irma Hotel in Cody.
Andrew RossiApril 27, 2025
People Spend More Than $100,000 On Old ‘Welcome To Wyoming’ Highway Signs
The Wyoming Department of Transportation raised more than $100,000 for auctioning off old “Welcome to Wyoming” highway signs. That includes one for nearly $10,000 sold to a Jackson real estate agent.
Andrew RossiApril 26, 2025
Locals Say Best Thing About Cooke City Is That It’s ‘Not New York City’
Thousands of tourists visit Cooke City, Montana, outside the Northeast Entrance to Yellowstone National Park. The local Alpine Motel publishes an annual list of what those visitors can expect to experience there. No. 1 is it’s “not New York City.”
Andrew RossiApril 26, 2025
Let The Clearing Begin: Transportation Crews Attack The Snow On Beartooth Highway
The Montana Department of Transportation started clearing its side of the Beartooth Highway on April 18. The National Park Service will handle the rest, tentatively clearing the way for the entire expanse to open Memorial Day weekend.
Andrew RossiApril 25, 2025
Rare ‘Space Smiley’ Will Be Visible In The Early Morning Sky On Friday
A rare triple conjunction of Venus, Saturn and the moon will appear as a "space smiley" above Wyoming on Friday morning for anyone willing to wake up early enough to see it before sunrise.
Andrew RossiApril 23, 2025
Another Northern Lights Show Is Anticipated Over Wyoming This Week
A surge of solar energy will make the Northern Lights even more visible Tuesday and Wednesday nights — and Wyoming will be in a prime location to view them.
Andrew RossiApril 21, 2025
Don Day Says Don’t Be Fooled By 80-Degree Days In April In Wyoming
Lifelong Wyomingites might know not to trust 80-degree days in April, but it’s difficult all the same to not get summer fever when it happens. Meteorologist Don Day says not to be fooled, that there’s still plenty of potential for more winter.
Andrew RossiApril 21, 2025
Gillette Family Builds A Frankensteined Six-Door F-350, And It’s A Monster
The Porter family in Gillette Frankensteined together a 2015 F-350 truck with an Excursion, and it’s a six-door monster. Now they’re selling the custom creation that has four rows of heated seats, a tow-behind truck bed and plenty of great memories.
Andrew RossiApril 20, 2025
Yellowstone's Shoshone Lake Is The Largest Backcountry Lake In The Lower 48
Shoshone Lake in Yellowstone National Park is huge, but it’ll take some work to get there. There are no roads to it, which makes it the largest backcountry lake in the Lower 48. But it’s worth the effort to get there for a serene, secluded experience.
Andrew RossiApril 19, 2025
Softball-Sized Hail Leaves Path Of Destruction Across Eastern Nebraska
The same cold front that blasted Wyoming with winter thunderstorms caused tornadoes, 80 mph winds and baseball- to softball-sized hail in eastern Nebraska. It left a huge swath of destruction behind.
Andrew RossiApril 19, 2025
'Star Trek,' 'Twilight Zone' and 'Ocean's 11' Writer Had A Rough Childhood In Cheyenne
George Clayton Johnson wrote screenplays for “Star Trek,” “The Twilight Zone” and the original “Ocean's 11” before he turned 40. Born in a barn in Cheyenne, he went on to write some of the most celebrated classic TV episodes and screenplays.
Andrew RossiApril 19, 2025
Wyoming's Spring Could Be Full Of Fast, Furious Winter Thunderstorms
When the warm air of spring mixes with the cold air of winter, it can create intense winter thunderstorms across Wyoming that causes snow to fall faster than it can melt, which can quickly make driving dangerous.
Andrew RossiApril 18, 2025
Squatters Suspected Of Starting Fire In Vacant Evanston Motel
Squatters staying in a vacant hotel in Evanston, Wyoming, are suspected of starting a fire Tuesday in the vacant Hillcrest Motel. Police report the owner of the motel has been trying to renovate it, but has been having problems evicting squatters.
