Features Reporter

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.

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Floyd Tillery was surprised to see this pickup submerged in the Bighorn River on Thursday still connected to a trailer and boat.

Oooops! Angler On Bighorn River Forgets To Detach Pickup From Boat

It was a great day for fishing on the Bighorn River in Thermopolis on Thursday. One angler found a perfect location but, sadly, forgot one detail: detaching his pickup from the boat.

Andrew RossiOctober 05, 2023

A painting is auctioned off during last month's Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale in Cody, Wyoming.

Around Wyoming: Here Are The Top-Dollar Pieces From The Buffalo Bill Art Show

After two days of live and silent auctions, this year’s Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale brought in $1.3 million. Here are the 10 pieces that sold for the most.

Andrew RossiOctober 05, 2023

Although it's not considered the "peak" season for tourism in and around Yellowstone National Park, the October shoulder season has become much more popular. The East Gate, shown here, is open through October, usually closing the first Monday in November.

Even In October, There Seems To Be ‘Endless Demand’ For Yellowstone Tourism

Yellowstone National Park and its gateway communities are finding October’s shoulder season becoming more of a draw for tourism and visitors.

Andrew RossiOctober 04, 2023

A juvenile Tyrannosaurus skeleton on display at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County in California. Based on the size and shape of a tooth found in Yellowstone, paleontologists determined it was a premaxillary tooth from a juvenile Tyrannosaurus, roughly the same size and age as this skeleton. It's the first dinosaur ever identified from a fossil found in Yellowstone, and most likely is the first of many other dinosaurs yet to be found in the park.

A Tyrannosaurus Is The First Confirmed Dinosaur Fossil Found In Yellowstone

Grizzly bears may be the apex predators in Yellowstone National Park, but they weren’t always. A new scientific paper has identified the first identifiable dinosaur fossil from Yellowstone as a Tyrannosaurus.

Andrew RossiOctober 03, 2023

A couple views the solar eclipse in the first phase of a total eclipse in Grand Teton National Park on Aug. 21, 2017, outside Jackson, Wyoming. Tens of thousands of people flooded into the Cowboy State to view the total solar eclipse, which was at its peak across Wyoming.

Don't Miss Oct. 14 Eclipse, As Next One Over Wyoming Comes In 2084

While Wyoming isn’t in the sweet spot to see the full effect of the Oct. 14 annual eclipse as it travels across the U.S., it will still be plenty impressive at 60% to 80% full. The next chance to see one won’t come until July 3, 2084.

Andrew RossiOctober 03, 2023

Worland pumpkin king Jay Richard won a Littleton, Colorado, weigh-off over the weekend, coming in at 1,686 pounds.

Wyoming’s Pumpkin King Dominates Colorado, Wyo State Championship Next

Worland’s Jay Richard won another pumpkin championship over the weekend with 1,686-pound “Joanie” taking first place honors in Colorado. Next up, the Wyoming State Championship in Worland on Saturday.

Andrew RossiOctober 02, 2023

Fall in full effect in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.

Wyoming’s Spectacular Fall Colors Peaking Now

Weather permitting, the first week of October is often when the fall colors of Wyoming's aspens and cottonwoods are at their best and brightest. Outdoor photographers say not to wait as the window is closing fast.

Andrew RossiOctober 02, 2023

Matt Mossbrucker explains the excavation process to the citizen scientists of the Triceratops Gulch Project. Mossbrucker is the director of the Morrison Natural History Museum in Morrison, Colorado, and leads the summer programs for the Paleon Museum in Glenrock.

Wyoming Places: Digging For 67 Million-Year-Old Fossils At Triceratops Gulch

Triceratops Gulch is a large swath of exposed rock on a private ranch near Glenrock. In 28 years of digging, over 70 sites have been identified, containing everything from complete skeletons and massive skulls to micro-sites and plant impressions.

Andrew RossiOctober 01, 2023

Volunteers of all ages in the Clarks Fork Canyon. Since the Absaroka Fence Initiative started in 2020, over 25 miles of fencing in Park County has been removed or modified. Over 2,000 volunteer hours have been donated to make this progress possible.

Barbed Wire Still Important Part Of Managing Wyoming Wildlife

Since it started in 2020, the Absaroka Fence Initiative has removed, modified or repaired more than 25 miles of fencing to improve migration routes for mule deer, elk, pronghorn and bighorn sheep in northwest Wyoming.

Andrew RossiSeptember 30, 2023

How Custard's Last Stand Led To Custer's Last Stand And The Naming Of Casper

The Battle of Red Buttes in 1865 — aka "Custard's Last Stand" — was a small but significant skirmish that directly contributed to the Battle of Little Bighorn and the naming of Casper, Wyoming.

