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
City Attorney For Rock Springs Captures Video Of "UFO" Near Green River
The Rock Springs city attorney and part-time UFO investigator captured 40 minutes of video early Sunday morning of an unidentified flying object near Green River. He's reaching out to local airports now and radar stations to see what they picked up.
Greg Johnson & Andrew RossiMarch 11, 2024
Are Cody’s Rising Real Estate Prices Turning It Into ‘The Next Jackson?’
A real estate listing for a rustic six-bedroom house on 63 acres for $13.5 million near Cody is fueling a question people have been asking for years: Is Cody turning into the next Jackson?
Andrew RossiMarch 10, 2024
The Emery Hotel Was Built To Make Thermopolis Bigger Than Denver, Then It Was Torn Down
The luxurious three-story Emery Hotel opened in 1907 in Thermopolis as the most modern in the West with visions of making the town bigger than Denver. It was demolished in 1965, something that was bitterly opposed by most of the town's residents.
Andrew RossiMarch 10, 2024
Daylight Saving Time: Wyoming Passed A Law To Kill Changing Of Clocks But It's Still Here
Wyoming is one of nearly 20 states that want to just make daylight saving time permanent and get rid of the twice-a-year clock changing, but can’t because federal regulations won’t allow it.
Andrew RossiMarch 08, 2024
Thermal Drone Used To Save Woman Missing In Rugged Northwest Wyoming
A video released Thursday shows how a drone equipped with a thermal camera was used to find a special needs woman lost in the rugged Wyoming wilderness near Pinedale. The thermal camera showed her body heat signature moving through the woods.
Andrew RossiMarch 08, 2024
Don Day Says Women In Viral Video Lucky They Weren’t Fried By Lightning
Two women laughing and smiling in a viral video with hair standing straight up from static electricity were likely in the path of an imminent lightning strike and are lucky they weren’t fried, Don Day says.
Andrew RossiMarch 06, 2024
Snow Moves 3 Feet Up Wyoming Stop Sign In A Week, Boosting Odds It Gets Buried
A week ago, the outlook was bleak that a lonely stop sign on Togwotee Pass in the middle of nowhere in Wyoming would be buried in snow. But by Wednesday morning, the snow had moved 3 feet up the sign, upping the odds it gets buried by April 1.
Andrew RossiMarch 06, 2024
With 70 Inches Of Snow, Jackson Gets Leftovers From Historic California Storm
California was buried over the weekend with a massive snowstorm that had enough punch left to cover the Jackson Hole Ski Area with 70 inches of snow over the weekend. Meteorologist Don Day says more snow is on the way.
Andrew RossiMarch 04, 2024
Caught Behind Car Fire On I-80 Near Laramie, Weitzels Wings Feeds Firefighters
When Laramie food truck "Weitzel's Wings" got stuck in 13-mile traffic jam because of a car fire on Interstate 80 near Laramie on Sunday, they fired up the fryers and fed firefighters, Wyoming Highway Patrol, and other first responders on the scene.
Andrew RossiMarch 04, 2024
Lost For Decades, ‘Big Nose’ George’s Gun Found In Wyoming Museum Archives
“Big Nose” George Parrott’s reign of terror as a Wyoming highwayman, cattle rustler and cop killer came to an abrupt halt at the end of a rope. His gun, lost for decades, was recently found in the archives of a Green River museum.
Andrew RossiMarch 03, 2024
Digging Wyoming: Triceratops, The State Dinosaur, Are ‘Like A Dime A Dozen’
There's a reason the Triceratops is the Wyoming State Dinosaur -- they're everywhere across the state. Not only that, it was the first dinosaur ever excavated in Wyoming. Back in 1872, a headless Triceratops was found in Sweetwater County.
Andrew RossiMarch 03, 2024
More Grass Fires Break Out Near Cheyenne; Tornado-Like Fire Skips Along Prairie
Homes were evacuated and roads were closed as more grass fires broke out north and west of Cheyenne on Friday. One fire looked like a tornado skipping along the prairie north of Cheyenne.
Andrew RossiMarch 01, 2024
With A Month To Go, Remote Wyoming Stop Sign Way Off Pace To Get Buried In Snow
There's a contest every year to see who can predict what day a stop sign on Togwotee Pass gets buried by snow. More than 500 people this year have entered and can check a WYDOT webcam every day for progress. So far it's not even close.
Andrew RossiFebruary 28, 2024
What The Heck … Are Snow Squalls, And Where Do They Come From?
There were two Snow Squall Warnings issued in southern Wyoming on Monday. Although squall has long been a term to describe short, intense, wind-driven storms at sea, it's use with a snowstorm is relatively new.
Andrew RossiFebruary 27, 2024
Roaring 80 MPH Wyoming Wind Topples 100-Year-Old Tree Onto Don Day’s Truck
Meteorologist Don Day says people blame him for the bad weather anyway so maybe it's 'poetic justice' that part of a 100-year-old tree crashed down on his truck on Saturday as winds in Wyoming gusted to over 80 mph.
Andrew RossiFebruary 26, 2024
Rare Dinosaur Fossil Abandoned By Mongolia Adopted By Wyoming Museum
The Tate Geological Museum in Casper, Wyoming, has adopted a rare Mongolian dinosaur fossil -- a hatchling Psittacosaurus -- that was returned to and then abandoned by that country as part of an international investigation.
Andrew RossiFebruary 25, 2024
Red Spouter, Yellowstone’s Multi-Personality Thermal, Created By 1959 Earthquake
Created by a 7.3-magnitude earthquake in 1959, Yellowstone's Red Spouter is a thermal with many personalities. Depending on the season, it can be a hot spring, a boiling mudpot or it can just spew hot gas.
Andrew RossiFebruary 25, 2024
Why Discovery Of A Small 13,000-Year-Old Bead In Wyoming Is A Big Deal
At 13,000 years old, a tiny 7-millimeter-long bead discovered in Wyoming’s famous La Prele Mammoth archaeological site is the oldest bead in the Americas and it provides a glimpse into the hunter-gatherer culture from the end of the Ice Age.
Andrew RossiFebruary 25, 2024
60 MPH Wind-Driven Grass Fire Closes I-25, Jumps I-80 Near Cheyenne
Multiple firefighting agencies were on hand Saturday as a fast moving grass fire shut down Interstate 25 south of Cheyenne. Wind gusts over 60 mph fanned the flames and it eventually jumped the southern lanes on I-80 as well. After several hours, the fires were out but still smoldering.
Andrew RossiFebruary 25, 2024
At Wyoming Military Museum, Tanks Aren’t Just For Show — They Drive Them
In most museums, the exhibits sit stoically. It’s look but don’t touch. At the National Museum of Military Vehicles, vintage U.S. tanks proudly parade and spin in the snow for spectators. Last week, visitors got to see a 40-ton Kampfpanzer Leopard 1 in action.
Andrew RossiFebruary 24, 2024
Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Saturday, February 24, 2024
Windy in Wyoming on Saturday, with a High Wind Watch in effect from 2 p.m. in the afternoon until Monday morning. Highs in the 40s and 50s. Lows in the 20s, with a chance of single-digit wind chills in the early morning.
Andrew RossiFebruary 24, 2024