Andrew RossiApril 15, 2025
Steamboat Geyser — World’s Tallest — Blasts Off For Second Time In 2025
The eruption of Yellowstone’s Steamboat Geyser on Monday is its second of 2025 and suggests that the world's tallest active geyser may be getting more regular. Sometimes going years between eruptions, it seems to be spouting off more consistently.
Andrew RossiApril 15, 2025
50-Degree Temperature Plunge, Snow On The Way For Much Of Wyoming
A slow-moving cold front is heading for Wyoming, which will drop temperatures by as much as 50 degrees for most of the state. It’ll also bring up to 4 inches of wet snow and black ice to some of the most hazardous roads and highways.
Andrew RossiApril 15, 2025
Cowboy State Daily’s Wendy Corr Wins National Award For Podcast
Cowboy State Daily’s Wendy Corr shared a stage with Reba McEntire, Graham Greene, and Brooks & Dunn in Oklahoma City on Saturday for the Western Heritage Awards. Her podcast won the 2025 Wrangler Award for Outstanding Western Lifestyle Program.
Andrew RossiApril 13, 2025
Rare Full Pink Micromoon Is Smaller Than A Normal Moon, And Really Not That Pink
April's full moon is known as the Pink Moon, but it's also a micromoon, the smallest moon of the year and the one the Catholic Church uses to tell us when to celebrate Easter. It’s visible now, but really not that pink.
Andrew RossiApril 13, 2025
Wyoming Sheriff Returns Stuffed Dog To 8-Year-old Lost Along Interstate 80
William Kay, 8, couldn’t sleep without his well-worn stuffed dog named Dog, which blew out of the family car at a rest stop along Interstate 80 in Wyoming. The Carbon County Sheriff’s Office found Dog and returned it.
Andrew RossiApril 13, 2025
Yellowstone's Poison Parsnips Can Fool Foragers — And Are Frequently Fatal
Water hemlock is considered the deadliest plant in North America, and these poison parsnips have caused at least two fatalities in Yellowstone National Park. The highly toxic roots can be mistaken for parsnips or carrots.
Andrew RossiApril 12, 2025
Mass Grave Of Prehistoric Amphibians With Toilet Lid-Shaped Heads Found Near Dubois
Paleontologists are uncovering a bonebed containing more than 19 giant amphibian skeletons from the Popo Agie Formation near Dubois, Wyoming. They may have been victims of “boiling frog syndrome.”
Andrew RossiApril 12, 2025
Newly Discovered Comet Can Be Seen From Wyoming If You Wake Up Early Enough
It's been less than two weeks since Comet 2025 F2 (SWAN) was discovered, but it can already be seen from Wyoming with binoculars. If you wake up early enough, you can see it, and it could be brighter than Uranus if it survives rounding the sun May 1.
Andrew RossiApril 11, 2025
Wyoming’s Normal Winds Blow Away Record-Breaking March For Other States
Number crunching shows that March was one of the windiest on record overall in the U.S. and record-setting for many states. But Wyoming is always windy, which means even with a normal year, it blows away a record-breaking March for other states.
Andrew RossiApril 10, 2025
‘You Can’t Park There’: U-Haul Jumps Curb, Gets Wedged Under Evanston Overpass
A U-Haul truck that jumped the curb and got wedged under the Highway 150 overpass in Evanston, Wyoming, on Tuesday. Many passersby couldn’t help a second look and occasionally yelling some helpful advice as they drove by: “You can’t park there!”
Andrew RossiApril 09, 2025
West Yellowstone Residents Share Their Homes With Herds Of Backyard Bison
Yellowstone National Park's bison are mostly contained to the park, but West Yellowstone, Montana, is one place where they roam freely. At wildlife photographer Trent Sizemore’s house, these backyard bison spar on the lawn and lounge in the driveway.
Andrew RossiApril 09, 2025
Dire Wolves Resurrected From Prehistoric DNA As ‘World’s First De-Extinct Animals’
A company revealed Monday it’s created the “world’s first de-extinct animals,” two wolf pups genetically modified to resemble extinct dire wolves. The same company has said it also may soon "resurrect" woolly mammoths.
Andrew RossiApril 08, 2025