Andrew RossiSeptember 30, 2023

A "Private Function" sign at the stairs leading to Artist Point at the Lower Falls of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is a message that, although it's a public place, the wedding party wants the space all to themselves.

No, You Can't Keep People Out Of Yellowstone To Have Private Wedding

Yellowstone National Park is one of America’s most popular public places. It’s beauty also makes it a wedding destination, just don’t expect to have the park to yourself, as one recent wedding party tried to do.

Andrew RossiSeptember 29, 2023

Final Supermoon Of The Year Hangs Huge In Wyoming Sky

The final supermoon of 2023 will be in the Friday night sky, so get your cameras ready. This final harvest moon technically peaked early Friday morning, but it will still be at 99% visibility when it rises and hangs around until Saturday morning.

Andrew RossiSeptember 29, 2023

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Don Day's Long-Term Winter Forecast: Longer Winter Ahead

Long-range forecasts are notoriously difficult to get right, but Cowboy State Daily meteorologist Don Day says Wyoming's upcoming winter season will start sooner, last longer but could be less brutal than last year.

Andrew RossiSeptember 28, 2023

Heidi Pinkerton, a photographer from Minnesota, came across a family from Maine building a happy little showman at Sylvan Lake over the weekend.

Forget The Calendar: Early Season Yellowstone Snowman Means Winter Is Coming

There was enough snow at the high-altitude Sylvan Lake in Yellowstone over the weekend for an early season snowman, a sure sign winter is closing in on Wyoming.

Andrew RossiSeptember 27, 2023

Fort Phil Kearny between Buffalo and Sheridan in northern Wyoming was a particularly brutal stop along the "Bloody" Bozeman Trail.

Disease, Brutality And Amputations Part Of Fort Phil Kearny’s ‘Bloody’ Legacy

This week’s annual Full Moon Tours highlight the bone-chilling stories of death, disease and dismemberment during the brutal two-year occupation of Fort Phil Kearny along the “Bloody” Bozeman Trail.

Andrew RossiSeptember 27, 2023

Jay Richard stands on "Marion," his personal-best pumpkin that weighed in at 1,784 pounds.

Worland Man Wins Utah Pumpkin Championship With Humongous 1,784-Pound Pumpkin

Worland pumpkin grower Jay Richard won a Utah pumpkin-growing championship with a gigantic 1,784-pound pumpkin named "Marion." Richard's pumpkin is the 2nd-largest pumpkin ever grown in Wyoming.

Andrew RossiSeptember 25, 2023

David Frederick Riley paints "American Dream" during the 42nd Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale Quick Draw. The painting won the People's Choice Award for the Quick Draw and was the highest-selling piece at the morning's live auction.

Western Art Lovers Pony Up More Than $1 Million — Again — At Renowned Cody Show

The annual Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale has become one of the preeminent Western art events in the United States, as shown by bringing in more than $1 million from its auction.

Andrew RossiSeptember 25, 2023

Tara Holzinger captured this image of a fogbow — also called a ghost rainbow — while walking Sunday in the Hoback Range near Bondurant.

Wyoming Woman Gets Photograph Of Unusual White ‘Ghost’ Rainbow

A woman in Wyoming’s Hoback Range near Bondurant on Sunday was in the right place at the right to time to snap a photo of an unusual white fogbow, often called "ghost rainbows" because they have the same shape but no color.

Andrew RossiSeptember 25, 2023

A 307 First steel silhouette of a Pony Express rider installed between Casper and Shoshoni.

Giant Steel Silhouettes Making Drivers Double-Take Their Way Across Wyoming

A growing collection of giant steel cowboys, dinosaurs and locomotives along Wyoming's highways are nods to the Cowboy State’s Western heritage and a reminder to think 307 First.

Andrew RossiSeptember 24, 2023

"Barry" the Camptosaurus at the Drouot Auction House in Paris. The listing claims the Wyoming dinosaur discovery has a 90% complete skull and 80% of the fossils from the rest of the skeleton.

Wyoming Dinosaur Excavated in Crook County Could Fetch $1.2 Million At Paris Auction

A Camptosaurus dug up in Crook County could fetch up to $1.2 million when it’s auctioned off in Paris next month. Experts say because the dinosaur's skull and body are nearly complete, it could be worth the seven figures.

Andrew RossiSeptember 24, 2023

Carter Mountain viewed from the south fork of the Shoshone River near Cody is blanketed with new snow Friday morning after the first dusting of the season.

First Road Closure Of The Season: Beartooth Highway Shut Down Due To Snow

U.S. Route 212 between Wyoming and Montana closed Friday because of “winter weather and road conditions." It's expected to reopen on Saturday, but is a sign winter is closing in on Wyoming’s high country.

Andrew RossiSeptember 22, 2023

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