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
Cody 3D Printing Artist Shows How Technology Is Revolutionizing Modeling Industries
Technology is revolutionizing the souvenir, modeling and collectibles industries as 3D printing takes off. Cody artist Nicholas Resch was able to print his own 3D replica of Devils Tower which is much more realistic than anything the Park Service can provide.
Andrew RossiMarch 31, 2024
Wyoming Researcher Helps Discover Giant Prehistoric 170-Pound Chicken From Hell
Jade Simon, a professor at Laramie County Community College, was a critical part of a paleontologist team that discovered a new species of meat-eating dinosaur that’s best described as a giant 170-pound chicken from hell.
Andrew RossiMarch 31, 2024
Missing Gillette Woman Found Dead, No Foul Play Suspected
The five-day search for Tami Sturgeon, 55, ended tragically Thursday afternoon. The Campbell County Sheriff’s Office announced that her body was discovered less than two miles from where she went missing on Saturday.
Andrew RossiMarch 29, 2024
Campbell County Sheriff: No Evidence Of Foul Play In Missing Gillette Woman Case
Multiple agencies are on the fifth day of searching for Gillette resident Tami Sturgeon while pushing back against the local rumor mill, saying there’s “no evidence” of foul play.
Andrew RossiMarch 28, 2024
First Teton Area Grizzly Spotted Just Outside Park — And No, It’s Not 399
While Yellowstone’s grizzlies have been waking up for the last few weeks, the first grizzly of Grand Teton usually emerges in the latter half of March. It seems that life moves at a more luxurious pace in Jackson, even for grizzlies.
Andrew RossiMarch 28, 2024
Few Clues On Fourth Day Of Search For Missing Gillette Woman
A shoe print and a cigarette butt are the only clues in the ongoing search for Tami Lynn Sturgeon, 55, in the rugged Yellow Hammer Buttes near Gillette, who’s been missing for four days.
Andrew RossiMarch 27, 2024
Searchers Recover Missing Gillette Woman’s Cellphone, But No Sign Of Her
Tami Lynn Sturgeon, 55, has been missing in the rugged Yellow Hammer Buttes near Gillette since Saturday afternoon, reportedly looking for her lost cellphone. Searchers recovered the phone Tuesday, but Sturgeon remains missing.
Andrew RossiMarch 26, 2024
Search Intensifies, But Still No Sign Of Missing Gillette Woman
After a second full day of searching, including with a helicopter, drones and dogs Monday, 55-year-old Tami Sturgeon of Gillette remains missing. She disappeared Saturday evening after a day of shed hunting.
Greg Johnson & Andrew RossiMarch 26, 2024
Helicopter, Drones Called In To Search For Missing Wyoming Woman
Multiple agencies are searching for Tami L. Sturgeon, 55, a Gillette, Wyoming, woman missing since Saturday afternoon, including using drones and calling in a helicopter.
Andrew RossiMarch 25, 2024
Once-In-A-Lifetime Nova Explosion Will Lighten Up Wyoming's Skies This Year
Scientists are predicting a once-in-a-lifetime nova explosion before September. The light from the nova explosion, which happened 3,000 years ago, will reach Earth and be visible to the naked eye. Wyoming will be a great spot to view it.
Andrew RossiMarch 24, 2024
Beginning Of Spring Is The Start Of Milky Way Season & Wyoming Is Prime Viewing
Astrophotographer Dave Bell says Wyoming is one of the best places in the country for Milky Way season, which just started. His favorite photo, which took him two years to get, has the Milky Way rising out of Square Top in Bridger-Teton National Forest.
Andrew RossiMarch 23, 2024
Rare 221-Year Cicada Apocalypse In Eastern US Will Bury Wyoming’s Cricket Swarms
Last year, swarming hordes of crickets covered entire towns in Wyoming like Edgerton which was buried by millions of them but that's nothing compared to the rare 221-year cicada apocalypse expected in the East next month. The last time this happened, Thomas Jefferson was president.
Andrew RossiMarch 23, 2024
National Park Service Sued Over New No-Cash Policy At National Parks
The National Park Service is being sued for only taking electronic card payments at the entrances of several NPS sites. That doesn’t yet include Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks but observers say the writing is on the wall.
Andrew RossiMarch 21, 2024
Wyoming A Great Place To View The Two-Horned ‘Devil Comet’
The latest visitor to the night skies of Wyoming is an out-of-this-world dirty snowman with two tails — aka the devil comet — returning for its first visit to Earth in 70 years.
Andrew RossiMarch 20, 2024
First Day Of Spring Is Wyoming's Groundhog Day — Still 6 More Weeks Of Winter
Cowboy State Daily meteorologist Don Day says Tuesday might be the first day of spring but for Wyoming it might as well be Groundhog Day because there’s still six more weeks of winter left.
Andrew RossiMarch 18, 2024
National Outdoors Leadership School Announces Massive Layoffs, Wyoming Mostly Spared
The Lander-based National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) laid off 60 workers and closed three campuses across the U.S. this week. The organization says there are serious financial challenges to overcome despite its "robust $50 million endowment and strong financial reserves to weather these storms."
Andrew RossiMarch 15, 2024
Actually, There’s 1 More Spur Award Winner From Wyoming (And He Won 2 Of Them)
Saratoga's J.B. Zielke has rolled his experiences cowboying on six continents into his acclaimed novel "The Lost Cowboy," which won two 2024 Spur Awards from the Western Writers of America. He joins four other Wyoming writers to be honored.
Andrew RossiMarch 15, 2024
Actor Pierce Brosnan Pleads Guilty To Walking On Yellowstone Thermal
Actor Pierce Brosnan on Thursday pleaded guilty and was fined $1,500 for going off-trail and stepping onto a restricted area at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone last November to take a photo. The actor said he felt "highly embarrassed and ashamed" calling it a "foolish, foolish thing to do."
Andrew RossiMarch 14, 2024
Early Season Grassfires in Eastern Wyoming Have Many Worried Of Wildfire Crisis
Large grassfires In Laramie and Campbell Counties so early in the season have Wyoming firefighters worried that a huge fire season is in store. U.S. Sen. John Barrasso testified Tuesday it's more proof of a larger "wildfire crisis."
Andrew RossiMarch 13, 2024
Goose Exploding On Power Line Prompts Gunshot Calls In Thermopolis
Several Thermopolis residents called the police on Tuesday reporting loud gun shots near Hot Springs State Park. Turns out it was a large goose which flew into a power line and exploded. No one was injured (except the blown-up goose).
Andrew RossiMarch 13, 2024
Three Wyoming Authors Awarded Western Writing's Highest Honor
Wyoming authors Craig Johnson, Candy Moulton, and W. Michael Gear are winners of the Western Writers of America's 2024 Spur Awards. The Spur Award is considered one of the most prestigious awards in American literature.
Andrew RossiMarch 12, 2024