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
Heart Mountain Chosen For Prestigious Smithsonian Partnership
Heart Mountain Relocation Center unjustly held more than 14,000 Japanese-Americans during World War II, and its legacy won’t be lost as its foundation is chosen for a prestigious Smithsonian partnership.
Andrew RossiApril 22, 2024
Major Artists Make Creative Breakthroughs At Remote Ucross, Wyoming, Retreat
Filmmaker Damien Chazelle’s residency in Ucross led to the script for the 2016 film “La La Land," which won six Oscars, including Best Director. Much of the script and music for the 2017 film “The Greatest Showman” were also developed during a Ucross residency.
Andrew RossiApril 21, 2024
Northwest Wyoming Can Expect Up To A Foot Of Wet, Heavy Spring Snow
A spring snowstorm will bring up to a foot of wet, heavy spring snow to northwest Wyoming with another month of typical whiplash winter to go.
Andrew RossiApril 16, 2024
Total Eclipse A Huge Event, Even In Wyoming Where It Was Only About 60%
Although Wyoming wasn't on the path of totality for Monday's total eclipse like it was in 2017, plenty of people were looking to the sky around midday to see the eclipse, which was about 50% to 60% across the state.
Leo Wolfson, Coy Knobel & Andrew RossiApril 08, 2024
Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Monday, April 8, 2024
Warmer in Wyoming to start the week, but anyone hoping to catch a glimpse of the eclipse might find cloudy skies with rain and snow. Highs will be in the 30s and 40s, and some Winter Storm Warnings are in effect until the afternoon.
Andrew RossiApril 08, 2024
Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Sunday, April 7, 2024
Warmer temperatures on Sunday but more rain, snow, and strong winds throughout much of the state including High Wind and Winter Storm Warnings in eastern Wyoming. Temperatures should be in the 30s and 40s.
Andrew RossiApril 07, 2024
No Joke: Larry the Cable Guy Named Grand Marshal For Cody Stampede Parade
The Cody Stampede Parade Committee announced Monday that Larry the Cable Guy will be the grand marshal the famous Stampede Parades on July 3-4.
Andrew RossiApril 01, 2024
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