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
Wyoming's Extreme ‘Whiplash Winter’ About To Start Settling Down
Wyoming residents can expect a return to winter this week after months of what meteorologist Don Day calls “whiplash winter," with record cold followed by spring-like days with highs in the 60s.
Andrew RossiFebruary 05, 2024
For Sale: Ranch With Complete Old West Town, Only $3.7 million
If you have a spare $3.7 million and have always wanted to live in the Old West, then consider a property in rural southern Colorado. The buyer gets a ranch and a whole town -- complete with saloon, general store, church, and hotel.
Andrew RossiFebruary 05, 2024
Iconic Pre-Digital Old Faithful Sign Has Announced Eruptions For 50 Years
50 years ago, visitors relied on this iconic analog sign at Old Faithful Lodge for the geyser’s next eruption — and anything else about it. Although Yellowstone has gone digital and they've moved the sign, it's still in working order and always updated.
Andrew RossiFebruary 03, 2024
Why Get A Boring Winter Coat When You Can Get A Bear Coat With Paws And Claws?
When Carlo DiMeo hit the slopes a few years ago with a fake bear coat, it got a lot of attention. He's turned that novelty into a thriving business. He now produces grizzly, wolf, bison, and black bear coats all with paws, claws, and removable heads.
Andrew RossiFebruary 03, 2024
At Last! Cheyenne Airport A Showcase For Giant Cow Head Paintings
Good news for giant cow head aficionados. The walls of Cheyenne Regional Airport are the hottest new spaces to showcase a Cuban immigrant's paintings which place giant cow heads on human bodies.
Andrew RossiFebruary 02, 2024
Campbell County Firefighters Rescue Horses Trapped In Icy Pond
It took six Campbell County firefighters and two chainsaws to save a pair of horses that had broken through an icy pond Tuesday.
Andrew RossiJanuary 31, 2024
Powell Woman Drives Through Emergency Room Entrance, Then Takes Off
Nicole Suhr caused about $20,000 worth of damage when she drove her car through two sets of automatic glass doors to the emergency department of Powell Valley Healthcare at 3 a.m. Saturday, then took off.
Andrew RossiJanuary 30, 2024
Wyoming Snowpack Way Down And Spring Temperatures All This Week
The snowpack in Wyoming is really low in most places so far this year and springlike temperatures are forecast for the week. But meteorologist Don Day says it's El Niño in action and not to worry -- the cold, snowy weather is coming back.
Andrew RossiJanuary 29, 2024
Of The Greatest Westerns Ever Made, Wyoming Is Tops — Even If They Aren't Filmed Here
On the American Film Institute's top 10 Westerns list, four — “Cat Ballou,” “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” “Unforgiven” and “Shane” — are set in Wyoming. Problem is, only one of them was filmed here.
Andrew RossiJanuary 28, 2024
Yes, Yellowstone’s A Supervolcano, But Its Top Scientist Says Stop Calling It That
Yellowstone is one of the largest volcanoes on the planet and it technically qualifies as a “supervolcano,” but calling it that is misleading, says Mike Poland, scientist in charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory.
Andrew RossiJanuary 28, 2024
Powell-To-Cody Another Link In 500-Mile Trail Corridor Through Wyoming
A proposal to build a 25-mile recreation trail from Powell to Cody is another link in an effort to create a 500-mile trail corridor through Wyoming, connecting to the 3,700-mile Great American Rail Trail.
Andrew RossiJanuary 28, 2024
Why Yellowstone Was Chosen To Be Planet Vulcan In First Star Trek Movie
Wanting to make a big splash with the first Star Trek movie, there was only one location otherworldly and alien enough to become Vulcan, the home planet of Mr. Spock — Minerva Terrace in Yellowstone National Park.
Andrew RossiJanuary 28, 2024
Wyoming's Loch Ness Monster Was A Short, Stumpy Sea Lizard From Niobrara County
Dinosaur researchers have “rediscovered” the newest fossils of an 80 million-year-old short, stumpy sea lizard found in Niobrara County, Wyoming, back in 1975. They say it was "little and cute, with big puppy dog eyes."
Andrew RossiJanuary 28, 2024
Not Enough Snow This Season To Build Gigantic 25-Foot Wyoming Snowman
It was not a Christmas miracle for the Garvin Family in Jackson this year. Due to a lack of snow, they couldn't build their 25-foot snowman as they've done every year since 2012. Weather permitting, they vow it will return next year.
Andrew RossiJanuary 26, 2024
Wyoming’s Jekyll-And-Hyde Winter Swings 100 Degrees, From -50 To 50
Wyoming’s Jekyll-and-Hyde El Niño winter has seen 100-degree temperature swings in a matter of weeks, from minus 50 polar vortex wind chills to over 50 above to finish January.
Andrew RossiJanuary 25, 2024
Wyoming Places: Yellowstone’s Tomato Soup Pool Looks Innocent But It's Deadly
The Tomato Soup Pool in Yellowstone has been off limits to the public for eight years now. With no trails and "hot springs all over the place," it's a highly dangerous location where a casual tourist could meet their demise quickly, park officials say.
Andrew RossiJanuary 22, 2024
Dinosaur World Thrilled Over Allosaurus Found In Wyoming’s Jurassic Mile
A rare discovery of an Allosaurus found in Wyoming’s famous Jurassic Mile has the dinosaur world excited over the bones which are mostly intact with evidence of injuries and even skin.
Andrew RossiJanuary 21, 2024
Frosty Flowers Cover Boysen Reservoir Like A Sea Of ‘Sagebrush’
On an ice fishing trip to Wyoming’s Boysen Reservoir, Ed and Deanna Reish, along with grandson McCrae Puckett, stumbled on to a beautiful phenomenon -- the lake was covered with a field of large hoarfrost crystals that looked like a sea of frosty “sagebrush.”
Andrew RossiJanuary 17, 2024
Thar She Blows! Dormant Geyser In Yellowstone Erupts For First Time in 25 Years
A longtime dormant geyser in Yellowstone's Upper Geyser Basin sprung to life last week and erupted 48 times in one day. It's the first time the geyser has erupted since 1999.
Andrew RossiJanuary 17, 2024
Arctic Deep Freeze Sees Record -36 In Worland, Windchills Of -60 Around Wyoming
Monday brought the coldest of a four-day Arctic deep freeze across Wyoming, with Worland smashing its previous record low by 7 degrees with a 36 below zero, while Buffalo and Gillette saw windchills hit -60.
Andrew RossiJanuary 15, 2024
Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Monday, January 15, 2024
Cold across Wyoming on Monday with wind chill warnings and snow possible in many areas. Highs mostly in the single digits or negative single digits, but some highs near 20 in southwest and western Wyoming. Lows range from -3 to -23.
Andrew RossiJanuary 15, 2024